Yellow nasal discharge from a cold belongs to wind-heat cold. The main cause is the wind-heat offending the surface of the body, heat stagnation in the muscle coup, loss of harmony of the body surface, and loss of lung purification. You can drink more water, pay attention to rest, and use Yin Qiao San or Onion and Black Bean and Orange Stem Soup with addition and subtraction, which have the effect of cooling and relieving the symptoms caused by cold. You can also take oral Chinese medicines, such as Lianhua Qingfei granules, Pu Di Lan anti-inflammatory oral liquid, Shuang Huang Lian oral liquid, Blue Scutellaria oral liquid, Qing Kai Ling granules and other drugs to clear heat and detoxify the body. You can also use honeysuckle, genistein, maidenhair, orris, licorice water to drink as tea, which has the effect of clearing heat, nourishing yin, and benefitting the throat. You can also take oral anti-cold medicines, such as cold spirit granules and aminogastrin tablets, which can treat and relieve various symptoms caused by cold, such as fever, headache, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, etc.