PRESCRIPTION FOR DISEASES OF THE NECK, BACK AND WAIST

PRESCRIPTION FOR STIFF NECK
SI 3 (Houxi)
GB 20 (Fengchi)
Jiaji point on the neck

FUNCTIONS:
-Regulating meridian and collateral qi

MANIPULATIONS:
-Even needling
-Moving cupping on upper back

INDICATIONS:
-Stiff neck
-Catching cold
-Cervical syndrome
-Hypertension

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS;
SI 3: Shaoyang meridian point, connects with the neck
GB 20: Disperses wind, local point
Jiaji point on the neck: Disperse the local stagnation

CLINICAL APPLICATION:
-Cervical syndrome: Add LI 4, SJ 16, SI 16
Catching cold: Add SJ 5, LI 11
-LI 11: Wind heat
SJ 5: Wind cold or wind heat
-Hypertension with stiff neck: Add SP 6, LR 3, or ST 40, SP 10
SP 6, LR 3: Internal wind, deficiency heat/fire
ST 40, SP 10: Phlegm


PRESCRIPTION FOR BACK PAIN
SI 6 (Yanglao)
JIAJI Point on back
ASHI

FUNCTIONS:
-Regulating meridian qi

MANIPULATIONS:
Even needling, moving cupping

INDICATIONS:
-Pain and tenderness on the back

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
SI 6: Same meridian name point, drains the Taiyang meridian qi to stop pain
JIAJI point on the back, ASHI: Local points, disperse stagnation

CLINICAL APPLICATION:
-Upper back pain cased by heart problem: eliminate SI 6, add PC 6, RN 17
-Whole back pain: ST 38 penetrate to BL 56, cupping


PRESCRIPTION FOR LUMBAGO
BL 25 (Dachchangshu)
ASHI
SI 3 (Houxi)
BL 40 (Weizhong)

FUNCTIONS:
Activating the blood and collaterals, stretching tendons and stopping pain

MANIPULATIONS:
-Even manipulation

INDICATIONS:
-Lower back sprain
-Lumbar spondylosis

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
BL 25, ASHI: Drainages the lower back collaterals to stop pain
SI 3: Eight confluent point, connect with Du Mai
BL 40: Drainages yangming meridian qi stagnation

CLINICAL APPLICATONS:
-Pain caused by cold: Add DU 3, Moxa
-Pain caused by injury: Add BL 17, puncturing greater psoas muscle in alignment


PRESCRIPTIONS FOR OTHER DISEASES:

PRESCRIPTION FOR EXPELLING FEVER:
DU 14 (Dazhui)
-Bleeding method, three-edged needle
LI 11 (Quchi)
SJ 5 (Waiguan)
Moving cupping on the back

FUNCTIONS:
Expelling fever

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reducing method, DU 14 bleeding and cupping

INDICATIONS:
-High fever

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
DU 14: Du meridian is the sea of Yang meridians: Control the exterior, suitible for various heat syndromes; also can clear heat and resolve toxic
LI 11: Expels exterior and clears heat
SJ 5: Connect with Yangwei Mai, also can expel exterior and clear heat
Moving cupping on the back: Expel heat from the exterior

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Sore throat: Add LU 11, LI 1, LU 10
-Bleed with three-edged needle ("Hundred percent effective, immediately.")
-Heat and cold alternated: Add PC 5


PRESCRIPTION FOR REGULATING BLOOD PRESSURE
ST 9 (Renying)
LI 11 (Quchi)
LR 3 (Taichong)
GB 20 (Fengchi)
-Heachache, dizziness, stiff neck

FUNCTIONS:
-Decreasing high blood pressure

MANIPULATIONS:
-Mild needling sensation, retention of the needle for a long time

INDICATIONS:
-Hypertension
-Hypotension

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
ST 9: Experience point for regulating the blood pressure
LI 11: Clears heat, calms spirit
GB 20, LR 3: Descends liver yang adverse rising


PRESCRIPTION FOR GLOBUS HYSTERICUS
RN 22 (Tiantu)
-Lateral upper: RN 23 (Lian Qian) needled toward throat
-"Lateral upper RN 23," not RN 23 itself
LU 7 (Lieque)
KI 6 (Zhaohai)
PC 8 (Laogong)

"Fish bone" throat obstruction

FUNCTIONS:
-Regulating qi and benefitting the throat

MANIPULATIONS:
Movement-assted needling method
-Swallowing

INDICATIONS:
-Globus Hystericus

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
RN 22: Benefits the throat
LU 7, KI 6: Eight confluent point, treat throat problem
PC 8: Opens the chest and descends the qi, experience point

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Phlegm: Add ST 40, SP 9
-Liver Qi Stagnation: PC 6, LR 3


PRESCRIPTION FOR URTICARIA
LI 11 (Quchi)
LI 4 (Hegu)
SP 10 (Xuehai)
BL 40 (Weizhong)
BL 17 (Geshu)

FUNCTIONS:
-Regulating blood and qi, dispersing wind and stopping itching

MANIPULATIONS:
Reducing needling method

INDICATIONS:
-Urticaria (Hives)

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
LI 11, LI 4, Clear the exterior factors
SP 10, BL 40: Clear blood heat and stop itching
BL 17: Regulates the blood

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Wind attacking: Add SJ 5, GB 20
-Heat and retention in the stomach and intestine: Add ST 36, ST 25
-Dampness: Add SP 6, SP9
-Blood Deficiency and dry wind: ST 36, SP 6
-Vomiting: PC 6, ST 36
Chronic hives: RN 8
-Cupping/Rapid cupping


PRESCRIPTION FOR MALPOSITION OF FETUS
BL 67 (Zhiyin)

FUNCTION:
Correcting the fetus position

MANIPULATION:
Moxa: Moxa Stick method (7-8 month)
-20 minute, each side
-Everyday, one course
-Lie down, face up during moxa
-Position on hands and knees, 10-20 minutes after moxa

INDICATIONS:
-Malposition of fetus
-Retention of placenta

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Retention of placenta: Add SP 6, LI 4


PRESCRIPTION FOR INFANTILE ENURESIS
RN 4 (Guanyuan)
RN 6 (qihai)
SP 6 (Sanyinjiao)
-Qi deficiency
ST 28 (Shuidao)
-Regulate water passage
-Oblique or transverse insertion toward the bladder

-For children over 5 years old.
-Age 6; 1-2 times per month

FUNCTIONS:
-Tonifying lung and spleen, benefitting kidney

MANIPULATIONS:
Reinforcing method
-Prick points, not puncturing too deeply, and turn the needle.
-Can apply moxibustion, if the child fears needles
-Give psychological therapy, encourage parents to reinforce good habits, such as going to the bathroom before bed and waking the child up at night to go.

INDICATIONS:
-Infantile enuresis
-Neural frequent micturition (Frequent urination, loss of bladder control during daytime.)

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
RN 4, RN 6: Tonify kidney
SP 6: Can tonify three yin meridians
ST 28: Constraints bladder

CLINICAL APPLICATONS:
-Mental retardation: Add DU 20, HT 7


PRESCRIPTION FOR STOPPING SMOKING
DU 20 (Baihui)
HT 7 (Shenmen)
Tim-Mee ("Tian mei")
Ear Points:
-Shenmen
-Sympathetic
-Mouth
-Lung
-Detox: SJ 5, PC 8,9

FUNCTION:
-Regulating qi and blood,
-Draining collateral
-Dissolving toxic

MANIPULATIONS:
Even needling

INDICATIONS:
-Stopping smoking

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Uncomfortable in the throat: Add ST 6, SP 6
-Restlessness: Add KI 1
-Want sleeps: Add Taiyang, PC 8


PRESCRIPTION FOR WEIGHT REDUCTION:
LI 11 (Quchi)
ST 25 (Tianshu)
SP 9 (Renying)
ST 40 (Fenglong)
-Add ST 36 or 37
ST 28 (Shuidao)
Ear Points: Endocrine, Sanjiao, small intestine, spleen, stomach

-Points with "Shui" in the name can be used to lose weight
-"Shui" = "Water"
RN 9 "Shui ten" (Edema)

WEIGHT: KG= (Height in cm -100) x 90%

WEIGHT LOSS: (Waste)
-Stools
-Urination
-Sweat

FUNCTIONS:
-Regulating stomach and intestine
-Clearing heat

MANIPULATIONS:
-Electric needle

INDICATIONS:
-Obesity

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
LI 11, ST 25, ST 28: Promote movement of the intestine
SP 9, ST 40: Disperse damp and phlegm

CLINICAL APPLICATON:
-Heavy sleep with snorting: Add LI 4, ST 44
-Edema in the legs: Add SP 6, SP 3
-Obesity in the abdomen: Add SP 14
-Obesity on the lower back: ADD GB 26
-Obesity on the buttock: Add BL 36, GB 29
-Obesity on the arm: Add LI 14, SI 9
-Can use ASHI with electrostimulation
-Endocrine problem: ST 9
-Deep insertion


PRESCRIPTION FOR DISPERSING HEMORRHOIDS
ASHI
-Back shu/Jiaji, red spots on the skin
-Palpate for sore spots on lower back
-Prick white fibro like tissue
Erbai
-Two points on each arm
-4 cun above wrist, on radial side of tendon, on PC meridian
BL 57 (Chengshan)
-Can alternate with BL 56

-Once or twice per week
-Only after three months in pregnant women

FUNCTIONS:
-Dispersing swollen and stopping pain

MANIPULATIONS:
find purple red spot from lumbosacral area, use three-edged needle pricking, then cupping (Use cupping to draw blood out)

INDICATIONS:
-Hemorrhoids, main for red swollen, thermalgia and bleeding

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
ASHI, Erbai: Experience point
BL 57: Bladder meridian branches path through the anus

Diet: No spicy or greasy food, especially during onset
-Eat more vegetables
-Drink more water
Exercise: Don't sit all the time
-Do some gentle exercise


PRESCRIPTION FOR BEAUTIFY THE FACE
ASHI
-Obvious wrinkles
GB 14 (Yangbai)
SJ 23 (Sizukong)
SI 18 (Quanliao)
-Decline of qi, essence
SP 10 (Xuehai)
-Stasis
ST 36 (Zusanli)

FUNCTIONS:
-Regulating meridian, draining obstruction

MANIPULATIONS:
Around needling
-.5-1 cun needles around wrinkles
-Shallow insertion, just beneath the skin
2-4 needles in one spot, or in area
-Don't stimulate needle, just puncture

INDICATIONS:
Wrinkle, acne, chloasma (discoloration, age/liver spotting)

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
Nourish blood and activate qi and blood circulation

PRESCRIPTIONS BASED ON SYMPTOMS 2

PRESCRIPTIONS FOR HICCUP
LI 18
RN 22
BL 17
RN 12
BL1

INDICATIONS:
-

clinical APPLICATIONS
-Neck pain: Li 18, add GB 20, BL 60
-Asthma: Ad Dingchuan
-Hiccup: Just choose one or two: LI 18, RN 22, BL 17, BL 1


PRESCRIPTION FOR HYPCHONDRIAC PAIN
SJ 6 (Zhigou)
GB 34 (Yanglingquan)
GB 24 (Riyue)
LR 14 (Qimen)

FUNCTIONS:
-Soothing the liver and gallbladder
-Regulating the meridians
-Stopping pain

MANIPULATIONS
-Reducing or even technique

APPLICATIONS:
-Intercostal neuralgia: Add Jia ji point
-Liver qi stagnation: Add RN 17, PC 6
-Cholycystitis: Add ST 36, SJ 5, DANNANG


PRESCRIPTION FOR DIARRHEA
ST 25 (Tianshu)
ST 36 (Zusanli)
ST 37(Shangjuxu)

FUNCTIONS:
-Clearing heat
-Draining dampness
-Dispersing mass
-Regulating the stagnant

MANIPULATIONS:
-Even needling

INDICATIONS:
-Diarrhea
-Constipation
-Abdomen pain


PRESCRIPTION FOR URINARY TRACT STONES
BL 23 (Shenshu)
BL 51(Huangmen)
BL 52 (Zhishi)
BL 53 (Baohuang)

-Perpandicular insertion, using care not to puncture the kidney

FUNCTIONS:
-Moving stagnation
-Dispersing mass
-Regulating qi and blood to stop pain

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reducing needling, cupping

INDICATIONS:
-Urinary tract stone
-Renal colic
-

CLINICAL APLICATIONS:
-Lower back pain, add BL 40


PRESCRIPTIN FOR RETENTION OF URINE
BL 54 (Zhibian ) penetrating to ST 28 (Shuidao)
RN 3 (Zhongji)
SP 9 (Yinglingquan)
SP 6 (Sanyinjiao)

-Puncture obliquely due to inability to empty bladder

INDICATIONS:
-Retention of urine
-Protauxe
-Urinary system infection

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Accompanied by urinary passage pain: Add SP 10, LR 5


PRESCRIPTION FOR REGULATING MENSTRUATION:
SP 6 (Sanyinjiao)
BL 32 (Ciliao)
-Perpandicular insertion
-Stop pain, treat dysmenorrhea
Zigong

-Add points based on pattern differentiation

INDICATIONS:
-Early period
-Late period
-Irregular period
-Amenorrhea
-Dysmenorrhea
-

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
-Dysmenorrhea: Add SP 8, BL 67
-Menorrhagia: Add SP 1

PRESCRIPTIONS BASED ON SYMPTOMS

PRESCRIPTIONS FOR DISEASES OF THE HEAD, FACE AND LIMBS

PRESCRIPTION FOR HEADACHE

-Causes
-External Headache
-Internal Headache
-Location
-Function
-Organ, tissue

GB 20 (Fengchi)
-Requires strong stimulation, esp. with chronic migraine
-Forhead: Toward the opposite eye
-Whole head: Toward the nose
-Jaw pain or difficulty speaking: Toward the jaw
ASHI
LI 4 (Hegu)
LR 3 (Taichong)

FUNCTIONS:
-Regulating the meridian qi, moving stagnation, alleviating pain

MANIPULATIONS:
Even reinforcing and reducing method. Ashi points with around needles or seven star neddles

INDICATIONS:
-Whole headache, migraine, vertex headache, back headache, vascular headcache, high blood pressure headache, neurosis headache.

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
-All yang converge at head, when exterior factor attack body, or seven emotion inury the inside body, will affect the head at last, cause the obstruction in the meridian and collateral, lead to headache.
GB 20: Where the meridian path through, where the indication is
ASHI: Drainage the local obstruction of the mneridian
LI 4, LR3: Four gate points, and have good effect for stopping pain

CLINICAL APPLICATONS:
-Forehead pain: ST 8 (Touwei) Du 24 (Shenting) ST 44 (Neiting)
-Yangming
-Side head pain: GB 41 (Zulingqi) SJ 5 (Waiguan) GB 8 (Shuaigu)
-Shaoyang
-Vertex head pain: DU 20 (Bauihui), Sishencong, LI 2,3 KI 1
-Jueyin
-Add kidney points for deficiency
-Add liver points for heat
-Back head pain: BL10 (Tianzhu) SI 3 (Houxi) BL 60 (Kunlun)
-Taiyang


PRESCRIPTION FOR FACIAL PARALYSIS
-Central nerve
-Peripheral nerve
-Facial nerve (Cranial 7)
Prescription can treat both, but is mainly for Facial Paralysis

ST 4 (Dicang)
ST 6 (Jiache)
SJ 17 (Yifeng)
-Facial nerve damage
-Perpandicular insertion, almost toward opposite ear, into different levels
LI 4 (Hegu)
-Distal point, for opposite side facial paralysis

FUNCTIONS:
-Draining the meridian and activating the collaterals, stopping pain

MANIPULATIONS:
-According to the different period of the disease use different needling techniques or with the moxa
-Acute period: Onset-2 weeks
-Wind attacking body (Usually wind-cold, sometimes heat)
-Pain behind the ear
-Easy to be treated
-Shallow insertion, gentle stimulation
-Middle period: 2 weeks-3 or 4 weeks
-Even or reduced method
-More stimulation
-"Man" level (For all points)
-Patient can totally recover within 1 month, treatments every day. (Otherwise very difficult to treat)
-Chronic: 4 weeks and on
-Deep "Earth level" insertion (for all points) reinforcing manipulation
-Apply moxa
-Formula: Qian Zheng San
INDICATIONS:
-Facial distortion, facial pain, facial spasm, acne

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
LI 4: Activates the meridan and collateral, is good at treating facial problems
ST 6, ST 4: Local points or drainage the local meridian
SJ 17: According to the nerve distribution, also can disprese the wind, stop pain

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Facial pain (Prosopalgia "Trigeminal Nerve Pain"): Add BL 2, GB 14,
ST 7 (Most important point for Trigeminal Nerve pain)***
-45 Degree, toward opposite ear or back of the head, 1.5-2 cun
-Forehead pain: Add ST 44, Yuyao, BL 2, ST 7
-30 Degrees, toward forehead, above the eye
-Upper jaw pain: Add ST 2, SI 18, ST 7
ST 2, 45 Degree, downward toward the mouth
-Lower jaw pain: ST 7, jiachengciang (1 cun lateral to RN 24 in depression) (Where third branch of nerve comes out)
-30 Degree oblique toward middle, needle sensation in lip
-Facial spasm: Add BL 2, ST 2, ST 7
-Acne: Add LI 11, SP 10, SP 6 (Eliminate SJ 17)


PRESCRIPTION FOR SINUSITIS
GB 20 (Fengchi)
DU 23 )Shangxing)
LI 20 (Yingxiang)
YINTANG

FUNCTIONS:
-Regulating meridian, draining nose obstruction

MANIPULATIONS:
-Even method, GB 20, toward tip of nose

INDICATIONS:
-Nose obstruction, bleeding nose, rhinitis, dysfunction of oflactory sensation

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
LI 20, YINTANG, Local point, open nose
GB 20: Important point for five sense organ diseases
DU 23: Can open orifices, disperse obstruction

CLINICAL APPLICATONS:
-Nose obstruction: Add ST 36, moxa
-Bleeding nose: Add SP 10


PRESCRIPTION FOR TOOTHACHE
-Easy to get "immediate" results, but difficult to treat in entirety

Li 4 (Hegu)
-Opposite side
-Lower toothache
ST 44 (Neiting)
-Upper toothache
ST 6 (Jiache)
ST 7 (Xiaguan)

FUNCTIONS:
-Regulating meridian qi, stopping pain

MANIPULATIONS:
Even needling techniques

INDICATIONS:
-Toothache, swollen gum

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
LI 4, ST 44: Meridian pass through
ST 6, ST 7: Local point

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Toothache: Add Taiyang deep needling (obliquely toward the tooth) toward mouth, 1.5 cun; toward GB, 1.5-2 cun
-Deficiency: Add KI 3, 6
-Excess: Accompanied with constipation
-Reduce
-Add ST 44, 45, LI 3


PRESCRIPTION FOR BULBOPARALYSIS
GB 20 (Fengchi)
SJ 17 (Yifeng)
DU 16 (Fengfu)
RN 23 (Lianquan)
LI 4 (Hegu)

FUNCTIONS:
-Clearing and opening throat

MANIPULATION:
-Even needling technique

INDICATIONS:
-Throat paralysis
-Sore tongue, stiff tongue
-Acute or chronic sore throat

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
GB 20, DU 16: Gallbladder meridian and DU meridian pass the neck, and DU MAI connects with the brain, can open oifices and benefit the brain
SJ 17, RN 23: Benefit throat

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Acute sore throat: Add LU 11, LU 5
-Chronic sore throat: Add KI 3, KI 6


PRESCRIPTION FOR SHOULDER PAIN (Scapulohumeral Periarthritis)
-Easy to treat with acupuncture, not such good treatment with herbs or Western therapy
("Frozen Shoulder")

LI 15 (Jianyu)
SI 9 (Jianzhen)
SJ 14 (Jianliao)
ASHI
ST 38 (Tiaokou)
-Same name meridian (Empirical point)
-Needle opposite side
-Find sensitive spot
-Perpandicular insertion, while patient moves shoulder
-Usually patient will have immediate relief
-1-3 cun, you can withdraw the needle, then do the local points
FUNCTIONS:
-Activating meridian and collateral stopping pain

MANIPULATIONS:
Reducing or even needling method, cupping

INDICATIONS:
-Shoulder pain, arm numbness, motor disturbance

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
LI 15, SI 9, SJ 14: Disperse obstruction, drainage meridan and collaterals
ST 38: Experience point

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Front shoulder pain: Add Jianquian, LU 5
-Lateral shoulder pain: Add LI 4, LI 6
-Armpit pain: HT 1
-Arm numbness: Add SJ 5, LI 11



PRESCRIPTION FOR TENNIS ELBOW
Lateral epicondyle pain
-Overuse
-Bi (Blood and qi stagnation)
-Wind cold
-Wind heat

LI 11 (Quchi)
LI 4 (Hegu)
LI 10 (Shousanli)
SJ 5 (Waiguan)
-Can switch LI points to SJ points for medial pain

FUNCTIONS:
-Activating blood circulation, stretching tendons

MANIPULATIONS:
Even needling technique
Oblique insertion pointing toward painful area
-"Green dragon swinging its tail" needling technique
-Sensation should be from the distal to the elbow

INDICATIONS:
-Elbow heaviness, numbness, motor disturbance

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
LI 11, LI 4, LI 10: Activate blood and qi circulation, drainage meridian and collateral
SJ 5: Relieve the elbow pain

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-External humeral epicondylitis: Add LI 8, LI 9
-Internal humeral epicondylitis: Add SI 8, HT 4, HT 5
-Anconeal process of ulna bursitis: Add SJ 10 (Oblique toward tip of elbow)
-SJ 5, distal points first, then local points (5-6 treatments)
***Whenever we treat pain syndromes, do the distal points first, then after pain is relieved, do local points.


PRESCRIPTION FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
PC 6 (Neiguan)
PC 7 (Daling)
LI 5 (Yangxi)
LI 4 (Hegu)
ASHI
DISTAL POINTS: Li 11, Opposite side ankle points (When treating ankle points, you can use opposite side wrist points and vice versa: "Same name meridians.")***
BL 60, 62, KI 3,6
Remember, when you do the opposite side, have patient move the painful area.

FUNCTIONS:
-Stretching tendons and activating collaterals

MANIPULATIONS:
Even needling method, moxa is available

INDICATIONS:
-Wrist heaviness, numbness, motor disturbance, (thumb, point and middle finger.)

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
PC 6: Median nerve pass through
PC7, LI 5, LI 4, ASHI: Regulate the meridian qi and blood of the wrist

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Wrist drop caused by radial nerve injury: Add HT 1, LI 14
-Wrist sprain: Add SJ 4, SI 5
-Interphalangeal joint injury: Baxie, SJ 3 ("Posterior Baxie" are 1 cun proximal to Baxie on the back of the hand. "Behind the joint.")
ARM PARALYSIS: Use these three above prescriptions together.***


PRESCRIPTION FOR SCIATICA
GB 30 (Hauntiao)
-Shooting sensation down to heel (Or change needling direction.)
-Thrusting/lifting
-Needle toward front of body and slightly downward
-Dull or slow sharp sensation
-Deep needling technique, 3-5 cun needles.
BL 54 (Zhibian)
-Sensation down to the heel (Depending upon patient's position)
-Either/or GB 30 or BL 54 depending upon location of pain
BL 25 (Dashangshu)
GB 34 (Yanglingquan)
BL 40 (Weizhong)

FUNCTIONS:
-Activating collaterals and stopping pain

MANIPULATIONS:
Even needling technique

INDICATIONS:
-Pain on the buttock, leg, motor disturbance (Stroke)

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
GB 30, BL 54: Local point, drainage obstruction of the meridian
BL 25, GB 34, BL 40: Distal point, regulate shaoyang and taiyang meridian qi

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Pain in the back of the leg: Add BL 56
-Pain in the lateral of the leg: Add BL 39, GB 39 (Depending upon the location of the pain.)


PRESCRIPTION FOR GONITIS
-"Knee joint pain"

ST 35 (Dubi)
LR 7 (Xiguan)
ST 36 (Zusanli)
ASHI

FUNCTIONS:
-Stretching the tendons and stopping pain

MANIPULATIONS:
Around needling, even needling

INDICATION:
-Knee joint pain, rheumatic arthritis, osteoarthritis

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
-Local point, drainage meridian qi and blood

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
Rheumatic arthritis: Add Xiyan, moxa
-45 degrees toward the joint cavity (leg bent)
-Sensation just inside the joint
-Do not apply moxa on heat patterns
Osteoarthritis: Add ST 34, GB 34
-45 degrees toward the joint cavity (leg bent)
-Sensation just inside the joint
-Can also add: HEDING, GB 33.
-Damp heat Bi: SP 9


PRESCRIPTION FOR SPRAINED ANKLE
BL 60 ( Kunlun)
KI 3 (Taixi)

FUNCTIONS:
Stretching tendons and stopping pain

MANIPULATIONS:
Reducing with rotating needling

INDICATIONS:
-Ankle pain, talagia (Bottom of heel pain, Plantar fasciitis), headache

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
-Local point, activate meridian to stop pain

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Swollen and pain in the ankle: Add ST 41, GB 40
-Talagia: Add KI 6, GB 20
-Taiyang headache: GB 20, SI 3

PRESCRIPTION FOR REGULATING TWO OR MORE ZANGFU ORGANS

Physically, zangfu organs cooperate and promote mutually. Pathologically, they could also interact, giving rise to various accompanying symptoms. It is common to see two or moe zangfu organs suffering from disorders simultaneously in clinic. Treatment needs to consider the situation of all invovling zangfu organs.


PRESCRIPTION FOR HARMONIZING HEART AND KIDNEYS
BL (Xinshu)
NT 7 (Shenmen)
BL 23 (Shenshu)
KI 3 (Taixi)

FUNCTIONS:
-Harmonizing heart and kidneys
-Coordingation between te heat and kidney
-Disharmony between the heart and kidney
-Deficiency of both heart blood and kidney essence
-Nourishing yin and descending fire

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reinforcing method (Back shu) or even method (HT 7 and KI 3)

INDICATIONS:
Insomnia, vexation, palpitation, vivid dream, nocturnal emission, dizziness, tinnitus, poor memory, hot sensation in five palms, tidal fever, night sweat, dry mouth, dry throat, red tongue little coating, thin and slippery pulse.

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
BL 15 and HT 7: Tonify heart and calm spirit
BL 23 and KI 3: Back-shu and Yuan Source point combination, tonify kidney and nourish yin, strengthen the water to control the fire.

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Insomnia
-Excess patterns
-Heart fire
-Stomach (food retention)
-Phlegm obstructing heart
-Deficiency patterns
-Blood/yin deficiency
-Heart and Gall bladder
-Qi deficiency
-Oversleeping
-Menopausal syndrome
-Hot flashes
-Red face
-Night sweat, esp 3-5 am
-Irritability
-Depression


PRESCRIPTION FOR SOOTHING LIVER, TONIFYING SPLEEN AND HARMONIZING STOMACH

PHYSIOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP:
-Digestion
-Spleen qi rises
-Stomach qi descends
-Blood circulation
-Liver stores blood
-Spleen produces blood
-Blood deficiency causes liver yin deficiency
-Spleen controls blood in the vessels

PATHOLOGICAL CHANGE
-Liver invades the spleen
-Pain
-Hypochondrium pain
-Diarrhea and constipation alternating

LR 14 (Qimen)
RN 12 (Zhongwan)
LR 3 (Taichong)
ST 36 (Zusanli)

FUNCTIONS:
-Soothing the liver and tonifying spleen and stomach
-Harmonixing the liver and spleen

MANIFESTATIONS:
Even method at LR 14, RN 12; reducing method at LR 3; reinforcing method at ST 36

INDICATIONS:
Abdominal distention, epigastric pain, acid regurgitation, stomach upset, vomiting, hiccup, gastric reflux, constiation, diarrhea, poor appetite, hot temper, depression, anxiety

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
LR 14: Soothes the liver and alleviates hypochondrium
RN 12 and ST 36: Front Mu and Lower H Sea combination, tonify spleen and strengthen te stomach
LR 3: Yuan source point of liver, combines with ST 36, Yuan source and He sea combination, regulates liver qi, disperses abdominal distention

CLINICAL APPLICATONS:
-Peptic ulcers
-Stress
-Liver qi invade stomach
-Effects digestion, causes ulcers
-Type O blood people are more prone to ulcers due to stress.
-Can add ST 44, ST 25, GB 24, 34 (to soothe the liver), Back shu points are very effective. Ear points.
-Irritable bowel syndrome
-Can combine with LR 3 and KI 6,7
-Can combine ST 25, ST 37, RN 12, LR 3 ST 36, LR 14


PRESCRIPTION FOR TONIFYING SPLEEN AND NOURISHING HEART

PHYSIOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP
-Ensure the normal circulation of the blood
-Heart regulates the spleen's function
-Heart controls blood
-Heart dominates the mind (hence relates to spleen)
-Spleen nourishes the heart
-Depends on normal mind

PATHOLOGICAL CHANGE
-Disorder of both heart and spleen

BL 15 (Xinshu)
BL 20 (Pishu)
HT7 (Shenmen)
ST 36 (Zusanli)
SP 6 (Sanyinjiao)

FUNCTIONS:
-Tonifying spleen and nourishing heart
-Supplementing qi and replentishing blood

MANIPULATIONS:
Reinforcing method, moxa is available

INDICATIONS:
-Palpitations, insomnia dream disturbed sleep, dizziness, poor memory, prro appetite, epigastric distention, diarrhea, lassitude, pale complexion
-Subcutaneous hemorrhage, or scant and pale color mentruation, or prolonged menses days. Or spontaneous sweating, short of breat, aggravated by exertion

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
BL 15 and BL 21: Tonify the spleen and replentish qi, nourish heart and calm spirit
ST 36 AND SP 6: Strengthen the spleen and stomach, replentish qi and nourish blood
HT 7: Combines with SP 6 to tonify spleen and nourish heart, calm the spirit

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Insomnia
-Palpitations
-Combine with PC 6, BL 17, 18,


PRESCRIPTION FOR TONIFYING KIDNEY AND STRENGTHENING LUNG

PHYSIOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP
-Respiration
-Lung functions to disperse and descend qi (to kidney)
-Fluid metabolism

PATHOLOGICAL CHANGE
-Respiration
-Water retention

BL 13 (Feishu)
BL 23 (Shenshu)
RN 6 (Qihai)
KI 3 (Taixi)
LU 9 ( Taiyuan)

FUNCTIONS:
-Tonifying kidney and strengthening lung
-Accepting qi and relieving asthma

MANIPULATIONS:
Reinforcing method, moxa is available

INDICATIONS:
-Breathlessness, more exhale than inhale, worse by exertion, low voice, no desire to speak, spontaneous sweat, lassitude, weak loin and knees, aversion to cold, edema of all over the body especially at the lower limbs, pale tongue enlarged tongue body with teeth marks, weak deep pusle.
-Dry cough with scanty sputum, or even cough with blood, dry mouth and throat, hoarse voice, heavy and ache lower back and legs, nightsweating, impotence, scanty menstruation or even amenorrhea, red tongue, scanty coathing, fine and rapid pulse.

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
BL 23 and KI 3: Tonify kidney, accept qi and stop asthma
BL 13 and LU 9: Tonify qi, stop cough and relieve asthma
RN 6: Tonifies kidney qi, benefits original qi and stop asthma

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Asthma
-Lung qi deficiency
-Kidney deficiency
-Phlegm retention in the body (phlegm heat)
-Spleen qi with lung qi deficiency
-Combinge with ST 40, Dinchuan, LU 6, BL 43, (Gong Huang Shu) RN 17
-Night Sweating
-Lung deficiency, Spleen deficiency with Liver deficiency
-Combine points with KI 7 (to treat sweating) LI 4,


PRESCRIPTION FOR WARMING KIDNEY AND STRENGTHENING SPLEEN

PHYSIOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP
-Prenatal basis of life
-Postnatal basis of life
-Regulate water metabolism

PATHOLOGICAL CHANGE
-Spleen qi deficiency cause kidney essence deficiency
-Kidney yang and spleen yang deficiency

DU 4 (Mingmen)
RN 4 (Guanyuan)
ST 36 (Zusanli)
BL 20 (Pishu)
ST 25 (Tianshu)

FUNCTIONS:
-Tonifying kidney and warming spleen
-Consolidating the root and regulating defecation
-For yang deficiency

MANIPULATIONS:
Reinforcing method or applying moxa

INDICATIONS:
-Protracted diarrhea, diarrhea at the early morning, diarrhea with undigested food
-Edema of all over the body, dysuria, pale complexion, aversion to cold, cold hands and feet, cold pain at lumbar region and abdomen, Pale enlarged tongue with teeth marks, white coat with saliva, deep slow pulse

PRESCRIPTION ANALSYS:
DU 4 and RN 4: Front and back combination, warm kidney yang, consolidate the root
BL 20: Tonifies spleen yang, removes dampness
ST 36 and ST 25: Tonify spleen and regulate stomach, remove dampness and help digestion

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Diarrhea
-Damp heat in intestines
-Spleen qi/yang deficiency
-Cold obstructing
-Liver overacting on spleen
-Food stagnation
-Combine with ST 37, SP 4, SP 15, BL 23,
-Constipation
-Excess
-Intestine heat
-Qi stagnation
-Deficiency
-Yin deficiency
-Qi deficiency
-Cold stagnation
-Combine with SJ 6, ST 28, RN 6 (alternate with RN 4)


PRESCRIPTION FOR NOURISHING LIVER AND KIDNEY

PHYSIOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP
-The liver and kidney share the same origin
-Liver stores blood
-Kidney stores essence

PATHOLOGICAL CHANGE
-Liver blood deficiency and kidney essence deficiency
-Dizziness, tinnitis, insomnia, poor memory, amenorrhea, lower back pain, body ache

BL 18 (Ganshu)
LR 3 (Taichong)
BL 23 (Shenshu)
KI 3 (Taixi)

FUNCTIONS:
-Tonifying kidney and nourishing liver
-Tonifying yin and nourishing blood

MANIPULATIONS:
Reinforcing method

INDICATIONS:
-Dizziness, tinnitus,insomnia, multiple dreams, poor memory, pain at ribs, back pan and weak knees, red tongue little coating, thin pulse.
-Five palms heat, night sweat, hot flashes, irritability
-Nocturnal emission, late priods, scanty periods or amenorrhea
-Night blindness, dry eyes, blurred vision

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
BL 23 and KI 3: Tonify kidney yin, benefit essence
BL 18 and LR 3: Nourish liver blood, prevent empty fire rising

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Menopausal syndrome
-Dizziness
-Liver yang rising (fire)
-Blood deficiency
-Liver wind
-Kidney yin deficiency
-Phlegm
-Combine DU 20, Si Shen Cong, KI 1, SP 6, BL 17


PRESCRIPTION FOR REGULATING FIVE ZANG ORGANS

***Can use Jia Ji points instead of these Back Shu points.
BL 18 (Ganshu)
BL 23 (Shenshu)
BL 15 (Xinshu)
BL 20 (Pishu)
BL 13 (Feishu)

FUNCTIONS:
-Regulating the five zang organs functions

MANIPULATIONS:
Even method

INDICATIONS:
-Insomnia, fatigue, pain of all over the body

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
-Back shu points combination, regulate five zang, harmony five Zang's functions

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Chronic fatigue syndrome
-Depression, emotion problem
-Poor concentration
-Ren 4,6, ST 36, SP 6, (Do all Jia Ji points from T1-L4) LI 4, LR 3
-Insomnia
-HT 7, Auricular points,
-Fibromyalgia

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

PRESCRIPTIONS FOR TREATING DISORDERS OF THE LIVER AND GALLBLADDER

FUNCTIONS OF LIVER:
-Dredge and regulate
-Promote circulation of blood and metabolism of body fluid
-Assist the spleen and stomach to digest food
-Regulate mental activity
-Regulate menstruation
-Store blood
-Nourish liver itself
-Liver yin
-Yin will prevent liver yang rising
-Harmonize activities of different organs

PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES OF THE LIVER
-Weak in dredging and regulation: blood stasis
-Hyperactivity in dredging and regulating: haematemesis
-Qi obstruction: phlegm, rheum and edema
-Effect spleen and stomach
-Failure of spleen qi to ascend
-Failure of stomach qi to descend
-Effect the secretion and secretion of the bile
-Effect mental activity
-Effect menstruation
-Liver blood insufficiency
-Failure to store blood


PRESCRIPTION FOR SOOTHING LIVER
GB 34 (Yanglinquan)
PC 6 (Neiguan)
LR 3 (Taichong)
LR 14 (Qimen)

FUNCTIONS:
-Spreading liver qi
-Alleviating pain
-Benefitting the chest, lateral costal region and breasts
-Regulating menstruation

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reducing method or even method

INDICATIONS:
-Fullness and pain of the chest and lateral costal region, frequent sighing, breast tenderness in women, breast abscess, pain and fullnessat the epigastric of abdominal area.
-Symptoms related with the emotion
-Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, insufficient lactation
-Depression

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

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Hypochondrium pain
-SJ 6, SP 15 (very effective)
-Pressure pain in liver area
-Wiry pulse in liver area
GB 24 (front mu of gallbladder)
-Irregular menstration
-Excess (soothing the liver)
-Combine with Zigong, RN 6, SP 6, SP 10, ST 29, BL 18, BL 32


PRESCRIPTION FOR CLEARING LIVER FIRE
LR 14 (Qimen)
LR 2 (Xingjian)
GB 20 (Fengchi)
GB 43 (Xiaxi)

FUNCTIONS:
-Clearing liver fire
-Pacifying liver wind
-Descending excess from head
-Calming the spirit

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reducing method

INDICATIONS:
-Headache, dizziness, bitter taste in the mouth, dry throat, redness and pain of the eyes, lacrimation, eye diseases
-Tinnitis, sudden deafness
-Propensity to anger, insomnia, hypertension
-Menorrhagia, early menstruation

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

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Red and swollen eye
-Hypochondrium pain


PRESCRIPTION FOR CLEARING LIVER AND GALLBLADDER DAMP-HEAT
LR 3 (Taichong
GB 40 (Qiuxu)
LR 5 (Ligou)
LR 8 (Ququan)
RN 3 (Zhongji)

FUNCTIONS:
-Clearing away damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder meridian
-Benefitting the genitals

MANIUPLATIONS:
-Reduce or even method

INDICATIONS
-Fullness and distending pain in the chest, anorexia, bitter mough and nausea, yellowish urination
-Pain an ditching of the genitals, pain of the penis, pain and swelling of the testicles
-Red and white or yellow leucorrhea
-Difficulat urination, retention of urine

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

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Itching genitals, genitals eczema
-Combine with Bai chong wo


PRESCRIPTION FOR NOURISHING LIVER BLOOD
LR 3 (Taichong)
BL 18 (Ganshu)
SP 6 (Sanyinjiao)
KI 3 (Taixi)

FUNCTIONS:
-Nourishing liver blood and liver yin
-Benefitting eyes
-Nourishing sinews

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reinforcing method

INDICATIONS:
-Insomnia, agitation, headache, vertex headache, dizziness, poor memory
-Blurred vision, dry eyes, night blindness, visual dizziness, cloudy vision
-Amenorrhea, late period, scanty period
-Muscle spasm, cramps, pain of the sinews, trembling limbs

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

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Trembling limbs
-Combine with LI 4, GB 20, BL 10, GB 34,
-Blurred vision
-Combine with GB 37, BL 1, SI 6


PRESCRIPTION FOR TREATING DISORDERS OF THE SPLEEN, STOMACH AND INTESTINES

PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE SPLEEN
-Govern the transportation and transformation
-Spleen governs the activity of elevating the lucid
-Spleen is to ascend, disburse
-Fixate organs in place
-Stomach is to descend
-Command blood
-Keep blood in the vessels

STOMACH
-Recieving food
-Digesting food
-Transport nutrition to small intestine

SMALL INTESTINE
-Recieve chyle
-Differentiate lucid from turbid
-Transport turbid into large intestine
-Regulate water

LARGE INTESTINE
-Recieve turbid and let it go out of the body

GALL BLADDER
-Secrete and excrete bile
-To help digestion

PATHOLOGICAL CHANGS OF SPLEEN
-Unhealthy transformation of spleen qi
-Weak digestion and absorption
-Disturbance of water metabolism
-Failure of elevating lucid
-Sinking of spleen qi
-Failure for command the bloodh


PRESCRIPTION FOR TONIFYING SPLEEN
BL 20 (Pishu)
BL 21 (Weishu)
SP 3 (Taibai)
ST 36 (Zusanli)
RN 4 (Qihai)

FUNCTIONS:
-Tonifying spleen
-Promoting the generation of blood
-Holding blood

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reinforcing method, moxa is available (moxa SP 3)

INDICATIONS:
-Disorders of digestive system: Poor appetite, diarrhea, constipation
-Pain of the abdomen: Pain or distention of the epigastrum or abdomen
-Dysfunction of muscles: Heaviness of the body, oppressive sensation of the four limbs, muscular atrophy, lassitude of the body
-Haemorrhagia: Blood in the stools, blood in the urine, peliosis, menorrhagia

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

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Diarrhea
-Undigested food
-Can be morning diarrhea, caused by spleen yang deficiency
-Combine ST 25 and ST 37
-Anemia
-Fibromyalgia
-Back jia ji points
-Front mu points


PRESCRIPTION FOR REGULATING SPLEEN AND RESOLVING DAMPNESS
BL 20 (Pishu)
SP 9 (Yinlingquan)
RN 12 (Zhongwuan)
SJ 5 (Waiguan)

FUNCTIONS:
-Regulating the spleen and resolving dampness

MANIPULATIONS:
Even method, or with moxa

INDICATIONS:
-Dizziness, heaviness in the head and body, edema, swelling of the lower limbs
-Pain of the abdomen, rugitus (intestinal rumbling) and no desire to eat, loose stools

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

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
-Edema
-Dizziness



PRESCRIPTION FOR TONIFYING STOMACH
BL 21 (Weishu)
ST 36 (Zusanli)
SP 6 (Sanyinjiao)

FUNCTIONS:
-Strengthening stomach qi
-Nourishing stomach yin

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reinforcing or even method

INDICATIONS:
-Uncomfortable feeling in the epigastrium, lack of appetite, tiredness
-Dull or slightly burning epigastric pain, thin body, slight hungry but with no desire to eat, difficult ingestion, dry vomiting, constipation, dry moth and throat with a desire to drink in small sips, a slight feeling of fullness after eating

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

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Epigastric pain
-Constipation

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2-3 case analysis
diagnosis, treatment principle, prescription
some may require prescription analysis



PRESCRIPTION FOR EXPELLING STOMACH HEAT
RN 12 (Zhongwan)
LI 4 (Hegu)
ST 44 (Neiting)

FUNCTIONS:
-Clearing away heat from te stomach channel
-Harmonizing middle and descending rebellion

MANIPULATION:
-Reducing Method

INDICATIONS:
-Severe epigastric pain, burning sensation in stomach, refuse pressure, easy to get hungrym constipation, blood in te stool, dark scanty urine, thirsty, bitter taste, preferring cold drinks. Red tongue, yellow coating, slippery or rapid pulse
-Hiccup, vomitingm nausea
-Toothache, bad breath, swollen or ulcerate gums

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
RN 12: Front mu of the stomach, clears away heat from stomach, regulates middle and descends rebellion
LI 4: Clears heat and stops pain
ST 41: Clears stomach fire digests dyspepsia

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Toothache
-Stomachache


PRESCRIPTION FOR REGULATING BOWEL MOVEMENT
ST 25 (Tianshu)
RN 12 (Zhongwan)
ST 37 (Shangjuxu)

Functions
-Expelling food accumulation
-Regulating stomach and moving the stool

MANIPULATION:
-Reducing or even method

INDICATIONS:
-Diarrhea and constipation alternated, vomiting or belching, regurgitation, pain in abdomen or stomach, which is refusing to tough and relieved by vomiting or bowel moevement
-constipation

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
ST 25 and ST 37: Front mu and lower he sea point combination, regulate stomach and large intestine, ascend lucid and descend turbid
RN 12: Front mu of stomach and fu meeting point, regulates stomach and helps digestion

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Irregular bowel movment syndrome
-Constipation

PRESCRIPTIONS FOR TREATING DISORDERS OF THE HEART

HEART FUNCTION:
-Governing blood
-Propel blood circulation
-Beating
-Heart qi
-Heart yang warming
-Heart connected with the vessels directly (blood circulated inside the vessels)
-Production of the blood
-"Redden"
-Transport nutrients into the blood
-Combine with clear qi
-Dominate mental (spirit)
-Shen
-Brain function

PATHOGENESIS
-Excess
-Blood stasis
-Qi stagnation
-Cold in vessel
-Phlegm retention in vessels
-Deficiency
-Palpitation
-Mental problems
-Insomnia
-Manic depression
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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

FUNCTIONS:
-Invigorating blood and removing blood stasis
-Activating collaterals and alleviating pain
-Opening the heart and regulating the qi
-Moderating acute conditions

MANIPULATIONS
-Reducing method

INDICATIONS
-Chest pain, heart pain due to cold, phlegm, qi stagnation or blood stasis obstructs the heart. Pain of the chest radiates to the back, chest pain radiates to the lateral costal region, palpitation, disorders of the heart rate and rhythmn
-Mania-disorder, mania-depression, epilepsy, poor memory, anxiety, insomnia, excessive dreaming

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

CLINICAL APPLICATION:
-Palpitations
-Heart-bi syndrome


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

FUNCTIONS
-Nourishing heart yin and heart blood
-Invigorating heart qi
-Calming mind

MANIPULATIONS
-Reinforcing or even method

INDICATIONS:
-Palpitation, insomnia, restlessness, poorr memory.
-For heart blood deficiency syndrome: pale complexion, pale tongue, thing and weak pulse
-For heart yin deficiency syndrome: upset, five feverish centers, hot feeling at afternoon, sweat in sleep, malar flush, thin red tongue lacking fluid, little coating, thin rapid pulse.
-Depression

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

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
-Palpitatons
-Insomnia
-Excess
-Fire
-Phlegm
-Heat
-Stomach (over eating)
-Deficiency
-Yin
-Blood
-Fluid
-Qi deficiency
-Heart qi
-Gall bladder qi
-Related with the kidney
-Combine with DU 20, YINTANG, or AN MIAN
-Anxiety
-Combine with YINTANG, HT 7, HT 6, PC 5

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

FUNCTIONS:
-Clearing away heart fire and heart heat
-Eliminating swollen and stopping pain

MANIPULATIONS:
Reducing Method

INDICATIONS:
-Dysphoria, insomnia, agitation, red face and thirst, ulceration and pain of the tongue, hot sensation of the body, constipation, yellow dark and hot urine, red tongue with deep red tip, yellow coating, rapid pulse.

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

CLINICAL APPLICATION:
-Insomnia
-Combine with DU 20 and SI SHEN CONG
-Daytime agitation
-Tongue ulcer
-PC 8 very effective
-Bad breath due to heart fire
-Combine with DU 26


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

FUNCTIONS:
-Warming heart yang and tonifying heart qi
-Expelling cold and stopping heart pain

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reinforcing or even method
-Moxa is available

INDICATIONS:
-Palpitation, short of qi, heart-bi syndrome, with the qi deficiency: spontaneous sweating, short of breath, get worse after activity, pale face, pale tongue, weak pulse, with yang deficiency: plus aversion to cold, cold limbs, purple face and lips, pale and puffy tongue or dark and purple tongue, deep and weak pulse.

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

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Palpitation
-Combine with ST 36 (for qi deficiency)
-RN 4,6 (alternate) (for yang deficiency)
-Heart-bi syndrome
-LI 4, back shu, DU 9

PRESCRIPTIONS FOR REGULATING FLUID

FLUID
-Thin fluid
-Circulated in organs
-Marrow
-Brain
-Moisten joints
-Nourish organs and marrows
-Thick fluid
-Water metabolism
-From water, liquid diet
-Stomach (depends on the spleen)
-Sweat
-Urine

STOMACH, spleen transformed, sent to lung, descends to kidney (which dominates the water)
-Clear
-Turbid
-Sweat
-Turbid qi (exhalation)
-Urine

Liver
-Qi circulation

PATHOGENIC FACTORS
-Damp
-Phlegm
-Water
-Edema

RESOLVE: let the phlegm disappear by metabolism
RELIEVE: help to move the phlegm from one place to another in the body


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

FUNCTION:
-Transforming phlegm and dampness
-Clearing phlegm from the lung and alleviating cough and wheezing
-Related to lung qi
-Clearing phlegm from the heart and calming the spirit
-Harmonizing middle jiao and descending rebellion

MANIPULATIONS
-Reducing method at ST 40
-Reducing or even method at RN12
-Puncture perpandicularly
-Scrape lower to upper to reduce

INDICATIONS:
-cough with copious phlegm, wheezing, dyspnea, asthma, fullness, oppression and pain of the chest, edema
-Resolve phlegm in the lung
-Abdominal pain, vomiting, difficulty in passing urine and stools
-Phlegm obstructing kidney qi transmitting function
-Mania-depression, dementia, epilepsy, hypertension

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
RN 12: Regulates middle jiao and qi
ST 40: Resolves phlegm and descending turbid

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Goiter
-Resolving phlegm and promoting circulation
-Combine with RN 22, ST 9
-Depression
-Accompanied with dementia due to stagnation of qi and blood
-Combine with DU 20, PC 6 (pc 6 connects with ying wei meridian, which connects to the heart)
-Dizziness
-Combine with LR 3 to move qi stagnation


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."

FUNCTIONS:
-Restoring consciousness and calming spirit
-resolving phlegm and opening orifices

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reducing method at ST 40 and DU 26
-Reducing or even method at DU 24

INDICATIONS:
-Sudden loss of consciousnes, coma, loss of consciousnes from windstroke, deviation of the face and mouth
-Mania-depression, epilepsy, inappropriate laughter, unexpected laughter and crying, insomnia
-Epilepsy: use with RN 15
-Lou connecting point of Ren
-Yuan source point, Gao-Huang (Bing Ru- if disease infects Gau Huang -below the heart- it is very difficult to treat)

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

CLINICAL APPLICATION:
Mania-Depression
-Phlegm obstruction in brain
-Disease changes as phlegm moves
-Difficult diseases with unknown etiology are often phlegm diseases


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

FUNCTIONS:
-Tonifying spleen and draining dampness
-Inducing diuresis to alleviate edema

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reinforcing or even method, moxa is available

INDICATIONS:
-Edema, distribute on the face, or at the legs, or even the whole body
-Difficulty in micturition (emptying bladder)

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

CLINICAL INDICATION:
-Wind edema
-Show in face, upper body, (eye, lips swollen)
-Exterior, aversion to cold, fever
-Combine with LU 7, to promote lung qi descending to kidney, allowing flow of fluids
-Causes yang edema
-Yin edema
-Lower part of the body
-Chronic onset
-Difficult to recover
-Press to make a dent (undents slowly)
-Caused by kidney problem
-Combine with DU, BL points such as DU 4, BL 23, RN 4


PRESCRIPTION FOR NOURISHING FLUID
KI 3 (taixi)
SP 6 (Sanyinjiao)
-Connected with liver, spleen and kidney
SI 6 (Yanglao)

FUNCTIONS:
-Regulating middle jiao to promote fluid
-Nourishing yin and supporting fluid

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reinforcing method

INDICATIONS:
-Dryness of lips, tongue, mouth and throat
-Constipation, short of urination
-Dizziness, loss of memory, tinnitus, five feverish centres, insomnia
-Dry cough

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

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Constipation
-Combine, ST 25, 36, 37
-Diabetes
-Can be caused by stomach, lung or kidney yin deficiency
-Combine with BL 23, KI 7
-Cough (Dry cough)
-Combine with BL 13, BL 43 (esp with chronic cough without sputum)
-Can use moxa


PRESCRIPTIONS FOR TREATING DISORDERS OF THE LUNG

FUNCTION OF LUNG:
-Dominate qi
-Dominate respiration
-Dominate the "pass-through" qi (of all over the body)
-Zong qi
-Depends on lung's function
-Comes from the stomach and spleen
-Comes from inhalation of clear qi
-Distributed throughout chest, disperses and descends nutrition all over the body
-Helps heart to regulate blood in circulation
-Regulate water passage
-Body fluid
-Sweat (turbid part, goes out of the body)
-Clear qi, disperse lung qi over body to nourish tissues and organs
-Lung
-Kidney (Lung descends water to kidney, which excretes turbid urine)
-Bowel movement (depends on lung qi for sufficient body fluids)
-Nose
-Skin (in tissues)
-Sweat
-Body hair
-Internally/Externally related with Large Intestine

LUNG DYSFUNCTION:
Cough, asthma, wheezing, constipation, exteriors, edema
-Excess
-Defciency
-Lung qi deficiency
-Lung yin deficiency


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)

FUNCTIONS:
-Regulating the defensive qi and adjust sweating
-Expelling wind and releasing the exterior
-Regulating the face, eyes, nose, mouth
-LI 4 for facial paralysis
-LU 7 for exerior headache or stiff neck from wind cold

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reducing method

INDICATIONS:
-Exterior wind-cold or wind-heat pattern, chills and fever, injury by heat with great thirst, copious sweating or absence of sweating, floating pulse
-Headache, swelling of the face, deviation of the face and mouth, acute conjunctivitis
-LI 4 to expel heat

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

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
-Common cold
-Bloodletting method
-LI 1, LU 11
-Combine with LI 20 to treat the nose
-Sweating: KI 7, LI 4
-Damp: SP 9
-Constipation: LI 11, ST 37


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

FUNCTIONS:
-Clearing heat from the lung
-LU 5
-Descending and dispersing lung qi
-BL 13 LU 1
Back-shu and front-mu combination
-Regulating water passages and resolving phlegm from the lung
-BL 13, LU 7
-Add ST 40 for obstructions

MANIPULATIONS:
Reducing or even method
-Bloodletting on LU 5 for asthma

INDICATIONS:
-Cough, pesistent cough, coughing phlegm, asthma, wheezing, dyspnea, agitation and fullness of the chest, chest pain, difficult breathing on lying down

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

CLINICAL APPLICATION:
-Cough
-Exterior cough (acute)
-LI 4, BL 12
-Interior cough (chronic, more difficult to treat, usually accompanied by deficiency symptoms)
-ST 40 (for phlegm-?) bl 23 (to help decending qi) SP 9 (to eliminate dampness)
-Spleen deficiency cough with sputum
-Kidney deficiency cough with asthma or wheezing



PRESCRIPTION FOR LUNG HEAT
LU 10 (Yuji)
-Excess heat (exterior)
-Shu stream point
LU 5 (Chize)
-Deficiency (empty heat)

FUNCTIONS:
-Clearing away heat from the lung
-For excess heat, (usually)
-Cough without sputum, thick, sticky, difficult to expectorate, yellow sputum
-Fever
-Dry nose
-Bleeding nose
-Heat sensation nose
-Acne
-Constipation
-Activating collaterals and benefiting throat

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reducing method

INDICATIONS:
-cough, sore throat, dry throat, loss of voice
-Spitting blood, coughing blood, nosebleed

PRESCRPTION ANALYSIS:
LU 10: Clears away heat from lung and benefit throat
LU 5: Clears lung heat and nourishes lung yin

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Sore throat
-Cough
-Combine K 3
-Heat with fever, use bloodletting method


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

FUNCTION:
-Tonifying the lung qi and stopping cough
-Strengthening spleen and resolving phlegm
-Caused by spleen qi deficiency (not transporting fluids)

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reinforce method
-Can also use moxa on back shu points

INDICATIONS:
-Cough, cough with watery phlegm, asthma, dyspnea, shortness of breath with no desire to speak, chest pain, fullness of the chest
-Spontaneious sweating, aversion to wind, easy to catch common cold, fatigue

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

CLINICAL APPLICATONS
-Cough, chronic asthma
-Fatigue


PRESCRIPTION FOR REDUCING LUNG AND SUBSIDING WHEEZING
RN 17 (Tanzhong)
DINGCHUAN "Subsiding wheezing"
ST 40 (Fenglong)
LU 6 (Kongzui)

FUNCTIONS:
-Descending the rebellious lung qi
-Expelling phlegm and subsiding wheezing

MANIPULATIONS
-Reducing method

INDICATIONS:
-Asthma, wheezing, cough

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

CLINICAL APPLICATION:
-Asthma
-Wheezing


ASTHMA
-Phlegm
-Lung qi deficiency
-Allergic
-Wind cold attacking

LUNG
-Excess
-Exterior attacking body
-Heat from the lung
-Phlegm
-Deficiency
-Lung qi deficiency
-Lung yin deficiency

PRESCRIPTIONS FOR BENEFITTING QI

Qi: "The root of our life activity."

ORIGINAL QI: Prenatal Qi

Postnatal Qi:
FOOD/ WATER STUFF QI
QING QI (CLEAR QI-Comes from lung.)


ORIGINAL QI
WEI QI: Outside the Vessels
YING QI: Inside the Vessels
ZONG QI: Thoracic Qi


FUNCTIONS OF QI:
-Warm the body: Yang qi
-Move the blood "propelling" function
-Lung qi: disperse and descend, water passage
-Kidney/Original qi: promoting the essence, control/store the lung qi
-Spleen qi: transform and transport
-Qi Transforming
-Absorb clear, expel the turbid
Prevention
-Wei qi preventing disease
-Health qi to expel evil qi

QI ACTIVITY
-Ascending
-Descending
-Go out
-Come in

ABNORMAL QI ACTIVITY
-Deficiency
-Deficiency
-Collapse
-Excess
-Qi stagnation

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.

FUNCTIONS
-Resolving stagnation of qi
-Expelling blood stasis
-Alleviating pain
-Regulationg menstruation
-Benefitting head and face

-Treats all sorts of qi stagnation

MANIPULATIONS
-Reducing method
LI 4
-Needle toward the wrist 60 degrees
-Combine w/ SP 6 for menstruation
LR 3
Perpandicular insertion

INDICATIONS
-Distention and pain in lateral costal region, breat pain, heart pain, epigastric or abdominal pain, retention of urine, numbness and spasm of the limbs (liver wind, -can also include some tremors of the hand.)
-Dysmenorrhea, late period, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, prolonged labor (w/ SP 6, electro-acupuncture), insufficient lactation (qi stagnation type)
-Headache, (Liver yang rising) dizziness, hypertension, deviation of eye and mouth

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.

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Headache/ qi stagnation type (combine w/ local points, depending upon headache type.)
-Pain in the hypochondrium (combine w/GB24 or LR 14, combined w/ local points)
-Facial paralysis (esp in acute period, and combined with local points or distal points, depending upon meridians)


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"

FUNCTIONS
-Fostering original qi
-Tonifying the qi of all over the body
-Tonifyiing yang
-Warming function of the qi
-Rescuing collapse of yang
-Feinting/coma
-Yang collapse
-Harmonizing the stomach and tonify the spleen
-Resolving dampness
-Due to qi deficiency (warming function)

MANIPULATION
-Reinforcing method, moxa is applicable
RN 17-transverse insertion (usually pointing downward)
RN 6-empty bladder first, if puncturing perpandicularly
-Treating organ collapse, let needle point upwards
ST 36 perpandicular

INDICATIONS
-Insufficiency of original qi, insufficiency of zang-organ qi, insufficienc of stomach qi
Qi stagnation=pain on pressure
-bloating
Qi deficiency=pressure may feel good
-not bloating
-Loss of consciousness from wind stroke, all kinds of chronic qi disease that do not respond to treatment, feebleness and weakness of the muscles, dizziness (qi deficiency dizziness)
-Chronic diarrhea, epigastria pain, vomiting, hiccup, constipation(due to qi deficiency), abdominal distention, pain and cold sensation at the abdomen
-Irregular menstruation, infertility, leukorrhagia
-Edema, inability to urinate(no strength to urination), heaviness of the limbs


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.

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
-Wind stroke
-Fainting
-Emergency RN 6 (apply moxa)
-Chronic diarrhea
-Chronic diarrhea may cause qi and blood deficiency,
-Combine w/ ST 25 or ST 37, alternate RN 6 w/ RN 4 (RN 4 mainly for yang, RN 6 also regulates -to get qi moving)
-constipation of qi deficiency patterns
-Patient likes to press the abdomen
-Pale face or tongue, pulse usually weak or deep
-Retention of urine
-Yang deficiency can't move the water passage
-Combine w/ RN 3 or RN 2 -both needled transversely or use moxa
-Health maintenance
-Promote health qi
-Can also use moxa instead of filiform needle



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)

FUNCTIONS
-Rasing qi and countering prolapse
-Tonifying qi and yang
-Can combine these points with tonifying spleen prescription.
-Nourishing the sea of marrow (Brain)
-Strengthening spleen

MANIPULATONS
Strengthen method, moxa is applicable
-Can use Jia ji points instead of BL 20

INDICATIONS
-Prolapse of the uterus, rectum
-Can use moxa on BL 20
-Poor memory, insomnia, loss of consciousness(due to qi descending), dizziness, tinnitus (for dizziness and tinnitus, can combine w/ prescription for qi deficiency)
-Specific deficiency of spleen qi
-Chronic diarrhea(due to spleen qi deficiency), lassitude and heaviness of the body, menorrhagia, distension and heaviness of abdomen
-Can combine local points for uterus, Zi Gong, ST 29,

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

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
-Prolapse of uterus
-Combine with electro-acupuncture
-Dizziness
-Combine w/qi deficiency points, can also add SP 6 (for blood)
-Myasthenia gravis (Similar symptoms to Multiple Sclerosis, "No strength in the muscle." -Caused by muscle itself, not nerve.)


Summary:
-Qi stagnation
-Can include blood stasis
-Menstruation (excess)
-Qi tonification
-Mainly to treat fatigue/lassitude
-Can include blood deficiency
-Menstruation (deficiency)
-Qi ascending ("descending")
-Spleen qi
-Prolapse
-Muscle fatigue



PRESCRIPTIONS FOR REGULATING BLOOD

BLOOD FUNCTION:
-Nourish
-Moisten
-Heart fire "reddens" blood

Qi is commander of the blood and Blood is the mother of qi. (Very closely connected.)

MAIN PROBLEMS OF BLOOD:
-Stasis
-Fixed pain, numbness
-Purple color/dark red
-Menses
-Deficiency
-Dizziness
-Pale
-Dry skin
-Palpitation
-Blood heat
-Itching
-Acne
-Mental (Heat caused can't control the blood, and disturbs shen.)
(-Blood cold)


PRESCRIPTION FOR DISPELLING BLOOD HEAT
SP 10 (Xue hai)
-Empirical point
-To activate blood
LI 11 (Qu chi)

FUNCTIONS
-Clearing heat and cooling blood
-Eliminating wind and alleviating itching
-Invigorating blood and harmonizing menstruation
-Expelling blood stasis and alleviating pain
-Calming the spirit

MANIPULATIONS:
Reducing method at LI 11
Reducing or reinforcing method at SP 10

INDICATIONS:
-Early period, heavy period, dysmenorrhea, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis
-Manic disorders, hypertension, dizziness
-Urticaria, eczema, dry skin, itching of skin, acne, shingles (herpes zoster)

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
SP 10: Activates blood circulation to cool the blood
LI 11: Clears away heat from blood

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Acne
-Lung or blood heat (for this prescription)
-(Stomach or intestine heat)
-(Qi stagnation)
-Combine w/ DU 14, BL 13, BL 12
-May combine with cupping, ST 43 or 44.
-Nose bleed
-DU 24, LI 20
-LR 2 for "emergency onset" (and all kinds of nose bleeding generally)
-Early period
-Caused by blood heat, disturbing blood circulation
-To regulate menstruation, apply SP 6, 8.
-Blood heat can also cause heavy menstruation
-palpitation, anxiety
-Mental disorders
-Color of menses


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

FUNCTIONS:
-Invigorating blood and removing blood stasis
-Promoting blood circulation
-Activating channesl and releiving pain
-Fixed pain
-Benefitting skin

MANIPULATIONS:
Reducing or even method
-Can use jia ji point/perpandicular insertion instead

INDICATIONS:
-Dysmenorrhea, scanty period, amenorrhea
-Pain of the whole body
-Headache, mania-depression
-Qi stagnation type
-Urticaria, eczema, etc

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
BL 17: Eight influential point of blood
SP 10: Activates blood circulation
LI 4: Moves qi and drains stasis, activates blood circulation

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
-Urticaria (hives)
-Amenorrhea
-Combine with ST 29, BL 32, Zi gong, RN 3
-LI 11, SP 6


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"

FUNCTIONS:
-Nourishing liver blood
-Benefitting head and eyes
-Regulating menstruation
-Spreading liver qi
-Harmonizing liver and spleen

MANIPULATIONS:
Strengthening method
-Can use moxa for ST 36

INDICATIONS:
-Headache, dizziness, tinnitus
-Blurred vision, dry eye, night blindness
-Scanty period, late period, amenorrhea
-Distention and pain of the abdomem abdominal masses, lack of appetite, vomiting, distention and pain of the lateral costal region, diarrhea

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.

CLINICAL APPLICATION
-Dizziness
-Amenorrhea
-Blood deficiency type
-dry skin, hair, general dryness in the body for blood deficiency
-defciency type=pain, color of skin, tongue lips, mouth

BLOOD STASIS
BLOOD HEAT
BLOOD DEFICIENCY
All three can cause menstruation problems.
-How to use each prescription to treat menstruation problems
-Which types, which points.

HERBS THAT EXPEL PARASITES

-Selecting the proper herb depends upon the type of parasite and the patient's body constitution. In cases of a complicated pathological condition, these herbs may be used with herbs of other categories.
-Qi stagnation
-Purge stool


-Since some of these herbs are toxic, overdosage may cause side effects. They are contraindicated during pregnancy and in persons with a weak constitution.



SHI JUN ZI (Quisqualis Fruit)
Sweet and warm
Spleen and stomach

FUNCTIONS:
-To kill parasites

INDICATIONS:
-Roundworms

6-10g

CC: Overdosage of the herb will cause hiccups, dizziness, vertigo and vomiting. Taking this herb with hot tea can also cause hiccups.
-Take with herbs that strengthen spleen


KU LIAN PI (Chinaberry Bark)
Bitter and cool
Spleen, stomach and liver

FUNCTIONS:
-to kill paraistes

INDICATIONS:
-Roundworm: Taken alone
-Hookworm: Combone with Bing Lang
-Pinworm: Combine with Bai Tu and Wu Mei. "The thick decoction can be taken as an enema to wash intestines once every night. Treatment should be continued for two to four times."

6-15g

CC: This herb is toxic and should not be taken for a prolonged period. It is contraindicated for a person with a weak constitution or with a liver disorder.


BING LANG (Areca Seed)
Pungent, bitter and warm
Stomach and large intestine

FUNCTIONS:
-To kill parasites
-To promote qi circulation
-To promote water metabolism

INDICATIONS:
-Parasites in the intestines (especially tapeworm): Combine with Nan Gua Zi
-Retention of food with abdominal distention and constipation or tenesmus in dysentery: Use with Mu Xiang, Zhi Qiao and Da Huang in the formula Muxiang Binglang Wan
-Edema: Combine with Fu Ling Pi and Ze Xie
-Swollen and painful legs: Used with Mu Gua, Wu Zhu yu and Zi Su Ye
-Malaria: Combine with Chang Shan

10-15g

CC: This herb is contraindicated in a person with weakness of the spleen accompanied by diarrhea.
-Should be combined with herbs that tonify spleen, kidney yang.


NAN GUA ZI (Pumpkin Seed)
Sweet and neutral
Stomach and large intestine

FUNCTION:
-To kill parasites
-Protects prostate
-Treats male infertility, quality of sperm: (50g each day)

INDICATIONS:
-Tapeworm and roundworm (Use with Bing Lang)

60-120g

CC: In treating tapeworm, the 60-120g of powder of the herb is taken. Two hours later, the decoction of 60-120g bing Lang is taken, and then half an hour later, 15g of Mang Ziao in decoction is taken. This method will discharge both the tapeworm and the feces.


HE CAO YA (Agrimonia Bud)
Bitter and cool
Liver, small and large intestines

FUNCTIONS:
-To kill parasites
-To purge stool

INDICATIONS:
-Tapeworm (Take with water in the morning before breakfast. The tapeworm should be discharged within 5-6 hours.)
-Treats yeast infection (external use)

30-50g


LEI WAN (Omphalia)
Bitter, cold, slightley toxic
Stomach and large intestine

FUNCTION:
-To kill parasites

INDICATIONS:
-Hookworm and roundworm (Combine with Bing Lang and Ku Lian Pi)

6-15g

-May treat lung, stomach and liver cancers.


HE SHI (Carpesium Fruit)
Bitter pungent, neutral and slightly toxic
Sleep and stomach

FUNCTIONS:
-To kill parasites

INDICATIONS:
-Parasites in the intestines, including roundworm, pinworm and tapeworm (combine with Shi Jun Zi and Bing Lang)

3-10g


FEI ZI (Torrya Seed)
Sweet and neutral
Lung and large intestine

FUNCTION:
-To kill parasites

INDICATIONS:
-Parasites in the intestines
-Hookworm: Combine with Guan Zhong and bing Lang
-Tapeworm: Combine with Fei Zi and Bing Lang
-Roundworm: Combine with Shi Jun Zi, Ku Lian Pi, and Wu Mei

30-50g

CC: This herb can be taken with a decoction, but is most effective when made into a medical ball with honey and taken directly.


GUAN ZHONG (Basket Fern)
Bitter and slightly cold
Liver and spleen

FUNCTIONS:
-To kill parasites
-To clear heat and release toxins
-To stop bleeding
-Antiviral "Has a very good function to antiviral."

INDICATIONS:
-Parasites in the intestines
-Hookworm: Combine with Fei Zi, Bing Lang and Hong Teng
-Tapeworm: Combine with Lei Wan and Bing Lang
-Pinworm: Combine with Ku Lian Pi and He Shu
-Wind-heat common cold, warm-heat maculopapule and acute parotitis
-Extravation of blood by heat manifested as vomiting of blood, epistaxis, bloody stool and functional uterine bleeding.

10-15g

CC: The carbonized herb is used to stop bleeding.

HERBS THAT CAN DISSOLVE PHLEGM, RELIEVE COUGH AND ASTHMA

HERBS THAT CAN DISSOLVE PHLEGM

INDICATIONS:
-Much phlegm with cough and asthma
-Epilepsy
-Goiters and scrofula
-Subcutaneous phlegm retention
-Anti-inflammation

"In TCM, use toxic to treat toxic."


PHLEGM PRODUCTION:
-Spleen
-Lung
-Kidney
-Liver


BAN XIA (Pinellia Tuber)
Pungent warm and toxic
Spleen, stomach and lung

ACTIONS:
-Dry dampness to dissolve phlegm
-Lower rising of the stomach qi to relieve vomiting
-Disperse stagnancy and dissipate nodules.

APPLICATIONS:
-Much phlegm with cough and dyspnea due to accumulation of phlegm following failure of the spleen to transform water
-Nausea or vomiting due to rising of the stomach qi
-Vomiting due to stomach deficiency
-Vomiting due to stomach heat
-Morning sickness
-Obstructing feeling in the chest with vomiting due to interlocking of phlegm heat
-Hystericus Globus: "Plumb pit qi."
-Goiter or scrofula

5-10g

CC:
-Incompatible with WU TOU
-Being warm and dry, this herb should be used with great care for dry cough due to in deficiency, bleeding and hot phlegm

-Can prepare with ginger to relieve toxicity/nausea.

-"Very good herb to treat cough with much phlegm." ***
-"First herb to dissolve phlegm." ***
-"Very good to treat nausea and vomiting." ***
-Make gruel with BAN XIA 10g and rice 50g.


TIAN NAN XING (Arisaema Tuber)
-Bitter, pungent, warm and toxic
-Lung, liver and spleen

-Can treat wind-phlegm (unlike Ban Xia)

ACTIONS:
-Dry dampness to dissolve phlegm
-Calm wind to relieve convulsion
-Disperse internal wind

APPLICATION:
-Intractable (chronic) phlegm with cough and chest distention
-"Stronger in warm and dry properties."
-Dizziness due to wind phlegm, much phlegm in stroke, deviation of mouth and eyes, epilepsy and tetanus
-Severe numbness of limbs, hemiplegia and deviation of eyes and mouth
-Tetanus
-External application of this herb can also dissipate nodules, subdue swelling and relieve pain
-This herb can treat cervical cancer
-To prepare tea.
-Soak (not boil) one Tian Nan Xing in hot water. 15-50g.
-Also can treat Carcinoma of esophagus, combined with Yin Xua, Shi Hu, Dang Shen.
-Lung cancer, combine with fresh Shen Lan Xin, fresh Fu Zi, Chuan wu, and Xuan Hu Shi, San Qi and Wou Xiang

Prepared: 5-10g, The raw one is usually used in powder or pills, .3-1g each time

CC:
-Not suggested for pregnant woman. The raw one is not used orally. (Except in treating cancer.)
-Can prepare with ginger to relieve toxicity/nausea.


BAI FU ZI (Giant Typhonium Tuber)
Pungent, sweet, warm and toxic
Spleen and stomach

ACTIONS:
-Dry dampness to dissolve phlegm
-Disperse wind to relieve convulstion
-Disperse wind phlegm
-Disperse wind cold
-Detoxicate to dissipate nodules

APPLICATION:
-Wind phlegm, deviation of eyes and mouth, tetanus and migraine
-Convulstion due to deviation of mouth and eyes
-Migraine
-Snake bite of scrofula: External application of the raw herb
-Carbuncle

3-5g

CC:
-Not suggested for pregnant woman. The raw one is not used orally

-Very common herb in dermatology (External use)
-Liver spot
-Also treat with Bai Zhi ("White herbs treat liver spots.) Bai Lian, Bai Zhu, Bai Guo
-Make powder, mix it with honey
-Sweat stain (Skin discoloration)

-"!2 White Herbs" ("12 White Lady medicine")
-Very good dermatological applications


BAI JIE ZI (White Mustard Seed)
Pungent and warm
Lung

ACTIONS:
Warm up the lung to dissolve phlegm, benefit flow of qi to dissipate nodules and promote flow of qi and blood in the collaterals to relieve pain

APPLICATIONS:
-Cough and dyspnea with distending pain in the chest and hypochondriumg due to accumulation of cold phlegm
-Pain andnumbness of the limbs due to stagnation of phlegm dampness in the meridians
-Subcutaneous swelling due to accumulation of phlegm dampness

3-10g

CC:
-This herb may cause blister when used externally, so not applicable for patients with skin allergy


JIE GENG (Platycodon Root)
Bitter, pungent and neutral
Lung

ACTIONS:
-Open the lung qi, dissolve phlegm and drain pus

APPLICATIONS:
-Cough with much phlegm, difficult discharge of the phlegm obstructing feeling in teh chest and diaphragm, sore throat and hoarseness
-Cough with much phlegm due to wind could
-Cough with sore throat and hoarseness due to wind heat
-Chest distention due to stagnation of qi and obstruction of phlegm
-Lung abscess marked by chest pain, cough with pus and blood

3-10g