Common Cold

Question 0

The symptoms of common cold

Answer 0

Headache running nose 
Sore throat fever body achy 
Chills cough 
Malaise 心神不安
Laryngitis 喉炎

Question 1

The introduction of common cold

Answer 1

Virus infection in the upper respiratory tract
All the treatment are the support treatment
Cold on the infant and senior are not good .

Question 2

Etiology and pathology of common cold

Answer 2

Wind (leading factor) ,cold ,heat invasion

Question 3

Flu VS cold

Answer 3

Flu: high fever , epidemic season ,whole family sick
Cold: fever normally not more than 39 degree

Question 4

Wind cold VS wind heat

Answer 4

Exterior cold//exterior heat
Both have chill and fever
Chill aversion to cold (serious cold )//chill aversion to cold (mild cold)
Mild fever// serious fever
No sweating // little sweat or more sweating
Itching throat //sore throat
Light red tongue with thin white coating ,superficial ,rapid pulse //light red tongue with a little bit thin white or yellow coating superficial , rapid pulse .

Question 5

Aversion to cold VS intolerance cold

Answer 5

EPF block the channel ,Wei qi fall to warm the body ,no matter how many blanket you put still cold —exterior

Yang qi deficiency fall to warm the body if you put blanket you will feel a little warm —interior

Question 6

Cold with Xu constitution

Answer 6

Qi deficiency 
Yang deficiency (easy invasion by wind cold )
Blood deficiency 
Yin deficiency (easy invasion by wind heat )

Question 7

Quality syndrome of cold

Answer 7

Wind cold (most common )
Wind heat (most common)
Summer heat
Dryness

Question 8

Compare 
1 Wind cold 
2 wind heat 
3 summer heat with damp 
(Interms of chill and fever)

Answer 8

1. Severe chills ,mild fever
2. Severe fever , mild chills
3. mild chills and mild fever

Question 9

Compare 
1 Wind cold 
2 wind heat 
3 summer heat with damp 
(Interms of sweating)

Answer 9

1. no sweating or with /mild sweating
2. sweating
3. mild sweating

Question 10

Compare 
1 Wind cold 
2 wind heat 
3 summer heat with damp 
(Interms of headache and body feeling )

Answer 10

1. headache ,general aching or soreness of limbs
2. distending or pounding headache
3. heavy sensation in head or whole body

Question 11

Compare 
1 Wind cold 
2 wind heat 
3 summer heat with damp 
(Interms of respiratory tract)

Answer 11

1. nasal obstruction ,sneezing ,clear nasal discharge ,itchy throat , coughing up thin white sputum , no thirst or with/slight thirst
2. nasal obstruction white or yellow sticky nasal discharge , congested &sore throat ,coughing up white or yellow sticky sputum ,thirst or mild thirst .
3. cough with sticky sputum ,dizziness ,irritability,stuffiness in chest ,poor appetite, no thirst ,abdominal distension and pain ,nausea,vomiting ,diarrhea with/foul smelling .

Question 12

Compare 
1 Wind cold 
2 wind heat 
3 summer heat with damp 
(Interms of treatment principles)

Answer 12

1. relieve the exterior with acrid-warm herbs
2. relieve the exterior with acrid-cool herbs
3. clear summer-heat and remove damp to relieve the exterior

Question 13

Sore throat

Answer 13

Wind cold /heat impair lung function

Question 14

Fever

Answer 14

Wei qi and xie qi are fighting . Senior May not have fever coz zheng qi weak

Question 15

Cold

Answer 15

EPF invasion block the Wei qi and inhibit Wei qi .

Question 16

Body itching

Answer 16

Channel blocked by EPF(tai yang stage )

Question 17

Sweating /no sweating

Answer 17

Wind heat steaming pore /wind cold congest pore.