Acupuncture Treatment for Whooping Cough (pertusis)

Whooping Cough (pertusis)



Early stage

common cold symptoms, Wind/Cold or Wind/Heat, cough starts, cough becomes frequent and worse at night

P/T – expel pathogenic factors, promote Lungs function

Acupuncture – hand Taiyin & yangming, Lu 7, LI 4, SJ 5, BL 12, ST 40

- fever- LI 11, Du 14

- cough- Ren 22

Spasming Cough stage

Acupuncture – Lu 5, 6, 7, ST 36, BL 12, 13, Ren 17, LI 4

- blood in phlegm- BL 17, Lu 10

- nosebleed- LI 20, Du 23

Recovery stage

P/T – strengthen Lung and Spleen

Acupuncture – hand Taiyin, foot yangming, BL 13, 20, Lu 9, ST 36, KI 3, SP 6, BL 43 (yuan)





Alternative Treatment Methods

tapping then cupping along Bladder meridian

auricular- sympathetic, LU, brochioles