Jingfangbaidu Powder
- suitable for treating colds and colds of all ages
Common symptoms of colds and colds: intolerance to cold, headache and body pain, heavy nasal congestion, Sneezing, runny nose, itchy throat, cough, white and thin phlegm.
Zhao Yan, a professor at the School of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, introduced that Jingfang Baidu Powder comes from Volume 8 of "The Wonderful Recipes for Preserving Health" written by Zhang Shiche in the Ming Dynasty. It consists of Ginseng Baidu Powder minus the three herbs: ginseng, ginger and mint. , combined with the two herbs Schizonepeta and Fangfeng, it has the effects of pungent and warming, relieving the surface, relieving the lungs and dispersing cold. Because it has mild medicinal properties, it has a wide range of indications and is suitable for the elderly and children. This is a great advantage of this prescription.
It has a good therapeutic effect on external wind, cold and dampness diseases, such as greed for cold, improper prevention, cold after blowing the air conditioner, sore throat, dizziness and brain swelling. At this time, drink Jing Jing Anti-Baidu Powder, take some sleep and rest, and you will recover quickly. When treating patients with new coronavirus pneumonia, Jingfang Baidu Powder performs well and has a very good antipyretic effect.
In addition, drugs such as Fangfeng, Qianghuo, Duhuo, and Chuanqiong have good analgesic effects, so taking Jingfangbaidu Powder orally can also help relieve toothache. If you find it troublesome to cook, you can choose the corresponding Chinese patent medicine, namely Jingfang Granules, and drink it with hot water. What needs to be said one more thing is that Jingfang Baidu Powder is famous in the field of surgery and is often used to treat sores, carbuncles, itchy skin, eczema and other diseases. Of course, it also needs to be prescribed the right medicine.
Yinqiao Powder and Sangju Drink
- Suitable for wind-heat and cold
Common symptoms of wind-heat and cold: fever, dry throat, thirst, sore throat Cough, sticky or yellow phlegm, stuffy nose, yellow discharge; red tip of tongue.
Wang Yuguang, chief physician of the Respiratory Department of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that colds are a common disease, but we should be careful about treating the wrong symptoms. It is not suitable to treat wind-heat colds through sweating, otherwise it may aggravate symptoms such as sore throat, headache, dry mouth, and yellow phlegm. For the treatment of wind-heat and colds, the key words for selecting medicines are pungent and cool, relieving superficial symptoms, clearing away heat, and detoxifying. The classic prescription is Yinqiao Powder, which comes from Wu Jutong's "Tiao Bian of Febrile Diseases" in the Qing Dynasty. It consists of honeysuckle, forsythia, mint, schizonepeta, light tempeh, platycodon, burdock, licorice, light bamboo leaves, and reed root. It is especially suitable for patients with obvious symptoms of sore throat.
In addition, Sangju Yin is also suitable for treating wind-heat and colds. It also comes from "Febrile Diseases Treatise" and is composed of mulberry leaves, chrysanthemums, almonds, forsythia, mint, platycodon, licorice, and reed root. It has the effects of dispersing wind, clearing heat, relieving lungs and relieving cough, and can effectively improve patients' symptoms such as cough, headache, and yellow nasal discharge. In daily life, you can also choose the two medicinal herbs in Sangju Drink to prevent wind-heat colds by replacing tea, that is, 3g of frost mulberry leaves and 3g of chrysanthemum, brewed with 200 ml of boiling water. If you are not used to the taste of mulberry leaf tea, you can also use honeysuckle instead.
Yupingfeng Powder
——Prevent colds due to Qi deficiency
Common symptoms of colds due to Qi deficiency: aversion to cold and fever, nasal congestion or runny nose, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, weak cough , white phlegm, usually weak and weak, or prone to colds.
Qian Huinan, a professor at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, said that people with qi deficiency are often tired and weak, have little breath and are lazy to talk. They are prone to repeated colds or allergic rhinitis. This is generally due to the inability to protect the body surface due to qi deficiency. The disease resistance is increased by using the three herbs of Astragalus, Atractylodes and Fangfeng, which are also the scattered components of Yuping.
Raw astragalus replenishes qi, strengthens the surface and stops sweating, raw atractylodes strengthens the spleen and replenishes qi, and can be used in combination with Fangfeng to dispel wind and relieve external irritation. Symptoms of excessive sweating during the day. Raw astragalus, raw atractylodes, and saposhnikovia are used in a ratio of 2:2:1, and can be drunk as tea after brewing in boiling water for 10-15 minutes.
It should be reminded that Yupingfeng Powder should not be used by people with yin deficiency and internal heat who have symptoms such as dry throat and sore throat, hot hands and feet in the afternoon and evening, and excessive sweating after falling asleep. In addition, this prescription is more effective in preventing colds, but less effective in treating colds. If you have already had a cold, the effect of using this prescription to treat colds will not be very good.
Ephedra, Aconite and Xixin Decoction
——Regulates colds due to yang deficiency
Common symptoms of colds caused by yang deficiency: severe aversion to cold, mild fever, headache and body pain, no symptoms Sweating, fatigue and drowsiness, low voice, and lukewarm limbs.
Huo Zejun, chief physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Peking University Third Hospital, said that the three herbs of ephedra, aconite and asarum make up the ephedra, aconite and asarum decoction, which comes from "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" written by Zhang Zhongjing in the Han Dynasty. The function of the table.
People with yang deficiency in their body are intolerant to cold, are often afraid of cold, feel tired, like to lie down and rest, and are prone to catching colds repeatedly. However, the yang energy in the body is weak and they cannot force sweat to go out on their own. At this time, they need ephedra and aconite. Asarum decoction invigorates yang energy and forces cold evil out. Ephedra helps induce sweating and relieve external symptoms. Aconite warms the meridians internally. Asarum relieves external symptoms of the sun and dissipates yin-cold in the body internally. The three medicines are used in combination to dispel cold on the surface of the body. And the yang within the solid body.
If there are "internal yang deficiency and external wind and cold" in other diseases, you can also consider using this prescription to treat, such as allergic rhinitis, cold asthma, joint pain caused by external wind and cold, etc. Symptoms that fall into the above syndrome types.
Wei Rui Decoction
- The most symptomatic for cough due to yin deficiency
Common symptoms of cough due to yin deficiency: headache, body heat, slight aversion to wind and cold, no sweat or sweating Sluggish discharge, night sweats, dry throat and mouth, dry cough with less phlegm.
Wu Shengxian, chief physician of the Clinical Research Center of Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, said that people with yin deficiency often produce little phlegm when they have a cold and cough, and their throat and mouth are dry. They may also have dry stools, feel upset, and feel numbness in their hands and feet. When it is hot, it will be more comfortable to put your hands and feet outside the quilt at night. You will sweat easily at night, your tongue will be redder, and your tongue will have less coating or even no coating. If repeated colds deplete the lung yin, it may cause yin deficiency cough, which will occur once slight stimulation occurs and will not get better for a long time.
If you have a cold due to yin deficiency, especially if you have a cough due to yin deficiency, you can use Jiajia Wei Rui Decoction, which comes from the "Reedited Popular Treatise on Febrile Diseases" and consists of Wei Rui (polygonatum odorifera), Baiwei, scallion white, and mint. , light tempeh, platycodon, licorice, and jujube, which has the effect of nourishing yin and relieving the exterior. Wei Rui nourishes yin and clears away heat. It is the royal medicine of the modified Wei Rui decoction. It can clear away heat without damaging yin and is suitable for those with yin deficiency and heat. Mint disperses wind-heat and clears the throat. It can reduce fever and relieve sore throat. It is another medicinal herb in the prescription. White scallions and light black soybeans relieve external pathogens and help mint dispel exogenous evil spirits.