Abstract: Common cold is a common and frequent exogenous disease.There are many unreasonable and controversial points in the textbook of Pediatrics of Traditional Chinese Medicine.The author′s suggestions include:the time when the name of common cold first appeared should be advanced to the Northern Song dynasty(1078-1085),and "common cold" is usually known as "Shang Feng" in Chinese;common cold and seasonal influenza are different diseases,and the latter should be discussed separately in the chapter on infectious diseases;wind pathogen is not the main cause of common cold,while cold pathogen and toxic evil are more common causes;simple fever,rapid pulse and sore throat may occur in both cold and heat syndromes,and are not the specific manifestations of heat syndrome;the syndrome differentiation of common cold is more suitable for the syndrome differentiation system of six meridians,and the treatment should follow the medication rules of six-meridian diseases;Yinqiao powder is not a simple "formula of relieving exterior syndrome",whose main effect is to relieve exterior and interior syndromes.

Key words: Common cold, Seasonal influenza, Wind pathogen, Syndrome differentiation of six meridians, Yinqiao powder