Simple remedy for the common cold

Chinese medicine physicians have been treating the common cold for over 3,000 years. There have been many different herbs and herbal formulas that have been used effectively for the common cold and flu symptoms.

According to Chinese medical theory, the common cold starts from an exogenous pathogenic factor called wind. The wind will attack the body, and if the body's qi or energy isn't strong enough then cold like symptoms will arise. In Chinese medicine we differentiate different types of cold. The most common types of the common cold are called wind-cold or wind-heat.

Wind-cold is a type of common cold with the following signs and symptoms running nose, headache, body aches, cough, clear nasal discharge, floating pulse, and pink tongue. This is a very common type of cold. The use of acupuncture and Chinese herbs are very effective to help overcome this type of cold.

Wind-heat is another common type of common cold in Chinese medicine. The following signs and symptoms include sore throat, running nose with yellowish discharge, headache, body aches, floating and rapid pulse, and red tip on tongue. Acupuncture and Chinese herbs is also very effective to overcome this type of cold.

When someone has a simple cold there are some simple remedies that we can do at home. One remedy is to make ginger tea. Ginger tea will help warm the body and clear up the cold. To make ginger tea get a ginger root and cut it up then boil in a pot and afterwards add some honey. Drink the tea for a few days. If the cold is just starting or not too serious yet, this is a great and natural option to help overcome the cold. If you start to cough and have a sore throat, then you would want to make lemon tea. You would do the same thing for ginger tea, but with lemons. Remeber to add a little honey to sweeten it a little. Both ginger tea and lemon tea are effective simple methods to overcome the common cold.

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