bloodletting Flashcards
shiraku
blood letting
what does bloodletting treat?
blood stagnation, heat
what is sairaku shiraku?
bloodletting vascular spiders
what is Hifu shiraku?
ranshi ho and mattan
what is mattan shiraku?
bloodletting extremities (jingwells, ears, nose, crown of head)
how do you dx jingwells
dark fingertips nails cold to the touch nail remains white for extended time when pressing it nail growing abnormally cuticle abnormal nearby joints stiff jinwell is pinaful when probed
Dosage guidelines for mattan shiraku (jingwells)
deficiency- 1-2 jinwells for 1-2 gtt
healthy- 4-5 jingwells for 10-15 gtt
excess- 7-10 jingwells for 15-20 gtt
Jingwell tx Lu11
tonsilitis, asthma, teething fever in infants, pharyngeal pn, thoat pn, bronchial asthma, cough, mumps,
jingwell tx LI1
lymphadenopathy in neck, bronchial asthma, lower jaw toothache, common cold
jingwell tx PC9 (can be radial or ulnar side)
radial- palpitations, median nerve pathology, chest, neck pn
ulnar - hiccups, stiff shoulder, difficulty swallowing
jingwell tx tw1
brain congestion, ha, asthma, hivers, allergic rx, eye congestion, dizziness, pharyngeal pn
jingwell tx h9
loss of conciousness, fainting or shock, ht disorders, dyspnea, SOB, palpitations, neurosis, chest pn or tightness
jingwel tx SI1
shock, fainting, ht disorders, dyspnea, rheumatism, convulsions, pharyngeal pn
jingwell tx sp1
indigestion, acute gastroenteritis, infantile seizures
jingwell tx Lv1
eye problems, convulsions, frequent urination, genital organ pathologies
jingwell tx st45
upper jaw toothache, beriberi, GI disorders
jingwell tx 3rd toe lateral
heel bone pn, eye problems, lumbago, sciatica
jingwell tx GB44
ha, flank pn, dizziness, dysmenorrhea, genital pn
jingwell tx Ki1 medial side (
urinary pathology, diabetes, kidney stones, urinary system dysfunction
jingwell tx bl67
hemorrhoids, nasal obstruction, low back pn, HA, intercostal neuralgia
tight dry skin indicates what? and contradindicates what?
indicates bloodletting, and contraindicates moxa
sairaku shiraku
spider veins
what do vascular spider formation represent?
areas where there has been a long term condition of blood stagnation. can indicate a local or distal problem.
causes of oketsu (blood stagnation)
cold, haet, spleen not holding blood, local trauma, long term qi stagnation, emotional distress
what areas do we check for spider veins?
face (zygomatic arch, ala nasi, tip of nose, under eyes
occipital area
back (mid scapular area sacrum, hips
front (pec major area, subcostal area
legs (IT band, lateral leg, popliteal fossa, ankles and feet)
dosage for sairaku shiraku
deficient- 2-3 spiders no cupping
healthy- 5-7 spiders medium cupping
excess 7-10 spiders, strong cupping
contraindications of bloodletting jingwells (mattan shiraku)
pregnant pts, peripheral neuropathy, hemophelia, TB, carcinoma, extremely weak pt
depth of lancet for sairaku shiraku
1-2 mm