A cold is usually caused by feeling cold, with nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, headache, chills, fever and other systemic symptoms as the main manifestations. According to the different clinical manifestations, it can be divided into two types: wind-cold cold and wind-heat cold, accompanied by dampness, blood stasis or physical weakness.
Cold flu is characterized by severe chills, mild fever, obvious headache, no sweat, sore limbs, heavy nasal congestion, runny nose, itchy throat, cough, light phlegm, thirst or like hot drinks, thin white and wet tongue coating and tight pulse. Wind-heat cold is characterized by severe fever, slight aversion to wind, poor sweating, head swelling and pain, cough, yellow phlegm, dry throat, redness and swelling and pain, stuffy nose, yellow runny nose and thirst. At the same time, the tongue coating is thin and white or yellowish, and the tongue edge is sharp and red.
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1. Cold and common cold. ※
Acupoints: Fengchi, Fengmen, Hegu and Lieque.
Analysis: Fengchi point can dispel wind and cold, clear heat and relieve exterior syndrome. Fengmen point can dispel pathogenic wind, spread lung and consolidate exterior. Hegu point can clear away heat and relieve exterior syndrome, regulate qi and relieve pain. Lieque point has the functions of relieving exterior syndrome, dispelling pathogenic factors, dispersing lung qi and dredging throat. The combination of four points can strengthen the efficacy of expelling pathogenic wind, relieving exterior syndrome and dispelling cold, and effectively prevent and treat colds.
If you see heavy head and body fatigue, chest tightness and nausea, anorexia, pale mouth and diarrhea, and white greasy tongue coating, it belongs to cold and dampness, and you can add Yinlingquan and Chize points on time; If chest tightness is uncomfortable at the same time, occasionally chest pain and tight pulse, it is wind-cold stagnation, and Ganshu and Yanglingquan points can be added; If you see fatigue, shortness of breath, laziness, hyperhidrosis, pale tongue with white fur, weak pulse, repeated colds, persistent illness, etc., you can add plaster and Zusanli point.
Acupoint method: thumb or forefinger press the acupoints on the pulp, and fingers press them clockwise or counterclockwise. Press 100 times on each acupoint, and the fingers should be rubbed with a certain intensity.
※ 2. Wind-heat cold
Acupoints: plantar, Chise, Quchi, Dazhui and Waiguan.
Analysis: Fishbone point can clear heat and cool blood, relieve sore throat and relieve pain. Chize point can regulate lung qi, nourish yin and moisten lung, reduce adverse reactions and stop vomiting. Quchi point can dredge meridians, dispel wind and relieve itching, clear away heat and reduce swelling. Dazhui point is the meeting of all yang, and compatibility with Waiguan point can relieve exterior syndrome and reduce fever. If you have sore throat, you can add Shaoshang points. In addition to pressing, pricking needles with triangular needles is particularly effective for bloodletting. If you have symptoms of summer heat, you can add points Zhongwan and Zusanli. If the symptoms of blood deficiency are obvious, Sanyinjiao point can be added.
Acupoint method: thumb or forefinger press the acupoints on the pulp, and fingers press them clockwise or counterclockwise. Press 100 times on each acupoint, and the fingers should be rubbed with a certain intensity.
Other therapies
1. Skin acupuncture therapy. ※
Operation method: For patients with fever, sweating and back pain, tap the skin needle along the back Du meridian and bladder meridian, tap three times from top to bottom on both sides, and then cupping, with remarkable effect.
2. Three kinds of scented tea. ※
Raw materials: honeysuckle 15g, chrysanthemum 10g, jasmine 3g.
Methods: Flos Lonicerae, Flos Chrysanthemi, and Flos Jasmini sambac were put into a teacup, and boiled water was poured in, and soaked for 10~ 15 minutes, then they could be used instead of tea.
Efficacy: clearing away heat and toxic materials, suitable for preventing and treating wind-heat cold, sore throat and carbuncle caused by heat toxin.
※ 3. Ginger brown sugar tea
Ingredients: ginger, brown sugar.
Method: Slice ginger, put it in a cup, add brown sugar, pour boiling water for brewing, and drink it on behalf of tea.
Efficacy: dispel cold, suitable for patients with wind-cold and cold.
Life tips
1. Strengthen exercise and do more outdoor activities to improve the body's disease resistance.
2. When the climate changes, increase or decrease the clothes in time to prevent over-cooling or overheating.
3. Take less children to crowded public places to reduce the chance of infection.
Always open the window to get some air. When someone at home has a cold, you can fumigate vinegar indoors to prevent cross-infection of viruses.
5. Take preventive injections in time to reduce the probability of infection.