Cold
is a common illness in winter.
Wind-Cold Cold?
Wind-Heat Cold?
How to distinguish between them?
What medications should be used for different types of colds?
Dr. Xu Shuai, Attending Physician of the TCM Department at Beijing Friendship Hospital
recommends a practical guide for everyone.
Xu Shuai
Attending Physician of the TCM Department at Beijing Friendship Hospital
Specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of common diseases in digestion, respiration, gynecology, and pediatrics.
Effective Responses
Treatment for Wind-Cold Cold
Should focus on warming and releasing the exterior
Treatment for Wind-Heat Cold
Should focus on cooling and releasing the exterior
Caused by cold exposure
Viral infection
In autumn and winter
In spring and summer
Fever, chills
Runny nose, headache
Sore throat
Fever
Cold Clearing Granules (Ganmao Qingre Keli)
Tongxuan Lifelung Pills (Tongxuan Liliang Wan)
Jingfang Granules (Jingfang Keli)
Cold Releasing Wind Capsules (Ganmao Shufeng Jiaonang)
Lianhua Qingwen Capsules (Lianhua Qingwen Jiaonang)
Jinhua Qinggan Granules (Jinhua Qinggan Keli)
Qingkailing Granules (Qingkailing Keli)
Small Chaihu Granules (Xiao Chaihu Keli)
Accompanied by cough and phlegm
Accompanied by cough
San’ao Tablets (San’ao Pian)
Anti-Cough and Asthma Capsules (Xiaokeshuan Jiaonang)
Su Huang Anti-Cough Capsules (Su Huang Zhikou Jiaonang)
Acute Support Syrup (Jizhi Tang)
Fresh Bamboo Juice (Xian Zhu Li Ye)
Lung Power Cough (Feili Ke)
Chuanbei Loquat Syrup (Chuanbei Pipa Tang)
Niuhuang Shedan Chuanbei Liquid (Niuhuang Shedan Chuanbei Ye)
Antelope Lung Clearing Pills (Lingyang Qingfei Wan)
Ten Flavor Longdanhua Granules (Shiwei Longdanhua Keli)
Cold is a self-limiting disease
Most can recover in 1 to 2 weeks.
If there is persistent high fever, worsening cough and asthma
or symptoms such as chest tightness and hemoptysis
and for those with severe chronic diseases in the past
should seek medical attention promptly
to avoid delaying treatment.
Source: Beijing Shunyi
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