Common cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine is different from what prescribed in Western Medicine. It mainly caused by the upper respiratory tract infection and the symptoms include nasal congestion, nasal itching, runny nose, sore throat, itchy, tearing, postnatal drip flu and others.There are two major types of common colds and in the Chinese medical language named wind-cold and wind-heat, while in Western medical language named common cold, seasonal flu and others.
Flu that caused by Wind-cold
Cause of tiredness, not fully rested or catch cold. Most commonly happened during winter season. The nature of the Taiyang meridian is Cold (In the Taiyang layer, it is the Cold dominates). When the Taiyang meridian is in disorder, the disorder might be in the meridian (this meridian per se is in disorder).
Cause of tiredness, not fully rested or catch cold. Most commonly happened during winter season. The nature of the Taiyang meridian is Cold (In the Taiyang layer, it is the Cold dominates). When the Taiyang meridian is in disorder, the disorder might be in the meridian (this meridian per se is in disorder).
The symptoms include:
* Chilly, mild fever
* Pain and stiff in the back of the head and neck is not flexible
* Fear of cold, usually need to wear a lot of clothes or cover with thick blanket to maintain at comfortable point
* Clear, white or a bit yellowish mucus. If nasal congestion happen, drink more warm water to release clear mucus
* Pain and stiff in the back of the head and neck is not flexible
* Fear of cold, usually need to wear a lot of clothes or cover with thick blanket to maintain at comfortable point
* Clear, white or a bit yellowish mucus. If nasal congestion happen, drink more warm water to release clear mucus
* Coughing thin and white phlegm
* Tongue with no coating or slightly white
* If you familiar with pulse diagnosis, you will be able to test on floating pulse which means Yang floating pulse, beat easily.
* Tongue with no coating or slightly white
* If you familiar with pulse diagnosis, you will be able to test on floating pulse which means Yang floating pulse, beat easily.
Symptoms of Flu that caused by Wind-heat
* High fever, less cold
* Pain and stiff in the back of the head , sweating
* Pain and stiff in the back of the head , sweating
* Pain throat swelling and pain, most commonly happen before flu symptoms, yellow or slightly dark sputum.
* Nasal congestion, thick mucus, usually yellow in color
* Nasal congestion, thick mucus, usually yellow in color
* Tongue is red with yellow coating.
* Cough, body heatiness
* Constipation, thirsty, nervous
* Flood pulse, which is faster than the normal pulse
风寒感冒和风热感冒的区别
伤风是中医用语，西医里并没有这个词汇。感冒区分为上感和流感，伤风是上感的的一种，只是普通感冒，主要就是上呼吸道的感染，以鼻咽部的症状为主，表现为鼻塞，鼻痒，流涕，咽痛，咽痒，流泪，鼻后滴漏感等。
中医通常把感冒分为风寒感冒和风热感冒，以西医的说法则分为普通感冒、流行性感冒等。
风寒感冒，
其起因通常是劳累，没休息好，再加上吹风或受凉。风寒感冒通常秋冬发生比较多。风寒感冒属于太阳经症，太阳开机受阻。其特征症状为：
其起因通常是劳累，没休息好，再加上吹风或受凉。风寒感冒通常秋冬发生比较多。风寒感冒属于太阳经症，太阳开机受阻。其特征症状为：
* 恶寒重、发热轻
* 后脑强痛，就是后脑袋疼，连带脖子转动不灵活。
* 怕寒怕风，通常要穿很多衣服或盖大被子才觉得舒服点
* 鼻涕是清涕，白色或稍微带点黄。如果鼻塞不流涕，喝点热开水，开始流清涕，这也属于风寒感冒
* 咳嗽吐稀白痰
* 舌无苔或薄白苔
* 如果您会把脉，您应该可以测到脉像是浮紧，浮脉的意思是阳气在表，轻取即得。
风热感冒的症状：
* 发热重、微恶风
* 头胀痛，有汗
* 咽喉红肿疼痛，通常在感冒症状之前就痛，痰通常黄色或带黑色。
* 鼻塞，浓涕，通常黄色
* 舌苔带点黄色，也有可能是白色的，舌体通常比较红。
* 咳嗽，身热
* 便秘、口渴、心烦
* 脉像通常为数脉或洪脉，就是脉搏比正常的为快，为大。
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