Cold treatment
1. Exogenous wind evil, incompatibility between the nutrient and health systems. Symptoms include fever, aversion to cold, unresolved sweating, thirst without desire to drink, thin white fur, and floating pulse. The treatment method is to harmonize Yingwei, 4.5 grams of Sichuan cinnamon twigs, a pungent and warm prescription for relieving symptoms, 9 grams of fried white peony root, 4.5 grams of raw licorice, 9 grams of Poria, 3 grams of each fresh lotus root, 3 grams of white peony shell, and 1 fresh lotus stem. Usage: Decoction in water and take. Note: If you feel wind evil, and the camp and guard are not harmonious, so you see fever, aversion to cold, and indigestible sweating, add Guizhi Decoction with Fangxuan to dispel wind and filth, harmonize the camp and guard, so the fever subsides and the wind evil is relieved. 2. Symptoms of wind-heat and cold include fever, slight cough, red throat, yellow urine, floating pulse, and red tongue without coating. Treatment method: 6 grams of mulberry leaves, 6 grams of chrysanthemum, 6 grams of burdock, 6 grams of forsythia, 4.5 grams of platycodon, 15 grams of reed root, 6 grams of silkworm, 6 grams of bamboo leaves, 3 grams of raw licorice, 9 grams of tempeh, 2.4 grams of mint, 3 inches and 6 grams of green onion. Usage: Add the mint and green onion, boil the remaining medicine first, and decoct it twice. Take 200 ml and take it warmly twice in the morning and evening. It is said that the lung is a delicate organ, which is clear and deficient and located in a high position. The most preferred prescriptions are light clearing and not heavy turbidity. This is the principle of treating "the upper burner is like a feather, and it cannot be lifted unless it is clear". This is a cold due to wind-heat, so use Sangju Yin and scallion soybean to cool the surface, clear the lungs and resolve phlegm. 3. Symptoms of Cold and Dampness: After two weeks of cold, fever, runny nose, cough, itchy and painful throat, dry stool, normal urine, light color, too white, yellow and greasy, floating and faint pulse. Treatment method: 4.5 grams of perilla leaves, 6 grams of almonds, 3 grams of Platycodon grandiflorum, 3 grams of fried Citrus aurantium, 3 grams of Pediculus, 3 grams of Cyperus cyperus, 3 grams of tangerine peel, 4.5 grams of fried radish seeds, and 3 grams of mint. , 3 grams of Schizonepeta, 1.5 grams of licorice, 3 inches of scallion. Usage: One dose and two decoctions. Take 160 ml and take it warmly twice in the morning and evening. The Note "Nei Jing" says: "For those things that come from the outside and become internal, treat the inside first and then regulate the inside." This is a cold with dampness, and the treatment should be to relieve it first, and then use it to calm the spleen and eliminate stagnation, clearing away dampness and heat. 4. Moderate obstruction of dampness and turbidity, gastrointestinal qi stagnation with symptoms ranging from cold to severe heat, head distension and body pain, chest tightness without cough, white and greasy tongue coating like accumulated powder, slippery pulse, and scanty stools. Treatment method: Atractylodes 4.5g, Agastache 6g, Magnolia officinalis 4.5g, Pinellia 6g, Tangerine peel 4.5g, Acorus 2.4g, Pazupi 9g, Citrus aurantium 6g, 2 slices of ginger. Usage: Decoction in water and take. Note: This cold is a symptom of dampness invading the outside and inside. Damp evil is bundled on the surface of the muscles, and internal stagnation of Wei Yang is lost due to compresses and warmth externally, resulting in severe aversion to cold and mild fever, distended head and body pain, obstruction of dampness and turbidity, imbalance of qi, resulting in chest tightness, slippery pulse, and white tongue coating. Greasiness like accumulation of powder is a symptom of internal dampness and turbidity. Therefore, Atractylodes and Pinellia ternata can be used to drive spleen and dampness. The aroma of Patchouli is used to dissolve turbidity. Magnolia officinalis, Citrus aurantium and tangerine peel are used to spread the Qi in the middle to help the transformation and elimination of dampness. Ginger is also used to expel external dampness. evil. To prevent dampness and stagnation and transform heat, add Huangling and Chiling to clear away heat and penetrate dampness. When the moisture on the surface and inside is removed, the disease will heal itself. 1. The basic treatment method is to dispel wind and relieve symptoms. The main points are Taiyin of the hand, Yangming meridian of the hand and Du meridian. The main acupoints are listed as Qihegu Dazhui Taiyangfengchi, add Quchi, Chize, and Thenar; for nasal congestion, add Yingxiang; for physical weakness and cold, add Zusanli; for throat pain, add Shaoshang; for general aches and pains, add Shenzhu; For dampness, add Yinlingquan; for those with heat, add Weizhong. Operate the main points and use filiform needle purgative method. For wind-cold colds, moxibustion is performed at Dazhui; for wind-heat colds, pricking and cupping is performed at Dazhui. Among the acupoints allocated, Zusanli uses the tonic method or the flat tonic and diarrhea method, Shaoshang and Weizhong use the pricking and bleeding method, and the remaining acupoints use the diarrhea method. Fang Yi believes that colds are caused by external evils invading the lungs and defenses. Taiyin and Yangming are the exterior and interior of each other, so the Taiyin and Handyangming meridians of the hand are used to eliminate the evil and relieve the exterior. The Du Vessel governs the yang energy of the body. Warm moxibustion on Dazhui can unblock yang and dispel cold. Pricking on collaterals for bleeding can clear away heat evil. Fengchi is the intersection point of Shaoyang Meridian of Foot and Yangwei Meridian. "Yangwei refers to the pain, cold and heat of disease", so Fengchi can not only dispel wind evil, but also clear the head and head by matching with the temple. 2. Other treatments (1) Choose Dazhui, Shenzhu, Dazhu, Feishu for cupping. Leave the cupping for 15 minutes after cupping, or use the flash cupping method. This method is suitable for colds and colds. (2) For the pricking and cupping method, select Dazhui, Fengmen, Shenzhu and Feishu. After disinfection, prick with a three-edged needle to make it bleed naturally. After the color of the bleeding turns light, add cupping to the acupoints and leave the cup on for 10 minutes. Remove the can, clean the area and disinfect the needle again. This method is suitable for wind-heat cold. (3) For auricular acupuncture, select the lungs, inner nose, lower screen tip, and forehead, and use medium or strong stimulation. Sore throat, throat, tonsils, filiform acupuncture. 3. Other treatments for colds 1. Patch therapy: Take 2 pieces of garlic, pound the juice and mix with flour to make a cone shape, stuff it into the nostrils (alternating on both sides), leave the stuffing on for 15-20 minutes each time, 4.5 times a day. It has the effects of dispelling wind and cold, relieving the lungs and clearing the orifices, and is suitable for treating colds and colds.
2. External treatment method: Take 30 grams each of scallion and ginger, 5 grams of salt, and pound into a paste. Add appropriate amount of white wine and mix thoroughly. Wrap it with gauze and apply it on the chest, back, elbow fossae, and palms and soles. Generally, it has the effect of relieving the surface and dispersing evil spirits. People will sweat about 15 minutes after applying it, and cold symptoms can be relieved. 3. Diet therapy: Take 3-6 grams of perilla leaves and 3 grams of ginger, wash and chop them, put them in a tea cup, add 200 to 300 ml of boiling water, cover and soak for 10 minutes, then add 15 grams of brown sugar, mix well, and serve while hot drink. It has the effect of relieving superficial symptoms and dispersing evil spirits, and is suitable for those who have just started a cold, aversion to cold, no sweat, and headache. 4. How to skillfully choose patent medicines to treat colds. As the temperature drops, more and more people are suffering from colds. Oral Chinese patent medicines are used to treat colds. They have low side effects, are simple and do not affect work, and are in line with the principle of stepped medication. However, in the face of a wide variety of drugs on the market, we must not blindly choose them. We must use the drugs according to the symptoms. Otherwise, it will not only be ineffective, delay the condition, or even aggravate the condition. Here, we introduce several simple selection methods. 1. Cold. Symptoms include severe aversion to cold, mild or no fever, headache, nasal congestion, runny nose, itchy throat, and cough. At this time, pungent and warm exterior-relieving drugs that disperse wind and cold should be used, such as Jiuwei Qianghuo Pills, Shensu Lifei Pills, and Tongxuan Lifei Pills. Sangju Cold Tablets, Yinqiao Jiedu Tablets, Lingqiao Jiedu Pills, and Lingyang Cold Tablets should not be used. tablets, misuse may aggravate the condition or delay recovery. 2. Wind-heat cold. Symptoms include severe fever, mild aversion to cold, headache, red and sore throat, dry mouth and desire to drink, cough, and yellow and thick phlegm. At this time, you should use pungent and cool external medicine that clears away heat and relieves the lungs, such as Xiangxue Antiviral Oral Liquid, Sangju Cold Tablets or Yinqiao Jiedu Pills, Lingyang Cold Tablets, Lingqiao Jiedu Pills, etc. Do not use Jiuwei Qianghuo Pills or Shensu Pills. Misuse of Lifei Pills and Tongxuan Lizi Pills can cause body temperature to rise and aggravate sore throat. 3. Cold caused by cold and dampness. External use for wind-cold superficial symptoms: fever, aversion to cold, low body temperature, headache, internal phlegm-dampness, epigastric fullness and tightness, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea. You can choose drugs that can relieve superficial symptoms and reduce dampness, such as Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid or Huoxiang Zhengqi Water. Do not take Baohe Pills or Shanzha Pills. 4. Both internal and external colds. Symptoms include strong heat and aversion to cold, headache and dizziness, bitter mouth and dry mouth, sore throat, constipation, and red and astringent urine. At this time, drugs with both internal and external solutions should be used, such as Xiangxue Antiviral Oral Liquid, Fangfeng Tongsheng Pills, etc. 5. Cold caused by Qi deficiency. Symptoms include physical weakness, low resistance, easy sweating, intolerance to wind and cold, physical fatigue, loss of appetite, mild fever, runny nose, lingering for a long time, or repeated colds. At this time, general cold medicines are not effective, so Buzhong Yiqi Pills should be used. 5. Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions (1) Syndrome differentiation of blood deficiency and external factors. The recipe is called Sangzhi Maogen Decoction. It consists of 30 grams of young mulberry branches, 30 grams of Imperata cognac root, 9 grams of frost mulberry leaves, 9 grams of Forsythia purpurea, 9 grams of Platycodon grandiflorum, and 9 grams of raw licorice. Usage: Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, 2 times a day. Origin: Lengfang South. (2) Differentiation of syndromes caused by external pathogens and epidemic diseases. The treatment method is to induce sweating to relieve the symptoms, clear away heat and detoxify. The prescription is Qingyin Tang. It consists of 6 grams of Artemisia annua (back and bottom), 12 grams of Bupleurum silver, 12 grams of platycodon, 12 grams of skullcap, 12 grams of forsythia, 12 grams of Yinhua, and 12 grams of isatis root. Usage: Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, 2 times a day. Source: Chen Jiongkangfang. (3) Syndrome differentiation of exogenous wind-heat. The treatment method is pungent and cool, relieving the symptoms, clearing away heat and clearing the lungs. The prescription is called Yin Zhi Tang. It consists of 12 grams of silver flower, 12 grams of forsythia, 10 grams of gardenia, 5 grams of mint, 10 grams of burdock, 6 grams of platycodon, and 6 grams of licorice. Usage: Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, 2 times a day. Source: Zhu Guanghuafang. (4) Differentiation of Yin deficiency and external symptoms. The treatment method is to nourish yin, clear away heat, replenish the lungs and detoxify. The name is Blue Ground Soup. It consists of 50 grams of Radix Isatidis, 50 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 20 grams of Cundong, 20 grams of Anemarrhena, 20 grams of mulberry leaves, 15 grams of Platycodon grandiflorum, and 15 grams of cicada. Usage: Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, 3 times a day. Source: Cheng Guangzhengfang. (5) Syndrome differentiation: Dampness invades the outside and blocks the spleen and stomach internally. The treatment method is to aromatize and dispel dampness, induce sweating and relieve external symptoms, regulate qi and strengthen the spleen, and regulate the gastrointestinal tract. . The recipe is called Huopu Sanren Decoction. It consists of 8 grams of Patchouli, 6 grams of Magnolia officinalis, 6 grams of Faxia, 9 grams of Poria, 6 grams of almonds, 12 grams of Yiren, and 3 grams of white cardamom. Usage: Decoction in water and take once a day, twice a day. Source: Sun Keqinfang. (6) Syndrome differentiation of exogenous wind and cold. The treatment method is pungent and warm to relieve the symptoms. The prescription is called Jingfang Detoxification Decoction. Composition: 10 grams of Schizonepeta, 10 grams of Fangfeng, 9 grams of mulberry leaves, 12 grams of tempeh, 10 grams each of Qiang Duhuo, 6 grams of Pediculus, 6 grams of tangerine peel, 6 grams of mint (bottom and back), 2 slices of fresh ginger, and 10 grams of almonds. , 9 grams of Perilla leaves, 6 grams of Citrus aurantium spp. Usage: Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, 2 times a day. Source: Shi Wen Ji Fang. (7) "Hanbaohuo" cold with internal heat and external cold is the original "cold mixture" created by Mr. Zhou Guoping, a professor at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
The specific prescriptions are as follows: Ephedra 6g, Almond 10g, Gypsum 30g, Raw licorice 5g, Bupleurum 10g, Scutellaria baicalensis 10g, Isatidis 15g, Silver Flower 20g, Qianghuo 10g, Perilla leaf 10g, Mint 6g. 6. Dietary therapy method 1. Drink more water: it can speed up the elimination of the virus, preferably boiled water , if you can’t drink it, you can add juice or tea to taste. 2. Cabbage and radish soup: 500 grams of cabbage heart, cut into pieces, 120 grams of white radish, cut into thin slices, add 800 ml of water, cook until 400 ml, add appropriate amount of brown sugar. Take 200 ml each time, 2 times a day, and it will be cured after taking it for three or four days. 3. Apple honey water: Peel 5 apples, cut into small pieces, add 1 liter of water, boil for 5 minutes, cool naturally to 40°C, add a little lemon juice and an appropriate amount of honey, stir evenly, and drink in small amounts several times a day. 4. Shredded ginger and radish soup: 25 grams of shredded ginger, 50 grams of radish slices, add 500 ml of water, cook for 15 minutes, add appropriate amount of brown sugar. 200ml each time, 1-2 times a day. 5. Onion and garlic porridge: Take 10 clean white scallions, mince them, 3 cloves of garlic, 50 grams of rice, add water and cook into porridge. 150ml each time, 2 times a day. 6. Onion drink: 1 onion, chopped, add 250 ml of fresh milk, boil, cool naturally, add appropriate amount of honey, take 100 ml before going to bed. 7. Ginger cola: 50 grams of fresh ginger, add 1000 ml of cola, boil, drink hot, 100 ml each time, several times a day. 8. Orange peel and rock sugar drink: 50 grams of fresh orange peel, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar, brew with boiling water instead of tea. 9. Silver Flower Mint Drink: 30 grams of Silver Flower, 10 grams of mint, and 60 grams of fresh reed root. First add 500 ml of water to Yinghua and Reed Root, boil for 15 minutes, then add mint and boil for 3 minutes, strain out and add appropriate amount of sugar, take it warmly, 3 to 4 times a day. Notes 1. The early symptoms of colds and some infectious diseases are similar and should be differentiated clinically. 2. During the cold epidemic period, acupuncture at Zusanli (double) once a day for 3 consecutive days has a preventive effect. Traditional Chinese medicine effectively prevents and treats colds in children. If your baby catches a cold, if the symptoms are not severe and there is no fever, you can consult a doctor at home based on the symptoms and manifestations, and take some Chinese patent medicines as appropriate under the guidance of the doctor - Tip 1: Take Chinese patent medicines 1 .Wind-chill cold: often characterized by mild fever, no sweating, fear of cold, and liking to be held in mommy's arms. At the same time, the baby has a runny nose, coughing fits, thin phlegm that is easy to cough up, and a thin and white tongue coating. Children's cold granules, afternoon tea, Chai Fang granules and other medicines can be used, and the dosage should follow the doctor's advice. 2. Wind-heat cold: often high fever, excessive sweating, red lips, dry and painful throat, nasal congestion with yellow discharge, heavy coughing sound, less phlegm that is difficult to cough up, and yellow and greasy tongue coating. Children's Qingrejiedu Oral Liquid, Banlangen Granules and other medicines can be used, and the dosage should follow the doctor's advice. Tip 2: Use traditional Chinese massage to treat fever: clear the Tianhe water. Push the Tianzhu bones 200 times each and rub the small Tianxin 30-50 times. Nasal congestion: rub incense. Rub around the nose 100 times. Cough: pinch Tiantu 30 times, push down Tanzhong, and rub Feishu 50-100 times each. Tip 3: Use home prescription 1. 15g each of coriander root and green onion root. After decoction, add appropriate amount of rock sugar to replace tea. 2. Boil 20g of cabbage root, 3 slices of ginger, and 60g of brown sugar in water and drink hot. 3. 30g of fresh reed root, boiled in water instead of tea. 4. Babies who cough and have phlegm can drink boiled water with raw pears. Chinese patent medicines for treating colds in children should be always available at home because it is difficult for children to take medicines. Therefore, when prescribing medicines, efforts should be made to use small doses and high efficacy. In this way, Chinese patent medicines are widely used in pediatric diseases, and some dosage forms, such as pills and powders, can also be mixed with milk, honey or porridge. Here is a brief introduction to the Chinese patent medicines commonly available at home for treating children's colds: (1) Jiubao Dan: It has the functions of sweating, relieving symptoms, relieving coughs and reducing phlegm, and strengthening the stomach and digestion. Mainly used for colds and colds. Symptoms include sensitivity to cold and fever, headache, soreness in limbs, no sweat, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough with excessive phlegm, loss of appetite, etc. Take 1 pill (3 grams per pill, 2 times a day, with warm water) Give it away; take less for children under one year old. (2) Miaolingdan: It has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving cough and reducing phlegm. It is suitable for children with headache, fever, cold sensitivity or no sweat caused by external wind evil and accumulation of heat in the lungs and stomach. This pill is used to treat symptoms such as slight sweating, stuffy nose and runny nose, cough with phlegm, sore throat, shortness of breath, thirst, red face and red lips, and even persistent high fever, convulsions and convulsions. There are many commonly used patent medicines. Take 1 pill (each pill weighs 1.5 grams), 2 times a day, with mint decoction or warm water.
(3) Children's Cold Granules: It can clear away heat and relieve inflammation. It is mainly used for children with colds and fever. It can be used for both common cold and influenza. Take 2 times a day, 24 grams per bag. For children under 1 year old, take 4 times per bag, for 1 to 3 years old, take 3 times per bag, for 4-7 years old, take 2 times per bag, and for 8-12 years old, take 1 time per bag. Just drink it with warm water. (4) Children's Baoyuan Dan: It has the functions of clearing away heat and relieving external symptoms, calming convulsion and reducing phlegm. Suitable for children with colds, wind-cold and phlegm-heat internal obstruction: intolerance to cold and fever, no sweating, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough with excessive phlegm, shortness of breath, red face and lips, or even high fever that does not subside, irritability, and confusion. Symptoms such as coma and convulsions. It is a commonly used Chinese patent medicine for treating children with unresolved colds and high fever and asthma caused by excessive internal heat. Take 1 pill (each pill weighs 0.9 grams), 2 times a day. Decoction of mint and uncaria or warm boiled water is given. For children under one year old, the dosage will be reduced. (5) Huisheng Jiuji Powder: referred to as Jiuji Powder, the large bottle weighs 3 grams and the small bottle weighs 1. 2 grams. This medicine has the functions of clearing away heat and relieving external symptoms, calming convulsion and reducing phlegm. It is suitable for children with accumulated heat, body heat without sweating, cough with phlegm, sore throat, constipation, yellow and red urine, irritability, and even convulsions and convulsions caused by colds and colds. It is a commonly used patent medicine for treating colds and fever in children. It can still be used for influenza, pneumonia, asthma, rash, acute fever and convulsions. Take 0.6 grams per serving, 2 times a day with warm water. For children under one year old, the dosage will be reduced. (6) Zhibao Tablets for Children, referred to as Zhibao Tablets, is one of the commonly used patent medicines for treating colds and stagnation in children. This medicine can clear away heat, induce stagnation, dispel wind and reduce phlegm. It is suitable for symptoms such as fever, cough with excessive phlegm, vomiting and nausea, loss of appetite, sour and smelly stools, hot palms, irritability, and even coma and convulsions caused by exogenous wind-cold and stopping of eating and breastfeeding. Honey pills, each pill weighs 1. 5 grams, take 1 pill each time, 2 times a day, add Jiao Sanxian to decoction or warm water. For children under one year old, the dosage will be reduced. (7) Niuhuang Zhenjing Pill: It is one of the main patent medicines for treating colds and convulsions in children. It is a honey pill, each pill weighs 1. 5 grams. This medicine has the functions of clearing away heat, calming convulsions, dispersing wind and reducing phlegm. It is suitable for children who suffer from headache, no sweating, persistent high fever, excessive phlegm and saliva, shortness of breath, irritability and restlessness, and wakefulness during sleep caused by liver wind caused by internal heat, phlegm-heat and internal obstruction. Symptoms such as confusion and twitching of hands and feet occur. Take 1 pill each time, 2 times a day, with mint decoction or warm water. For children under one year old, the dosage will be reduced. (8) Xiangsu Zhengwei Pill. Also called Xiangsu Zhengwei Pill. It is also a honey pill, each pill weighs 1. 5 grams, it is a commonly used patent medicine for the treatment of heat-induced dampness in children and the cessation of lactation due to food damage. This medicine has the functions of relieving external symptoms, relieving internal heat, and stagnation of digestion. It can be used for symptoms such as fever, fear of cold, vomiting, diarrhea, unwillingness to eat, oliguria, abdominal pain, and abdominal distension caused by greed for cold drinks in summer and summer. Take 1 pill each time, 2 times a day; drink with warm water. The dosage for children under one year old may be reduced. Western medicine treatment methods for colds At present, there are dozens of drugs for treating colds. Commonly used ones include Contac, Kangde (severe cold formula), compound aspirin (i.e. APC), Suxiao Cold Capsules, Crack, Ganmao Tong, etc. The most commonly used are compound aspirin and Contac. Compound aspirin has a good anti-cold effect, and its various dosage forms also bring convenience to patients (please follow the instructions for use). In particular, its low price makes it suitable for use by ordinary consumers. Generally, cold medicine is taken once every 8 hours (not morning, noon, and night as commonly understood). Contac has relief technology that can keep the drug concentration in the blood at a stable state for 12 hours when taken once. Therefore, you only need one pill of Contac in the morning and at night. Common colds can heal on their own in seven days without the need for antibiotics. However, for the elderly, infants and young children with chronic diseases, if the disease does not heal within 3 days, or if pharyngitis or tonsillitis is obvious, or the body temperature and white blood cells increase, you may consider using it. Appropriate antibiotics. For patients with chronic diseases such as tracheitis, chronic bronchitis, emphysema and pulmonary heart disease, a cold can aggravate the original disease and lead to respiratory and cardiac failure. In addition, the virus can also invade other organs of some patients, causing meningitis, myocarditis, hepatitis, rheumatism, nephritis, etc. Therefore, if the symptoms of this cold are different from those in the past, or if the symptoms do not disappear within a week, you need to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment.