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Syncope (Du26)

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  • Deficiency: + Du 20, P6, Ren6, St36

- Exces: + LI4, P9, P8, Liv3, K1

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Wind Stroke

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Attack on the Zang Fu
-Tense Syndrome
-Flaccid Syndrom
Attack on the Meridians and Collaterals

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Sunstroke (UB40)

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  • Mild Type

- Severe Type

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Common Cold (LI4)

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  • Wind Cold

- Wind Heat

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Malaria

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chronic cases: splenomegaly or hypochondiral masses

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Cough (UB13)

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Exterior
    -Wind Cold
    -Wind Heat
Interior
    -Blockage of Lungs by Phlegm 
    -Lung Yin Xu Dryness
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Extra Point Rx for cough

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Cupping: UB13, UB 12, Dermal needle along DU and UB meridians on the upper back until the skin becomes red or bleeds slightly

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Asthma (UB13)

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Excess Type
  -Wind Cold
  -Phlegm Heat 
Deficient Type
   -Lung Xu
   -Kidney Xu
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Epigastric Pain (Ren12, P6, St36)

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  • Food Retention
  • Liver Qi Attack Stomach
  • Stomach Xu and with Cold Stagnation
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Vomiting (Ren12, P6, St36, Sp4)

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  • Food Retention
  • Liver Qi attack the Stomach
  • Hypofunction of the Spleen and Stomach
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Hiccup (Ren12, P6, St36, UB17)

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  • Food Retention
  • Qi Stagnation
  • Cold in the Stomach
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Abdominal Pain (Ren 12, St 36)

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  • Cold Accumulation
  • Food Retention
  • Hypo Activity of Spleen Yang
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Acute Diarrhea (St36, St25)

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  • Cold Damp
  • Damp Heat
  • Food Retention
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Chronic Diarrhea (St36, UB20)

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  • Spleen Xu

- Kidney Xu

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Dysentery (St25, St37)

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  • Damp Heat
  • Cold Damp
  • Food Resistant
  • Intermittent
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Abdominal Distention (Ren12, St36, St37, St25)

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  • Excess Condition

- Xu Condition

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Jaundice (Sp9, St36, UB19, Du9)

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  • Yin Jaundice

- Yang Jaundice

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Constipation

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Excess
    -Heat Accumulation 
    -Qi Stagnation 
Deficiency 
   -Qi & Blood Xu
   -Cold Agglomeration
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Prolapse of the Rectum

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Du20, Du1, UB25, St36

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Edema

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  • Yin Edema

- Yang Edema

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Nocturnal Enuresis

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UB23, UB28, Ren3, Sp6, Liv1

  • with dreams: H7
  • loss of appetite: UB20, St36
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Urinary Disturbance (UB28, Ren3, Sp9)

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  • Dysuria caused by Calculi
  • Dysuria caused by Qi Dysfunction
  • Painful Urination with Blood
  • Dysuria with Milky Urine
  • Dysuria caused by Overstrain
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Retention of Urine

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  • Heat accumulation in the Bladder
  • Decline of Mingmen Fire
  • Damage of teh Meridian Qi
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Impotence

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  • Decline of Mingmen Fire

- Downward flowing of Damp Heat

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Seminal Emission (appendix)

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  • Nocturnal Emission “Wet Dreams”

- Spermatorrhea [male form of leukorrhea]

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Insomnia (Sp6, H7, Anmian)

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  • H & Sp Qi Xu
  • H & K Disharmony
  • Upward Disturbance of Liver Fire
  • St Dysfunction
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Palpitations (UB15, Ren14, H7)

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  • Disturbance of the Mind
  • Qi & Blood Xu
  • Hyperactivity of the Fire due to Yin Xu
  • Retention of Harmful Fluids
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27
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Manic Depressive Disorder = Schizophrenia

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  • Depressive Disorder

- Manic Disorder

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UB17, UB18, St18, Ren12, UB46

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Cupping Points for Hiccup

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Supplementary points for Dysentery due to: Fever

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Du 14

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30
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Supplementary points for Dysentery due to: Tenesmus

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UB29

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31
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Supplementary points for Dysentery due to: Prolapse of the Rectum

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Du 1, Du20

32
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UB15, UB20, UB23, K6, St36, Sishencong

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Poor Memory Points

33
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What 3 organs make blood?

A

Spleen, Heart, Kidney

34
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Prick to bleed in this order: Du26, Lu11, Sp1, P7, UB62, Du16, St6, Ren24, P8, Du23, Ren1, LI11, Shexiazhongfeng

[Ghost points in the same order, expect last point]

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Schizophrenia

35
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Epilepsy

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  • During Seizure

- After Seizure

36
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Dizziness

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  • Hyperactivity of Liver Yang
  • Qi & Blood Xu
  • Interior Retention of Phlegm Dampness
37
Q

Melancholia

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  • Liver Qi Depression
  • Transformation of Depressed Qi into Fire
  • Phlegm Stagnation
  • Blood Xu (aka hysteria)
38
Q

Headache

A
  • Invasion of Pathogenic Wind in the Merdians and Collaterals
  • Upsurge of Liver Yang
  • Qi & Blood Xu
39
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Dermal needle and cupping therapy:

  • > 1st tap on L1-S4 then local area along affected channels
  • > acute pain: GB20, Taiyang, GB14, tap until slightly bleeding then cup
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Note for Headaches

40
Q

Facial Pain

A
  • Invasion by Pathogenic Wind and Cold
  • Excessive Fire in the Liver and Stomach
  • Xu of Yin & Excessive Fire
41
Q

Deviation of the eye & mouth

A

SI17, GB14, Taiyang, SI18, St7, St4, St6, Li4

42
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Hypochondriac Pain (Liv14, SJ6, GB34)

A

Excess Type
-Qi Stagnation
-Blood Stagnation
Deficiency Type

43
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Low Back Pain (UB23, Du3, UB40)

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  • Cold Damp
  • Kidney Yin Xu
  • Kidney Yang Xu
  • Trauma
44
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Bi Syndrome

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  • Wandering Bi
  • Painful Bi
  • Fixed Bi
  • Heat Bi
  • Bone Bi
  • Vessel Bi
  • Tendon Bi
  • Muscle Bi
  • Skin Bi
45
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Wei Syndrome (Sp10, St41, St36, St34, Gb34, Gb39)

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  • Burning Heat in the Lung
  • Damp Heat
  • Deficiency of Yin in the Liver & Kidney
  • Trauma
46
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Antedated Menstruation

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  • Heat in the Blood

- Qi Xu

47
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Postdated Menstruation

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  • Blood Xu
  • Cold in the Blood
  • Qi Stagnation
48
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Irregular Menstruation

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  • Qi Stagnation in the Liver

- Kidney Xu

49
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Dysmenorrhea

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  • Excess Syndrome

- Deficiency Syndrome

50
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Amenorrhea (Sp6)

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  • Blood Stagnation

- Blood Depletion

51
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Uterine Bleeding

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  • Excessive Heat

- Qi Xu

52
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Morbid Leukorrhea

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  • Deficiency of Spleen
  • Deficiency of Kidney
  • Damp Heat
53
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Morning Sickness (Ren12, St36, P6)

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  • Deficiency of Spleen & Stomach

- Disharmony between the Liver & Stomach

54
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Prolonged Labor (UB67, Sp6)

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  • Deficiency of Qi & Blood

- Qi Stagnation & Blood Stasis

55
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Malposition of the Fetus

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After 30 weeks Moxa 15 to 20 mins. once or twice daily till the fetal position is corrected

56
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Insufficient Lactation (St18, SI1, Ren17)

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  • Deficiency of Qi and Blood

- Liver Qi Stagnation

57
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Lactifuge

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GB37 +GB41 (10mins of moxa applied to each point after acupuncture. One treatment a day for 3-5days)

58
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Prolapse of the Uterus

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  • Qi Xu

- Kidney Xu

59
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Infantile Convulsions

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  • Sudden Fright
  • Chronic Convulsions
  • Invasion of Seasonal Pathogenic Factors
  • Accumulation of Phlegm Fire
60
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Infantile Diarrhea (St25, St37, Sifeng)

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  • Diarrhea caused by Overfeeding

- Diarrhea caused by Damp Heat

61
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Infantile Malnutrition

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Ren 10, UB21, UB20, St36, Sifeng, Sp3

-Parasitosis: Baichongwo

62
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Infantile Paralysis

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LI15, LI11, LI4, SJ5, DU4, UB10

63
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Mumps

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St6, SJ17, SJ5, LI11, LI4

64
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Utricaria (LI11, LI4, UB40, Sp10, Sp6)

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  • Wind Heat
  • Wind Damp
  • Accumulation of Heat in the Stomach and Intestines
65
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Erysipelas (LI11, LI4, P8, UB40, Sp10, Aushi)

A
  • Wind Heat

- Damp Heat

66
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Herpes Zoster (LI11, Sp10, UB40, GB34, Liv3)

A

five pricks 0.5 cun from the head of the herpes zoster area and then 5 pricks at 0.5cun from the tail and also several pricks along both sides

67
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Torticollis (appendix)

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Du14, UB10, SI14, GB39, SI3

68
Q

Sprain & Contusion

A

Ashi points

69
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Goiter (SI13, LI17, SI17, Ren22, LI4, St36)

A
  • Qi Goiter

- Flesh Goiter

70
Q

Intestinal Abscess [appendicitis]

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St25, LI11, St37

71
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Boils & Red Thread Boils

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Du10, Du12, P4, LI4, UB40

72
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Optic Atrophy (GB20, UB1, Qiuhou, GB37)

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  • Xu of the Liver & Kidney Yin
  • Xu of Qi & Blood
  • Stagnation of the Liver
73
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Sore Throat

A
  • Syndrome of Excess Heat

- Syndrome of Deficiency Yin

74
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Toothache (St6, St7)

A
  • Toothache due to Stomach Fire
  • Toothache caused by Wind Fire
  • Toothache caused by Xu of the Kidney Yin
75
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Epistaxis (LI20, LI4, Du23)

A
  • Extreme Heat in the Lung and Stomach

- Deficiency of Yin with Preponderance of Fire

76
Q

Thick and Sticky Nasal Discharge

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Lu7, LI20, Bitong, LI4, Yintang

77
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Congestion, swelling and pain of the eye

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UB1, GB20, LI4, Liv2, Taiyang

78
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Deafness & Tnnitus (SJ17, GB2, GB43, SJ3)

A
  • Excess Type

- Deficiency Type

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