The difference between wind-cold and wind-heat cold in children is mainly reflected in the different symptoms, treatments and herbal remedies. Symptoms are different: wind-cold and flu in children are characterized by fever, body aches, runny nose and sneezing, while wind-heat cold and flu are characterized by fever, headache, nasal congestion and runny nose, cough, phlegm, sore throat, etc. The treatment of wind-cold and fever is based on the principles of pungency, warmth and symptomatic relief. The treatment method is different: the principle of treating wind-cold cold is to relieve the epidermis with pungent warmth; while the principle of treating wind-heat cold is to relieve the epidermis with pungent coolness, which is totally different. Different traditional Chinese medicine prescription: the main prescription for treating wind-cold cold is Thorny Anti-Virulent Drink, commonly used medicines are Thorny mustard, Fangfeng, Qiangwu, Su Ye, Platycodonopsis, Qianhu, etc., while the prescription for treating wind-heat cold is Yin Qiao San. Commonly used drugs are silver flower, forsythia, mint, orange terrier, burdock, tempeh and so on. The adverse reactions and contraindications of the above formulas are not clear. It is necessary to use the medicine correctly under the guidance of professional physicians.