April 3, 2019
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【中醫診症室】不少人認定夜晚咳就是寒咳
#其實還要看其它症狀來判斷
#氣虛的話半夜咳嗽會較嚴重
#星期三問題多多
夜半咳醒不一定寒咳
白面書生：「最近我反覆感冒，半夜總是咳醒，是否屬於寒咳？」
CheckCheckCin：一般人以為日間咳嗽就是熱咳，晚上咳嗽屬於寒咳，那是錯誤的觀念，風寒或風熱咳嗽應該按症狀來分辨。風寒咳嗽的症狀為喉嚨痕、痰色白、鼻塞、流鼻水；風熱咳嗽的症狀則為喉嚨乾痛、痰色或鼻涕色白黃、口渴，兩者症狀並不相同。
至於半夜咳醒的情況，可以從經脈循行開始了解，人體之中的12經脈，每條經絡都連結到特定的臟腑。根據源自《黃帝內經》的「子午流注圖」，每個時辰都有不同的經脈循行，寅時（凌晨3時至5時）的當令經脈為肺經，此時肝臟已把血輸送到肺，等待肺氣將其敷佈全身。氣虛或肺部功能欠佳的話，在這時候特別容易出現咳嗽和氣喘。想根治咳嗽問題，宜找醫師對症下藥，平日可以按肺經上的穴位令肺經氣血暢通，有補肺益氣的作用。
肺經保養方法
位置：位於上肢內側
方法：以手掌輕輕拍打約1分鐘。
功效：保健肺臟功能。
Coughing at night does not necessarily mean cold cough
I seem to have a recurrent flu lately and wake up coughing at night frequently, is it a cold cough?
CheckCheckCin: Most people think coughing during the day is a heat related cough and night time would be cold, but that is a misconception. Cold wind or hot wind cough should be determined based on symptoms. Cold wind cough symptoms usually include itchy throat, white coloured phlegm, stuffed nose, runny nose. Hot wind cough symptoms usually include dry and sore throat, yellowish phlegm and mucus, and thirst. So the symptoms are quite different.
If you find yourself waking up at night from coughing, you can try to understand it from flow of the meridians. There are 12 meridians in the human body, and each one corresponds to a specific organ. According to the midnight-noon and ebb-flow doctrine, every meridian flows at different times. The lung meridian flows from 3am to 5am, this is the time when the liver transports blood to the lungs to allow lung qi to spread all over the body. Those with qi deficiency or lacking in lung function may experience cough and laboured breathing. To resolve this issue, you should find a Chinese medicine practitioner to give you proper treatment. You can also regularly press on the acupoint on the lung meridian to allow lung qi and blood to flow properly, replenish lungs and nourish qi.
Keep a healthy lunch meridian
Location: see corresponding illustration
Method: Gently hit the area with your palm for 1 minute
Effect: Maintain healthy lungs
