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Colds and La Grippe

When one has a cold in any part or in the whole of the body, the passages of the pores are closed. As the internal heat cannot then escape, it forces its way up to the head, which begins to ache. If this heat (fever) reaches the lungs, pneumonia may result. When a cold settles in any part of the body, it stops the circulation both of the blood and of the air in that part. Stiff neck and pain in the nerves follow. The internal fever causes a dryness and a soreness of the throat. If the heat in the lungs interferes with the free passage of the air, there is coughing. -(39)- For these reasons, a herb compound for a cold generally contains more than a dozen different kinds of herbs, such as: Herbs to take away the fever from the lungs; herbs to open the passages of the pores, so that the lungs and pores may work again in unison; herbs to soothe the air passages of the bronchial tubes; herbs to pacify the blood of the liver; herbs to carry away the feverish congestion, so that the head will stop aching. A herb compound for a cold is therefore much more beneficial than any sort of drugs. This is the reason why Chinese herbalists have been so successful in relieving cases of La Grippe and Influenza.