Acupuncture Treatment for Cough

Cough



Wind/Cold

P/T – expel Wind Cold, disperse LU Qi, relieve cough

Acupuncture Rx – hand Taiyin & Yangming, LU 7, LI 4, BL 13 (disperse Lung Qi, relieve cough), SJ 5

- superficial symptoms – BL 11,12 (moxa and cupping)

- headache – GB 20, Du 23

- body and limbs aching – BL 60, LI 7

- Phlegm – ST 40

Wind/Heat

P/T – expel Wind Heat, relieve cough

Acupuncture Rx – hand Taiyin & Yangming, Du, induce sweat, LI 11 (expel Wind Heat), BL 13, bleed LU 5, Du 14

- sore throat – bleed LU 11, LI 1

- copious cough – Ren 22, ST 40

Wind/Dry

P/T – moisten Lung, clear Heat, relieve cough

Acupuncture Rx – hand Taiyin, foot Shaoyin, neutral stimulation, KI 3 (moisten LU), BL 13, KI 6, LU 7 (all for throat/chest/Lung disorders)

- blood in Phlegm – LU 6, SP 10

Phlegm-Heat

P/T – clear Heat, transform Phlegm, descend Lung Qi to relieve cough

Acupuncture Rx – hand Taiyin & Yangming, LU 5, 7, BL 13, ST 40 (phlegm), LI 11 (heat)

Liver Fire attack Lungs

P/T – soothe Liver, descend Fire, clear Lung, relieve cough

Acupuncture Rx – foot Jueyin, hand Taiyin, LU 5, BL 13, GB 34 & LR 3 (dry throat), KI 6, LU 6

Lung Yin deficiency

P/T – nourish Yin, lubricate Lung, relieve cough

Acupuncture Rx – LU 1, BL 13, 23 (nourish LU KI Yin), LU 5, KI 6 (Yin deficient heat), KI 3, LU 9 (nourish LU KI)

- night sweats – SI 3

- tidal fever – LI 11

- 5 centre heat – PC 8, KI 1, BL 43

Phlegm-Damp

P/T – invigorate and strengthen Spleen, transform Damp, eliminate Phlegm, relieve cough

Acupuncture Rx – hand foot Taiyin, LU 9, BL 13 (regulate LU Qi), BL 20, SP 3 (relieve cough), ST 40

- poor appetite – PC 6, ST 36

Chronic Lung Qi deficiency

P/T – tonify Lung Qi, relieve cough

Acupuncture Rx – hand Taiyin, foot Yangming, LU 9, BL 13, LU 7, ST 36, Ren 6

- fullness, shortness of breath – Ren 17, PC 6

- wheezing – ding chuan





Alternative treatment methods

auricular –LU, trachea, bronchi, shenmen, *medium stimulation

7 star – Du & Lung meridian, upper chest

injection – Ren 17, LU 1, LR 2, BL 11, 12, 13, GB 21, ding chuan, ST 36, ST 40

chronic cough should be treated in mid summer with 16 % Bai Fu Zi, 48 % Yang Jin Hya Ye