Cough can be a symptom of a variety of diseases as well as a stand-alone condition, and it is one of the common clinical manifestations of wind-cold. To treat a cough with wind-cold, we must first treat the primary disease, and treating the cough on the basis of the primary disease can have twice the effect with half the effort. For coughs associated with wind-cold colds, the first treatment principle is to disperse wind and cold and to promote lung qi. The cough is often accompanied by coughing sputum, which is white and thin, often accompanied by nasal congestion, clear runny nose or itchy throat. Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners mostly use Sanjiao Tang combined with Stopping Cough to disperse wind and cold, to promote the lung and stop coughing. Chinese medicine can use Su Huang cough granules, apricot and sour cough syrup, cough suppressant capsules, etc., need to be used under the guidance of doctors. Food therapy: (1) Almonds, ginger and white radish can be taken in a decoction. (2) White onion porridge: rice, ginger, white onion with beard, rice vinegar, add water to cook the porridge and drink it while it is hot. Cough sufferers need clean fresh air, windows should be opened frequently for ventilation, and attention should be paid to the stimulation of smoke and special odors. People with wind-cold cough should not take pear paste icing sugar to avoid nourishing too early. At the same time, eat less cold things, eat less greasy food, pay attention to keep warm, the specific situation should be under the guidance of the clinician.