What is the best medicine for cold and headache? Differentiate the type of cold first

Colds and headaches are a common phenomenon in life, and patients usually treat them by taking medication. However, it should be noted here that there are many types of common colds, so if you take medication, you must first understand your cold type and then "prescribe the right medicine."

1. Cold

Patients with wind-cold type colds usually become very afraid of colds, have runny noses, and also have symptoms such as sneezing, coughing, and sneezing. These are all very typical symptoms of wind-cold type colds. So what is the best medicine for this kind of cold and headache? You can choose to buy some cold and flu granules to drink, or some cold and heat-clearing granules, which are all helpful.

2. Wind-heat type cold

If it is a wind-heat type cold, the best medicine for the cold and headache is to drink Isatis root granules, Yinqiao Jiedu pills, etc., which are more targeted medicines. Because the symptoms of wind-heat type colds usually include nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, headache, etc., and there is one more thing, that is, easy fever and cough with phlegm, so it is better to take some cold medicine that can reduce fever.

3. Summer-heat and dampness type cold

Most patients with this type of summer-heat and dampness cold get sick in the summer. In addition to the general cold symptoms such as runny nose and headache, they may also have fever, chills, and even diarrhea, which are relatively common. Therefore, it is best to take medicines such as Huoxiang Zhengqi Water that can also treat intestinal discomfort.