Seasonal cough

Also fulminant seasonal cough; heaven-current cough. Cough due to a seasonal qì that is contagious. A seasonal cough is characterized by bouts of continuous coughing with heat effusion, aversion to cold, headache, and nasal congestion.

Medicinal therapy: Diffuse the lung and resolve the exterior. Use Ginseng and Perilla Beverage (参苏饮 shēn sū yǐn), Toxin-Vanquishing Powder (败毒散 bài dú sǎn), and variations.

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on LU, LI, and BL. Select BL-13 (Lung Transport, 肺俞 fèi shù), LU-7 (Broken Sequence, 列缺 liè quē), LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), GB-20 (Wind Pool, 风池 fēng chí), BL-12 (Wind Gate, 风门 fēng mén), and BL-11 (Great Shuttle, 大杼 dà zhù); needle with drainage.