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Table 2 Traditional Chinese medicine diagnostic criteria

From: The efficacy and safety of Baoji Tablets for treating common cold with summer-heat and dampness syndrome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Category

Symptoms and signs

Primary symptoms

Aversion to cold, fever, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting

Secondary symptoms

Fatigue, headache, abdominal discomfort, poor appetite, belching

TCM signs for the tongue

Reddish tongue, greasy tongue coating

TCM signs for the pulse

Floating pulse, soft and slippery pulse