Wind-heat cold is caused by wind-heat pathogen invading the exterior and disharmony between lung and qi. Symptoms are severe fever, slight aversion to wind, head swelling and pain, sweating, sore throat, cough, sticky or yellow phlegm, stuffy nose and yellow nose, dry mouth and thirst, red tongue tip, thin white and yellowish fur. Treatment should be mainly pungent and cool to relieve exterior syndrome. Commonly used chrysanthemum, mint and mulberry leaves. The representative prescriptions are Yinqiao Powder and Sangju Drink.

The finished medicine can be Yinqiao Jiedu Pill (tablet), Lingqiao Jiedu Pill, Sangju Ganmao Tablet and Banlangen Granule. If the fever is severe and the sore throat is obvious, Shuanghuanglian oral liquid (granules) and Qingrejiedu oral liquid can be taken together. These drugs have good effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials. If you have a wind-heat cold, you should drink more water and have a light diet. You can drink radish soup or pear soup.