Cold cough

Cough due to damage to the lung by externally contracted cold or damage to the spleen by eating raw and cold foodstuffs. Cold cough is associated with white foamy phlegm, white face, tight pulse, and fine stringlike pulse. In the winter, contraction of cold may also cause aversion to cold with heat effusion, absence of sweating, and nasal congestion.

Medicinal therapy: Warm the lung and resolve the exterior using formulas like Minor Black Dragon Decoction (小青龙汤 xiǎo qīng lóng tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on LU, LI, and ST. 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), BL-12 (Wind Gate, 风门 fēng mén), BL-11 (Great Shuttle, 大杼 dà zhù), ST-25 (Celestial Pivot, 天枢 tiān shū), and ST-40 (Bountiful Bulge, 丰隆 fēng lóng). Needle with drainage and add moxa.

See cough.