Cough ointment is mainly based on the internal and external treatment of Chinese medicine theory, using drugs with cough suppressing, asthma calming, lung promoting and expectorant effects, and at the same time combined with infrared light acting on acupuncture points, so as to achieve the purpose of stopping cough and calming asthma. The commonly used acupuncture points are Shen Que, Tian Tu, Lung Yu, Tan Zhong, Dazhi, and Ankylosis, but the choice of acupuncture points varies with different drugs and the severity of the disease. The most commonly used acupuncture points are mainly Tiantu and Lung Yu, which are located in the middle of the supraclavicular fossa, and Lung Yu, which is located under the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra and 1.5 inches next to it. The cough patch is mainly an adjunctive treatment. If you don’t see any improvement after 3 days of application, it is still recommended to go to the hospital for further examination to clarify the diagnosis.