Where is the best place to treat cold and cough with moxibustion

When you have a cold and cough, you can treat it by taking medicine, infusion, and injection. In addition, you can also treat it through acupuncture. Acupuncture has fewer side effects than other treatments and is also the healthiest method for people. Acupuncture is a treatment method that targets acupoints. It can clear away heat and remove cold. As long as the right acupoints are used, the cold can be cured quickly. So which acupuncture is better for colds and coughs?

【Treatment principle】Disperse wind evil, relieve the exterior and clear the lungs

[Main acupoints] Fengchi, Dazhui, Hegu

[Combined acupoints] For wind-cold, add Fengmen and Waiguan; for wind-heat, add Quchi; for dampness, add Yinlingquan; for nasal congestion, add Yingxiang. For cough, add Chize and Lieque; for sore throat, add Shaoshang; for body pain, add Dazhui; for headache, add Yintang and Taiyang; for colds in weak patients, add Gaohuangyu and Feishu.

[Moxibustion method] Choose 3 to 4 acupoints each time. For wind-cold, use moxibustion through ginger, 4 times for each acupoint, once a day. For those with wind-heat, apply gentle moxibustion for 10 minutes on each acupoint.

Moxibustion is necessary to treat colds and coughs on several acupoints:

The temperature drops in winter, and if you are not careful, you can easily catch a cold. It is very uncomfortable to have a cold. My nose is blocked, I cough, I can't sleep well at night, my throat is dry, I feel dizzy, and I just feel terrible. So don't underestimate a minor cold.

The principle of moxibustion in treating colds is to dispel wind evil, relieve exterior symptoms and open up the lungs.

In addition to moxibustion on Fengchi, Dazhui and Hegu, we also need to select acupoints according to different symptoms. If it is wind-cold, add Fengmen and Waiguan; if it is wind-heat, add Quchi; if it is damp, add Yinlingquan; if it is nasal congestion, add Yingxiang; if it is cough, add Chize and Lieque; if it is sore throat, add Shaoshang. Here we focus on the cough caused by cold, which is really uncomfortable.

Most coughs caused by colds are mainly caused by wind evil invading the lungs. In addition to moxibustion on the main acupoints, adding the acupoints Chize and Lieque of the lung meridian, and the acupoint Feishu of the bladder meridian can cure most coughs, and the effect is very obvious.

Chize: Belongs to the hand Taiyin lung meridian. When combined with Feishu and Lieque, it has the effect of descending qi, relieving cough and relieving asthma. It is often used clinically to treat cough and asthma.

Lieque: It is a collateral point of the hand Taiyin lung meridian. It has the functions of clearing the lungs and relieving exterior symptoms, unblocking meridians and activating collaterals, and regulating the Ren meridian. In clinical practice, Dazhui is often used to treat exogenous cough.

Feishu: It belongs to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian acupoint and is often used to regulate lung diseases such as colds, coughs, and asthma.