If you surfer from common cold, you should begin to feel better in about 1 to 2 weeks ( https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/common-cold/), which the symptoms such as a blocked or runny nose, sneezing, a sore throat, a hoarse voice, a cough,feeling tired and unwell, also can be a high temperature, aching muscles, a loss of taste and smell, a feeling of pressure in your ears and face.
You can treat it by yourself with get plenty of rest, drink lots of fluid, such as water, to avoid dehydration, eat healthy food (it’s common for small children to lose their appetite for a few days), gargle salt water to soothe a sore throat (not suitable for children), drink a hot lemon and honey drink to soothe a sore throat, breathe in steam to ease a blocked nose – try sitting in the bathroom with a hot shower running.
do not let children breathe in steam from a bowl of hot water because of the risk of scalding, do not give aspirin to children under the age of 16, do not smoke as it can make your symptoms worse.
If you surfer from flu, flu symptoms come on very quickly and can include:
a sudden high temperature
an aching body
feeling tired or exhausted
a dry cough
a sore throat
a headache
difficulty sleeping
loss of appetite
diarrhoea or tummy pain
feeling sick and being sick
You can do: rest and sleep
keep warm
take paracetamol or ibuprofen to lower your temperature and treat aches and pains
give paracetamol or ibuprofen to your child if they’re distressed or uncomfortable – check the packaging or leaflet to make sure the medicine is suitable for your child, or speak to a pharmacist or GP if you’re not sure
drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration (your pee should be light yellow or clear)
Cough
A cough will usually clear up on its own within 3 to 4 weeks.
How you can treat a cough yourself
There’s usually no need to see a GP if you have a cough.
You should:
Rest, drink plenty of fluids, try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people if you have a high temperature or you do not feel well enough to do your normal activities.
You could also try: paracetamol or ibuprofen to treat any pain, hot lemon and honey (not suitable for babies under 1 year old)
Hot lemon with honey has a similar effect to cough medicines.
Despite this, I still recommend the use of Chinese herbal medicine and syndrome differentiation treatment
For example
A 32-year-old woman suffered from frequent colds or flu, chronic sinusitis, acne, and hypothyroidism. She took 150 mg oral levothyroxine tablets every day all year round. She had a stuffy nose and runny nose after being blown by the cold wind. The body is fat, the tip of the tongue is slightly red, and the pulse at the wrist is thin.
Dried ginger, roasted licorice, Atractylodes rhizome, astragalus, saposhnikovia, angelica dahurica, magnolia magnolia, a weekly dose, decoction in water. Five months later, the patient returned for a visit and told the author that after taking the medicine for a week, there was no cold or flu, nor was there any congestion or runny nose during the winter.