What will happen if you take wind-cold medicine for wind-heat cold?

Wind-heat cold is caused by external heat, and wind-cold cold medicine is mainly effective in dispersing wind and cold, relieving surface heat, so taking wind-cold cold medicine for wind-heat cold will aggravate the symptoms. Wind-heat cold is mainly used to remove heat from the surface and detoxify the liver and stomach, like Banlangen granules, Xiao Chai Hu granules, wind-heat cold granules, etc. During the treatment period, we must drink more water and take more rest. Wind-heat cold will have cough, cough yellow sputum, runny nose and headache, which should be treated promptly and symptomatically by applying Ambroxol hydrochloride and compound licorice tablets for coughing and sputum, and applying antipyretic and antipyretic drugs if there is fever.