Which part of the body is moxibustion for colds and coughs

Colds and coughs can usually be treated with moxibustion, moxibustion is an ancient and characteristic therapy of traditional Chinese medicine, the use of moxa made into strips, smoked acupuncture points, can achieve the effect of warming the meridians and collaterals. Cold and cough, you can moxibustion of the following points: 1, large vertebrae point: located in the body of the seventh cervical vertebrae spinal protuberance in the depression; 2, Fengmen point: located in the second thoracic vertebrae spinal protuberance of the lower side of the opening of the 1.5 inches; 3, the lung acupoint: located in the third thoracic vertebrae spinal protuberance of the lower side of the opening of the 1.5 inches. When moxibustion, light the end of moxa, aligned with the acupuncture points should be moxibustion, the distance of about 2-3cm, to the local skin feel no burning pain, to the degree of warmth. Moxibustion time of about 10-15 minutes, can play a warm meridians and collaterals, tonifying the role of lung qi.