How to treat body aches, weakness, chills and headaches

Symptoms such as body aches, weakness, chills and headaches are mostly caused by a severe cold. At this time, you must seek timely treatment to avoid more serious threats to your health. So how do you treat body aches, weakness, chills and headaches? In fact, there are three methods. The first method is acupoint treatment.

1. Basic treatment

Treatment method: dispel wind and relieve exterior symptoms. The main acupoints are the hand Taiyin meridian, hand Yangming meridian and Du meridian.

Main acupoints: Lieque, Hegu, Dazhui, Taiyang, Fengchi

Acupoints for wind-cold and cold: If the patient has wind-cold, add Quchi, Chize and Yuji; if the patient has nasal congestion, add Yingxiang; if the patient has a cold due to physical weakness, add Zusanli; if the patient has sore throat, add Shaoshang; if the patient has body aches, add Shenzhu; if the patient has dampness, add Yinlingquan; if the patient has heatstroke, add Weizhong.

The main acupoints are operated using the filiform needle drainage method. For wind-cold colds, moxibustion is performed on the Dazhui point; for wind-heat colds, pricking and cupping are performed on the Dazhui point. Among the paired acupoints, Zusanli is used with the tonifying method or the balanced tonifying and draining method, Shaoshang and Weizhong are used with the pricking and bleeding method, and the remaining acupoints are used with the draining method.

Fang Yi's Meaning: Cold is caused by external evil invading the lung defense. Taiyin and Yangming are exterior and interior to each other, so Lieque and Hegu of the hand Taiyin and hand Yangming meridians are used to eliminate the evil and relieve the exterior. The Du Meridian controls the Yang energy of the whole body. Warm moxibustion on the Dazhui point can promote Yang and dispel cold. Bloodletting can clear away heat evil. Fengchi is the meeting point of the Foot Shaoyang Meridian and the Yangwei Meridian. "Yangwei is associated with diseases such as cold and heat", so Fengchi can not only dispel wind evil, but also, when combined with the temples, can clear the head and eyes.

2. Other treatments

(1) For cupping, select Dazhui, Shenzhu, Dazhui and Feishu points. Leave the cups on for 15 minutes before removing them, or use flash cupping. This method is suitable for colds caused by wind and cold.

(2) For the blood-pricking and cupping method, select Dazhui, Fengmen, Shenzhu, and Feishu points. After disinfection, prick them with a three-edged needle to allow natural bleeding. When the bleeding color turns lighter, add a fire cup to the acupoint and leave the cup on for 10 minutes before removing it, clean the area and disinfect the needle hole again. This method is suitable for wind-heat cold.

(3) For ear acupuncture, select the lungs, inner nose, lower diaphragm tip, and forehead, and use medium to strong stimulation. For sore throat, add filiform needle acupuncture to the throat and tonsils.

3. Other cold treatments

（1）． For compress therapy, take 2 cloves of garlic, mash their juice and mix with flour to make a cone shape, and plug it into the nostrils (alternating between the two sides), leaving it in for 15-20 minutes each time, 4 to 5 times a day. It has the effects of dispelling wind and cold, promoting lung function and opening the orifices, and is suitable for treating colds caused by wind and cold.

（2）． For external treatment, take 30 grams each of scallion and ginger and 5 grams of salt, mash them into a paste, add appropriate amount of white wine and mix well, wrap it with gauze, and apply it to the chest, back, elbows, and soles of hands and feet. It generally has the effect of dispelling exterior pathogens and you will sweat about 15 minutes after application, and all 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 teacup, pour in 200-300 ml of boiling water, cover and soak for 10 minutes, then add 15 grams of brown sugar, stir well, and drink while hot. It has the effect of dispelling exterior pathogens and is suitable for people with the initial stage of a cold, aversion to cold, no sweating and headache.