The difference between cold and wind-heat colds

People may not have much knowledge about colds in daily life, especially the lack of complete distinction between colds caused by wind and cold and colds caused by wind and heat, and even confuse the two. But in fact, these two types of colds are completely different, and the treatment methods are also different. Therefore, we need to pay attention to scientific distinction, which can help you better treat the problem of colds.

Although the common cold is not actually a very serious disease, if you do not pay attention to actively receive treatment, it can easily cause more diseases and injuries, such as common pneumonia. Therefore, we need to pay attention to taking medicine and treatment in time no matter what kind of cold you have.

Wind-cold colds are caused by the invasion of wind-cold evil and the failure of lung qi to flow freely. Symptoms may include: severe aversion to cold, mild fever, no sweating, headache and body aches, nasal congestion and clear runny nose, cough and spitting of thin white sputum, no thirst or thirst with preference for hot drinks, and thin white tongue coating. The treatment method should be mainly based on relieving exterior symptoms with pungent and warming properties. Ephedra, Schizonepeta, Saposhnikovia, Perilla leaves and other antipyretic and cold-relieving drugs are often used. The representative prescriptions are "Congchi Tang" and "Jingfang Baidu San". When taking Chinese patent medicine, you can choose cold and heat-clearing granules, Zheng Chaihuyin granules, cold soft capsules, Chuanxiong tea-teasing powder, Tongxuan Lifei pills, etc. After taking the medicine, you can drink some hot porridge or hot soup and sweat slightly to help the medicine dispel the wind and cold. People suffering from a cold can also take the following prescription: 5 sections of scallion, 9 grams of fermented black beans, and 3 slices of ginger, decocted in water, once a day; or 30 grams of ginger and 30 grams of brown sugar, decocted in water and taken three times.

Wind-heat cold is caused by wind-heat evil invading the surface and disharmony of lung qi. Symptoms include high fever, slight aversion to wind, headache, sweating, red and swollen sore throat, cough, sticky or yellow phlegm, nasal congestion and yellow nasal discharge, thirst and desire to drink, red tip and edges of the tongue, and a thin white and slightly yellow tongue coating. The treatment method should be mainly based on relieving exterior symptoms with pungent and cool properties. Chrysanthemum, mint, mulberry leaves, etc. are commonly used. The representative prescriptions are Yinqiao Powder and Sangju Yin. You can choose to take over-the-counter medicines such as Yinqiao Jiedu Pills (Tablets), Lingqiao Jiedu Pills, Sangju Cold Tablets, and Banlangen Granules. If the fever is severe and the throat is obviously swollen and painful, you can take Shuanghuanglian oral liquid (granules) or Qingrejiedu oral liquid. These medicines have good heat-clearing and detoxifying effects. If you suffer from a wind-heat cold, you should drink more water and eat a light diet. You can drink carrot soup or pear soup. People suffering from wind-heat cold can also take the following prescription: 3 grams of mint, 30 grams of reed root, 15 grams of isatis root, and raw licorice for 6 days, one dose per day; or 10 grams of bamboo leaves, 3 grams of mint, 9 grams of almonds, and 9 grams of forsythia, one dose per day.

In life, many people have a wrong understanding, that is, the cold is not a serious disease, and it can be cured by taking some medicine and drinking some water. Some people even do nothing and wait for it to heal on its own. But in fact, this is not conducive to the recovery of the cold and will lead to more serious diseases.