Runny nose and cough may belong to wind-cold cold or wind-heat cold. Wind-cold cold mainly refers to the common cold caused by external wind-cold, which can be manifested as severe cold (fear of cold), mild fever, nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, cough, headache and other symptoms. The treatment method is to remove the surface with pungent warmth, promote the lung and disperse the cold. It can be treated with the addition and subtraction of Thorny Prevention and Septicidal Dispersion. It should not be used if there is solid heat in the body or internal heat in the yin deficiency. Wind-heat cold mainly refers to the symptoms caused by wind-heat, which can be manifested as heavy fever, slight wind, headache, sweating, sore and swollen throat, cough, phlegm, nasal congestion, yellow snot, and thirst for drinking. The treatment method is pungent cooling and penetrating the surface, clearing heat and removing toxins (removing heat and toxins from the body). Yin Qiao San can be given to add and subtract treatment. Note that Yin Qiao San is contraindicated for those who are allergic to Yin Qiao San, not suitable for those who have wind-cold cold, and cautious for those who have deficiency of spleen and stomach (spleen and stomach are weak and cold). If the patient has symptoms of runny nose and cough, it is recommended to go to the hospital and standardize the treatment under the guidance of the physician, and do not use medication without authorization, so as not to cause adverse reactions.