Commonly used Chinese medicines for treating wind-cold cold and cough are ephedra, perilla leaves, ginger and so on. 1. Ephedra is the dried rhizome of the plant Ephedraceae, and its effect is to promote water retention and eliminate swelling, sweating and symptomatic relief, and to promote the lungs and calm the wheezing, and it is mainly used for treating chest congestion and coughing and wheezing, wind-cold colds, and wind-water (sudden oedema in the head, face, and limbs) and swelling, and other conditions. It is contraindicated for those who suffer from spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, aggravated by sweating with slight movement), night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep and stopping sweating after waking up) and asthma. Adverse effects are not clear. 2. Perilla leaf is the dried leaf of Perilla frutescens (family Labiatae), its efficacy is to relieve cold (remove the cold from the surface of the muscle), promote the lungs and resolve phlegm, move qi and neutralize the middle, stabilize the fetus, and detoxify the poison of fish and crabs, and it is mainly used for the treatment of wind-cold cold, cough, chest and epigastric distention and fullness, nausea and vomiting, and fetal qi and other disorders. Contraindications and adverse reactions are not clear. 3. Ginger is the fresh rhizome of Zingiberaceae plant. Its effects include relieving exterior cold, resolving phlegm to stop cough, warming and stopping vomiting (treating vomiting caused by stomach cold by warming the spleen and stomach), and detoxifying. It is mainly used for treating wind-cold cold, cold phlegm and cough, and vomiting caused by stomach cold. It is not suitable for patients with heatiness and internal heatiness. If there is any discomfort, it is recommended to go to a regular medical institution for treatment. The above medicines should be used under the guidance of a doctor to avoid delay.