What are the symptoms of a fever and cold? How can I get better quickly without taking medicine?

In general, colds are divided into wind-heat colds and wind-cold colds. Since these two colds are different, the symptoms are also different. You can judge which type of cold you have based on the symptoms. When catching a cold, many people don't like to take medicine and hope to alleviate the condition through dietary adjustments. This is acceptable if the condition just starts.

1. Symptoms of Wind-heat Cold

1. Sore throat, which usually occurs before cold symptoms appear, and the phlegm is usually yellow or black. Wind-heat cold causes sore throat and swollen tonsils; wind-cold cold causes sore throat but no swollen tonsils.

2. Thick nasal discharge: Thick, yellow turbid nasal discharge is mostly caused by wind-heat cold; wind-cold cold only causes clear, watery nasal discharge.

3. In wind-heat cold, the tip and edges of the tongue are red, and the coating is thin, white and slightly yellow. In wind-cold cold, the tip and edges of the tongue are not red, and the coating is thin, white and not yellow.

4. Constipation.

5. Fever, thirst, and irritability. Wind-heat colds are mostly accompanied by dry mouth and thirst, and a preference for cold drinks; wind-cold colds are not accompanied by dry mouth or thirst, and a preference for drinking water.

6. In wind-heat cold, the pulse is floating and rapid, with the pulse beating more than 90 times per minute; in wind-cold cold, the pulse is floating, tight or slow, with the pulse beating mostly less than 90 times per minute.

7. Chills and fever: Both have symptoms of chills and fever at the same time. The difference between the two is that wind-heat cold has more severe fever and mild and not so obvious chills; on the contrary, wind-cold cold has obvious aversion to wind or chills and mild fever.

How to treat wind-heat cold without taking medicine

(1) Chrysanthemum sugar tea:

30 grams of chrysanthemum sugar and appropriate amount of white sugar. Soak the chrysanthemums in boiling water in a teapot and add appropriate amount of sugar. It can promote lung qi, relieve cough and reverse cough, and clear away the accumulated fire in the three burners. It is suitable for patients with the initial stage of wind-heat cold, headache and fever.

(2) Ginger and brown sugar tea:

10 grams of ginger and appropriate amount of brown sugar. Slice the ginger, soak it in boiling water, add a small amount of brown sugar, and drink it instead of tea. It can dispel cold and relieve exterior symptoms, warm the lungs and relieve cough, increase appetite, and treat colds.

(3) Mung bean porridge:

50 grams of mung beans, 100 grams of polished rice, and appropriate amount of rock sugar. Wash mung beans and rice and cook them into porridge. When hot, add rock sugar, stir well and it is ready to eat. It can clear away heat, relieve exterior symptoms, dispel summer heat and eliminate dampness, and is a good medicine for treating summer-heat and dampness colds.

(4) Scallion Porridge:

5 to 7 scallions, 4 slices of ginger, 60 grams of glutinous rice, and appropriate amount of rice vinegar. Peel the ginger, wash and cut into strips. Wash and cut into cubes the scallion. Wash the glutinous rice, put it into the pot together with ginger, add appropriate amount of water, cook it into porridge on low heat, then add the scallion and boil it, season, then add rice vinegar and cook it for a while. It has the effects of dispelling exterior pathogens, promoting yang, and treating headaches and abdominal pain caused by typhoid fever.

(5) Astragalus, ginger and jujube porridge:

15 grams of astragalus, 15 grams of jujube, and 3 slices of ginger. Wash and slice the astragalus, wash the ginger and jujube, boil them together over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 1 hour and drink the soup. It can increase appetite, dispel cold and relieve symptoms of the disease, and is a good medicine for treating wind-heat colds.

(6) Winter melon, lotus leaf and lentil porridge:

500 grams of winter melon, 30 grams of white lentils, and 15 grams of fresh lotus leaves. Wash the lentils, lotus leaves and winter melon, and cut the winter melon into small pieces with the skin. Put lentils and lotus leaves into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, add winter melon, and then simmer over low heat for 1 to 2 hours. Season and drink. It has the effects of clearing lung heat, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and resolving wind-heat and cold.

(7) Stir-fried green pepper with black beans:

250 grams of green pepper, 250 grams of fermented black beans, appropriate amounts of cooking oil and refined salt. First, stir-fry the green pepper and fermented black beans separately, then mix the green pepper and fermented black beans and stir-fry briefly, then season. It has the effects of relieving exterior symptoms, relieving restlessness, relieving depression and detoxifying, and treating typhoid fever, fever, cold and heat headaches.

(8) Mint porridge:

Boil 15 grams of mint and wait for the juice to cool. Take 60 grams of polished rice and add water to cook porridge. When the porridge is almost done, add the mint juice and appropriate amount of rock sugar. Take it when it is slightly warm, it is best if you sweat. Mint is an important medicine for dispersing wind-heat. Adding mint to porridge with rice and rock sugar can induce sweating and has a stomach-protecting effect. This soup is most suitable for those who have just caught a wind-heat.