Wind-heat cold is caused by the invasion of external wind-heat evil into the body, such as severe fever, inability to feel cold or inability to sweat, etc. How to treat wind-heat and cold? What medicinal materials can cure wind-heat and cold quickly? Here are the causes and treatments of wind-heat and cold that I have compiled for you. I hope it will be useful to you!
Causes of wind-heat and cold
Wind-heat cold is caused by the invasion of external wind-heat evil into the body, such as severe fever, inability to feel cold or inability to sweat, etc. Wind-heat and colds can occur throughout the year, and are generally more common in spring.
Mostly due to sudden changes in climate, imbalance of cold and warmth, wind and heat evils take the opportunity to invade the human body, attack the lungs and invade the Wei, the Wei Yang is suppressed, the Ying and Wei are out of harmony, and good and evil are fighting, and the symptoms of superficial Wei are seen.
The cause of wind-heat and cold is usually constipation, which is often caused by Yangming Meridian syndrome. The usual situation is like this. After two days of constipation, the throat will be sore for one or two days, and then cold symptoms will appear. This is wind-heat cold (it can also be exogenous heat evil, which first affects the lungs).
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the lungs and large intestine of the human body are internal and external to each other. When defecation is not smooth, the large intestine can easily affect the lungs and cold symptoms will occur.
Secondly, due to the dual factors of summer heat and humidity, irregular diet, daily life, and overwork, the body's healthy qi is damaged, and the evil of wind-heat invades the surface and lung qi, leading to wind-heat. cold.
Wind is the first of the six evils. Although it can cause illness alone, it is more common clinically to combine evils, especially wind-heat combined with evils. Clinically, people with deficient essence, blood, body fluids and yin deficiency are most susceptible to wind-heat evil. Wind is the dominant qi in spring, and wind-heat and colds are common in spring, which is a characteristic of the season.
External wind-heat syndrome mostly occurs in spring. Spring is windy and the climate turns warm, so wind and warm evils can cause diseases. Wind-heat cold is a syndrome caused by wind-heat evil attacking the lungs and defenses, causing disharmony between the defenses and the lungs.
Symptoms of wind-heat and cold
General symptoms
1. Sore throat, usually before cold symptoms, and phlegm is usually yellow or black.
2. Thick nasal discharge, usually yellow
3. The tongue coating is slightly yellow, or it may be white, and the tongue body is usually red.
4. Constipation.
5. Body heat, thirst, and upset.
6. The pulse pattern is usually several pulses or Hong pulses, which means the pulse is faster and larger than normal.
Symptoms of wind-heat and cold in children
The main symptoms of wind-heat and cold in children are severe fever, but the fear of cold and wind is not obvious, the nose is blocked and runny, the cough is heavy, or there is Thick yellow phlegm, headache, thirst, thirst, red, dry or itchy throat. Dry stool, yellow urine, red and swollen tonsils, congestion in the pharynx, thin yellow or thick yellow tongue coating, red tongue, and floating and fast pulse.
What medicine should be taken for wind-heat and cold?
1. Antiviral oral liquid
Isatis root, gypsum, reed root, rehmannia glutinosa, turmeric, anemarrhena, stone root Calamus, patchouli, forsythia. Functions and Indications: Clearing heat, removing dampness, cooling blood and detoxifying. It is used for wind-heat colds, febrile fever and upper respiratory tract infections, influenza, mumps and other viral infections.
2. Isatis granules
Isatis granules. The excipients are sucrose and dextrin. Functions and Indications: Clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and soothing throat. It is used for swelling and pain in the throat and dryness of the oropharynx caused by excessive lung and stomach heat; acute tonsillitis and mumps with the above syndromes.
3. Yinqiao Jiedu Tablets
Honeysuckle, forsythia, mint, schizonepeta, light bean drum, stir-fried burdock, platycodon, light bamboo leaves, licorice. The excipients are starch, sodium carboxymethyl starch, magnesium stearate, slippery powder, and film coating premix. Functions and Indications: Pungent and cool, relieving external symptoms, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Used for wind-heat cold, fever, headache, cough, dry mouth and sore throat.
4. Bezoar detoxification tablets
Bezoar, realgar, gypsum, rhubarb, skullcap, platycodon, borneol, licorice. Functional Indications: Clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is used for internal heat accumulation, swelling and pain in the throat and gums, sores on the mouth and tongue, and red and swollen eyes.
5. Prevent infection baby
Ingredients: whey protein, lactoferrin. Functions and Indications: Clearing heat and removing dampness, cooling blood and detoxifying. It is used for wind-heat cold, fever, headache, cough, dry mouth, sore throat, bronchitis and other bacterial and viral infections.
Main prescription
Yinqiao powder. Prescription: Forsythia suspensa, Silver Flower, Platycodon grandiflorum, mint, bamboo leaves, raw licorice, Schizonepeta paniculata, light tempeh, and burdock.
Three decoctions for treating wind-heat and cold
Wind-heat and cold are characterized by worsening fever, headache, redness, swelling, dryness and pain in the throat, stuffy nose and yellowish discharge, cough with sticky or yellow phlegm, and thirst. Drink, afraid of wind. Looking in the mirror, you can see that the tip of the tongue is red and the coating is thin, white and slightly yellow. It may also aggravate acne, constipation, etc. on the head and face. The treatment method should be mainly pungent and cool to relieve symptoms.
1. Mint porridge
Decoction the mint and wait for it to cool. Add japonica rice and water to cook the porridge. When the porridge is ready, add mint juice and an appropriate amount of rock sugar. Take it as soon as it is slightly warm. It is best for sweating. Mint is an important medicine for dispersing wind and heat. Adding japonica rice and rock sugar to make porridge can promote sweating and protect the stomach. This soup is most suitable for those who are newly feeling wind-heat.
2 Mulberry, Chrysanthemum and Mint Drink
Add mulberry leaves, chrysanthemums, mint, bitter bamboo leaves, and a little honey to an appropriate amount of water, boil it, and take it frequently instead of tea. Mulberry leaves clear away heat from the lungs; chrysanthemums dispel wind-heat, improve eyesight and soothe the liver; mint is an important medicine for dispersing wind-heat and can quickly relieve symptoms such as fever and headache. It is also suitable for patients with high blood pressure, headaches, and blurred vision.
3. Steamed Sydney Pear with Fritillary Fritillaria and Aden Ginseng
Peel and core a Sydney pear, add appropriate amount of Fritillaria, Aden Ginseng, Mint and Rock Sugar, put it together in a bowl Add water and steam it, eat it in the morning and evening, and eat it for several days. This soup moisturizes dryness and relieves cough, resolves phlegm and clears the lungs. It is especially suitable for the elderly and children with symptoms such as dry throat and cough caused by fever and yin damage after a cold, lung heat and yellow phlegm, or thirsty wounds and dry stools.