1. Wind-Cold Type Cough
Symptoms: In the early stage, the cough is accompanied by thin or white, sticky phlegm, as well as nasal congestion, runny nose, headache, and a thin white coating on the tongue.
Foods to avoid: Raw, cold, sticky, greasy, and cloying foods such as bananas, persimmons, clam meat, and crab. 2. Wind-Heat Type Cough
Symptoms: Yellow, thick phlegm with a cough that is difficult to clear, or accompanied by thirst, sore throat, fever, hoarseness, and a thin yellow coating on the tongue.
Foods to eat: Pears, figs, mint, Malva nuts, watermelon, duck eggs, and honeysuckle. Foods to avoid: Pungent, hot, sticky, and nourishing foods such as longan pulp, dog meat, and pepper. 3. Lung-Dryness Type Cough
Symptoms: A dry cough with little or no phlegm that is difficult to expel, or nasal and throat dryness, with a thin tongue coating with little moisture.
Foods to eat: Honey, sugarcane, olives, duck meat, and white fungus. Foods to avoid: Aromatic, dry, fried, warm, and spicy foods such as popcorn, fried peanuts, and chili, and avoid tobacco and alcohol.