How can I get better when I catch a cold?

Colds are one of the most common respiratory illnesses. There are many types of medicines that are used for colds. Because Chinese patent medicine has the characteristics of small size and good efficacy, it is very popular with people.

However, clinical practice has proved that if the Chinese patent medicine is not selected properly, it can also delay the disease. Traditional Chinese medicine divides colds into four types: wind-chill cold, wind-heat cold, summer-damp cold, and seasonal cold. According to the principle of syndrome differentiation, different proprietary Chinese medicines should be used for different types of colds**.

1. Wind-chill cold: In addition to general symptoms such as nasal congestion, sneezing, cough, and headache, patients also have chills, low-grade fever, no sweating, runny nose, and spitting thin white sputum. This cold is associated with the patient's feeling of wind chill.

**It should be based on the principle of symplectic and warm solution table. Patients can choose cold and flu powder, cold and heat clearing powder, Jiuwei Qianghuo pill, Tongxuanli lung pill, afternoon tea granules and other medicines**. If the patient has symptoms of constipation with internal heat, he or she can take Fengtongsheng Pills**.

Patients with wind-cold cold should not use drugs such as Sangju cold tablets, Yinqiao antidote tablets, Lingqiao antidote tablets, and compound cold tablets. 2. Wind-heat cold: In addition to the general symptoms of colds such as nasal congestion, runny nose, cough and headache, patients also have the characteristics of severe fever and thick yellow sputum.

**It should be based on the principle of pungent and cool solution. Patients can choose cold and antipyretic powder, banlan root powder, Yinqiao antidote pill, antelope antidote pill and other drugs**. Patients with wind-heat cold should avoid using drugs such as Jiuwei Qianghuo Pill and Lilung Pill.

3. Summer and damp cold: the patient presents with chills, fever, tasteless mouth, headache, head distention, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms. This type of cold mostly occurs in the summer.

**It should be based on clearing the heat, dispelling dampness, and relieving the surface. Patients can choose to use Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, Yinqiao Jie Detoxification Pill and other drugs**. If the patient's gastrointestinal symptoms are severe, it is not advisable to use drugs such as Baohe pills, hawthorn pills, and fragrant sand stomach pills.

4. Seasonal cold: The patient's symptoms are similar to those of wind-heat cold. However, the symptoms of a cold are more severe than those of a wind-heat cold.

Patients may present with symptoms such as high fever, cold intolerance, chills, severe headache, limb aches, fatigue and weakness. **It should be based on clearing heat and detoxifying, dispelling wind and penetrating the surface. Patients can choose to use drugs such as Fengtongsheng pills, Chongganling tablets, and Chonggan tablets**.

If a patient with a cold only uses drugs such as Yinqiao Detoxification Tablets, Strong Yinqiao Tablets, Sangju Cold Tablets or Bezoar Detoxification Tablets**, the efficacy is poor. In short, cold patients should choose different proprietary Chinese medicines** according to the characteristics of their condition, otherwise the efficacy will be affected and the condition will be delayed.

In the early stage of a cold, you can indeed drink more water and rest more to let the body gain some immunity, and then take medicine on the third day. The diet should be light, with porridge, noodle soup, fresh vegetables and fruits, avoid greasy, cold, sticky, sour and other substances (such as zongzi, ice products, chocolate, stale seafood, etc.), and should pay attention to keep warm, do not get dung, wading, so as not to catch a second cold. You can click on the small icon below to enter the expert** and communicate**!

Wishing you good health!