Chills and clear phlegm? Warm ginger onion soup
Ginger spring onion soup for wind-cold cough
Warming spring onion, ginger, and apricot-kernel soup for wind-cold cough with clear phlegm and chills. Kitchen habit from the cough Insight.
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Lie Que (列缺, LU7) on the radial forearm and Lian Quan (廉泉, CV23) on the midline above the hyoid when haze leaves the throat dry or itchy.
In brief
When haze leaves the throat dry or itchy, massage Lie Que (列缺, LU7) on the radial forearm above the wrist crease for about thirty seconds. Then massage Lian Quan (廉泉, CV23) in the midline depression above the hyoid bone for about thirty seconds. Keep pressure light on the front of the neck. Soft pressure only; stop if swallowing feels wrong or breath feels short.
Routine
Cross the webs of both hands so one index finger rests on the styloid process of the other wrist. Massage the tender spot on the radial forearm gently for about thirty seconds.
On the midline of the neck, in the depression above the upper border of the hyoid bone. Massage gently for about thirty seconds with light pressure only.
Try today Locate Lie Que and Lian Quan and press about thirty seconds each today.
Next step
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Self-press tips are educational, not personal medical advice. Book a consult for a dry or itchy throat that keeps returning on poor air-quality days.
FAQs
Lie Que (列缺, LU7) on the radial forearm and Lian Quan (廉泉, CV23) on the midline above the hyoid. Massage each gently for about thirty seconds.
Keep pressure light on the front of the neck. Soften or stop if swallowing feels wrong or breath feels short.
Book when dry or itchy throat keeps returning across several haze spells, or seek urgent care for high fever, difficulty swallowing, chest pain, or breathlessness at rest.
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