Whooping Cough (pertussis)

Spasmodic cough lasting a long duration followed by extreme inhale.

Whooping cough begins with wind cold or wind heat symptoms turning to heat which blocks the lungs. The cough is usually aggravated at night and has an incubation period of 1-3 weeks.  

Chinese Medicine Differentiation and Treatment of Whooping cough: 

Early stage common cold symptoms, Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat, cough starts, cough becomes frequent and worse at night

Principle of Treatment – expel pathogenic factors, promote Lungs function

Acupuncture points – hand Taiyin and yangming, Lung 7, Large Intestine 4, SJ 5, Bladder 12, Stomach 40 - fever- Large Intestine 11, Du 14 - cough- Ren 22

Herbal Medicine Formula: San Ao Tang

Spasming Cough stage

Acupuncture points – Lung 5, 6, 7, Stomach 36, Bladder 12, 13, Ren 17, Large Intestine 4

- blood in Phlegm- Bladder 17, Lung 10

- nosebleed- Large Intestine 20, Du 23

Herbal Medicine Formula: Sang Bai Pi Tang + Ting Li Da Zao Xie Fei Tang

Recovery stage

Principle of Treatment – strengthen Lung and Spleen

Acupuncture points – hand Taiyin, foot yangming, Bladder 13, 20, Lung 9, Stomach 36, Kidney 3, Spleen 6, Bladder 43 (yuan)

Herbal Medicine Formula: Lung and Spleen Qi Deficiency - Ren Shen Wu Wei Zi Tang Lung Yin Deficiency - Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang

Alternative Treatment Methods for Whooping Cough 

tapping then cupping along Bladder meridian

Ear Acupuncture- sympathetic, LU, brochioles