Chinese medicine prescription for cold

There are actually many ways to treat a cold. If it is an early stage cold, the patient does not need any medication at all. Just get enough rest and water. If the cold is relatively serious, it can also be treated with Chinese medicine, and the effect is also very good.

1. Chinese medicine prescriptions for treating colds and coughs

1.1. Jingfang Baidu Powder

[Composition] 30g each of Schizonepeta, Saposhnikovia, Notopterygium, Angelica dahurica, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Bupleurum, Peucedanum, Platycodon, Citrus aurantium, and Poria, and 15g of Licorice.

[Function] Dispel wind and cold, relieve exterior symptoms and eliminate dampness: used for the initial stage of "flu", colds, etc., with symptoms such as aversion to cold, fever, no sweating, severe headache, muscle and joint pain, white and greasy tongue coating, and floating or rapid pulse. This prescription can also be used for patients with dysentery, sores and carbuncles at the initial stage with symptoms of external cold.

1.2, Xingsu powder

[Ingredients] Apricot kernel, Platycodon grandiflorum, Scutellaria baicalensis, Fritillaria thunbergii, Perilla frutescens, Fructus aurantii, Licorice, Tangerine peel, Peucedanum chinense, Morus alba bark, Ophiopogon japonicus, and ginger.

【Function】Dispel wind and cold, clear the lungs and resolve phlegm.

[Main indications] Treats exogenous wind-cold, aversion to cold and fever, headache without sweating, nasal congestion and clear runny nose, and cough with sputum.

It is suitable for cough and nasal congestion caused by colds and influenza; cough caused by acute and chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, and emphysema, and is effective for those with cool, dry, and phlegm-damp symptoms. It is also effective for autumn colds and coughs.

1.3. Yinqiao Powder

【Ingredients】Forsythia (9g), Honeysuckle (9g), Platycodon grandiflorum (6g), Mint (6g), Bamboo Leaf (4g), Licorice (5g), Nepeta spicata (5g), Fermented black beans (5g), Burdock seeds (9g), Phragmites australis (9g)

[Prescription] Yinqiao Powder is used to treat upper-jiao diseases, and contains bamboo leaves, thorny burdock, fermented black beans and mint. Ganjue and reed root are used for cooling the body, and it is mostly used at the beginning of febrile diseases.

【Function】It has a pungent and cool property and can penetrate the surface of the body, clear away heat and detoxify

【Indications】 Initial stage of febrile disease. Fever without sweating, or with poor sweating, slight aversion to wind and cold, headache and thirst, cough and sore throat, red tip of tongue, thin white or thin yellow fur, and floating and rapid pulse.

1.4. Newly added Elsholtzia drink

[Composition] 6 grams of Elsholtzia ciliata, 9 grams of honeysuckle, 9 grams of fresh lentil flowers, 6 grams of Magnolia officinalis, and 6 grams of Forsythia suspensa.

【Function】Relieve summer heat, relieve exterior symptoms, clear away heat and transform dampness.

[Indications] Summer fever at the onset and subsequent wind-cold. Symptoms include aversion to cold and fever, no sweating, restlessness and redness in the heart, thirst, white tongue coating, and a pulse that is strong on the right and weak on the left.

2. Chinese patent medicine for treating cold and cough

2.1. Compound pineapple enzyme tablets

Take 3 tablets each time, 3 times a day. The bromelain contained in this medicine can penetrate into the inflamed tissue, decompose the protein components in the sputum, break down the sticky sputum, and make it easier to cough up; the pig bile it contains can also resolve phlegm and relieve cough. You can also choose compound licorice tablets, taken orally or sublingually, 2 to 3 tablets each time, 3 times a day.

2.2. Coral Grass Lozenges and Watermelon Frost Lozenges

Coral Grass lozenges are for oral administration, 2 tablets each time, once every 2 hours. This medicine acts directly on the local affected area of ​​the throat, maintaining a high concentration of local medicine, which is beneficial to the decomposition and coughing up of local residual inflammation and sputum. You can also choose watermelon frost lozenges, which have the same effects and usage as grass coral lozenges.

2.3 Qingyin Pills

It can also be taken orally, 1 pill each time, 2 to 3 times a day. This medicine is effective for patients with cough and hoarseness, and can quickly relieve the symptoms of hoarseness.

3. Western medicine for cold and cough

Antipyretic and analgesic cold medicines (such as: acetaminophen, aspirin, diclofenac sodium, aminopyrine), representative drugs include: Combid, Tylenol, Baijiahei, Kuai Ke, Gankang, Yindefei, and Baifuning. This type of drug can cause serious damage to the liver and kidneys.

Cold medicines for nasal congestion and runny nose (such as pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine). Representative drugs include: Xin Kangtai, Tylenol, Baijiahei, Yindefei, and Baifuning. This type of drug is contraindicated for patients with cardiovascular, "three highs", hyperthyroidism, and prostate diseases.

Cold medicines for runny nose and sneezing (such as chlorpheniramine maleate and diphenhydramine hydrochloride). Representative drugs include: Xin Kangtai, Tylenol, Baijiahei (night), Kuai Ke, Gankang, Yindefei, and Baifuning (night). This type of drug has side effects such as nerve suppression and drowsiness and is contraindicated for use by drivers, machine operators, and people working at heights.

Antitussive and expectorant cold medicines (such as dextromethorphan hydrobromide, dimethomorph hydrochloride, and licorice mixture). Representative drugs: Tylenol, Baijiahei, and Baifuning. These drugs have a strong gastrointestinal irritation effect.