Patient's question:
Is it effective to drink ginger sugar water for colds caused by wind and cold?Doctor's answer:
Ginger and brown sugar tea is a commonly used folk remedy during colds, but not everyone finds it effective. Ginger and brown sugar tea can help dispel cold and relieve symptoms, primarily treating wind-cold type colds. Wind-heat colds, on the other hand, are usually caused by exposure to heat or internal heat, and require medications that clear heat and detoxify. Drinking ginger and brown sugar tea in such cases may actually worsen the symptoms. Pay attention to keeping warm, avoid catching a cold, and get adequate rest.