Lung-heat cough is mainly due to wind-heat evil toxins invading the human lung tissues or due to wind-cold heat. After suffering from lung-heat cough, the symptoms of lung-heat cough can be relieved by Chinese medicine treatment, paying attention to environmental hygiene and a light diet in daily life. Lung-heat cough is the result of the lungs being invaded by heat toxins and internal phlegm-heat, leading to a series of symptoms mainly coughing, which is more common in children, the elderly and immunocompromised people. The main clinical manifestations of lung-heat cough are recurrent cough, coughing up yellow sputum, red urine, fever, dry mouth, sore throat, etc. To relieve lung-heat cough, the main treatment is traditional Chinese medicine, which can be used to stop coughing and dissolve phlegm, promote lung circulation and calm asthma, and clear lung fire, such as orris soup and snake bile and Chuanbei paste. In daily life, patients can eat more fruits such as pears, Luo Han Guo, loquat and winter melon. Patients need to pay attention to a light diet that is high in calories, low in fat and easy to digest, not to eat spicy and stimulating foods, and to eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. In conclusion, in order to relieve lung-heat cough, in addition to Chinese medicine treatment and medication, it is important to pay attention to rest, increase nutrition, improve physical fitness and enhance one’s immunity so as to fight the disease more effectively.