There are ways to treat winter colds with traditional Chinese medicine

　　The climate in winter is cold and dry, and this is the season when colds are common. The emergence of colds not only causes certain harm to people's bodies, but also affects people's lives and work, making people miserable. There are many ways to treat colds, and many patients choose traditional Chinese medicine. There are many ways to treat colds in traditional Chinese medicine. Let me give you a brief introduction.

　　massage therapy

　　Treatment Principles: Dispersing wind and relieving symptoms, clearing the lungs and dispelling pathogenic factors. Those who are prone to wind-cold are supplemented with warming to dispel cold evils, those who are prone to wind-heat are supplemented with clearing away heat evils, and those who are prone to qi deficiency are supplemented with replenishing qi and tonifying deficiency.

　　1. Parts and acupoints

　　The forehead, neck, back bladder meridian, Taiyin meridian and Yangming meridian of the upper limbs; Yintang, Cuanzhu, Taiyang, Yingxiang, Fengchi, Fengfu, Jianjing, Dazhu, Feishu, Fengmen, Dingchuan, Dazhui, Chize, Quchi, Hegu, Waiguan, Thenar and other points.

　　2. Technique

　　One-finger meditation techniques such as pushing, pressing, kneading, wiping, sweeping, holding, rubbing, and pushing.

　　3. Basic operations

　　(1) Patient sitting position. The doctor uses one-finger meditation technique to apply on the forehead, focusing on Yintang and temples, and repeats 3 times.

　　(2) Massage Yintang, Cuanzhu, Yingxiang, Taiyang, and Baihui points for 1 minute each.

　　(3) Apply to the forehead, the upper and lower eye sockets and the wings of the nose on both sides, repeat 5 times; sweep the temporal areas on both sides of the head for about 1 minute.

　　(4) First hold Fengchi points on both sides for 1 minute, then slowly move downward along both sides of the neck to the root of the neck, working from top to bottom

　　Repeat the operation 5 times; then hold the Jianjing points on both sides for 1 to 2 minutes, taking the degree of soreness and swelling into consideration.

　　(5) Push the Feishu and Dingchuan points on both sides with one finger for 1 to 2 minutes each.

　　(6) Massage the first lateral line of the bladder meridian on the back, focusing on Dazhu, Feishu, and Fengmen points, and repeat 3 times.

　　(7) In the palm rubbing method, first rub the Dazhu horizontally, and then rub the first lateral line of the bladder meridian on the back (focusing on rubbing the Dazhu to the Geshu area), both with diathermy as the degree.

　　(8) One-finger Zen push method along the upper limbs along the hand Taiyin meridian and hand Yangming meridian, and operate back and forth for 3 to 5 minutes; massage the Chize, Quchi, Hegu, Waiguan, and Yuji points for 1 to 2 minutes each.

　　(9) The palm pushing method acts on the three yang meridian of the extended hand of the upper limb for 2 to 3 minutes; hold the three yang meridian of the extended hand of the upper limb 3 to 5 times.

　　4. Addition and subtraction based on syndrome differentiation

　　(1) Cold and cold

　　Press and rub the Fengfu and Fengmen points for 1 to 2 minutes each; use the hypothenar rub method to directly rub the lines on both sides of the solar bladder meridian on the back, using the heat-penetrating method as a measure.

　　(2) Wind-heat and cold

　　Push Fengfu with one finger and move down to Dazhui point, repeat 3 to 5 times; massage Baihui and Quchi points for 1 to 2 minutes each.

　　(3) Cold due to Qi deficiency

　　Press and rub the Shenshu, Mingmen, and Zusanli points for 1 to 2 minutes each; rub the waist horizontally with the palm rubbing method to measure the heat; massage the spine from bottom to top 3 to 5 times.

　　Other treatments

　　1. Oral administration of traditional Chinese medicine

　　For those with wind-cold and cold, take Jingfangdabiao Decoction or Jingfangbaidu Powder; for those with wind-heat and cold, take Yinqiao Powder or Green Onion Platycodon decoction; for those with qi deficiency and cold, take Shensu Yin.

　　2. Acupuncture

　　Acupoints such as Dazhui, Fengchi, Lieque, Waiguan, and Hegu can be acupunctured, and acupoints can be added or subtracted according to different syndrome types and different acupuncture methods can be used.

　　3. Cupping

　　Take Dazhui, Dazhu, Fengmen, Feishu, Shenzhu and other points, and use fixed or moving cupping. People with wind-heat and cold can also perform pricking and cupping once a day.

　　4. Ear acupuncture

　　Select points on the lungs, trachea, inner nose, ear tip, throat, triple burner, etc., select 2 to 4 points each time, perform filiform acupuncture, strong stimulation, leave the needle for 10 to 20 minutes, once a day, or bury seeds for compression stimulation.

　　Winter is here, and it’s time for everyone to make plans for their bodies. Pay more attention to your daily care, add more clothes, keep warm, and keep colds away from your body.