You can’t eat donkey meat when you have a cold and cough, donkey meat is greasy, fishy and hairy things, which will cause the cough to worsen, resulting in a prolonged cough. To light diet, eat less spicy, stimulating, greasy food and sweets, avoid fish, shrimp and seafood, avoid strong tea, tobacco and alcohol, drink more water, pay attention to rest, supplement vitamin C, to prevent cross-infection. Oral anti-cold medication, such as compound aminophenol alkylamine tablets, Benoit dispersible tablets, etc. can treat and relieve various symptoms caused by colds. If the cold and cough is caused by viral, antiviral drugs can be given to treat the symptoms. If the cough is caused by bacterial infection, antibiotic drugs can be used to control the infection in the lungs. Oral Chinese medicines can also be used to relieve cough and resolve phlegm, such as Syrup of Acute Syrup, Pei Pa Koa Ointment with Honey and Pei Pa Koa, and Pei Pa Koa Lozeng. Expectorant drugs such as bromhexine hydrochloride and ambroxol hydrochloride can be given to treat the symptoms. If the cough is strong and phlegmless, cough suppressants, such as codeine, can be given to treat the symptoms. If the cough is thick and sputum is not easy to cough out, you can use compound licorice syrup for symptomatic treatment.