What kind of cold is alternating between cold and heat

Alternating between cold and heat is also a sensory symptom that many cold patients will directly feel. Alternating between cold and heat mainly refers to a patient suddenly feeling hot and then suddenly feeling cold within a period of time. This situation often occurs in summer because people who often stay in air-conditioned rooms are prone to alternating cold and heat. But when the problem of alternating cold and heat occurs, what kind of cold symptoms does it belong to?

In fact, alternating cold and heat is not necessarily caused by a cold. In fact, alternation of cold and heat is mainly caused by Shaoyang disease or malaria. We can effectively distinguish these diseases based on their TCM symptoms. For the treatment of alternating cold and heat, Chinese medicine prescriptions should definitely be chosen for dialectical treatment. Below are some recommended Chinese herbal prescriptions for treating alternating cold and heat.

Chinese medicine prescription 1: Bupleurum, Scutellaria, ginger, Pinellia, Codonopsis, jujube, and licorice. Decoction the above Chinese medicines with water, one dose per day. This Chinese medicine prescription has the effect of clearing away evil heat and reconciling Shaoyang. It is suitable for patients whose bodies have been invaded by evil cold but are still between the exterior and interior.

Chinese medicine prescription 2: Bupleurum, Scutellaria, ginger, Pinellia, Codonopsis, jujube, and licorice. Decoction the above Chinese medicines with water, one dose per day. This Chinese medicine prescription has the effects of clearing the liver, relieving heat, clearing the blood and removing blood stasis. It is suitable for female patients during menstruation whose uterus is invaded by cold evil and turns into heat.

Chinese medicine prescription three: Dichroa, Amomum villosum, Magnolia officinalis, Areca catechu, Citrus aurantium, Tangerine peel, Bupleurum, Scutellaria baicalensis, Ginger, Pinellia, Codonopsis pilosula, Jujube, and Licorice. Decoction the above Chinese medicines with water, one dose per day. This Chinese medicine prescription has the effect of dispelling evil and stopping malaria. It has a good therapeutic effect on the alternation of cold and heat caused by malaria.

Although alternating cold and heat is caused by the invasion of cold evil into the body, it is not necessarily a cold. The treatment of alternating cold and heat requires targeted treatment based on the location of the cold evil. The alternation of cold and heat shows that the two evil qi, cold and heat, can transform into each other in our body. Therefore, when treating the disease, we cannot simply choose Chinese herbal prescriptions that induce sweating and relieve symptoms.