Chinese herbal medicine for treating colds in rural areas

Most people will choose to take medicine to treat a cold, but most Western medicines will have certain side effects on the human body. For example, people who often catch colds are prone to produce antibodies when taking cold medicine, making it difficult to cure the cold later. People living in rural areas will look for many Chinese medicinal herbs to treat colds when they catch a cold. So what are some Chinese medicinal herbs in rural areas that can play a very good role in treating colds?

Perilla leaves are very common on the roadsides in rural areas and can also be seen grown in farmers' vegetable gardens. It has many branches, a special fragrance, is warm in nature, and blooms from June to August. It can be found all over the country.

Geese do not eat it. It is very common to see it on rural field ridges and vegetable gardens, but many people probably haven't noticed it. It is a small annual herb with thin stems and many branches that grow close to the ground. It is warm in nature and has a pungent odor. It blooms from September to November in both the north and the south.

Coriander, you read that right, it is coriander. It is grown in rural areas all over the country and eaten by people all over the country. It can be used to treat colds, but eating too much is not good for you.

Scallion white is the white bulb at the root of green onion. It is very common in rural areas and can be picked at any time. It is warm in nature and pungent in aroma, and its flowering period is from July to September.

Ginger is always indispensable in rural areas and farmers have it on hand all year round. It is also the first choice for treating colds caused by wind and cold. It is warm in nature and pungent in spirit, and is often used in combination with several other herbs.

Elsholtzia ciliata may be easily confused with other Lamiaceae plants in the wild in rural areas. The whole plant has a strong fragrance and the stems are covered with grayish white curly fleshy hairs. It is slightly warm in nature and dispels cold mainly by inducing sweat, making it suitable for occasional colds in summer.

Oregano can be seen in rural grasslands and streamsides, mainly in the Jiangnan area. Although it is cool in nature, it has a strong sweating function and can be used for colds caused by wind and cold. Similar to Elsholtzia.

Wind-cold colds are mainly treated by sweating and treating colds with heat. It should be used with caution in cases of superficial cold and yin deficiency.