Colds are mostly caused by upper respiratory tract infections, with coughing up phlegm, fever, headache and sneezing as the main symptoms. According to the different causes of coughing to take different medications: 1, wind-cold cold due to cough wind-cold cold due to cough, mostly used in Chinese medicine containing ephedra ingredients to dispel wind and cold to promote lungs, daily can be brewed tangerine stalks, orange peel, the Department of 100 and other teas to promote the lungs to lower the qi, phlegm and cough. Or drink more ginger cola to drive away the cold and speed up the disappearance of cough symptoms. Cough patients need to whistle more clean fresh air, indoor ventilation should be often open windows, smoking is prohibited to prevent smoke and special odor stimulation. 2, wind-heat cold due to cough wind-heat cough, is caused by the wind-heat evil into the body. It is often taken with Yin Qiao tablets and Mulberry leaf drink to remove wind and clear heat, supplemented by Platycodon grandiflorum and loquat leaf to resolve phlegm and relieve cough. Daily attention should be paid to keep warm and add more clothes according to the season. For specific medication, please take into account the clinical situation and follow the doctor’s instructions. However, cold and cough have a certain course of illness, not too anxious to aggravate the condition, usually should pay attention to rest, strengthen exercise, spring and autumn season should be extra careful, reduce the activities of densely populated places, if the symptoms of cold and cough, take timely measures or go to the hospital to prevent the aggravation of colds and flu to affect daily life.