Where is moxibustion treating cough? How does moxibustion treat cough?

1 The main symptoms of lung-type cough caused by liver-fire are: cough due to qi deficiency, pain in chest and hypochondrium, dry throat, vexed cough with bitter taste, thin yellow tongue coating and rapid pulse.

Moxibustion method: purging liver and clearing lung. With Taiyin and Jueyin acupoints as the main points, moxibustion with moxa cone or moxa sticks has greater firepower, which can make the skin under acupoints have a stronger sense of stimulation, thus eliminating diseases and pathogens and dredging digestion.

Moxibustion points: Legue, Plantar, Akazawa, Neiguan, Yanglingquan and Interrow.

The main symptoms of lung cough caused by phlegm-dampness are recurrent cough, worsening cold weather, white and sticky phlegm, chest tightness, fullness and discomfort in the upper abdomen, loss of appetite, fatigue, white and greasy tongue coating and slippery pulse.

Moxibustion method: strengthen the spleen, eliminate dampness, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, mainly focus on acupoints of Foot Taiyin and Foot Yangming, which can flexibly control the time of moxibustion treatment at each acupoint, and there should be a certain sense of stimulation under the acupoints to achieve the effect of eliminating diseases and pathogens.

Moxibustion points: Zhongwan, Zusanli, Fenglong, Pishu, Shu Wei, Shu Fei and Legqog.

The main symptoms of wind-heat cough: cough, yellow and sticky expectoration, difficulty in expectoration, dry throat, sore throat, stuffy nose, yellow nose, fever, sweating, thin and yellow tongue coating and floating pulse.

Moxibustion method: relieving exterior syndrome, clearing away heat and relieving cough, taking Taiyin and Yangming meridians of the hand as the main acupoints, moxibustion with moxa cone or moxa stick can have greater vitality, so that the skin under the acupoints has a strong sense of stimulation, thus eliminating diseases and pathogens and dredging digestion.

Moxibustion points: Dazhui, Fengchi, Quchi, Shu Fei, Legqog, Hegu, sore throat plus Shaoshang, Chise, nasal congestion plus stars.

The main symptoms of wind-cold cough: onset after catching cold or when the weather changes, itchy throat, cough, loud cough, white and thin vomit, accompanied by nasal congestion, runny nose, aversion to cold and no sweat, body aches, thin and white tongue coating and tight pulse.

Moxibustion method: relieving exterior syndrome, dispelling cold and relieving cough, with Taiyin, Yangming and Zutaiyang as the main points. Moxibustion with moxa sticks or moxa sticks can have greater vitality, so that the skin under the acupuncture points has a strong sense of stimulation, thus eliminating diseases and pathogens and dredging digestion.

Moxibustion points: Dazhui, Fengmen, Fengchi, Shu Fei and Lieque.