A sore throat is caused by pharyngitis and tonsillitis, which are caused by a cold. Chinese medicine classifies sore throat into two conditions: wind-cold and wind-heat, and in autumn there is also the term autumn dryness and sore throat. Drinking hot and cold water for sore throat needs to be treated separately according to the severity of the three conditions of cold, hot and dry sore throat. For wind-cold type of sore throat, drinking hot water can relieve the symptom as soon as possible. The manifestations of wind-cold sore throat mainly include nasal congestion, clear runny nose, bad cold, bad wind, mouth not dry, and not wanting to drink water, at this time, drinking hot water can effectively replenish the moisture of respiratory tract and relieve sore throat as soon as possible. Wind-heat sore throat is mostly seen as nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, dry mouth, want to drink water, if it happens in autumn also called autumn dryness, sore throat, mainly due to the loss of too much moisture in the respiratory tract, it is recommended that patients drink cold water to relieve the discomfort of sore throat as soon as possible. Cold water is not ice water, it is pear, lotus root, yam, radish, etc. boiled water, cooled, to patients to drink can effectively play a role in generating fluid, quenching thirst, moistening the lungs and relieving sore throat.