Liver Syndromes - Treatment Principles and Points

Question 1

Liver Blood Xu

Answer 1

Nourish Blood
Tonify Liver
Moxa
Tonification

BL18 Back Shu Pt for Liv

Liv3 Great Surge, YSP, Shu Stream, Earth
Tonify or clear any Liver pattern

St36 Leg three miles, He sea, horary, notification, earth, Pt for sea of food
Greatest notification in the body, major point for qi, yang and blood. Clears damp, moxa for antipathogenic effect

Ren4 Gate to the Yuan Qi Front mu pt for SI. Meeting point of SP Kid Liv Ren
Tonify Qi Bl and Yin. Calms the spirit, rescues yang

Question 2

Liver Yin Xu (deficient condition)

Answer 2

Nourish Liver Yin, Clear empty heat if necessary
Tonification
Even if clearing empty heat

Liv3 Great Surge, YSP, Shu Stream, Earth
Tonify or clear any Liver pattern

Liv8 Crooked Spring He sea Water, Tonification
Tonify Liv Bl and Yin

Ren4 Gate to the Yuan Qi Front mu pt for SI. Meeting point of SP Kid Liv Ren
Tonify Qi Bl and Yin. Calms the spirit, rescues yang

BL18 Back Shu Pt for Liv

Question 3

Liver Yang Rising (mixed condition)

Answer 3

Subdue Liver Yang, Tonify Liver and/or Kidney Yin or Liver Blood
a. Even or Reduction
b. Tonification

EVEN
Liv2 Moving between
Ying spring, fire, sedation. Clears Liv fire subdues yang cools blood, subdues internal wind

GB38 Yang Support Jing River Fire sedation point
Subdues Liv Yang Rising or Liver Fire

Tonification
Liv8 Crooked Spring, He sea, Water, Tonification Tonify liv bl and yin

Sp6 Three Yin Meeting Meeting pt 3 yin of leg, tonifies blood

Question 4

Liver Qi Stagnation (Excess condition)

Answer 4

Disperse the Liver, regulate qi
Even or reduction

Liv3 Great Surge, YSP, Shu Stream, Earth
Tonify or clear any Liver pattern

GB34 Yang Mound Spring, he sea, Earth, Hui Pt for tendons Clears Liver Stagnation Resolves damp heat

Question 5

Liver Blood Stagnation (excess condition)

Answer 5

Disperse the Liver, regulate the Blood

Liv3 Great Surge, YSP, Shu Stream, Earth
Tonify or clear any Liver pattern

GB34 Yang Mound Spring, he sea, Earth, Hui Pt for tendons Clears Liver Stagnation Resolves damp heat

Sp10 Sea of Blood - For blood, moves blood cools bland tonifys blood.

Question 6

Liver Fire Blazing upwards (excess condition)

Answer 6

Sedate the Liver, Clear Fire
Even or reduction

Liv3 Great Surge, YSP, Shu Stream, Earth
Tonify or clear any Liver pattern

Liv2 Moving Between YSP, Fire Sedation
Clears Liver Fire

LI11 Crooked pond Earth Tonification He sea
Clears heat or damp

Question 7

Liver Wind - Liver Blood deficiency wind agitating within

Answer 7

Nourish Liver Blood, Subdue wind
a. Even or reduction
b. Tonification

a. Liv3 Great Surge, YSP, Shu Stream, Earth
Tonify or clear any Liver pattern
Gb20 Wind pond. Eliminate Wind, subdue liver yang, benefit the eye

b. Liv8 Crooked Spring, He sea, Water, Tonification Tonify liv bl and yin

Gb20 wind pond - subdue wing

Question 8

Liver Wind - Extreme heat generating Liver Wind (excess condition) not likely to see this

Answer 8

Cool Blood, Disperse the Liver, Subdue wind, nourish yin
Even or reduction

Liv2 Moving Between YSP, Fire Sedation
Clears Liver Fire

Gb20 Wind pond. Eliminate Wind, subdue liver yang, benefit the eye

Bleed Shixuan

Question 9

Liver Yang Rising Generating Wind (excess condition)

Answer 9

Subdue Liver Yang. Subdue Wind, Nourish liver Yin, Kidney Yin or Liv Bl
a. Even or reduction
b. Tonification

a. Liv3 Great Surge, YSP, Shu Stream, Earth
Tonify or clear any Liver pattern
Gb20 Wind pond. Eliminate Wind, subdue liver yang, benefit the eye

b. Sp6 Three Yin Meeting Meeting pt 3 yin of leg, tonifies blood Clears damp

Gb20 wind pond - expels wind

Question 10

Damp Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder (excess condition)

Answer 10

Resolve damp, disperse the Liver, Clear Heat
Even or reduction

Sp6 Three Yin Meeting Meeting pt 3 yin of leg, tonifies blood resolves damp

Liv14 Gate of Hope Front Mu pt for the Liver, Exit pt, Meeting pt of the sp & liv
Promotes the smooth flow of qi Benefits Liv Qi

GB34 Yang Mound Spring He sea, Earth, Hui pt for tendons
Clears damp heat, clears Liv Qi stag, clears the channel

Question 11

Stagnation of cold in the liver Channel (excess condition) rare condition

Answer 11

Sedate the Liver, expel cold
Even or Reduction
Moxa

Liv3 Great Surge, YSP, Shu Stream, Earth
Tonify or clear any Liver pattern

Liv 5 woodworm canal - good for genitals