Colds are upper respiratory tract infections caused by viruses. Therefore, treatment mainly focuses on the treatment of upper respiratory tract symptoms, anti-virus and how to improve the body's resistance and promote early recovery.

The details are as follows: l) Symptomatic treatment (l) Fever treatment The most common method is to take antipyretic and analgesic drugs.

For example, take 0.3-0.6 grams of aspirin once, 3 times a day, half an hour after meals.

It should be noted that the tablets are available in 0.3 g L tablets and 0.5 g L tablets.

Enteric-coated tablets are 0.3 g per tablet; ② Compound aspirin tablets (also known as antipyretic and analgesic tablets, or APC for short): contain aspirin (0.M g), phenacetin (0.162 g) and

Caffeine (0.035g), 1-2 tablets each time, three times a day; ③ Compound chlorpheniramine tablets (also known as chlorpheniramine tablets); contains aspirin (0.2268g), phenacetin (0

.162g), caffeine (0.324g) and chlorpheniramine (0.002g), 1-2 tablets once, three times a day; metamizole: 0, 25-0.5g once a day

three times.

Please note: the dosage of the above drugs is for adults and may be reduced for children.

In addition, the above-mentioned drugs are mostly used to cool down the body through sweating (that is, "relieving the symptoms" in traditional Chinese medicine).

Therefore, the medication should not be used too hard to prevent excessive sweating, causing collapse and even a drop in blood pressure. This is especially important for the elderly and those with weak health.

In addition to drug cooling, physical methods can also be used to cool down. Commonly used methods are: ① Alcohol bath, use 30%-50% alcohol to gently rub the patient's neck, chest, armpits, upper limbs, palms and backs of hands, groin, lower limbs, and soles of the feet

instep.

15-30 minutes each time.

The advantage of alcohol bath is that it is gentle, unlike drug cooling, which is difficult to control and has side effects, and can be performed at any time; ② Cold compress: A cold towel or ice cap is often placed on the patient's head, or an ice pack can be placed on the armpit or groin.

(2) Cough treatment: The main purpose is to expel phlegm and relieve bronchospasm.

Commonly used methods are: ① 3% brown mixture containing ammonium chloride, 10 ml each time, three times a day; ② Citrate Kebiqing: 25 mg/time, three times a day.

In addition, there are syrups, which contain 0.25 grams of carbetapentane (also known as Weijingning) per 100 ml. The dosage is 10 ml once, three times a day; ③ In hospitals, humidified oxygen can often be given, which is good for coughing and breathing.

④ Codeine phosphate: Codeine, also known as methylmorphine, has a strong antitussive effect and is generally only used for severe irritating dry coughs. 15-30 mg once, three times a day, but

The dosage should not exceed 0.

lg, no more than 0.25g per day.

(3) To treat nasal congestion, runny nose, and tearing, you can use local vasoconstrictor 1% ephedrine intranasally, 2-4 drops each time, 3-4 times a day.

(4) For sore throat, take oral lysozyme tablets, 1-2 tablets/time, 4-6 times a day; or iodine-containing throat lozenges 1-2 tablets 1 time, 3-4 times a day or mint tablets, 1-

2 tablets 1 time, 4 times a day.

2) Antiviral treatment Ribazoside has a certain inhibitory effect on respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus and adenovirus.

The oral dosage is 1.0 g per day.

In addition, aerosol inhalation of ribavirin solution 5 mg/ml can significantly shorten the course of the disease.

In addition to ribavirin, amantadine also has antiviral effects, 100 mg/time, twice a day.

Topical use of interferon, ultrasonic atomization, inhalation or intranasal drip can also achieve better results.

3) General supportive treatment Although this is a non-specific measure, practice has proven that these measures are beneficial in helping to restore the body's resistance, reduce symptoms, and promote early recovery.

These include: rest in bed, reduce physical activity, keep warm and ventilate the room, drink more water, eat a liquid or semi-liquid and nutritious diet, eat fresh fruits appropriately, quit smoking and drinking, etc.

Fifteen non-pharmacological methods to prevent and treat colds. Colds are a common and frequently-occurring disease. There is no specific treatment so far. At present, we can only treat the colds symptomatically and let them gradually heal on their own.

This article introduces several strange remedies, readers may wish to try them.

1. Drink chicken soup. Two clinical medical centers in the United States have reported that drinking chicken soup can inhibit inflammation of the throat and respiratory tract, and is extremely effective in eliminating symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, sore throat and other symptoms caused by colds.

Because chicken contains a variety of amino acids necessary for the human body, it is rich in nutrients and can significantly enhance the body's resistance to cold viruses. Chicken also contains certain special chemicals that can enhance blood circulation in the pharynx and secretion of nasal fluid.

This has a good effect on protecting the respiratory tract, clearing respiratory viruses, and accelerating the recovery of colds.

2. Eat more radish. Practice has proved that the carotene in radish has a unique effect on preventing and treating colds.

The specific method is to chop the sweet, crisp and juicy radish, squeeze out half a cup of juice, then mash the ginger, squeeze out a small amount of ginger juice, add it to the radish juice, then add sugar or honey, mix well and pour into boiling water as a drink

Drink it three times a day for two days to clear away heat, detoxify, dispel cold, and prevent and treat colds.

3. Drink with sugar and ginger tea. Colds are mostly caused by exogenous wind and cold. Symptoms such as headache, nasal congestion, runny nose, joint pain, and even cold sensitivity and fever are common.