Chinese medicine considers coughs to be divided into hot coughs and cold coughs. A hot cough is a cough caused by wind-heat, drinking and smoking too much, or eating too much spicy food. Its manifestations and treatments are different from those of cold cough. 1. People who suffer from a hot cough have sticky, yellow-colored phlegm. The color of the runny nose is yellowish. In a person with a hot cough, the phlegm is harder to cough up. The throat will feel dry and sore, and you will easily feel thirsty. In addition to these symptoms, patients with a hot cough sweat more and also have a headache and yellow tongue coating. 2. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, if you eat spicy food, smoke and drink frequently, it will fumigate the lungs and stomach, leading to a hot cough. During the summer and autumn seasons, external wind and heat invade the body, causing the lung qi to rebel, which leads to a hot cough. If you have a hot cough, you can use Chinese medicine or Western medicine to treat it. 3. If you have a hot cough with a lot of phlegm, you can ask your family to help you pat your back and cough out the phlegm. During the illness, maintain a light diet and do not eat heavy salt, spicy or greasy foods, nor smoke or drink to avoid hurting Yin and helping heat. This is some information about hot cough. If the condition is not serious and you don’t want to take medicine, you can use food therapy. Bayberry rice porridge is a good medicinal dish.