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A method of treatment used to open lung qì and disinhibit dampness. Freeing the waterways is used in the treatment of cough and panting with water swelling affecting the upper body and particularly the face, inhibited urination with dark yellow urine, glossy white tongue fur, a slippery floating pulse, and in some cases heat effusion and aversion to cold.

Medicinal therapy: Agents that free the waterways include ephedra (Ephedrae Herba, 麻黄 má huáng), cinnamon twig (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 桂枝 guì zhī), duckweed (Spirodelae Herba, 浮萍 fú píng), poria with skin (Poria cum Cortice, 连皮茯苓 lián pí fú líng), apricot kernel (Armeniacae Semen, 杏仁 xìng rén), and mulberry root bark (Mori Cortex, 桑白皮 sāng bái pí).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on back transport points, LU, SP, CV, and ST. Select BL-13 (Lung Transport, 肺俞 fèi shù), BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), BL-23 (Kidney Transport, 肾俞 shèn shù), BL-22 (Triple Burner Transport, 三焦俞 sān jiāo shù), M-BW-1 (定喘 dìng chuǎn, Panting Stabilizer), LU-9 (Great Abyss, 太渊 tài yuān), SP-3 (Supreme White, 太白 tài bái), CV-9 (Water Divide, 水分 shuǐ fēn), CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), and SP-9 (Yīn Mound Spring, 阴陵泉 yīn líng quán); needle with supplementation and add moxa.

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