PRESCRIPTION FOR TREATING DISORDERS OF THE SPLEEN, STOMACH AND INTESTINES

PRESCRIPTION FOR TONIFYING SPLEEN
BL 20 (Pishu)
BL 21 (Weishu)
SP 3 (Taibai)
ST 36 (Zusanli)
RN 4 (Qihai)
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
BL 20 and SP 3: Back shu and Yuan source point combination, tonify spleen and benefit qi
BL 21 and ST 36: Back shu and He sea point combination, strengthen the spleen and benefit stomach
RN 4: Warms and tonifies spleen and stomach


PRESCRIPTION FOR REGULATING SPLEEN AND RESOLVING DAMPNESS
BL 20 (Pishu)
SP 9 (Yinlingquan)
RN 12 (Zhongwuan)
SJ 5 (Waiguan)
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
BL 20 and SP 9: Combines together to strengthen spleen and drain dampness
RN 12: Regulates spleen and stomach, removes dampness
SJ 5: Moves Sanjiao qi activity, helps stomach and spleen to expel dampness


PRESCRIPTION FOR TONIFYING STOMACH
BL 21 (Weishu)
ST 36 (Zusanli)
SP 6 (Sanyinjiao)
PRESCRIPTION ANALSYIS:
BL 21 and ST 36: Combine together to tonify spleen and stomach, regulate middle jial and promote fluid
SP 6: Nourishes stomach yin


PRESCRIPTIONS FOR TREATING DISORDERS OF THE LIVER AND GALLBLADDER

PRESCRIPTION FOR SOOTHING LIVER
GB 34 (Yanglinquan)
PC 6 (Neiguan)
LR 3 (Taichong)
LR 14 (Qimen)
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
GB 34: Lower he sea point of gallbladder, soothes theliver and gallbladder, activates collaterals, regulates te qi and stops pain.
PC 6: Chooses the point from the same name meridians, opens the chest and regulates qi activity, relieves depression
LR 14: Front mu point of liver, regulates the liver and activates blood circulation, soothes liver, benefits hyperchondrium
LR 3: Shu stream point and Yuan source point, soothes liver, moves flow of qi, relieves depression


PRESCRIPTION FOR CLEARING LIVER FIRE
LR 14 (Qimen)
LR 2 (Xingjian)
GB 20 (Fengchi)
GB 43 (Xiaxi)
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
LR 14 and LR 2: Clear away liver fire
GB 20: Soothes the liver and clears heat, benefits the head and eye
GB 43: Clears heat from liver and gallbladder



PRESCRIPTION FOR CLEARING LIVER AND GALLBLADDER DAMP-HEAT
LR 3 (Taichong
GB 40 (Qiuxu)
LR 5 (Ligou)
LR 8 (Ququan)
RN 3 (Zhongji)
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
LR 3 and GB 40: Yuan source point, clear and sooth the liver and gallbladder damp-heat
LR 5: Luo connecting point, clears damp heat from liver and gallbladder meridian
LR 8: He sea point, soothes liver and clears away damp-heat
RN 3: Front mu point of bladder, clears damp-heat from the urine


PRESCRIPTION FOR NOURISHING LIVER BLOOD
LR 3 (Taichong)
BL 18 (Ganshu)
SP 6 (Sanyinjiao)
KI 3 (Taixi)
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
LR 3 and BL 18: Back shu and yuan source point combination, nourishes liver yin and blood and softens tendons
SP 6: Nourishes liver and kidney
KI 3: Benefits the kidney and promotes essence



PRESCRIPTIONS FOR TREATING DISORDERS OF THE HEART

PRESCRIPTION FOR DREDGING HEART BLOOD VESSELS
BL 15 (Xinshu)
-Heart back shu
BL 17 (Geshu)
-Front mu
RN 14 (Juque)
RN 17 (Tangzhong)
-Open the chest
-Regulate qi and blood circulation
PC 6 (Neiguan)
-Luo connecting point for pericardium
-Regulate heartbeat and pulse
HT 6 (Yinxi)
-Xi-cleft point
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
BL 15 and RN 14: Back shu and front mu combination, can regulate and benefit heart function and activate the blood circulation to remove blood statis
RN 17: Eight influential point of qi meeting
BL 17: Eight influential point of blood
RN 17 and BL 17: Combine together can activate qi and blood circulation, alleviate pain
PC6: Luo connecting point of pericardium meridian
HT 6: Xi-cleft point of heart meridian, combine together to remove blood stasis and alleviate pain


PRESCRIPTION FOR NOURISHING HEART AND CALMING SPIRIT
BL 15 (Xinshu)
-Back shu of heart
HT 7 (Shenmen)
-Yuan source point
ST 36 (Zusanli)
-Tonify qi and blood
SP 6 (Sanyinjiao)
-Tonify yin and blood
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
BL 15: Nourishes the heart, takes yin from yang
HT 7: Yuan source point of heart meridian, nourishes heart and calms mind
ST 36: Through nourishing the postnatal to nourish heart blood
SP 6: Nourishes the yin and blood


PRESCRIPTION FOR CLEARING AWAY HEART HEAT
PC 7 (Daling)
-Shu stream point
-Child point
PC 8 (Laogong)
SJ 5 (Waiguan)
-Clears heat
LR 2 (Xingjian)
-Clears heat
-”Same name” meridian as PC
PRECRIPTION ANALYSIS:
PC 7: Shu stream, yuan source point, child point of heart meridian, clears heat and purges fire
PC 8: Clears heart heat from the pericardium
SJ 5: Clears sanjiao, drainages urine, descends heat downward
LR 2: Clears heat and fire from the same name meridian


PRESCRIPTION FOR WARMING YANG AND TONIFYING HEART
PC 6 (Neiguan)
-Luo connecting point
-Treats blood stasis
PC 4 (Ximen)
-Xi cleft point
RN 17 (Tanzhong)
-Can tonify heart qi
-Regulate thoracic qi
RN 6 (Qihai)
-Warming whole body
-Promote circulation
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
PC 6 and PC 4: Warm heart yang and tonify heart qi; appreciate to treat heart vessels diseases
RN 17 and RN 6: Warm yang and tonify qi


PRESCRIPTIONS FOR TREATING DISORDERS OF THE LUNG

PRESCRIPTIONS FOR DISPERSING LUNG QI AND EXPELLING EXTERIOR PATHOGEN
LI 4 (Hegu)
-Wind-heat (to treat the fever)
-Yuan source
-Command point of face
LU 7 (Lieque)
-Wind-cold (attacking body)
-Command point of head and neck
-Luo connecting point (LI)
PRESCRIPTION ANALYISIS:
LI 4: Expels the wind-heat, relieve fever
-Wind heat
-Combine with SJ 5, GB 20, DU 14 (with cupping), LI 11
-Wind cold
-Combine with GB 20, BL 12 (”Wind Gate”)
Deficiency type
-ST 36, RN 6, BL 13
LU 7: Expels exterior pathogen and disperses lung qi



PRESCRIPTION FOR DESCENDING LUNG QI AND STOPPING COUGH
BL 13 (Feishu)
-Lung back-shu point
-Descending and dispersing function
LU 1 (Zhongfu)
-Front-mu of lung
LU 7 (Lieque)
-Lou connecting point with LI
LU 5 (Chize)
-He sea point of lung
-Treats both empty and excess heat
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
BL 13 and LU 1: Back-shu and Front-mu combination, regulate the lung qi activity to descend lung qi, resovles lung phlegm
-Can use Jia ji point T3 instead of BL 13
-LU 1 oblique insertion toward the outside
LU 7: Disperses and descends lung qi
LU 5: Descends lung qi and clear away heat from lung
-Oblique or perpandicular insertion


PRESCRIPTION FOR LUNG HEAT
LU 10 (Yuji)
-Excess heat (exterior)
-Shu stream point
LU 5 (Chize)
-Deficiency (empty heat)
PRESCRPTION ANALYSIS:
LU 10: Clears away heat from lung and benefit throat
LU 5: Clears lung heat and nourishes lung yin



PRESCRIPTION FOR TONIFYING LUNG QI
BL 13 (Feishu)
-Back shu of lung
LU 9 (Taiyuan)
-Shu stream point
-Mother point of lung
-Vessel meeting point
BL 20 (Pishu)
-Back shu of spleen
-Post natal qi
ST 36 (Zusanli)
-Tonify postnatal qi
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
BL 13: Tonifies lung qi and stops cough
LU 9: Mother point of lung meridian, tonifies lung qi
BL 20: Tonifies spleen to nourish lung
ST 36 Strengthens health qi to nourish lung


PRESCRIPTION FOR REDUCING LUNG AND SUBSIDING WHEEZING
RN 17 (Tanzhong)
DINGCHUAN “Subsiding wheezing”
ST 40 (Fenglong)
LU 6 (Kongzui)
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
RN 17: Eight influential point of qi, can open the chest, regulate qi activity, and descend the rebellious qi
DINGCHUAN: Subsides wheezing and removes phlegm
ST 40: Resolves phlegm
LU 6: Xi-Cleft point of the lung meridian, empirical point in treating acute asthma


PRESCRIPTIONS FOR REGULATING FLUID

PRESCRIPTION FOR RESOLVING PHLEGM
RN 12 (Zhong Wan)
-Front mu of stomach
-Influential point
-Fu meeting point
-Regulate 6 fu organs
ST 40 (Feng Long)
-Luo connecting point
-Regulate stomach and spleen to resolve phlegm
-Empirical point to treat phlegm
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
RN 12: Regulates middle jiao and qi
ST 40: Resolves phlegm and descending turbid


PRESCRIPTION FOR RELIEVING PHLEGM AND OPENING ORIFICES
DU 24 (Shenting) “Spirit Place”
DU 26 (Renzhong) (in ancient time called “Gui Shi” or “Ghost Place”)
ST 40 (Fenglong) “Here is where muscle is strong.”
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
DU 24: Dissolves the phlegm and calms the spirit
DU 26: Opens the orifices and activates the collaterals
ST 40: Removes and dissovles the phlegm, calms the mind and spirit


PRESCRIPTION FOR INDUCING DIURESIS TO ALLEVIATE EDEMA
SP 9 (Yinlingquan)
-Famous point to resolve dampness
-He Sea point of the spleen
RN 9 (Shuifen) “Water depart”
-Usually use moxa
KI 7 (Fuliiu)
-Jing River point of kidney
-Empirical point to nourish the kidney
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
SP 9: Warms and dissovles the dampness
RN 9: Tonifies spleen ang and dissolves water retnetion
KI 7: Warms the kidney and activates collaterals, induces diuresis


PRESCRIPTION FOR NOURISHING FLUID
KI 3 (taixi)
SP 6 (Sanyinjiao)
-Connected with liver, spleen and kidney
SI 6 (Yanglao)
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
KI 3: Benefits kidney,nourishes yin, protects fluid
SP 6: Nourishes liver, kidney and spleen, promotes blood
SI 6: Nourishes and supports fluid
-Helps metabolize blood sugar


PRESCRIPTIONS FOR REGULATING BLOOD
PRESCRIPTION FOR DISPELLING BLOOD HEAT
SP 10 (Xue hai)
-Empirical point
-To activate blood
LI 11 (Qu chi)
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
SP 10: Activates blood circulation to cool the blood
LI 11: Clears away heat from blood


PRESCRIPTION FOR REMOVING BLOOD STASIS
BL 17 (Ge shu)
SP 10 (Xue hai)
LI 4 (He gu)
Upper and Lower combination, also Yin/Yang combination
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
BL 17: Eight influential point of blood
SP 10: Activates blood circulation
LI 4: Moves qi and drains stasis, activates blood circulation


PRESCRIPTION FOR NOURISHING BLOOD
BL 18 (Gan shu)
-Liver back shu
BL 20 (Pi shu)
-Spleen back shu
ST 36 (Zu san li)
SP 6 (San yin jiao)
-”Three yin junction”
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
BL 18: back shu point of liver
BL 20: back shu point of spleen These two points combine together to produce and nourish blood
ST 36 and SP 6 can tonify stomach and spleen to nourish blood.


PRESCRIPTIONS FOR BENEFITTING QI

PRESCRIPTION FOR MOVING QI (Qi Stagnation)
Points
-LI 4 (Hegu)
-Yuan Source Point
-LR 3 (Taichong)
-Water point
-Yuan Source Point
-Shu-stream point
Regulate Qi
Locations- hand/foot
-Upper and lower combination
Yang Ming Meridian (Usually full of qi and blood)
Liver- soothe/smooth the liver
Liver qi normally descends
Combination of these points increases each other’s function.
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
LI 4 regulates qi and moves qi
LR3: oothes te liver and regulates the qi activity
Yuan-Source and Yuan-Source combination, soothe the liver and regulate qi, move qi stagnation and regulate blood.


PRESCRIPTION FOR TONIFYING QI
-Mainly for qi deficiency
-Severe qi deficiency
-Qi or organ collapse
RN 6 (Qihai)
-Dan tian
-Regulate lower qi-sea
ST 36 (Zusanli)
-Lower he sea of stomach
-reinforce original qi
RN 17 (Tanzhong)
-Midline, level w/ 4th costal space
-Qi meeting point
-Upper qi-sea
-Thoracic qi
Lung qi
-Postnatal
Spleen stomach qi
-Postnatal, transforms foodstuff qi into essence
Kidney qi
-Prenatal (RN 6)
Yang Ming meridian -”full of qi and blood”
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
RN 6: Fosters the original qi
RN 17: Regulates and tonifies the lung qi
ST 36: Tonifies the spleen and stomach qi
All three points combine together to tonify the qi fo all over the body.


PRESCRIPTION FOR ASCENING QI
(Treating qi that is descending)
-Due to qi deficiency
-Lassitude/fatigue
-Organ collapse (prolapse)
DU 20 (Bai hui) “Hundred Meeting”
-Yang convergence point
BL 20 (Pishu)
-Back-shu of spleen (spleen qi holds organs in place)
PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
DU 20: Du meridian and Taiyang meridian coverge point, can raise yang and counter prolapse
BL 20: Back shu of spleen, can tonify spleen and benefit qi, raise the clear and descend turbid