Non-drug prevention and treatment of colds is a common and frequently-occurring disease. So far, there is no specific therapy. At present, we can only treat the symptoms and let it heal itself gradually. 1. Nose washing method: Western medicine believes that when the human body is caught cold, caught in the rain and other inducing factors, the frequency of cilia swinging in the respiratory tract decreases, and the time for snot and its adsorbed viruses, bacteria and fungi to stay in the nasal cavity greatly increases, so that viruses that cause colds multiply and invade the human body, causing colds. Therefore, washing the nasal cavity repeatedly with normal saline can wash away the virus in the nasal cavity and prevent the virus from multiplying in the nasal cavity and invading the human body continuously. This method can cure a cold in 2 to 4 days without side effects. Washing your nose with salt water in the morning and evening can also greatly reduce the chance of catching a cold, which has a good preventive effect. 2, drink chicken soup: two clinical medical centers in the United States reported that drinking chicken soup can inhibit inflammation of the throat and respiratory tract, and is extremely effective in eliminating symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, cough and sore throat caused by colds. Because chicken contains a variety of essential amino acids, it is nutritious and can significantly enhance the body's resistance to cold viruses. Chicken also contains some special chemicals, which can enhance the blood circulation in the pharynx and the secretion of nasal liquid, and play a very good role in protecting the respiratory tract, removing respiratory viruses and accelerating the recovery of colds. 3. Eat more radishes: Practice has proved that carotene in radishes has a unique role in preventing and treating colds. The specific method is to chop sweet, crisp and juicy radish, squeeze out half a teacup juice, mash ginger, squeeze out a small amount of ginger juice, add sugar or honey, mix well, and then pour it into boiling water as a drink, three times a day for two days, which can clear away heat and toxic materials, dispel cold and prevent colds. 4, sugar ginger tea: Because colds are mostly exogenous cold pathogens, headaches, nasal congestion, runny nose and joint pain often occur, and even chills, fever and other symptoms. You can make soup with proper amount of brown sugar, ginger and black tea, 1-2 times a day, which can not only warm your body and dispel cold, but also have a good effect on preventing and treating colds. 5. Eat less salt: Experiments show that eating less sodium-containing salt can increase the content of lysozyme in saliva, protect the epithelial cells of oral cavity and throat mucosa, and let them secrete more immunoglobulin A and interferon to deal with cold viruses. Therefore, controlling the daily salt content within 5 grams is of great benefit to the prevention and treatment of colds. 6, taking honey: honey contains a variety of bioactive substances, which can stimulate the body's immune function. Taking it twice every morning and evening can effectively treat and prevent viral diseases such as colds. 7. Take yeast as an example: Professor dasgupta of the University of California found in the experiment that the yeast for making bread contains an ingredient that can prevent the reproduction and spread of cold virus in human cells, and can treat the common cold, but it has no effect on influenza. 8. Eat more condiments: The University of Wisconsin in the United States believes that ginger and dried peppers help the human body to expel cold viruses, relieve cough and resolve phlegm. The American Institute for Cancer Research recently revealed that garlic can enhance the immune function of the human body. Add more seasoning when cooking, which can make the cold recover early. 9. Nasal fumigation with vinegar: The vinegar is diluted with cold boiled water and then prepared into 5%- 10% solution for nasal drip, 4-6 times a day, and 2-3 drops are dripped into each nostril, which has a good effect on treating colds and influenza. Especially in the early stage of a cold, the curative effect is better. Vinegar can kill the cold virus lurking in the nasopharynx. During the cold epidemic, vinegar nasal drops have a reliable preventive effect. In addition, vinegar fumigation can also treat colds, that is,100g of vinegar is fumigated on the stove, which not only makes the room smell immediately, but also makes vinegar molecules float in the air, killing indoor cold viruses and effectively preventing colds. During the cold epidemic, it is best to fumigate vinegar 1-2 times a day. 10, hand rubbing: Because the thumb root of the hand (medically called thenar) is rich in muscles, when the palm is stretched out, it is obviously prominent, occupying a large area of the palm. The thenar is closely related to the respiratory organs. Rubbing every day is of great benefit to improving the constitution that is prone to colds. The method is: rub the thenar with both hands until it is hot. Rubbing is like rubbing the skin of a peanut with your palm. One hand is fixed, turn the thenar of the other hand, and alternate hands up and down. Two thenar rubbing in opposite directions, about one to two minutes, the whole palm will be hot. Doing so can promote blood circulation and strengthen the body's metabolism, so it can enhance physical fitness, so it is not easy to catch a cold. 1 1. Massage the alar: make a fist with both hands slightly, and massage both sides of the alar up and down with the back of the flexed thumb. Massage 15-30 times every morning and evening, with local redness and fever as the degree. One method can improve the blood circulation of the nose, promote the secretion of mucosal cells, and expel cold virus and its harmful metabolites through the "directional swing" of cilia. 12. Acupoint massage: After massaging the acupoints such as nasal passages, Xiang Ying, and rhinorrhea with thumb, forefinger, and middle finger (with one finger), use the muscle area around the fishbone to rub the cold areas on both sides of the nasal cavity from Xiang Ying to Tang Yin. Massage Yongquan point and the foot center until they get hot, so that the meridians in these two parts are unobstructed and the qi and blood run normally. This can prevent the cold from invading and keep the enemy out. 13, Acupuncture Treatment: Acupuncture in China is quite effective for colds. Going to acupuncture as soon as possible when catching a cold can immediately relieve stuffy nose and headache, and make the elevated body temperature gradually return to normal after a day and night. Because acupuncture enhances the immune function in the body through the regulation of meridians, the curative effect is reliable. Effective acupoints for treating cold are Shangxing, Tang Yin, Fengchi, Xiang Ying, Hegu and Waiguan. Leave the needle 15 minutes, once a day, usually 2-3 times to cure. 14, sleep more: researchers at Harvard Medical School in the United States found that when people sleep, bacteria in the body can produce a substance called "muramic acid", which can enhance human immunity and accelerate the recovery from colds and other viral diseases. Therefore, it is suggested that sleep is also a treatment, especially for colds. 15. Breathe steam: put a cup of boiling water in a big cup, lean your face on it, and do deep breathing exercises against the rising hot air until the water in the cup is cold, several times a day. This method is effective in treating colds, especially the first cold. 16. Wash your face with cold water: This method generally starts in summer and continues in autumn and winter to enhance its suitability. Washing your face with cold boiled water every morning and evening can increase the blood circulation of your face, improve your ability to resist diseases and cold, and thus prevent colds. One of the six reasons that affect the early recovery of cold is that it is not treated in time. Many people think that a cold is a minor illness and the resistance will pass. It is often delayed for two or three days to take measures to treat it, and it is not easy to recover early. Practice has proved that the sooner drugs are used to treat colds, the higher the effect and the faster the recovery. The second is not taking medicine according to regulations. Some people take medicine in time after catching a cold, but they stop taking medicine as soon as the symptoms are mild. In fact, the cold has not been eradicated. Taking medicine until the symptoms get worse will make the cold incurable and prolong the course of the disease. To treat a cold, we should continue to use drugs, and Qi Xin should work together to eradicate the root cause. Third, drug abuse is illegal. A cold is a viral infection, and early use of antibacterial drugs generally does not work. If you have just caught a cold, you can use antiviral agents or other antiviral Chinese and western medicines. In addition, according to the symptoms of patients, symptomatic drug treatment can be given. If the cold still doesn't get better after 4 days, it means there is a secondary bacterial infection. At this time, antibacterial treatment should be given priority to. Fourth, I am not used to local medication. The most common secondary infection is suppurative rhinitis. At this time, the nose of a cold patient becomes thick or yellow and purulent, and the last resort is to use antibacterial drugs locally. If you still take medicine without local treatment, the effect will be very poor. The fifth is to induce other diseases. Some patients have chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, emphysema and pharyngitis. Accessory sinusitis, etc. After catching a cold, it often induces the primary disease, so we must treat the primary disease at the same time in order to shorten the course of the cold and recover as soon as possible. Sixth, do not pay attention to the combination of work and rest. Some people do not pay attention to rest, which weakens the body's resistance and leads to a cold that cannot be cured for a long time.