Also taxation cough. Cough due to fire depression. Zhu Dan-Xi considered taxation cough to be caused by fire depression. In Dān-Xī’s Heart-Approach (Zhū Zhèn-Hēng 朱震亨 [Dān-Xī 丹溪], 丹溪心法 dān xī xīn fǎ) he states, Taxation cough is fire depression cough. Use chebule (Chebulae Fructus, 诃子hē zǐ) to treat lung qì. Fire causing extreme damage and becoming depressed causes distension, fullness, and sleeplessness. Chebule’s sour bitter flavor promotes contraction and downbears fire. It is assisted by costazia bone/pumice (Costaziae Os/Pumex, 海浮石hǎi fú shí) soaked in child’s urine (Infantis Urina, 童便tóng biàn), cyperus (Cyperi Rhizoma, 香附子xiāng fù zǐ), trichosanthes (Trichosanthis Fructus, 栝楼guā lóu), indigo (Indigo Naturalis, 青黛qīng dài), apricot kernel (Armeniacae Semen, 杏仁xìng rén), and pinellia leaven (Pinelliae Massa Fermentata, 半夏曲bàn xià qū); blend with fresh ginger (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, 生姜shēng jiāng) and honey (Mel, 蜜mì) [to make pills, which are] sucked in the mouth.
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on LU, KI, PC, and LR. Select BL-13 (Lung Transport, 肺俞 fèi shù), LU-5 (Cubit Marsh, 尺泽 chǐ zé), KI-6 (Shining Sea, 照海 zhào hǎi), PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), LR-3 (Supreme Surge, 太冲 tài chōng), and SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo); needle with drainage and prick LU-11 (Lesser Shang, 少商 shào shāng) and PC-8 (Palace of Toil, 劳宫 láo gōng) to bleed. See taxation cough.