Most colds are wind-heat colds due to the high temperature and humidity; however, wind-cold colds are caused by the low temperature in air-conditioned rooms and sleeping without a blanket at night. When you have a cold, first identify whether it is wind-cold or wind-heat, and make sure you have the right treatment for it.
How to recognize wind-cold and wind-heat cold?
1. Wind-Heat Cold
It is characterized by obvious signs of heat or elevated body temperature, general discomfort after being blown by the wind, dry and sore throat, and easy sweating, often accompanied by coughing, runny yellow nose or nasal congestion, yellow urine, dry stools, and thirst. Such people should drink more water, pay attention to a diet cool and light, eat more oranges, sorbets, white radishes and cabbage, etc., eat less or not eat hot food, such as onions, ginger and garlic, red dates, leeks, and chili peppers. Chinese medicines can choose Banlangen Granules, Shuanghuanglian Oral Liquid, and Yin Qiao San. Drinking green bean soup properly can clear heat and detoxify, eliminating summer heat and diuretic effects. Wash 100~150 grams of green beans, add the right amount of water, and decoct until the green beans are rotten. You can also drink lotus leaves, mulberry leaves, and chrysanthemum soup, respectively, 30 grams of mulberry leaves and lotus leaves, 15 grams of chrysanthemum, put in a pot of decoction tea to drink, which chrysanthemum and mulberry leaves can play the evacuation of wind-heat and heat and dry effect, lotus leaves with heat and dampness and cool blood efficacy, the two can be combined to sparse internal relief of the surface and expel heat and dampness, the effective treatment of wind-heat colds.
2. Wind-cold Cold
Wind-cold cold is characterized by fever, body and headache, no sweat or little sweat, accompanied by thirst, runny nose, coughing up sputum thin white. Such patients can be relieved by acupressure, foot soaks, and hot baths; they can also take patchouli, Chuanxiong tea, and Xiaochaihu granules. Drink 2~3 cups of ginger sugar water every day, put 3~5 slices of ginger and 30 grams of brown sugar together in a pot of decoction, and take the soup while it is still hot, it can have the effect of sweating and dispersing the cold; if there is a severe headache and body heaviness, you can add three knots of green onion white to decoction together.
What points can be massaged to relieve cold symptoms?
1. Nasal congestion or runny nose
Yingxiang acupoint is located next to the midpoint of the outer edge of the nose, nasolabial groove, the right, and left fingers were pressed on both sides of the acupoint, in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction, respectively, massage 50 times.
2. Fever
Fengchi acupoint is located at the lower edge of the occipital bone at the back of the neck, use the thumbs of both hands to press the acupoint and rub it 10~15 times.
3. Headache
The solar plexus point is located in the middle of the tip of the eyebrow and the eye canthus, using the middle finger to repeatedly rub for a minute, can effectively relieve headache.
Warm tips
Hot weather is easy to heat stroke, do not take cover sweat method, so as not to aggravate fever, cough and sore throat, and other symptoms. Drinking plenty of plain water or lightly salted water can help lower body temperature and effectively prevent dehydration. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits and stay away from spicy and greasy foods. As a reminder, a high fever that does not go away or whose symptoms cannot be alleviated with medication also requires immediate medical attention.