Acupuncture points for cough

Acupuncture points commonly used for treating cough include Lung Yu point, Lechu point and Hegu point. Lung Yu point is located 1.5 inches away from the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra and belongs to the bladder meridian. Lung Yu point is mainly used to treat lung meridian respiratory system diseases, such as pneumonia, bronchitis, tuberculosis and other diseases. Liejiao point is located in the forearm, 1.5 inches above the transverse stripe on the distal side of the palm of the wrist, between the tendon of the short extensor digitorum brevis and the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus, in the depression of the groove of the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus. Liezhong point belongs to the hand Taiyin lung meridian, Liezhong point is mainly used for the treatment of cough, asthma, sore throat, migraine headache, toothache, strong neck pain, crooked mouth and eyes, wrist pain and other diseases. Tanzhong point is located in the center line of the chest, on the intersection of the two nipple lines. The danzhong point is mostly used for the treatment of cough, asthma, chest paralysis (stuffy pain in the chest) heart pain, abdominal pain, palpitations (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), heartburn, dyspnea, maternal breast milk deficiency, mastitis and other conditions. The operation of the acupuncture points requires the guidance of a specialized doctor.