I have been suffering from a cold for a week

Condition analysis:
Though there's no cure for the common cold, traditional Chinese medicine can build immunity, relieve symptoms and dramatically reduce severity and duration. Zhang Qian gets a prescription. As the temperature drops, the common cold is upon us and there are plenty of sick people with sore throats, runny noses, sneezes, coughs and headaches. There's no cure for the common cold in traditional Chinese medicine or in Western medicine. But herbal medicine, acupuncture (or acupressure) and nasal irrigation can help prevent colds or relieve symptoms and reduce the duration of colds. In fact, acupressure and herbal soup in the very early stages can effectively halt the progression of a cold, if the person has a healthy immune symptom.

Instructions:
A hot herbal drink before going to sleep can and boost yang energy and help prevent colds.

Green onions: Chop 100 grams of the white part of the green onion and prepare soup. Drink while hot.

Ginger and jujubes: Make soup with five slices of ginger and 10 jujubes. Drink while hot.

Ginger and brown sugar: Chop 10 grams ginger into thin slices and cook soup; add around 15 grams brown sugar. Drink while hot.

Orange peel: Cook 50 grams fresh orange peel with boiling water. Add sugar to sweeten. Drink while hot.

Rubbing nose wings
Rubbing the nose wings can also help get the cilia moving and sweeping out pathogens. For prevention, it's recommended twice a day. Rub firmly 15-30 times until the nose gets warm and red.

Rubbing hands
Da yu ji, the palm muscles at the base the thumb, are closely related with the respiratory system, according to TCM. To build immunity, rub them against each other for one or two minutes until both palms get hot. This improves circulation, accelerates metabolism and thus improves immunity against colds.