Wind-heat cough occurs for the following three reasons: First, it is related to the seasons, which are windy in spring, dry in autumn and hot in summer, and hot in the late spring, summer and early autumn stages. At this time, colds and coughs are mostly wind-heat coughs, which manifest as coughing, coughing yellow phlegm, fear of heat, fear of cold, thirst, preference for cold drinks, red tongue and other symptoms, and can be treated with formulas that dredge wind and clear heat, such as Yin Qiao San, Sang Ju Drink and Xia Sang Ju Granules. Second, the symptoms do not completely improve after the wind-cold cold in winter, especially coughing attacks from time to time, and coughing is induced or aggravated after external sensation in spring. At this time, most coughs are wind-heat coughs, so in addition to treating the cough symptoms, we should also add expectorant medicines, such as cough suppressant and orange shell combination, etc. Third, wind-cold colds are not treated in time or are mistreated, resulting in wind-cold evils quickly turning into heat in the body and wind-heat cough symptoms. This can be treated by dispersing cold and clearing heat, such as using Ma Heng Shi Gan Tang, Ma Heng Coixi Gan Tang, Xiao Qing Long Tang or She Gan Ma Huang Tang with gypsum.