Colds with yellow snot generally belong to wind-heat colds, but also need to be based on other symptoms in order to make a diagnosis.
1, wind-heat colds: Chinese medicine believes that wind-heat colds, external wind-heat evil, invasion of the lungs, resulting in a loss of harmony of the surface of the guards, the lungs are not clear and clean. The patient’s clinical appearance of yellow nasal discharge accompanied by sore throat, dry mouth and tongue and other symptoms.
2, wind-cold cold: this type is externally infected with wind-cold evil qi leading to lung qi loss of propaganda. The patient shows a heavy cold (fear of cold), light fever, coughing and spitting sparse white sputum, no sweat and body pain, nasal discharge. It should be noted that when wind-cold cold does not heal for a long time, yellow nasal discharge can also occur when there is a fever.
If you are not feeling well, please seek medical advice from your doctor to avoid any delay or adverse effects.