What is a runny nose?

Cold is a very common disease. This type of disease is very harmful to human health. When treating this type of disease, it is also necessary to choose appropriate methods. However, when treating colds, medicine is the best choice. Some colds are very effective in treating diseases and are a safe choice. But what kind of cold is runny nose? Many people don’t know much about it.

What kind of cold is runny nose? Colds are divided into different types. Different types of colds have some differences in symptoms, so the treatment methods for different colds are also different.

What is a runny nose?

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.

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of what kind of cold a runny nose is. When treating a cold, we must have a good understanding of our own cold condition. In this way, when treating it, we will know what method to choose to stabilize the patient's own disease.