Bronchiectasis is a condition resulting from chronic purulent inflammation and fibrosis of the bronchi and surrounding lung tissue, which leads to the destruction of the muscular and elastic tissues of the bronchial wall, causing deformation and permanent dilation of the bronchi. The typical symptoms of this disease include chronic cough, expectoration of large amounts of purulent sputum, and recurrent hemoptysis. The main pathogenic factors are bronchial infection, obstruction, and traction, with some having congenital genetic factors. Patients often have a history of measles, whooping cough, or bronchopneumonia.
Cold and Wind Internal Fluid Retention Type: Coughing and wheezing with difficulty lying down, shortness of breath, expectoration of white and thin sputum with a frothy appearance, chest fullness, aversion to cold, general body aches, or dry mouth without the desire to drink, dark complexion; the tongue is dark and swollen, with a white and smooth coating, and the pulse is floating and tight.
Phlegm-Heat Lung Depression Type: Thick and greasy phlegm with wheezing and coarse breathing, sputum that is white or yellow, sticky and hard to cough up, chest fullness and irritability, bulging eyes, or fever with sweating, or slight aversion to cold, yellow urine and dry stools, thirst and desire to drink; the tongue is dark red, with yellow or greasy yellow coating, and the pulse is slippery and rapid.
Phlegm-Stasis Lung Obstruction Type: Coughing with abundant phlegm, white or frothy, with gurgling sounds in the throat, wheezing and inability to lie flat, chest fullness and stuffiness as if plugged, a grayish-white and dark complexion; the tongue is dark or purplish, with thickened sublingual veins, a greasy or turbid coating, and a taut and smooth pulse.
Phlegm-Obstructing the Orifices Type: Increasingly severe cough and wheezing, difficulty expectorating phlegm, indifferent expression, somnolence, or even a state of stupor, restlessness, especially at night, coma, picking at the air, or body movements, convulsions; the tongue is dark red or pale purple, or purplish-red, with a white or yellow greasy coating, and a fine and smooth rapid pulse.
Kidney and Lung Qi Deficiency Type: Shallow and short breathing that is difficult to sustain, low and timid coughing, chest fullness and shortness of breath, even opening the mouth and lifting the shoulders, leaning and unable to lie flat, coughing, phlegm like white foam, difficult to cough up, palpitations, feeling cold and sweating, a dull complexion; the tongue is pale or dark purple, with a white moist coating, and a deep, thin, and weak pulse.
It is recommended to perform moxibustion once a day, targeting 2 to 3 acupoints each time, with each acupoint being treated for 30 to 40 minutes. Rotate the points treated, with a 10-day period constituting one course of treatment, and then rest for 2 to 3 days before continuing with the next course. (If time permits and there is a need, more acupoints can be treated with moxibustion. The specific duration should be adjusted according to one's own physical needs.)
1. Pay attention to weather changes and add clothing as needed to minimize the risk of catching a cold. 2. Quit smoking and drinking alcohol, avoid spicy and greasy foods, and maintain a light diet to develop good living habits. 3. During the remission period, engage in breathing exercises and appropriate physical activities to enhance the body's resistance and immunity.