Cinnamon is generally not recommended when you have a cold or fever. The traditional Chinese medicine name for dried osmanthus is longan meat, which has the effect of tonifying the heart and spleen (tonifying the heart and spleen with tonic medicines), nourishing the blood and calming the mind (stabilizing the mind and soothing the emotions by nourishing the blood), and is used to treat palpitations (accelerated heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), palpitation and anxiety (violent heartbeat, panic and restlessness), and forgetfulness and insomnia, but it is not suitable to be taken during the period of colds and flu. Longan meat is warm in nature and sweet in taste, belonging to the heart and spleen meridian, with the effect of tonifying the heart and spleen, nourishing blood and tranquilizing the mind, used for the treatment of insufficient qi and blood, palpitations and dazed and anxious, forgetfulness and insomnia, blood deficiency and atrophy. Longan meat is warm and sweet in nature, taking it during a cold may aggravate the condition, with adverse reactions such as fever, sore throat, coughing and spitting yellow phlegm. When you have a cold, you should pay attention to maintaining a balanced diet, eat more vegetables and fruits, eat a light diet, drink more water, avoid eating spicy and stimulating, excessively oily, unclean food, and also pay attention to rest, avoid overwork. Cold and flu need timely medical treatment, by the doctor to give standardized treatment, need to pay attention to cold and flu during the diet should be light, if necessary, can be adjusted under the guidance of the doctor’s diet.