How to treat a cold

The term “cold” in Chinese medicine refers to colds caused by wind. According to the difference of wind, it can be divided into wind-cold cold and wind-heat cold. According to the different situations, you can choose Jingfeng septic poison powder, Yin Qiao San and other prescriptions for treatment. 1. Wind-cold cold: manifested as cold (fear of cold) fever, no sweat, headache, limb pain, sneezing, nasal congestion, heavy voice, sometimes runny, coughing and coughing up phlegm, phlegm white and thin and other symptoms. For treatment, you can choose medicines with pungent, warm and detoxifying effects, such as Jing, Fang, and Toxin. It is mainly composed of Jingwu, Fangfeng, Platycodonopsis, Qianhu and Chuanxiong, etc. It has the effect of dispersing wind-cold, dispersing wind and dispelling dampness. This formula is not recommended for patients with Yin deficiency and internal heat. 2. Wind-heat offending the surface: manifested by mild cold and fever, head swelling and pain, sweating, dry throat and sore throat, yellowish thick mucus, nasal congestion, coughing and coughing up phlegm, yellowish sticky phlegm, thirst and so on. Treatment can choose drugs with pungent and cool wind-dispersing and symptomatic effects, such as Yin Qiao San. Yin Qiao San is made up of honeysuckle, thorns, forsythia, peppermint, tamarind, platycodon, bamboo leaves, burdock, licorice, and rehmannia, etc. It has the effects of pungent coolness to relieve epidermis and clear away heat and detoxification (clearing away heat and toxicity from the body). Avoid spicy and stimulating food while taking this formula. For patients with cold and wind, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for consultation and treatment under the guidance of a professional physician who can identify the symptoms of the disease.