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The common cold is caused by external pathogenic invasion, presenting with nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, headache, chills, fever, and general malaise. It occurs year-round but is most common in winter and spring.
Key differentiation: Wind-cold shows predominant chills with mild fever, clear nasal discharge, and tight floating pulse; wind-heat shows predominant fever with mild chills, sore throat, thirst, and rapid floating pulse. Summer-damp adds lingering low fever with heavy-headed sensation.
@misc{bencaodian-gan-mao,
author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
title = {Gan Mao 感冒 (Common Cold)},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/conditions/gan-mao},
urldate = {2026-04-17},
note = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}© Bencaodian Editorial · Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0