To identify whether a child’s cough is wind-cold or wind-heat, you can look at the sound of the cough, the color of the phlegm, and the accompanying symptoms. Wind-cold cough is characterized by a heavy cough, shortness of breath, itchy throat, white and thin phlegm, accompanied by nasal congestion, runny nose, headache, body aches and pains, fear of cold, fever, but no sweat and other symptoms. Wind-heat cough is characterized by a violent and frequent cough, thick or hoarse cough, dry throat with pain, sputum, sputum yellow, sticky, with yellow nasal discharge, sweating, thirst, headache, body pain, fear of wind, body heat and other symptoms. Children’s cough should be treated with caution, the symptoms are obvious, it is recommended to actively seek medical attention, by the physician according to the symptoms of identification, to give the appropriate treatment, do not blindly use drugs, so as not to aggravate the condition.