How to get the cold out of your body

Cold body is mostly due to the invasion of cold or Yang deficiency, which can be treated with Chinese medicines that can disperse cold and warm Yang, or with external treatments such as acupuncture to improve the efficacy of the treatment. You need to go to the hospital and be treated by a doctor for both medication and acupuncture. Cold due to the invasion of cold can be dispelled by taking ginger water, or by soaking the feet in hot water, which can quickly relieve the symptoms. Patients with Yang deficiency and cold need to use the appropriate medication according to the specific symptoms. Pills for treating cold pain in the abdomen, cold hands and feet, vomiting and diarrhea caused by weakness of the spleen and stomach. Gui Fu Di Huang Wan (桂附地黄丸) treats cold and soreness in the lower back and knees, dysuria (unsmooth urination), or prolonged urination due to kidney yang deficiency (lack of yang energy in the kidneys). Avoid eating indigestible food while taking either of these two medications, and they should not be taken by patients with a cold or fever. Gui Fu Di Huang Wan is also not suitable for people with yin deficiency and internal heat, which is characterized by heat in the hands and feet (irritability and sultriness), flushing of the cheekbones (redness of the cheekbones on both sides of the face), and sweating during sleep, which stops when waking up. Special people are advised to take the medicine under the guidance of a doctor. Yang deficiency body cold people can use Guanyuan, foot Sanli and other points for acupuncture treatment, Guanyuan point is located in the lower abdomen, in the navel under the four cross fingers, with the role of tonifying the kidney and warming the yang, foot Sanli point is located in the outer calf, in the lower depression of the lateral side of the kneecap down four cross fingers, is an important point of strong health care. Acupuncture and moxibustion of these two points can relieve the symptoms of body cold, but need to be operated by a professional doctor.