Is it possible to take care of colds even when it is hot and cold? Teach you how to use traditional Chinese medicine to treat colds

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the weather suddenly changes from cold to hot in winter and spring, especially in the morning, noon and evening, and the large temperature difference between indoors and outdoors. This causes us to pay attention to the cold in the morning and evening but not the heat at noon when dressing. Or you may pay attention to the heat at noon and ignore the coldness in the morning and evening. This combination of cold and heat, coupled with the invasion of wind evil, leads to the occurrence of colds for people with poor physical constitution.

Common symptoms of colds: nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, dizziness, headache, fever, muscle aches, etc.

Why do we talk about mild and moderate colds but not severe colds? This is related to our ideology. For mild and moderate colds, everyone always neglects to worry about it; only when a severe cold occurs will they think of taking medicine or even getting injections and infusions.

1. Drug treatment

We all have some understanding: Western drug treatment is symptomatic treatment. If nasal congestion or runny nose occurs, Ammonia capsules or chlorpheniramine will be used. ; If you have headaches and dizziness, you may use Gram Sensitive; if you have muscle soreness, you may consider using ibuprofen, etc.

What about Chinese patent medicines? It needs to be used dialectically, for example, for wind-cold colds, you can use Fenghanmao Granules; for wind-heat colds, there are Fenghumao Granules; for heat-toxic colds, you can use antiviral medicine; for gastrointestinal colds, you can use Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, etc.

2. Moderate rest and moderate drinking of warm water will help the body recover and enhance disease resistance.

In addition to the above basic popular science content, here is what you need to know:

Traditional Chinese medicine care starts from the meridians. The lungs govern the skin and skin, and the cold is the invasion of external evils and the skin surface. It will damage the lungs and guard.

Therefore, in nursing care, the lung meridian, large intestine meridian, and stomach meridian are the main ones. The lung meridian is the meridian invaded by evil spirits. The large intestine meridian and the lung meridian are in sync with each other to prevent the transmission of changes from the outside to the inside. The stomach meridian strengthens the body's body. Immunity and resistance, promote body recovery.

The operation of nursing is also relatively simple. It is similar to massage techniques to continuously stimulate the relevant meridians. First, find the lung meridian, large intestine meridian, and stomach meridian, starting from the lung meridian Zhongfu and Yunmen. Massage and knead until the thenar and Hegu stops. You can use your fingers, thenar or the heel of your palms when massaging. The most important thing is to achieve the purpose of continuous stimulation. The lung meridian and large intestine meridian on the same side are very close. When using the fish It can cover two meridians at the same time to achieve the purpose of simultaneous stimulation. After massaging one side, you can press the other side. The stomach meridian is mainly operated on the calf, between Zusanli and Xiajuxu, for the purpose of enhancing immunity and regulating lower qi movement.

Usually this kind of care is aimed at patients with mild or moderate colds and those with delayed recovery from colds. Clinically, it can achieve good therapeutic effects without causing any special discomfort, and it is easy to be accepted by people.

If there are patients around you who are suffering from similar colds, remember to share this method with them!

Author: Zhang Chen, Oncology Nurse, Xi'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital