Distinguishing Between Damp-Heat and Damp-Cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Distinguishing Between Damp-Heat and Damp-Cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine Click the blue text above to follow us Dampness is a common physical condition we often discuss. When symptoms such as dizziness, heaviness in the limbs, loss of appetite, and a thick, greasy tongue coating appear, we usually conclude that the individual has excessive dampness in the body and begin recommending various … Read more

Acupuncture Points for Treating Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, and Summer-Damp Colds

Acupuncture Points for Treating Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, and Summer-Damp Colds

Common cold is a febrile disease caused by external wind pathogens or seasonal viruses, referred to in modern medicine as respiratory infectious diseases. Clinical manifestations include fever, chills, headache, nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, cough, sore throat, and floating pulse. Colds can occur in all seasons, with a higher incidence in the cold winter and … Read more

Differentiating Cold and Heat Types of Common Colds in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, Summer-Damp, and Epidemic

Differentiating Cold and Heat Types of Common Colds in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, Summer-Damp, and Epidemic

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), there are four types of common colds: Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, Summer-Damp, and Epidemic (i.e., influenza). The characteristic of influenza is a sudden high fever. Wind-Heat colds also present with high fever, but there is a progression. Wind-Cold and Summer-Damp colds may also cause fever, but the temperature is generally not too … Read more

Differences Between Wind-Heat, Wind-Cold, Summer-Damp, and Influenza Colds, with Combined Medication Guidance

Differences Between Wind-Heat, Wind-Cold, Summer-Damp, and Influenza Colds, with Combined Medication Guidance

Every time the seasons change, with the variation in weather, colds also enter a high incidence period. So, when facing customers with colds, how should we recommend medications as staff? Let’s take a look at the classification of colds and the corresponding suitable medications!01 Classification of ColdsWestern medicine classifies colds into common colds and influenza, … Read more