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With the development of modern medicine, antibiotics have played an important role in infectious diseases. However, due to misuse and abuse, the effectiveness of antibiotics has been gradually reduced. Especially when some people have cold symptoms, they can easily seek help from antibiotics. However, TCM theories tell us that a cold is not the same as a bacterial infection, and even if there is a bacterial infection, antibiotics are not necessarily necessary. Therefore, we need to remind everyone not to use antibiotics as soon as you catch a cold!
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that colds are caused by external evil invading the human body. According to the view of traditional Chinese medicine, colds are mostly caused by cold or heat evil invading the body, resulting in qi and blood imbalance and causing various uncomfortable symptoms. Bacterial infections are only one possibility of cold symptoms, and bacterial infections are not the main cause of colds. Therefore, in the early stage of a cold, it is not advisable to blindly use antibiotics, but should take traditional Chinese medicine methods for conditioning according to the specific manifestations of the disease.
Traditional Chinese medicine has rich experience and unique theories in the field of colds. Among them, the most important is the use of Chinese herbal medicines**. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that various Chinese herbs have different sexual tastes and effects, which can adjust the body's yin and yang balance, enhance resistance, and improve immune function. For colds, Chinese medicine often chooses some herbs that have the functions of pungent and warm detoxification, lung and phlegm, heat clearing and detoxification, such as kudzu, honeysuckle, forsythia, etc. These herbs can play a role in opening the body and dissipating cold, dredging the meridians, removing phlegm and dampness, reducing inflammation and detoxification, so as to achieve the effect of soothing symptoms and promoting **.
In addition, Chinese medicine also recommends some traditional remedies for colds. For example, decoction of Chinese herbs such as Angelica angelica, gypsum, and mulberry leaves can clear away heat and detoxify, relieve cough and dissolve phlegm;The winter stomach warming soup is composed of Chinese herbs such as ginseng, aconite, and rehman, which can warm the kidney and stomach, nourish yang qi, and improve the body's immunity. These prescriptions have been proven to be effective over a long period of time, and there are no antibiotics***
Of course, we do not deny that in some special cases, the use of antibiotics is necessary. For example, when a cold is accompanied by symptoms such as high fever, severe cough, and difficulty breathing, it may indicate that a bacterial infection has occurred, and the help of antibiotics may be needed. However, there are trade-offs to everything, and we should fully understand the nature of the disease we are facing before using antibiotics to avoid the problems caused by overuse of antibiotics.
To sum up, antibiotics cannot be used blindly when dealing with colds. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theories remind us that colds are caused by the invasion of external evils, and that Chinese herbal medicines and traditional prescriptions have certain curative effects, which can effectively alleviate symptoms and enhance the body's immunity. Of course, if the symptoms are severe, you may wish to consult a professional TCM practitioner for advice. Understanding the nature of the disease and choosing the appropriate method can help us better cope with colds and improve efficiency while reducing the unnecessary use of antibiotics.
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References: 1 kong, y. c., yao, x. s., zhou, g. h. (2014). chinese materia medica: chemistry, pharmacology and applications. elsevier.