A method of treatment used to address enduring cough due to lung vacuity characterized by scant phlegm, hasty breathing, spontaneous sweating, dry mouth and tongue, and vacuous rapid pulse.
Medicinal therapy: Lung-constraining cough-relieving medicinals such as schisandra (Schisandrae Fructus, 五味子wǔ wèi zǐ), chebule (Chebulae Fructus, 诃子hē zǐ), and poppy husk (Papaveris Pericarpium, 罂粟壳yīng sù ké) can be combined with general cough-relieving medicinals such as stemona (Stemonae Radix, 百部bǎi bù), aster (Asteris Radix, 紫菀zǐ wǎn), aristolochia fruit (Aristolochiae Fructus, 马兜铃mǎ dōu líng), loquat leaf (Eriobotryae Folium, 枇杷叶pí pá yè), and coltsfoot (Farfarae Flos, 款冬花kuǎn dōng huā).
A commonly used lung-constraining cough-relieving formula is Schisandra Decoction (五味子汤wǔ wèi zǐ tāng), which consists of Chinese angelica (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 当归dāng guī), schisandra (Schisandrae Fructus, 五味子wǔ wèi zǐ), ophiopogon (Ophiopogonis Radix, 麦门冬mài mén dōng), apricot kernel (Armeniacae Semen, 杏仁xìng rén), red tangerine peel (Citri Reticulatae Exocarpium Rubrum, 橘红jú hóng), fresh ginger (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, 生姜shēng jiāng), and jujube (Jujubae Fructus, 大枣dà zǎo). Another representative formula is Nine Immortals Powder (九仙散jiǔ xiān sǎn).
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on LU, LI, and back transport points. Main points: LU-7 (Broken Sequence, 列缺 liè quē), LU-9 (Great Abyss, 太渊 tài yuān), LU-5 (Cubit Marsh, 尺泽 chǐ zé), and BL-13 (Lung Transport, 肺俞 fèi shù). For exterior vacuity, add LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ) and ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ). For yīn vacuity, add BL-23 (Kidney Transport, 肾俞 shèn shù), KI-3 (Great Ravine, 太溪 tài xī), and KI-6 (Shining Sea, 照海 zhào hǎi), needling with supplementation.