Cold and sore throat is due to viral infection caused by the mucous membrane of the throat congestion, edema, can choose general treatment, medication and other ways to improve the symptoms. 1. General treatment: daily should drink more water, at the same time, pay attention to diet, diet needs to be light, do not eat spicy and stimulating food, avoid smoking and drinking. 2. Drug treatment: patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to take cold granules to improve the symptoms, at the same time with the compound borax gargle and other drugs for gargling, to relieve the phenomenon of throat congestion, edema. If there are symptoms of bacterial infection, such as coughing yellow sputum, running pus, etc., can be combined with antibiotic treatment, such as cefixime. Dry and sore throats can also be caused by other illnesses, and are not necessarily caused entirely by colds. If the symptoms do not improve or worsen, it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital for a complete examination and take treatment as prescribed by the doctor. The above drugs need to be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, and should not be used indiscriminately, so as not to lead to adverse consequences.