Can I take Lianhua Qingdian Capsule if I have a cold?

The wind-cold cold is a cold, and you can’t take Lianhua Qingdian Capsule for wind-cold cold.
Wind-cold cold manifests itself in the form of severe cold (fear of cold), mild fever, headache, no sweat, limb pain, sneezing, nasal congestion, heavy sound, runny nose, cough, sputum white thin, itchy pharynx, thin white tongue coating, and so on.
Lianhua Qingdian Capsule has the efficacy of promoting the lungs to expel heat, clearing the plague and detoxifying the toxin (removing the plague, heat and toxin). It is used for the treatment of influenza with heat and toxicity attacking the lungs, manifesting as fever, malignant cold, nasal congestion and runny nose, muscle pain, headache, cough, dry throat and sore throat, and red tongue with yellow fur.
Therefore, wind-cold cold can not take Lianhua Qingdian Capsule. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this product are not clear, athletes should use with caution. It is not advisable to take tonic Chinese medicine at the same time during the period of taking the medicine.
Patients with wind-cold cold, should be under the guidance of the doctor reasonable use of drugs, do not unauthorized use of drugs.