In addition to common cold symptoms, summer colds also have internal heat phenomena such as thirst and upset, so people often call them "heat colds". Traditional Chinese medicine often divides colds into wind-heat type, summer-heat type and wind-cold type. So, how to deal with these three types of colds?
1. Typical symptoms of wind-heat type cold: severe fever, mild aversion to cold, dry throat and sore throat, even swelling and pain of throat and tonsils, stuffy nose or runny nose, thirst, yellow sticky phlegm, etc.
Chinese medicine often uses honeysuckle douchi porridge for treatment: 9g of honeysuckle and 9g of light douchi, decocted in water to remove residues, 6g of japonica rice and appropriate amount of sugar, and boiled for eating. Once or twice a day, it has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials and dispersing wind-heat and is very suitable for patients with wind-heat type cold.
2. Typical symptoms of wind-cold type cold: severe aversion to cold, mild fever, headache, obvious joint pain, heavy nasal congestion, runny nose, thirsty mouth, thin and white sputum, inconspicuous sore throat, or only itchy throat.
It can be treated with coriander and scallion drink: 15g of coriander and 3 segments of scallion (with roots). Wash them, add appropriate amount of water, and boil them for 5 minutes. It is suitable for the early patients with heat-induced cold syndrome, because both onion and coriander have sweating effect, and those who sweat more are not suitable for eating.
3. Typical symptoms of summer-heat dampness type cold: dizziness, polydipsia, vomiting or diarrhea, no appetite, accompanied by fever, aversion to cold, headache or general pain.
Pogostemon leaf porridge has obvious curative effect on this disease: 2 grams of fresh Pogostemon leaf is decocted for use; First, cook porridge with 1 grams of japonica rice, add the fried Pogostemon, and boil, that is, make Pogostemon porridge. Taking it twice a day has the functions of strengthening the spleen, eliminating dampness and relieving exterior syndrome.