In traditional Chinese medicine, colds are divided into wind cold colds and wind heat colds. Only by determining which type of cold one belongs to can specific medication be used for treatment. Generally speaking, the symptoms of wind heat cold and wind cold cold are different. So, what are the symptoms of wind cold cold and wind heat cold?
Symptoms of Wind Cold and Cold
1. Afraid of cold and wind, half of the patients with wind cold and cold will experience fear of cold and wind. Therefore, during the process of illness, patients like to cover themselves with a big blanket or wear thick clothes to feel more comfortable.
2. There is no tongue coating on the tongue, or the tongue coating is relatively thin and white.
3. Patients may experience a runny nose, but the mucus is usually watery. Some patients with severe colds may also have white or slightly yellowish mucus. In addition, if the patient experiences nasal congestion, they may have a runny nose when exposed to some hot water, which is also a symptom of wind cold and cold.
4. The pulse shows a condition of floating tightness, which means that more yang is floating on the surface of the body, which is a manifestation of unhealthy physical condition.
5. Patients with wind cold colds may also experience back brain pain, and the pain is quite severe, even making neck movements less flexible.
Symptoms of wind heat and cold
1. Sore throat: It usually hurts before the symptoms of a cold, and phlegm is usually yellow or black in color. Wind heat, cold, sore throat, accompanied by swollen tonsils; Wind cold cold, sore throat, and no redness or swelling of tonsils.
2. Thick nasal discharge: characterized by yellowish, turbid, and thick nasal discharge, mostly due to wind heat and cold; Wind cold cold only has a clear and watery nasal discharge.
3. Wind heat cold, red tongue tip and tongue edge, thin white and slightly yellow coating; The tip and edge of the tongue will not be red or red in a cold, and the coating will be thin, white, and not yellow.
4. Body heat, thirst, irritability, wind heat and cold are mostly caused by dry mouth, thirst, and a preference for drinking cold drinks; Wind cold cold cold does not make the mouth dry or thirsty, and does not like drinking water.
5. Wind heat and cold have fluctuating pulse rates, with a pulse rate of over 90 beats per minute; The pulse of wind cold cold cold is usually tight or slow, with a pulse rate of less than 90 beats per minute.
6. Cold aversion and fever: Both have symptoms of both cold aversion and fever. The difference between the two is: wind heat cold has a more severe fever, and cold aversion is mild but not very obvious; On the contrary, wind cold colds are characterized by severe wind or cold aversion, with mild fever.
