Viral cough is a viral infection that causes damage to the respiratory tract and leads to a cough. When you suffer from this type of cough, you can take medicine to treat it, supplemented with appropriate dietary therapy, and you will get better faster. 1. When you have a viral cough, you can take antiviral medications such as ribavirin. Note that these drugs should be used carefully and not abused, and please take them under the guidance of medical personnel. You can take licorice tablets while performing antiviral treatment. If the cough persists for several days without relief, please go to the hospital for treatment. 2. If you do not want to take antiviral drugs that are part of Western medicine, you can take Chinese medicine containing cough and asthma-relieving substances. During the medication period, try to go to sleep earlier, reduce your workload and do not eat overly salty and spicy videos. Both oranges and pears can relieve coughs, so you can eat more of these two fruits. 3. While taking medicine, you can eat some medicinal food to help restore your health. Brown sugar, ginger and date soup is good for relieving cough. It is also very simple to make by boiling brown sugar, red dates and ginger together. When you have a viral cough, try not to self-medicate, but take the medicine as prescribed by your doctor. Viral coughs are more violent than bacterial coughs, and if you are not careful, you may make your condition worse.