Alopecia Areata Flashcards
Define Alopecia Areata
Alopecia Areata is an unexpected loss of
hair that leaves the skin bald, usually seen on the head
Chinese name for Alopecia Areata
You Feng Ban Tu
Clinical characteristcis of Alopecia Areata
Well-defined or oval patches of no hair confined to the scalp
Define Alopecia Totalis
Over the entire scalp, leading to total baldness
Define Alopecia Universalis
Total loss of hair on the entire surface of the body including eyebrow or body hair
Hair is an extension of ________ and is governed by _______
Blood
Kidney
What are the 3 etiologies of Alopecia?
Blood deficiency
Emotions
LR & KI Xu
What are the 3 pattern differentiations of Alopecia?
Blood Xu
Qi Stagnation + Blood Stasis
KI + LR Yin Xu
What is the pathogenesis of Alopecia Areata due to Blood Xu?
Lack of Blood fails to nourish the skin + hair
What is the pathogenesis of Alopecia Areata due to Emotions?
Emotions can cause LR Qi Stagnation, HT Qi or Blood Xu or Blood Stasis, all leading to the lack of nourishment of the hair
What is the pathogenesis of Alopecia Areata due LR + KI Xu?
Hair is the extension of the Blood
LR stores Blood + KI produces Essence, which both create Blood. LR + KI share the same source
What is the constituent of the KI?
Governs Bones
What is the brilliance of the KI?
Manifest on the hair
The following S/sx of Alopecia due to ________?
Alopecia worse w/ overwork + overthinking or anxiety
Pale, lusterless complexion, palpitations, insomnia, fatigue, poor appetite
T: Pale
P: Weak + Thready
Blood Xu
The following S/sx of Alopecia due to ________?
Alopecia worse w/ stress, emotional upset
Dark complexion, pain or distension in chest + hypochondriac, headache, poor sleep
T: Dark red or purple w/ petechiae
P: Deep + Thready
Qi Stagnation + Blood Stasis
The following S/sx of Alopecia due to ________?
Alopecia worse w/ overworking + fatigue
Dizziness, tinnitus, impotence, weak body, weakness in lumbar + knees
T: Red w/ scanty or geographic coating
P: Rapid + Thready
LR + KI Yin Xu
Principle points for Alopecia due to Blood Xu
SP-6: Tonifys SP + ST + Invigorates Blood
HT-7: Regulate + tonifys HT
BL-17: Hui-meeting of Blood
SP-3: Tonify SP
ST-36: Tonify Qi + Blood
Treatment principles for Alopecia due to Blood Xu
Tonify SP + HT
Nourish Blood
Treatment principles for Alopecia due to Qi Stagnation + Blood Stasis
Move Qi
Resolve stasis
Treatment principles for Alopecia due to LR + KI Yin Xu
Nourish Yin
Principle points for Alopecia due to Qi Stagnation + Blood Stasis
LI-4: Moves Qi
LR-3: Spreads LR Qi
*4 Gates
SP-10: Nourish Blood
BL-17: Hui-meeting of Blood
SP-3: Tonify SP
ST-36: Tonify Qi + Blood
Princple points for Alopecia due to LR + KI Yin Xu
BL-18: Back-shu of LR
BL-20: Back-shu of SP
BL-23: Back-shu of KI
SP-6: Harmonises LR + tonifies KI + benefits genitals
BL-17: Hui-meeting of Blood
SP-3: Tonify SP
ST-36: Tonify Qi + Blood
Supplement treatment for Alopecia
Plum-blossom needles on affected part of scalp or local needling
Rest + not overworking
