Have you ever found that it is difficult to stop coughing when autumn starts? Maybe you can try this method.
According to Chinese medicine, coughing is actually caused by the upward reversal of the qi mechanism. Chinese medicine believes that the lung controls qi and regulates breathing. It surely has something to do with the lungs when there is cough caused by evil qi from internal organs.
LU 9 Acupuncture Point (Taiyuan太渊穴), belongs to the lung meridian of hand-Taiyin, which is commonly used for relieving cough and asthma, sore throat, chest numbness, wrist joint pain, and weak pulse. It is also the pulse meeting of the eight meeting points and gathering point that the qi and blood of internal organs converge. It also has the effect of regulating qi and blood and dredging blood vessels.
Taiyuan acupoint
Location: At the wrist crease on the radial side of the radial artery.
Taiyuan acupoint therapy
Massage therapy
- For cough and asthma
Use thumb to knead the Taiyuan acupoint for 3 minutes until the acupuncture point soreness. It can quickly relieve cough and asthma.
- For palm pain and numbness
Press Taiyuan acupoint with thumb for a while, then release it, and repeat 5 to 10 times to relieve palm pain and numbness.
- For Sore throat
Massage sequence and technique: First alternately press Hegu point with thumb for 1 minute; then use thumb and middle finger of one hand to snap Shaoshang point for about ten times, then change hands to massage the other side,then make a fist with both hands and extend the thumb, rub the Renying acupoint with fingertips for 1 minute,finally, press the Taiyuan acupoint for 30 times.
Moxibustion therapy
Moxibustion on taiyuan acupoint for 5-20 minutes, once a day,It can relieve chest tightness, swelling and pain of breast.
Gua Sha therapy
Scrape Taiyuan acupoint from top to bottom for 3 to 5 minutes, once every other day, It can treat swelling and pain of eye, fever, blood in the stool, etc.
