According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, cough can be divided into hot cough, cold cough, cold cough and internal injury cough. When choosing Chinese medicine cough syrup, it can be divided into cold, hot, warm and cool because of its different properties, so it should be taken according to the symptoms.

Shedan Chuanbei Liquid has the effects of expelling wind, relieving cough, removing phlegm and resolving hard mass, and is mainly used for wind-heat cough, cough with excessive phlegm, etc. It should not be used for cough caused by wind-cold, white and thin phlegm, and heavy night and light day.

Compound loquat cream has the effects of clearing away lung-heat, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, and is suitable for wind-heat cough, dry throat and uncomfortable cough.

Fresh bamboo juice is cold in nature, and has the functions of clearing away heat, moistening lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It is suitable for dry cough and yellow phlegm with blood, but it is not suitable for cold cough.

Cough-relieving and asthma-relieving drugs are too hot to be used for children with fever, cough and bloody phlegm.

In addition, pertussis syrup is mild, so it is suitable for cough caused by cold. If it is cough caused by wind-heat cold, it should not be taken.

Cough due to deficiency syndrome is mostly chronic cough with weakness, sweating and cold limbs. At this time, Gui Long Kechuan Pill and Gushen Kechuan Pill should be used.

There is also a kind of cough medicine commonly used in clinic-cold cough syrup, also known as finagle syrup, which mainly relieves cough, takes account of phlegm, and has a calming effect. It is suitable for coughing at night, affecting sleep and bronchitis caused by allergies. Children should master the dosage.