If a child’s cough is caused by a cold or wind cold, moxibustion is suitable, and the points that can be moxibrated are Lung Yu point, Tiantu point, and Tanzhong point, etc. If it is caused by a cold or wind-heat cold, moxibustion is not suitable.
Moxibustion can stimulate the function of children’s lungs; secondly, you can moxibustion children’s tianchu point (located in the children’s sternum fossa of the depression), you can play the role of phlegm cough; can also give children moxibustion danzhong point (in the children’s nipple line of the midpoint), you can play the role of phlegm cough, broadening of the qi.
Note that the use of moxibustion to treat children’s cough to identify the type, should be carried out under the guidance of a professional physician. Moxibustion for cough is an adjunctive therapy, if the situation can not be relieved, the relevant medication should be carried out in a timely manner.