How to choose traditional Chinese medicine for cold?

As the temperature plummeted, more people caught cold Many people feel that they are easily sleepy after taking western medicine for a cold, which affects their work and study, so they choose Chinese patent medicine to relieve their symptoms However, some people found that taking traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of cold, sometimes there will be sleepiness, inattention and other symptoms In order to let you know the causes of these symptoms, and correctly use Chinese patent medicine to treat cold in autumn, the reporter interviewed Yang Yiheng, deputy director of Pharmacy Department of Peking University Third Hospital, and Zhai Shengli, director of traditional Chinese medicine room of Beijing Jishuitan Hospital Some Chinese patent medicines contain chlorpheniramine Yang Yiheng introduced that many people think that Chinese patent medicines are pure Chinese medicine preparations, but in fact, several common Chinese patent medicines such as Weic Yinqiao Tablets and Ganmaoling granules contain paracetamol, an antipyretic and analgesic drug, and chlorpheniramine, an antiallergic drug After taking it, you may feel dizzy and sleepy because of the addition of chlorpheniramine Therefore, if you take a Chinese patent medicine containing this component, you will have similar symptoms It should also be noted that if you take these drugs and take cold drugs containing paracetamol, such as Baijiahei and Tylenol, it may lead to overdose and increase the burden of liver and kidney Because the name of the Chinese patent medicine does not show the words adding these ingredients, it is necessary to pay attention to the description of the ingredients It needs to be reminded that although most of the Chinese patent medicines are pure Chinese medicine preparations, they can not be used with a cold Some problems need to be paid attention to before drug selection Know the type of cold before choosing medicine Zhai Shengli told reporters that cold can be divided into wind cold, wind heat cold and heat dampness cold in traditional Chinese medicine After the cold, the patient is often afraid of the cold, but he does not feel the temperature rise, that is, the traditional Chinese medicine says that the cold is severe and the fever is light At the same time, there will be less sweating, sore muscles and joints, thin white tongue coating and other symptoms This kind of cold can be treated with traditional Chinese medicine, such as Ganmao Qingre granules Generally, one bag in the morning and one bag in the evening, cover the quilt and go to sleep After a little sweating, the symptoms will be relieved, and most of them will recover in 2-3 days On the contrary, the symptoms of wind heat and cold are mild, heavy fever and sweating, accompanied by thirst, sore throat, thin yellow tongue coating and other symptoms In this case, taking Sangju cold tablet, Lingqiao antidotal pill and so on can have a good effect It should be noted that the drugs mentioned above are all applicable to the initial stage of cold When the cause and symptoms are clear, if other symptoms change after 2-3 days of cold, the medication will be more complex It is not recommended to purchase drugs by yourself Banlangen Granule is mainly used to treat viral cold Banlangen Granules are also commonly used in the treatment of cold It should be noted that they are mainly used in the treatment of wind heat cold, sore throat and viral cold, which is not an indication Taking during the period of viral cold is beneficial to enhance immunity, kill viruses and pathogenic bacteria in the body and avoid infection In addition, if the cough caused by cold is caused by internal heat, which is manifested as yellow phlegm, orange red pill can be selected; if it is cold cough, which is manifested as white phlegm, tongxuanlifei pill can be selected; if it is caused by autumn dryness, Yangyin Qingfei syrup can be selected Traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of cold needs to be differentiated and reused When TCM doctors prescribe Chinese patent medicine for patients, they need to choose according to TCM theory based on syndrome differentiation If the patients don't know their own causes and buy some Chinese patent medicine treatment by themselves, it is likely to cover up or even aggravate the disease Therefore, two experts suggest that if you have cold symptoms and the cause is not clear, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and purchase according to the doctor's prescription.