Cough in Chinese medicine can be divided into wind-cold against the lungs, wind-heat against the lungs, dryness against the lungs, phlegm-dampness against the lungs, liver-fire against the lungs and other types of evidence. Wind-cold against the lungs: wind-cold against the lungs caused by cough can be accompanied by tickling cough, cough, cough, shortness of breath, foamy thin sputum, or nasal congestion and runny nose and other discomforts; Wind-heat against the lungs: these patients can be seen coughing with yellow sputum, yellow runny nose, sore throat, thick breath and thirst and a series of wind-heat manifestations; Dryness of the lungs: the patient coughs dry cough without sputum or little sputum, as well as dryness of the nose and throat, red tongue with little fluid, thirst and pulse number and other clinical manifestations; Phlegm-dampness against the lungs: heavy cough, chest tightness, phlegm, white sticky, slippery pulse is a common clinical manifestation of phlegm-dampness against the lungs cough; Liver fire against the lungs: cough caused by liver fire against the lungs is characterized by rebellious cough, coughing and dystocia (pain in the area of the ribs), yellow moss with little fluid, and stringy pulse. These are the common types of cough in Chinese medicine, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital in time when coughing, by the Chinese medicine practitioner to identify and guide the symptomatic treatment.