Adults with wind-cold and flu can be treated with oral herbal medicine, acupuncture, cupping, etc. The effectiveness of treatment varies from person to person, and the speed of the treatment is related to the individual’s condition.
Oral Chinese medicine: The principle of treatment for wind-cold flu is to relieve the symptoms with pungent warmth, and to promote the lungs to disperse cold. Therefore, under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner, Chinese medicines such as Cold and Heat Clearing Granules, which have the function of dispersing wind and cold and clearing away heat from the surface, can be used for treatment.
Acupuncture and moxibustion: Hand Yangming and Taiyin meridian points, such as Lejiao, Hegu, Waiguan, Fengchi, etc., can be used in combination with Fengmen, Lung Yu and other acupuncture points for acupuncture treatment.
Cupping therapy: mainly select the foot solar bladder meridian points, such as the large vertebrae, loom, body column, lung Yu and so on. Generally, cupping treatment can be left for 10 minutes, or flash cupping method can be used.
The speed of the effect of the method of treating wind-cold cold in adults cannot be generalized, as there are differences depending on the severity of the disease and the individual’s physique, etc. It is recommended to consult a doctor in case of discomfort. It is recommended to consult a doctor in time when discomfort occurs, and not to blindly use medication or carry out acupuncture or cupping treatment on your own, in order to avoid adverse reactions.