Coughs of the five viscera and six bowels

From Plain Questions (素问 sù wèn, ké lùn). Cough associated with disease in the various organs (heart cough, spleen cough, etc.). Although cough is essentially associated with disease of the lung, other organs may be involved. Other organs can affect the lung, and enduring cough can affect the function of other organs. Thus, heart cough means cough due to disease not only in the heart but also in the lung.