Identification and treatment of cough (pediatric tuina)

  External cough: 1. Wind-cold cough: (1) Clinical manifestations – frequent cough, white and thin sputum, no sweating and vicious cold, fever and headache, nasal congestion and runny nose, thin white tongue coating, floating tight pulse and floating red fingerprints.  (2) Treatment principle – to dispel wind and cold, to promote the lung and stop cough. Sun Bo, Tui-Na Rehabilitation Center, Hangzhou Chinese Medicine Hospital.  (3) Treatment method–Opening Tianmen 50, pushing Kanguang 50, kneading Sun 50, clearing the lung meridian 160, kneading Wailao 100, pinching and kneading Ermen 100, pushing and kneading Tanzhong, parietal and root of breast 100, pushing and kneading Lung Yu 100, taking Wasp into the hole 50, taking Shoulder Well 5. 2. Wind-heat cough: (1) Clinical manifestations–unpleasant cough, yellow and sticky sputum, not easily coughing out, thirst and sore throat, stuffy nose and runny nose, accompanied by fever, headache, slight sweating. Thin yellow tongue coating, floating pulse and tight fingerprints.  (2) Principle of treatment – Drain wind and clear heat, promote the lung and stop cough.  (3) Treatment methods – open Tianmen 50, push Kanguang 50, push Sun 50, clear the Lung meridian 160, knead the high bone behind the ear 100, clear Tianheshui 200, push and knead Tanzhong, the side of the breast, and the root of the breast 100, push and knead Lung Yu 100, knead Tiantu 100. Internal injury cough: 1. Lung-heat cough: (1) Clinical manifestations – cough with excessive sputum, sticky and difficult to cough, fever and thirst, red face and lips, red eyes and bitter mouth, even the nose, short red urine, dry stools, irritability, and dryness of the bowels. Dry stools, irritability, red tongue with little fluid, yellow coating, slippery pulse and sunken purple fingerprints.  (2) Treatment principle – to remove heat from the lung, resolve phlegm and stop cough.  (3) Treatment method – clear the lung meridian 160 clear the liver meridian 160 clear the stomach meridian 160 clear the large intestine 160 clear the small intestine 160 knead the small heavenly heart 100 clear the heavenly river water 200 withdraw the six internal organs 100 push and knead the lung yu 100 knead the heavenly protrusion 100 open the xuanji 50 knead the small transverse palm stripe 100 push the lower seven bones 30. 2. Yin deficiency dry cough: (1) Clinical manifestations – dry cough without phlegm, or little and sticky phlegm, not easy to cough out, thirst and dry throat. Throat itching and hoarseness, heat in the heart of the hands and feet, cough with blood, hot flashes in the afternoon, red tongue with little moss or thin moss like a map, thin pulse, light purple fingerprints.  (2) Treatment principle – Nourish Yin and nourish the lung, moisten dryness and stop cough.  (3) Treatment methods – Tonic lung meridian 160 Rub two people on the horse 160 Clear Tianhe water 100 Push and knead Tanzhong 100 Push and knead Lung Yu 100 (add fine salt powder to onion and ginger water and mix and knead Lung Yu, good for deficient cough) Rub Tiantu 100 Pinch the spine 5 times.  3. Phlegm-damp cough: (1) Clinical manifestations – cough with white and thin phlegm, chest tightness and dullness, light red tongue, white and greasy coating, smooth pulse and red fingerprints.  (2) Treatment principle – Strengthening the spleen and dispelling dampness, resolving phlegm and relieving cough.  (3) Treatment method–Tonic lung meridian 160, rubbing Panmen 160, rubbing Wai-Lao 100, rubbing Tian-Tu 100, carrying out Inner Bagua 100, opening Xuan Gui 50, pushing and rubbing Lung Yu 100, pressing and rubbing Foot San Li 100, pressing and rubbing Feng Long 100. 4. Lung deficiency and prolonged cough: (1) Clinical manifestations–Coughing and coughing without strength, white and thin sputum, white face, shortage of breath and lazy speech, low voice, warmth and fear of cold, body weakness and sweating, light and tender tongue, thin pulse and little strength. Fingerprints are light red.  (2) Treatment principle – Strengthen the spleen and benefit the qi, tonify the lung and stop cough.  (3) Treatment method – tonifying the lung meridian 160 1 tonifying the spleen meridian 160 rubbing outer labor 100 pushing San Guan 100 carrying out inner Bagua 100 rubbing the kidney roof 100 rubbing the middle epigastric 100 chiropractic 5 times rubbing hot lung Yu and spleen Yu.