The correct name for “wind-cold” is “wind-cold syndrome” and the correct name for “wind-heat” is “wind-heat syndrome”, and the biggest difference between the two types of symptoms lies in the cause of the disease and the symptoms. The cause of wind-cold syndrome is cold attacking the surface, the main symptom is malignant cold (fear of cold), fever is mild; wind-heat syndrome is caused by heat attacking the surface, the main symptom is fever, slightly evil wind-cold. 1. The causes of wind-cold syndrome and wind-heat syndrome are different. Wind-cold syndrome is due to the feeling of wind-cold evil, wind-heat syndrome is due to the warmth and heat of the evil attack on the surface of the human body. 2. The symptoms of wind-cold syndrome and wind-heat syndrome are different. Wind-cold syndrome is characterized by severe cold, light fever, no sweat, headache, no thirst, thin white tongue coating, floating or tight pulse; wind-heat syndrome is characterized by fever, slight cold, headache, sweat, dry mouth or thirst, sore throat, red tongue, thin white or yellow tongue coating, floating pulse. If the above symptoms occur, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time and use medication under the doctor’s guidance.