It is of deficiency type, due to lack of nourishment.

• Chronic cough
• Phlegm: it can be without phlegm, a very dry cough; it can also be with very thick phlegm and with threads of blood
• Symptoms of Lung Yin Deficiency: tiredness, dry mouth, heat in 5 hollows, night sweats, restlessness, insomnia
• Dry, red tongue without coating
• Weak, thin and rapid pulse

Treatment

• Cough of internal origin: BL-13, LU-9, LU-1, SP-6
• Tonify Yin: LU-7 + KI-6 (Ren Mai), BL-43

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