What medicine is better for colds and flu

Colds are a very common disease in life. There are several types of colds, mainly wind-cold colds, wind-heat colds, summer-heat and dampness colds, etc. Different types of colds require different medications. If the condition is mild, you don't need to take medicine.

1. Cold

Symptoms: In addition to general symptoms such as nasal congestion, sneezing, coughing, and headache, patients also have chills, low fever, no sweating, headache and body pain, clear runny nose, thin white sputum, sweating, red and swollen sore throat, no thirst or thirsty for hot drinks, thin white tongue coating, etc. Usually, they have to wear a lot of clothes or cover themselves with a big quilt to feel comfortable.

Applicable medicine: This cold is related to the patient's exposure to wind and cold. The principle of treatment should be to use pungent and warm herbs to relieve the symptoms. Patients can choose from cold and flu granules, cold and heat-clearing granules, Jiuwei Qianghuo pills, Tongxuan Lifei pills, Wushicha granules and other medicines for treatment. If the patient also has symptoms of internal heat and constipation, he can take Fangfeng Tongsheng Pills for treatment.

Avoid using medicines: Patients with wind-cold type colds should avoid using medicines such as Sangju Cold Tablets, Yinqiao Jiedu Tablets, Lingqiao Jiedu Tablets, and Compound Cold Tablets.

2. Wind-heat type cold

Symptoms: In addition to the general symptoms of a cold, such as a stuffy nose, runny nose, cough, and headache, the patient also has high fever, thick yellow sputum, sore throat that usually precedes the onset of cold symptoms, sputum that is usually yellow or black, and constipation.

Applicable drugs: The principle of treating wind-heat type colds should be to use pungent and cool herbs to relieve the symptoms. Patients can choose from Xiangxue antiviral oral liquid, cold and fever reducing granules, Isatis root granules, Yinqiao Jiedu pills, Lingyang Jiedu pills and other drugs for treatment. Patients with wind-heat type colds should avoid using medicines such as Jiuwei Qianghuo Pills and Lifei Pills.

3. Summer-heat and dampness type cold

Symptoms: Patients experience chills, fever, loss of taste in the mouth, headache, swelling of the head, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc.

Applicable drugs: This type of cold often occurs in summer. Treatment should focus on clearing away heat, removing dampness and relieving exterior symptoms. Patients can choose to take drugs such as Huoxiang Zhengqi Water and Yinqiao Jiedu Pills for treatment. If the patient has severe gastrointestinal symptoms, it is not advisable to use drugs such as Baohe Pills, Shanzha Pills, and Xiangsha Yangwei Pills.