There are many acupoints that can relieve cough, such as Tiantu acupoint, Lung Yu acupoint, and Liezhu acupoint.
1. Tiantu Point: Located in the anterior neck area, in the center of the upper fossa of the sternum, on the anterior midline. It has the efficacy of promoting the lungs to stop coughing (stopping coughing by promoting the lung qi), lowering the rebelliousness to stop vomiting (stopping the upward rush of stomach qi, stopping vomiting), and resolving phlegm and dispersing lumps. It is used for treating cough, asthma, chest pain, sore throat, hoarseness, and prunus qi (similar to pharyngeal allodynia).
2. Lung Yu point: located in the spine area, under the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra, 1.5 inches away from the posterior midline. It has the efficacy of nourishing Yin and moisturizing the lung, clearing away heat and tonifying the deficiency, and opening up and awakening the mind. It is used for the treatment of cough, asthma, hemoptysis, bone vaporization and tidal fever (a burst of heat, feeling the heat from the bone to the outside), night sweating (night sweating while sleeping, waking up sweat stops), itching of the skin and other diseases.
3. Lechu Acupuncture Point: 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 long extensor digitorum brevis, in the depression of the tendon groove of the long extensor digitorum brevis. It has the effects of relieving cough and asthma, draining heat and clearing lymph (removing heat and evil from the body to make urination smooth), and relaxing tendons and activating collaterals. It is used to treat cough and asthma, sore throat, migraine headache, strong neck pain, crooked mouth and eyes, wrist pain and other diseases.
In addition to the above three points, there are other clinical points that can relieve cough, according to the patient’s specific situation to identify and select the appropriate points.
It is recommended that patients with coughing go to the hospital in time, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, and operate acupuncture points by a professional doctor, do not operate blindly on your own, so as not to cause damage to the organism.