What to do if you have a weak constitution and often catch a cold? Treatment of different types of colds

Colds are a very common disease in our daily lives. People with poor physical fitness or weak immunity and disease resistance are more likely to catch colds, and they are frequent colds, and are easily infected by others' colds. So what should people with poor physical constitution do if they catch a cold?

1: When there are severe chills, mild fever, no sweating, headache, limb pain, or itchy nose and sneezing, occasional clear runny nose, itchy throat, general discomfort, cough with thin white sputum, no thirst or preference for hot drinks, thin white tongue coating, and floating or tight pulse, it is a wind-cold cold. The treatment is with pungent and warm herbs to relieve the exterior symptoms. Jingfang Baidu Powder, Tongxuan Lifei Pills, Mahuang Zhisou Pills, Xiaoer Sizheng Pills and Shensu Lifei Pills can be used. You can use ginger and scallion boiled soup as a medicine. Avoid using Sangju Cold Tablets, Yinqiao Jiedu Tablets, Lingqiao Jiedu Tablets, Compound Cold Tablets, etc.

1: When symptoms include fever, slight aversion to wind, little sweat, fatigue or pain in the limbs, heavy head and headache, runny nose or a sticky mouth, thirst without much to drink, chest tightness and abdominal distension, nausea, abdominal distension, loose stools, short and dark urine, thin yellow tongue coating, and a weak and rapid pulse, it is due to the damage of the exterior caused by summer heat and dampness. The treatment is to clear away heat, dampness and relieve exterior symptoms. Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, Xiangru Powder, etc. should be used. You cannot use Baohe Pills, Shanzhao Pills, Xiangsha Yangwei Pills, etc.

1: People with weak constitutions have weak defenses against external pathogens, and when they are attacked by external pathogens, the symptoms are often lingering and difficult to heal, or recur repeatedly. The pathogenic properties of the disease are still no more than the six evils of the four seasons. People with Yang Qi deficiency are more likely to be affected by cold pathogens and are easily affected by wind and cold pathogens. People with yin and blood deficiency are more likely to be affected by pathogens that turn into heat and dryness, and are easily affected by dryness and heat. The treatment should not be too pungent and dispersing, and should not simply expel the evil or induce sweating. Instead, it should strengthen the body and expel the evil, and add tonic ingredients to the dispersing medicine.

2: Qi deficiency colds are more common in patients with long-term illness and weak constitutions, and they are more likely to get sick when the climate changes slightly. Severe aversion to cold, fever, no sweating, headache, body aches, cough, white sputum, weak sputum, shortness of breath, laziness to speak, recurrent susceptibility, pale tongue with white coating, and weak and floating pulse. The treatment principle should be to invigorate Qi and relieve exterior symptoms, and Shensu Drink is often used with modifications. Commonly used medicines: Codonopsis pilosula, Poria cocos, licorice, perilla leaf, Pueraria lobata, Peucedanum chinense, Pinellia ternata, Citrus aurantium, Platycodon grandiflorum, etc.

3: Yin deficiency colds often present with fever, slight aversion to wind and cold, little sweating, dizziness, irritability, dry mouth, dry cough with little sputum, red tongue with little coating, and a thin and rapid pulse. The treatment principle is mainly to nourish yin and relieve exterior symptoms. It is appropriate to often use modified Weirui Decoction. Commonly used medicines: Polygonatum, licorice, jujube, fermented black beans, mint, scallion, platycodon, and white mulberry, etc.

1: When symptoms include mild aversion to cold, severe fever, poor sweating, headache, flushed face, cough, yellow or sticky phlegm, dry throat or red, swollen and painful throat, nasal congestion, runny yellow nasal discharge, dry mouth and thirst, thin white or slightly yellow tongue coating, red edges and tip of tongue, and rapid and floating pulse, it is a wind-heat cold, the most common type of cold. It is worth mentioning that the influenza (commonly known as flu) that people often talk about often belongs to the category of wind-heat cold. The treatment is mainly based on relieving exterior symptoms with spicy and cool herbs. The options include Sangju Ganmao Tablets, Yinqiao Jiedu Tablets, VC Yinqiao Tablets, Qingrejiedu Oral Liquid, and Fufang Ganmaoling Tablets. Avoid using Qianghuo Pills, Shensu Lifei Pills, Tongxuan Lifei Pills, etc.

If so, it is easy to cause cross-infection of viruses, that is, colds can be transmitted to each other. It is best to wear a mask when going out to prevent the virus from being transmitted through droplets. Be sure to wash your hands and face after you get home. This is a better way to prevent colds in addition to keeping warm. In any season, remember to drink plenty of water, as drinking plenty of water can prevent diseases.