In summer, you can determine whether it is wind-cold or wind-heat by the cause, symptoms, tongue and pulse manifestations.
Causes: Wind-cold is caused by an external infection of wind-cold and wind-heat is caused by an external infection of wind-heat.
Symptoms: wind-cold mainly manifests as light fever, chills (fear of cold), headache, no sweating, itchy throat, cough with white sputum, nasal congestion and clear nasal discharge. Wind-heat cold is mainly characterized by fever, malignant cold, sore throat, dry mouth, sweating, cough with yellow sputum and yellow nasal congestion and runny nose.
Tongue and pulse manifestations: wind-cold manifestation for the tongue light red, thin white moss, pulse floating tight, wind-heat manifestation for the tip of the tongue red, thin yellow moss, pulse floating number.
If the manifestation of cold occurs in summer, you should consult your clinician and follow the doctor’s instructions.