Cough 咳嗽
Cough [ 咳嗽 ] AETIOLOGY & PATHOLOGY 1) The lung suffers from rebellious Qi [ 肺苦氣上逆 ] Inhibited lung Qi is often represented by cough, this is due to lungs failing to descend and qi rebelling upwards. 2) Nei Jing says; “When people contracts cold, if it is slight, this brings about cough, if severe, this brings about diarrhea and pain.”[ 內經曰 , 人感於寒 , 微則爲咳 , 甚者爲泄爲痛 ] The slight contracting of cold denotes that the cold invades through skin, which is realated with the lung, so the lung is first attacked causing cough. In severe case if the cold enters deep, this causes diarrhea, abdominal pain, or pain in the heart. [the lung and large intestine frees with each other. 肺大腸相通 ] 3) If one is damaged by damp in autumn, this gives rise to cough. [ 秋傷於濕 , 冬生咳嗽 ] 4) Physical cold and cold drinks impair the lung, giving rise to cough [ 形寒飮冷則傷肺 , 肺傷則咳嗽 .] In winter it gets cold, then the body also gets cold, in addition to, if one drinks co...