咳(ke)(ke)(ke)嗽分寒(han)咳(ke)(ke)(ke)和熱(re)(re)咳(ke)(ke)(ke)，風熱(re)(re)引(yin)起(qi)的(de)(de)(de)咳(ke)(ke)(ke)嗽為(wei)“熱(re)(re)咳(ke)(ke)(ke)”，主(zhu)要癥狀(zhuang)為(wei)痰(tan)(tan)厚且(qie)黃，舌(she)苔紅，便秘(mi)。這時就要用(yong)涼(liang)寒(han)性(xing)質的(de)(de)(de)藥(yao)物把人體(ti)內(nei)的(de)(de)(de)熱(re)(re)降下(xia)來；因風寒(han)引(yin)起(qi)的(de)(de)(de)叫(jiao)“寒(han)咳(ke)(ke)(ke)”，患(huan)者舌(she)苔白膩，痰(tan)(tan)多為(wei)白色(se)且(qie)稀薄(bo)，流出(chu)鼻涕也是清水樣，這樣的(de)(de)(de)病人就必須(xu)用(yong)溫(wen)性(xing)藥(yao)來祛除體(ti)內(nei)的(de)(de)(de)寒(han)氣。

治療咳(ke)(ke)咳(ke)(ke)嗽(sou)原因很多(duo)，選用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)止(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)咳(ke)(ke)祛(qu)(qu)痰藥(yao)(yao)前，應當(dang)明確診斷。如(ru)(ru)感冒刺激性(xing)咳(ke)(ke)嗽(sou)，無痰，可用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)一般末梢性(xing)止(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)咳(ke)(ke)藥(yao)(yao)；如(ru)(ru)炎癥明顯（發(fa)熱、痰多(duo)），可加用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)消(xiao)炎藥(yao)(yao)和祛(qu)(qu)痰藥(yao)(yao)，如(ru)(ru)兼(jian)有止(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)咳(ke)(ke)、祛(qu)(qu)痰的中(zhong)成藥(yao)(yao)枇杷(pa)露(lu)、敵咳(ke)(ke)、半(ban)夏露(lu)等；如(ru)(ru)因肺(fei)結核咳(ke)(ke)嗽(sou)，則應用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)抗結核藥(yao)(yao)配(pei)合使用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)止(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)咳(ke)(ke)藥(yao)(yao)；如(ru)(ru)果有咳(ke)(ke)血危險時，可偶爾使用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)強力止(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)咳(ke)(ke)藥(yao)(yao)，但不能(neng)長期應用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)。嗽(sou)的最(zui)好方法。