The weather turns cold, and it's the frequent season of colds. Colds are common exogenous diseases in clinic. When the body's resistance decreases, it is caused by wind, cold, summer heat, dampness, dryness and fire, and external evils take advantage of deficiency. There are two major syndromes: wind-cold and wind-heat, which are subdivided into summer heat-dampness, qi deficiency, cool dryness, warm dryness, yin deficiency and so on. Here are the characteristics and treatment points of these types.

Cold-induced colds are characterized by obvious fear of cold, mild fever, no sweat, headache, sore limbs, stuffy nose and runny nose. Cough, dry throat, thin white sputum and white tongue coating. The treatment method should choose pungent and pyrolytic drugs, such as Ganmao Qingre Granule, which is suitable for the initial stage or mild symptoms of wind-cold cold; Cold soft capsule: suitable for severe wind-cold cold. Suhuang Zhike Capsule: Wind pathogen invading the lung, coughing, itchy throat, choking cough, no phlegm or less phlegm; Xuanfei Zhike Mixture: Wind pathogen invading the lung, cough, itchy throat, nasal congestion and runny nose, expectoration, aversion to cold and fever. Tongxuanlifei Pill/Oral Liquid: Cold, cold, cough, unsmooth expectoration, fever, aversion to cold, stuffy nose and runny nose, headache, no sweat, and limb aches.

Wind-heat cold is characterized by obvious fever, slight fear of cold, yellow nose, thirst, sore throat and dry or thin yellow tongue coating. Treatment should be pungent and cool to relieve exterior symptoms, such as Lianhua Qingwen Granule and Shuanghuanglian Granule/oral liquid: suitable for colds caused by exogenous wind and heat. Symptoms include fever, cough and sore throat. Sangju Ganmao Tablet: Suitable for the first onset of wind-heat cold. Symptoms include headache, cough, dry mouth and sore throat. Antiviral oral liquid: suitable for wind-heat cold. Symptoms include fever, slight aversion to wind, sweating, thirst, runny nose, sore throat, cough and yellow phlegm. Qingre Jiedu Oral Liquid: It is suitable for wind-heat cold caused by excessive heat toxin. Symptoms include fever, red face, irritability and thirst, sore throat.

Summer-damp cold is characterized by fever, slight aversion to wind, severe soreness or pain in limbs, dizziness, heavy swelling and pain, nausea in chest, dull stool, short and red urine, and thin yellow greasy tongue coating. Treatments such as Huoxiang Zhengqi Water and Soft Capsule are suitable for summer-dampness cold, headache, heavy chest tightness, aversion to cold and fever, abdominal distension and pain, vomiting and diarrhea.

A cold due to qi deficiency is characterized by aversion to cold and fever, spontaneous sweating and aversion to wind, weakness in expectoration, mental fatigue and weakness, shortness of breath and laziness in speaking, repeated susceptibility, old age or illness, pale complexion and pale tongue with white fur. The treatment should be to replenish qi and relieve exterior syndrome.

cold due to yin deficiency is characterized by body heat, slight aversion to wind and cold, dizziness, upset, dry mouth, dry cough with little phlegm, and red tongue with little fur. Treatment should be nourishing yin and relieving exterior syndrome.

when catching a cold, the symptoms are: sudden onset, high fever, aversion to cold, headache and sore throat, cough, muscle aches, red tongue and yellow fur. Treatment should be to eliminate pathogenic factors and relieve exterior syndrome. Medication should be selected: Lianhua Qingwen Capsule, Banlangen Granule, Jinhua Qinggan, etc.

At ordinary times, people should keep warm and wash their hands frequently to avoid going in and out of crowded places. For colds, prevention is more important than treatment.

(The picture of Chen Yujing in Fuxingmen Community comes from the Internet)