Symptoms and dietary treatments for hot and cold

Summer colds are the most uncomfortable, but you don’t want to take medicine? I have compiled some relevant knowledge about heat and cold for you, I hope it will be helpful to you! Symptoms and dietary therapy of hot colds

People catching colds in summer are commonly known as "hot colds". Many people believe that when the weather is hot, colds will get better over time without the need for injections or medicine. This misunderstanding often leads to the worsening of colds and complications from minor colds due to insufficient attention. Therefore, everyone is reminded that hot colds must not be treated with cold treatment and must be treated in time to avoid developing other diseases.

Hot cold symptoms

The main symptoms of "hot cold" are: fever, dizziness or headache, sore throat, cough, sticky or yellow phlegm, stuffy nose and yellow discharge, dry mouth and tongue Dryness, weakness of limbs, loss of appetite, etc.

In addition to cold symptoms, "hot cold" also has symptoms such as fever, poor sweating, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. Treatment should be to clear away heat and reduce dampness, relieve external symptoms and harmonize the middle. You can choose Huoxiang Zhengqi oral liquid (10 ml), 3 to 5 ml for those over 7 years old, 2 to 4 ml for those 3 to 7 years old, twice a day. Children with gastrointestinal colds who feel wind-cold, aversion to cold and fever, and have food stagnation or diarrhea and vomiting can choose Wushi Tea Granules (infusion); those who are thirsty due to summer heat and have prickly heat in children can use Honeysuckle Oral Liquid; those with constipation due to summer heat, Those who are thirsty, upset, or have sores on the mouth and tongue can use Daochi Pills, but children under one year old should take it with caution.

The symptoms of "hot cold" are mild, with only nasal symptoms, such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, and mild cough, and can be cured within 3 to 4 days. If the pharynx is involved, there is often fever, sore throat, and tonsil swelling and pain. Fever usually lasts for 2 to 3 days.

If the symptoms are severe, they include high fever, chills, headache, fatigue, and loss of appetite. Patients may have more frequent coughs, pharyngeal congestion, herpes and ulcers, tonsillar effusion, and obvious sore throat. Inflammation can also cause swelling and pain in the submandibular lymph nodes, and can cause complications in the sinuses, middle ear, and trachea. High fever in infants and young children can easily cause convulsions.

In viral infections, the number of white blood cells in the blood is normal or low, while in bacterial infections, the white blood cells are mostly increased. Since most upper respiratory tract infections are caused by viruses, especially in the early stages of viral infection, antibiotics are not necessary. If there is a bacterial infection, such as effusion tonsillitis, suppurative otitis media, the doctor will use antibiotics depending on the specific situation. If a child has a fever, the fever can be appropriately reduced under the guidance of a doctor, but do not use excessive doses of antipyretics to avoid a sudden drop in body temperature and collapse. If the child has a severe cough that affects his diet and sleep, he can take cough medicine under the guidance of a doctor.

Diet therapy for hot and cold:

1. Mung bean gruel

20 grams of mung beans and 30 grams of japonica rice. Boil the mung beans first, add the japonica rice after they are slightly soft, then cook until the rice is cooked, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar and eat.

2. Watermelon juice

Remove the seeds from the watermelon, twist the juice into gauze, and take it frequently instead of tea.

3. Rock sugar watermelon

10 grams of black fungus, 50 grams of watermelon green, 20 grams of rock sugar, several orange segments, and several cherries. Crush the rock sugar and wash the swollen black fungus into a bowl, place it on a basket and steam for 5 minutes. After taking it out to cool down, add the watermelon emerald, orange segments and cherries. Stir evenly and put it in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Ji, today I will show you some dietary therapies suitable for summer heat:

4. Sanhua Decoction

15 grams of white chrysanthemum, honeysuckle 20 grams, 15 grams of white lentil flowers. Put the three flavors in an enamel container, add water to make a decoction and drink it instead of tea.

5. Six kinds of fried

6 grams each of honeysuckle, white chrysanthemum and rose flower, 10 grams each of Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis, and 120 grams of sour plum. First boil the sour plums in water, then add the medicine and boil, remove the residue, then add an appropriate amount of rock sugar (white sugar), wait for it to cool before drinking.

6. Three juice drinks

Lemon juice, grape juice, and fresh orange juice. Mix equal amounts of three flavors, add equal amounts of warm water, let cool and drink.

7. Fresh reed root porridge

30 grams of fresh reed root and 50 grams of japonica rice. First cut the reed root into sections, add an appropriate amount of water, boil for 15 minutes, add the juice to the japonica rice, and then add an appropriate amount of rock sugar to eat.