Patient's question:
I recently caught a cold, and I currently have a headache and cough. I've been drinking water and taking Azithromycin and Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter Cold Tablets. Are they effective? How long does it usually take for wind-cold colds to reduce swelling?Doctor's answer:
Common cold with wind and cold: In addition to common symptoms such as nasal congestion, hiccups, cough, and headache, patients may also experience symptoms like repeated colds, high fever, lack of sweating, muscle pain, runny nose, thin white sputum, sore throat, thirst, or thirst for hot drinks, and thin white tongue coating. The key to treating wind and cold cold is to induce sweating (TCM Heart Wen Jie Biao). There are many methods, including taking a sauna, soaking feet in hot water (preferably with some alcohol), covering oneself with two blankets, drinking ginger syrup, eating ginger porridge, and so on.