Is the child runny nose a cold or a wind-heat cold

Children with clear nasal discharge are generally considered to be cold, not wind-heat cold.

Cold is mostly caused by cold invasion. Nasal mucosa is stimulated by cold to release moisture and mucus, which does not contain excessive white blood cells, so it will be manifested as clear nasal discharge. Wind-heat cold is mostly induced by wind fever invading the human body. In this case, the inflammatory reaction of nasal mucosa will be enhanced. At this time, the nasal discharge will contain necrotic mucosal cells and white blood cells, so it is easy to present thick nasal discharge. To sum up, the child's runny nose is generally caused by a cold.