In children, the difference between wind-cold and wind-heat cold is mainly based on the cause of the disease, the type of nasal discharge, coughing and sputum, fever and sweating, and accompanying symptoms. For example, wind-cold colds are caused by wind-cold illnesses, while wind-heat colds are caused by wind-heat illnesses.
1. Type of nasal mucus: the nasal mucus from wind-cold cold is clear; the nasal mucus from wind-heat cold is mainly yellow and thick in color.
2. Coughing phlegm: the phlegm of wind-cold cold is white and thin; the phlegm of wind-heat cold is thicker and more yellow in color.
3. Fever and sweating: wind-cold and flu have mild fever symptoms, mainly chills, fear of cold and no sweating; wind-heat cold and flu have heavier fever and sweating.
4. Accompanying symptoms: wind-cold and flu with thin white tongue coating; wind-heat and flu with yellowish tongue coating, usually accompanied by throat redness and swelling, pain in swallowing and other symptoms.
Please combine the specific medication with the clinical symptoms and take the guidance of the doctor’s interview as the main guide.