A runny yellow nose is a wind-heat cold. Wind-heat colds are very common in clinical practice. Wind-heat colds present with nasal congestion, runny nose, runny yellow nose, red and sore throat, yellow tongue coating and fast pulse, and may be accompanied by fever. At this time, you can consider Chinese medicine treatment to cool the surface and clear the heat and detoxify the toxins. The commonly used Chinese medicine formula is Yin Qiao San, with medicines including honeysuckle, forsythia, peppermint, thornbush, tempeh, burdock, bamboo leaf and rehmannia, which can promote the elimination of toxins from the body, alleviate the symptoms of the cold and promote the body to recover health as soon as possible. When you have a wind-heat cold, you must pay attention to proper rest, sleep, drink more water to promote the elimination of toxins from the body, eat more fresh vegetables to replenish vitamins and improve the body’s metabolic status.