Chinese medicine texts have not yet recorded that Ganmai Dazao Tang has the effect of treating cough. This formula has the effects of tonifying the heart and spleen, tranquilizing the heart and calming the mind, etc. It should be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions. Ganmai Dazao Tang is a traditional Chinese medicine formula composed of licorice, wheat and jujube. It has the effects of tonifying the heart and spleen, tranquilizing the heart and calming the mind. It is used to treat dirty agitation (upset and depression, sadness and wanting to cry for no reason). Symptoms manifested include mental trance, sadness and desire to cry from time to time, inability to control, disturbed sleep, disturbance in the heart, frequent yawning, disordered speech and behavior, pale red tongue with little moss, and so on. Therefore, this formula does not have the effect of treating cough. In this formula, wheat is the monarch’s medicine, which removes vexation and heat (irritability and sultriness), benefits the heart qi, nourishes the heart yin, and puts the mind at ease. Licorice harmonizes the middle and eases the urgency (relieving pain by regulating the spleen and stomach), nourishes the heart qi, and is the ministerial herb. Jujube moistening dryness and easing urgency, benefiting Qi and harmonizing the middle Jiao (tonifying Qi and regulating the Spleen and Stomach) as supporting herbs. This formula is not suitable for epilepsy with internalized phlegm-fire. Adverse effects and contraindications of this formula are not known. If coughing discomfort exists, please consult a doctor promptly and treat with medicine under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner.