Children’s cough can be treated by cupping acupuncture points such as Lung Yu, Da Shi, and Ding Yu.
1. Lung Yu belongs to the foot solar bladder meridian and is positioned in the spinal region, under the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra and 1.5 inches away from the posterior midline. It is mainly used for treating nasal congestion, cough, asthma, night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep and stopping sweating after waking up), back pain, itchy skin and other diseases.
2. Great Vertebra belongs to the Directing Vessel and is positioned in the spinal region, in the depression under the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra, on the posterior median line. It is the main treatment for cough, asthma, cold (fear of cold) fever, bone vaporization and tidal fever (a burst of heat, feeling heat coming from the inside of the bone to the outside), epilepsy, rubella, and strong spinal pain.
3. Tingpian belongs to the meridian outside the point, positioning in the spine area, horizontal flat 7th cervical vertebrae under the spinous process, the back of the center line next to open 0.5 inches. The main treatment of asthma, cough, shoulder and back pain, pillow and other diseases.
Children’s skin is delicate, cupping time should not be too long, otherwise it may cause blisters. If a child’s cough needs to be treated by cupping, please go to the hospital and have it done by a professional.