Pediatric wind-cold, wind-heat cough can be distinguished from sputum, throat symptoms, tongue coating changes. 1. From the sputum difference: wind-cold cough sputum clear texture, white color, wind-heat cough sputum more sticky texture, yellow color; wind-cold cough generally no sweating or sweating less, wind-heat cough generally sweating more. 2. From the pharyngeal symptoms: wind-cold cough pharyngeal symptoms or mild symptoms, the mouth is not dry; wind-heat cough pharyngeal redness, swelling, pain, dry mouth, want to drink water. 3. from the tongue to distinguish: wind-cold cough tongue is generally white, the tongue is not red, wind-heat cough tongue is generally yellow, tongue red. Pediatric wind-cold, wind-heat cough can be distinguished from body fluids, throat symptoms, tongue coating changes. Wind-cold cough phlegm is thin and white, no sweat, no dry mouth, white tongue coating; wind-heat cough phlegm is sticky and yellow. Dry, sore throat, red tongue with yellow coating. The above mentioned for wind-cold, wind-heat cough general attack pattern, clinical need to be flexible. If the child cough symptoms, need to go to the formal medical institutions to seek help, do not self-diagnosis, so as not to delay the condition.