What medicine to take for severe cold

In life, many people are prone to catching colds, especially those with poor physical fitness. Their low immunity makes them easily invaded by cold viruses. There are many types of colds, including heat colds, cold colds, colds, gastrointestinal colds, common colds, influenza, viral colds, etc. No matter what kind of cold it is, if it does not get better for a long time, it will become a severe cold. So what medicine should be taken for a severe cold?

Colds are generally divided into common colds and influenza. Here we will first discuss the common cold. The common cold, called "cold" in traditional Chinese medicine, is a common respiratory disease caused by a variety of viruses, of which 30%-50% are caused by a certain serotype of rhinovirus. Although the common cold is more common in early winter, it can occur in any season, such as spring and summer, and the pathogenic viruses of colds in different seasons are not exactly the same. Cold cases are sporadic, do not cause epidemics, and are often complicated by bacterial infections. The common cold has an acute onset. Early symptoms include dry, itchy or burning throat, sneezing, nasal congestion, and runny nose. The runny nose starts out as clear water and becomes thicker after 2 to 3 days. It may be accompanied by sore throat. There is generally no fever or systemic symptoms, or only a low-grade fever and headache. It usually takes 5 to 7 days to recover.

1. Wind-cold type cold: In addition to the general symptoms such as nasal congestion, sneezing, coughing, and headache, the patient also has characteristics such as chills, low fever, no sweating, clear runny nose, and thin white sputum. This type of cold is related to the patient's exposure to wind and cold. The principle of treatment should be to use pungent and warm herbs to relieve the symptoms. Patients can choose from cold and flu granules, cold and heat-clearing granules, Jiuwei Qianghuo pills, Tongxuan Lifei pills, Wushicha granules and other medicines for treatment. If the patient also has symptoms of internal heat and constipation, he can take Fangfeng Tongsheng Pills for treatment. Patients with wind-cold type colds should avoid using medicines such as Sangju Cold Tablets, Yinqiao Jiedu Tablets, Lingqiao Jiedu Tablets, and Compound Cold Tablets.

2. Wind-heat type cold: In addition to the general symptoms of a cold such as nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, and headache, the patient also has characteristics such as high fever and thick yellow sputum. The principle of treatment should be to relieve the exterior symptoms with pungent and cool properties. Patients can choose cold and fever reducing granules, isatis root granules, Yinqiao Jiedu pills, Lingyang Jiedu pills and other medicines for treatment. Patients with wind-heat type colds should avoid using medicines such as Jiuwei Qianghuo Pills and Lifei Pills.

3. Summer-heat and dampness type cold: Patients show symptoms such as chills, fever, tasteless mouth, headache, head swelling, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc. This type of cold often occurs in summer. Treatment should focus on clearing away heat, removing dampness and relieving exterior symptoms. Patients can choose to take drugs such as Huoxiang Zhengqi Water and Yinqiao Jiedu Pills for treatment. If the patient has severe gastrointestinal symptoms, it is not advisable to use drugs such as Baohe Pills, Shanzha Pills, and Xiangsha Yangwei Pills.

4. Epidemic colds: The patient's symptoms are similar to those of wind-heat colds. However, the symptoms of patients with epidemic colds are more severe than those of patients with wind-heat colds. Patients may experience symptoms such as high fever, fear of cold, chills, severe headache, limb aches, fatigue and weakness. Treatment should focus on clearing away heat, detoxifying, and dispersing wind and relieving the surface. Patients can choose Fangfeng Tongsheng Pills, Zhongganling Tablets, Zhonggan Tablets and other medications for treatment. If patients with epidemic colds are treated with only Yinqiao Jiedu Tablets, Qiangli Yinqiao Tablets, Sangju Ganmao Tablets or Niuhuang Jiedu Tablets, the therapeutic effect will be poor.

In short, patients with colds should choose different Chinese patent medicines for treatment according to the characteristics of their own condition, otherwise it will affect the efficacy and delay the disease.