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1. Overview and Causes
2. Symptoms
3. TCM Effectiveness and Evaluation
4. Common Syndromes and Treatments in TCM
  a. Wind-cold Syndrome
  b. Wind-head Syndrome
5. Healing by Other Therapies
  a. Qigong and other
  b. Medicated diet
  c. Life style


1. Overview and Causes

The common cold is caused by many kinds of viruses; influenza is one of them. This disease is easily transmitted while in form of droplets. Sometimes, pandemics may happen over the large areas of the world. In TCM the common cold is known as “Shang Feng."

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2. Symptoms

a. There is a series of marked symptoms such as chills, headaches, running nose, itching or sore throat, cough , myalgia (muscle pains) and fatigue. In some cases, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, pain in abdomen and diarrhea also occur.
b. In severe cases, there is fever, chest pain, bloody sputum, shortness of breath and even coma.

In one word, common cold is a disease caused by influenza viruses, which are living in the respiratory system.

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3. TCM Effectiveness and Evaluation


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4. Common Syndromes and Treatments in TCM

This ailment, according to TCM, has different syndromes. The treatment for these syndromes using herbal medicine and acupuncture is shown below.

Syndrome (a)
Wind-cold syndrome

There are a series of symptoms such as chills, absence of sweat, headaches, running nose, cough, watery and thin sputum, aching in arms and legs. Some people have diarrhea also. There is a thin and whitish fur on the tongue and a tense pulse.

To treat by Herbal medicine
Therapeutic principle: By using herbal medicine, you can relieve your exterior syndrome problem with the herbs pungent in flavor and warm in property, ventilating the lung and expelling pathogenic (disease causing) cold.

Prescription/Formula:
Schizonepeta 10g, ledebouriella root 10g, notopterygium root 10g, bupleurum root, sichuan fritillary bulb 10g, cinnamon twig 6g, fresh ginger 6g, prepared licorice root 6g.

  

To treat by Acupuncture and Moxibustion
 Prescription/Formula: Gb 20, Lu7, LI 4, Bl 12, St 8, SI 7, G b 7.

Pushing with one - finger meditation, pressing, kneading, wiping and grasping, etc.

  

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Syndrome (b)
Wind-heat syndrome

Fever with headaches, sore throat with congestion, cough with yellowish sputum, thirst; reddened tongue with thin and yellowish fur, floating and rapid pulse.

To treat by Herbal medicine
Therapeutic principle: By using herbal medicine you can relieve the exterior syndrome with the herbs pungent in flavor and cool in property, promoting the dispersing function of the lung and clearing up pathogenic heat.

Prescription/Formula:
 Honeysuckle flower 15g, forsythia fruit 10g, isatis root 15g, pueraria root 15g, platycodon root 10g, chrysanthemum, prepared Licorice root.

  

To treat by Acupuncture and Moxibustion
 Prescription/Formula: GB 20, Lu 7, LI 4, LI 11, Du 14.

  

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5. Healing by Other Therapies

(a) Qigong and other therapies

For effect of Qigong on the Nervous System Function, click here.

Generally speaking, Qigong is good for healing effect of this specific ailment, however individual results may vary. It improves the flow of the qi and the circulation of the blood, so you'll experience more energy, but, you won't see/ feel any immediate effects, as with many exercises and therapies, it takes a few weeks or even months of practice before you'll see any significant improvements.

The following types of Qigong may help:

For the information of different types of Qigong ,just click a link above.

This information is for education purpose only. We strongly advise you seek a licensed Qigong master to learn the correct ways to conduct these exercises before attempting them.


(b) Medicated diet
1) Wind cold type: Ginger root 5 pieces, brown sugar one tablespoon, 3 cups of water. Cook them for 5 minutes for two times a day.
2) Wind heat type: Two Pears, Crystal Sugar two pieces, Two liters of water. Cook them as the soup for two days supply; two times a day.

(c) Life style
1) Remember to wear enough clothing when the weather changes. Take care not to catch cold or rain.
2) Have enough sleep.
3) Increase the circulation of air in the room. Don't go to the public area often.

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