Many people take medicine indiscriminately when they have a cold. In fact, this is wrong, because we have different types of colds and different treatment methods. For example, the weather is getting colder and the temperature changes greatly, so people often It is easy to catch colds and colds. So, what medicine should you take for a cold? What should you take to get better quickly? What are the precautions for a cold? Let’s take a look.

What medicine should be taken for wind-cold colds

In traditional Chinese medicine, colds are divided into many types, including wind-cold colds and wind-heat colds. Wind-cold is caused by wind-cold outside the human body, which is usually what we often call catching a cold. So, what medicine is good for wind-cold and cold?

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No matter what kind of disease it is, it will have an impact on our body's health. To treat the disease, we must first understand the cause and then choose the corresponding drug treatment. Only in this way can the body restore health and completely get rid of the disease.

1. The key to treating colds and colds is sweating. There are many treatment methods in daily life, such as soaking your feet in hot water, making ginger tea, and covering yourself with quilts. These can make people sweat well, thereby driving away the wind and cold in the body, and the cold will naturally get better.

2. If you are taking medicine in the early stage of a cold, you can consider taking granules. For example, isatis root is fine, but if you have a dry and sore throat, a runny nose, or a general chill, then isatis root granules are no longer suitable.

3. Other granules for colds and colds include Huoxiang Zhengqi Pills. Mainly used for the onset of colds with aversion to cold.

4. Jingfang granules. It dispels cold on the surface and has the functions of producing sweat to relieve the surface, dispersing wind and removing dampness. It is mainly used for people with severe aversion to wind and cold or those with severe wind, cold and cold.

5. Licorice is a common ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. Licorice has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic functions. Therefore, it is mainly used as a palliative in clinical Western medicine. Therefore, taking licorice and cinnamon twig tea in winter can Effectively prevent colds and colds in winter.

6. Compound preparations. Among the compound medicines, we recommend Aminkahuangmin capsules, which are composed of acetaminophen, caffeine, chlorpheniramine maleate, and artificial bezoar per capsule. It can relieve symptoms such as fever, headache, nasal congestion, sore throat and other symptoms caused by the common cold and influenza.

What should you eat to get better quickly if you have a cold?

Winter is coming soon and the weather is cooling down sharply. Many people catch a cold and catch a cold. At this time, colds are mostly caused by colds, runny nose, headache, and loss of appetite. No, I'm afraid of the cold, it's too torturous. Many people take intravenous drips or medicines, which although they heal quickly, are not good for the body. We can enhance our resistance through dietary therapy.

1. Brown sugar ginger water

You can cut the ginger into shreds, boil it with hot water, and add an appropriate amount of brown sugar. You can also buy brown sugar ginger in supermarkets or online stores, take an appropriate amount and mix it into hot water before drinking.

2. Make soup with white radish

Cold and cold can easily affect appetite. Loss of appetite will reduce your resistance to colds. White radish contains many enzymes, which helps digestion. White radish soup also has this effect.

3. Onion white

Scallion white can kill germs, effectively improve the body's resistance, and is effective in preventing and treating colds. Even when we have a stuffy nose, we can use scallions to cure it. The method is to cut the scallion into sections and plug the nostrils with the scallion segments. The nasal congestion will naturally be relieved in about ten minutes. At least three times a day for three days, the nasal congestion will be cured.

4. Wolfberry

People with weak constitution and poor resistance are susceptible to colds and colds, especially when the seasons change from spring to summer or autumn to winter. The functions of wolfberry are: strengthening bones and muscles, and resisting cold and heat. Therefore, it is recommended for this kind of people to eat wolfberry frequently. You can also eat it when you have a cold.

5. Red dates

The functions of red dates are: nourishing blood and replenishing qi. If you have a cold or cold, you can eat more red dates or drink red dates and wolfberry tea. However, please note that red dates and seafood are in conflict with each other and do not eat them at the same time.

6. Lemons

Eat more lemons if you have a cold or cold, because lemons are rich in vitamin C. Vitamin C can effectively enhance immunity. Regular consumption can reduce the number of days we have a cold. If you drink more lemon water, it will be very helpful for us to prevent and treat colds.

Precautions for colds and colds

1. Improve your own immunity

Since colds and colds are generally directly related to the body’s own immunity, it is best to strengthen it more often. Exercise to provide immunity so as not to resist the invasion of pathogenic bacteria; secondly, eat warm foods such as beef, dog meat, leeks, etc., and eat less cold foods such as duck meat, bitter melon, water spinach, etc.

During the illness, you must pay attention to rest, maintain indoor ventilation, drink plenty of water, and avoid overexertion.

2. Reasonable diet

Due to the decline of the body's immune function, a large amount of dietary supplements are needed during the illness to meet the body's own nutritional supply.

So you should also pay attention to your diet during the illness and supplement a large amount of vitamin C. It is best not to eat spicy, greasy, irritating and antidote foods. You can eat some light lean meat and vegetable porridge. In short, although the diet is light, it must also ensure a balanced nutrition.

3. Reduce the chance of infection

Everyone has a different immune system and body constitution. Avoid contact with people infected with colds and colds to reduce the chance of infection.

Appropriately increase the time for outdoor activities, do not increase or decrease the number of clothes suddenly, eat a good breakfast, wash your hands before meals, try to keep the room temperature relatively constant, disinfect the air when necessary, and open windows for ventilation , dry the bedding, etc.

4. Get the flu vaccine

The immunity after vaccination can generally last for one year, so you can choose to have a vaccination from October to the end of November every year. , vaccination is currently the most effective way to prevent colds and colds.

Summary: Through the above reading, I believe everyone has a detailed understanding of the issue of what medicine to take for colds and colds. Nowadays, the weather is cold, and people are most susceptible to colds and colds. This article introduces these methods for treating colds and colds. You might as well give it a try