| Condition:
Cough • Wind-Heat |
| Treatment:
Disperse wind, clear heat, transform phlegm. |
| Description:
Cough with yellow, thick sputum, choking cough, thirsty, sore throat, fever, headache, aversion to wind, sweating, thin, yellow tongue coating, superficial and rapid pulse, red tongue body, especially tip. |
| Comment:
LU5 and ST40 for yellow sputum. |
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| Point
Selection: |
| BL13 • Fei Shu •
On the upper back, 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra (T3). |
| Lung Shu. Back Shu of the Lung that connects with Front Mu LU1. |
| Explanation:
Clear Lung Heat, regulates Qi, stops the cough. |
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| GV14 • Daz Hui •
Below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra (C7). |
| Great Hammer. Meeting Point on the Governing Vessel with the six yang channels. Sea of Qi Point. |
| Explanation:
Clears Wind Heat from the body. |
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| LI11 • Qu Chi •
On the lateral side of the cubital crease when the elbow is close to full flexion. |
| Pool at the Bend. He Sea Point on the Large Intestine Channel. Earth Point on Metal Meridian. |
| Explanation:
Clears Wind Heat from the body. |
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| LU10 • Yu Ji •
Midpoint on the thenar eminence, on the dorsal-palmar surface. |
| Fish Border. Ying Spring Point on the Lung Channel. Fire Point on Metal Meridian. |
| Explanation:
Clear Lung Heat, regulates Qi, stops the cough. |
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| LU5 • Chi Ze •
At the elbow, in the cubital crease, in the depression lateral to biceps brachii tendon. |
| Cubit Marsh. He Sea Point on the Lung Channel. Water Point on Metal Meridian. |
| Explanation:
Clear Lung Heat, regulates Qi, stops the cough. |
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