The difference between hot cough and cold cough lies in the clinical manifestations and treatment. 1. Clinical manifestations: hot cough cough frequently, or even coughing violently, gas thick thirst, sore throat, phlegm viscous yellow, yellow mucus, thin yellow moss, floating pulse, etc.; cold cough cough is heavy, shortness of breath, throat conscious itching, sputum sparse white, flowing clear mucus, limb pain, floating tight pulse, etc.. 2. Treatment: hot cough is generally to clear the wind and lungs to stop coughing, the formula selected Sang Ju drink, the composition of this formula has mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum, almonds, forsythia, mint and so on. This formula consists of mulberry leaves, chrysanthemums, almonds, forsythia and mint. Cold cough is mainly treated by dispersing wind and cold, and the formula is Stop Cough, which consists of Platycodonopsis pilosula, Pseudostellariae, Aster, Thuja, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, Fructus Momordicae, and Glycyrrhiza Uralensis. It should not be used by those who have coughs caused by yin deficiency or coughs caused by heat in the lungs. If the above symptoms occur, it is recommended to consult a hospital, under the guidance of a physician to standardize the treatment, do not take medication without authorization, in order to avoid delaying the condition.