What symptom is darling hot cold

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As far as traditional Chinese medicine is concerned, it is necessary to distinguish between wind cold and wind heat cold. Because the drugs are different, do not mix them. Otherwise, they will not have therapeutic effect. Here is how to distinguish between wind cold and wind heat cold in children.

What symptom is darling hot cold

First, season. Generally speaking, in autumn and winter, most of children's colds are caused by wind cold, that is, they feel the invasion of wind cold, so they should be treated as wind cold during this period of time; in summer, they are easily caused by wind heat, that is, exogenous wind heat.

Second: nasal discharge. When a child has a cold, he or she will usually have a runny nose. If he or she has a clear nose, it means that he or she has a cold due to wind. If he or she has a thick nose and some of it turns yellow, it means that he or she has a cold due to wind heat. Note that sometimes, the first is clear nose, and later became yellow nose, indicating that the child has inflammation.

Third: the color and texture of sputum. General cold cough will have phlegm, if the child's sputum is relatively thin white, it means that it is cold; if the cough has thick sputum, it is yellow thick, it is likely to be caused by wind heat cold. Many children will not spit, parents should let children try to learn to spit, spit out will be much better.

matters needing attention

Generally speaking, a cold caused by wind does not have a sore throat, but only a dry cough, but there is no redness or swelling. If a cold caused by wind has a sore throat and sore throat, it means a cold caused by wind heat.