Whether you can eat oranges for coughs and colds cannot be generalized, as follows: 1. No oranges: hot coughs and colds cannot be eaten because oranges are warm. 2. Eat oranges in moderation: cold coughs and colds can eat oranges in moderation. For how to distinguish between hot and cold colds and coughs, if it is a hot cold or cough, the common symptoms are nasal congestion, yellow pus nasal discharge, heavy fever, light fear of cold, sore throat, cough, coughing yellow pus sputum, sticky sputum that cannot be easily coughed out, yellow urine, dry stool, light red tongue, thin yellow coating and other symptoms, which is called a hot cold or cough. If you have a cold cold or cough, the common symptoms include light fever, heavy chills, headache, general aches and pains, nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, coughing when the throat itches, coughing with white sputum or sputum with a little foam, light red tongue and thin white coating, etc. You can eat oranges in moderation.