What are wind-cold common cold and wind-heat common cold?

Written by Hu Bai Yu
Pulmonology
Updated on October 23, 2024
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Wind-cold colds are primarily caused by exposure to wind and cold air, typically presenting symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, or coughing up white phlegm. Wind-heat colds, on the other hand, are caused by heat and typically manifest symptoms like headaches, fever, coughing up yellow phlegm, and sore, swollen throat. It is advisable to differentiate between these two types of colds. Both wind-cold and wind-heat colds require treatment under a doctor's guidance, using appropriate anti-cold medicine. For wind-cold colds, anti-inflammatory medicines can be used. For wind-heat colds, medicines that clear heat, detoxify, and reduce inflammation can be employed to alleviate symptoms. Regular physical exercise, which strengthens the constitution and enhances resistance, is recommended to help alleviate symptoms of a cold and facilitate recovery.

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Written by Wang Chun Mei
Pulmonology
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What water should be boiled for drinking when having a cold with heat symptoms?

Heat colds are one of the very common types of colds seen clinically, often occurring in the hot summer months. Typically, patients with this type of cold exhibit symptoms such as fever, headache, and dizziness. During a fever, they may also experience varying degrees of chills. Additionally, they may suffer from sore throat and cough, often producing yellow sputum. For patients with this type of heat cold, it is generally recommended to drink plenty of plain water. They can also appropriately consume beverages like rock sugar pear water, as well as drinks made from fat sea and honeysuckle. If the patient exhibits different degrees of cough and yellow sputum, drinking monk fruit water could also be beneficial. These can help alleviate some of the patient's clinical discomforts. Overall, it is advisable for patients with a heat cold to drink more plain water, as this tends to be more beneficial.

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Written by Zhang Shu Kun
Traditional Chinese Medicine
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How to deal with repeated colds due to a cold body constitution?

For patients suffering from repeated colds due to a cold constitution, it is crucial to pay extra attention to their diet, avoiding overly hard, overly stimulating, or overly cold foods. One beneficial dietary practice is to consume more warm-natured foods and drink more ginger water, as ginger water has the effect of expelling cold, especially helpful for those with a cold constitution, providing significant relief and improvement. Drinking mugwort leaf water can also be beneficial. It is also essential to avoid excessive fatigue.

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Written by Quan Xiang Mei
Pediatrics
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How to treat phlegm in children with colds

When children have a cold with phlegm, the treatment includes: 1. Administering antiviral drugs or other appropriate medications based on the cause of the cold; 2. Providing specific oral cold medicines for treatment; 3. If there is a lot of phlegm, oral medications to reduce phlegm can be used in combination with other treatments. When there is less phlegm, parents can encourage the child to drink more water, frequently hydrate, and assist with patting the back, which helps to moisten and expel the phlegm. For excessive phlegm, nebulization inhalation treatments can also be used, where the medication acts directly on the respiratory tract, helping with the absorption of respiratory tract phlegm. In severe cases, if there is a lot of phlegm with coughing discomfort or a severe cough, it is necessary to take the child to the hospital for detailed laboratory tests. Based on the specific pathogen causing the excessive phlegm and cold, targeted treatment should be given under the guidance of a doctor.

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Written by Huang Kun Mei
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Can a baby with a rash and a cold take cold medicine?

If children exhibit symptoms of a cold during a rash, it is acceptable to administer purely traditional Chinese medicine for colds. A rash is a type of viral infection, and in the case of viral infections such as sudden rash in infants, it is advisable to give antiviral medication to the child. During the period when the child has both a rash and a cold, it is important to enhance care for the child. For babies older than six months, their diet should include more fresh vegetables and fruits, and avoid greasy or spicy foods. It is necessary to keep the air in the room fresh, ventilate for two hours daily, protect the child from drafts, and ensure the room temperature does not drop below 26°C.

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Which department should I go to for a cold and headache?

Clinically, symptoms of a cold headache can be addressed by visiting a general internal medicine department or the gastroenterology department at the hospital. A headache caused by a cold may be due to fever or inflammation-induced neuralgia. Firstly, it is advised to drink plenty of water and rest. Usually, a hospital visit entails a physical examination, a blood test for routine blood work, and C-reactive protein, along with taking your temperature to determine if there is a bacterial infection and any viral infection symptoms. Based on the test results and individual symptoms, detailed treatment measures should be taken, and adequate hydration and rest can aid in recovery.