What should pregnant women do if they catch a wind-heat cold? Treatment of wind-heat cold in pregnant women

Colds include wind-heat colds and wind-cold colds. The symptoms of these two colds are different, and the medication and diet therapy directions are also different. Among them, wind-heat colds are mainly caused by exogenous wind evil, and the symptoms are cough, sweating, nasal congestion, fever, headache, thick and greasy tongue coating, and hot hands and feet. Medication and diet therapy should focus on antiviral and heat-clearing. As a special group, what should pregnant women do if they suffer from wind-heat cold?

What medicine should pregnant women take for wind-heat cold

Pregnant women with wind-heat cold can choose some Chinese herbal medicines with fewer side effects. For example, you can choose isatis root, isatis indigotica, forsythia, angelica dahurica, honeysuckle, etc. which have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying and anti-viral. There are also Chinese patent medicines such as Yinqiao Jiedu Pills, Compound Isatis Injection, Yinhuang Oral Liquid, etc. that can be taken.

1. Isatis root granules

The main ingredient of Isatis root granules is Isatis root. The auxiliary materials are sucrose and dextrin. Functions and indications: Clears away heat and detoxifies, cools blood and relieves sore throat. It is used for sore throat and dry oropharynx caused by excessive heat in the lungs and stomach; and for acute tonsillitis with the above symptoms.

2. Yinqiao Jiedu Pills

Yinqiao Jiedu Pills are pungent and cool in nature, and can relieve exterior symptoms, clear away heat and detoxify. It is composed of ingredients such as honeysuckle, forsythia, platycodon, mint, burdock, and licorice. Used for wind-heat cold, fever, headache, cough, dry mouth and sore throat.

3. Yinhuang oral liquid

Yinhuang oral liquid is mainly used to clear away heat, detoxify and reduce inflammation. Used for upper respiratory tract infection, acute tonsillitis, and pharyngitis. The honeysuckle extract and scutellaria baicalensis extract solutions are combined to form a reddish-brown clear liquid; the taste is sweet with a slight bitterness.

Please note that you should not take tonic Chinese medicine at the same time while taking this medicine. People with severe chronic diseases such as hypertension, heart disease, liver disease, diabetes, and kidney disease should take the medicine under the guidance of a physician. Related reading: Don't take medicine for a cold casually. Distinguish between wind-cold and wind-heat and take the right medicine for the right condition.

Diet therapy for wind-heat cold in pregnant women

1. Bean curd stick porridge

Ingredients: 10g yuba, 50g rice

Method: Wash the bean curd sheets and rice and add appropriate amount of water to cook into porridge. When the porridge becomes thick, add appropriate amount of salt and chopped green onions for seasoning and then eat it while it is hot. This recipe can also be used as a dietary therapy to prevent colds during seasons when colds are common.

2. Winter melon and barley porridge

Ingredients: 50g polished rice, 20g raw coix seed, 500g winter melon

Preparation method: First peel the winter melon and cut it into small pieces. Then put it into the pot together with coix seed and rice and cook it into porridge. This soup can not only relieve wind-heat colds, but can also effectively relieve problems such as edema during pregnancy.