A runny nose is usually classified as a wind-cold cold in Chinese medicine.
Wind-cold cold is a cold that is caused by the dysfunction of the lungs due to the external wind-cold and the lack of solidity of the lung guards. Patients with wind-cold cold mainly show symptoms such as mild fever, severe cold (fear of cold), nasal congestion and clear runny nose, headache, sneezing, itchy throat, limb pain, cough, and thin white tongue coating. Therefore, if you have the symptom of running nose, in most cases, it belongs to wind-cold cold.
And wind-heat cold is due to feel the wind-heat disease caused by the evidence, the common symptoms are fever, headache, slightly windy, throat red, cough, cough phlegm, nasal congestion, yellow runny nose, dry mouth and so on. The runny nose does not belong to wind-heat cold.
For clear running nose caused by wind-cold cold, you need to ensure sufficient rest, pay attention to warmth, pay attention to air circulation, drink more hot porridge or ginger brown sugar tea, and drink more water daily. Follow the doctor’s advice to choose the wind-cold cold granules, Jing preventing granules and other proprietary Chinese medicines for treatment. We recommend that you consult a doctor in time to avoid delaying your condition.