There are several cases of cough caused by itchy throat, which are handled differently, as explained below: 1. Cough caused by external sensation, just feeling the inflammation of the pharynx and the large airways, requires the use of medicines to relieve the symptoms, and many of the pungent and cool relieving medicines generally used to treat colds are more suitable for this condition, such as mulberry leaf, chrysanthemum and white foxglove. 2. Cough caused by yin deficiency, if yin deficiency, the mucous membrane in this part of the throat This may also cause a cough. This is the case when you need to use the method of nourishing the yin, and drinking hot water can also relieve it, using some yin nourishing and lung-clearing saxifrage and maitake water, which can also play a very good effect. 3. If the throat is itchy and coughing caused by phlegm, you need to use the phlegm medicine, such as fresh bamboo leech is more commonly used. Some other western medicine for phlegm, applied when phlegm is not coming up well, can also play a role in treating itchy throat and cough, as well as localized gentle rubbing or pressing of the tiantu point, which can also relieve the cough caused by itchy throat.