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Principles of Treatment in Acupuncture

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  1. Tonify and Sedation
  2. Clear heat and warm cold
  3. Harmony
  4. Treat Biao (branch) and treat Ben (root)
  5. Treat the same disease with different methods and treat the different diseases with same method
  6. Local treatment and Holisitc(distal) treatment
  7. Treatment in accordance with seasonal conditions, geographical conditions and the physique of an individual
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Etiopathology of Tonification

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  1. Constitution
  2. Lifestyle
  3. Aging
  4. Xie qi
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4 Major Tonifying Pts

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ST 36
REN 4
REN 6
UB 43

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How to Tonify with Acupuncture

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  1. Technique-Tonifying (angle, stimulation)
  2. Point Combination (REN 4/6, UB-43, ST-36)
  3. Moxa applied with Tonifying technique
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Indication to Tonify

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Deficency of Zheng Qi (good Qi)

Can include Qi, blood, B.F, meridian Qi etc

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7 Indication/ Syndromes to Tonify

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1) Kidney Qi Deficency
2) Sp/St Qi Deficency
3) lung Qi Decficency
4) Hrt/Sp Qi Deficency
5) Qi & Blood Deficency
6) Kidney Yin Deficency
7) Sinking of clear yang

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Kidney Qi Deficency POT

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Method: Tonifying kidney Qi

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Kidney Qi Deficency Points

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Points: Bl 23, Du 4, Ren 4, Kid 3

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Kidney Qi Deficency Technique

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T-Tonifying

M - Moxa

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Sp/St Qi Deficency POT

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Tonify Middle Jiao Qi

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Sp/St Qi Deficency Points

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Bl 20, Bl 21, Ren 12, Ren 6, St 36

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Sp/St Qi Deficency Technique

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T-Tonifying

M - Moxa

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Lung Qi Deficency Technique

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T-Tonifying

M - Moxa

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Lung Qi Deficency POT

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Tonify Lung Qi

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Lung Qi Deficency Points

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Lu 9, Bl 13, St 36, Sp 3

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Hrt/Sp Qi Deficency Technique

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T-Tonifying

M - Moxa

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Hrt/Sp Qi Deficency POT

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Tonify Heart and Spleen

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Hrt/Sp Qi Deficency Points

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Bl 15, Bl 20, Hrt 7, Sp 6

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Qi and Blood Deficency Techique

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T-Tonifying

M - Moxa

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Qi and Blood Deficency POT

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Tonify Qi and blood

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Qi and Blood Deficency Points

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Bl 20, Bl 21, St 36, Sp 6

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Kidney Yin Deficency POT

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Nourish Kidney Yin

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Kidney Yin Deficency Technique

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Tonifying

* NO MOXA*

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Kidney Yin Deficency Points

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Ren 4, Bl 23, Kid 6, Lu 5

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Sinking of clear yang POT

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Lift clear yang

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Sinking of clear yang Points

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Du 20, Ren 12, Ren 6, St 36

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Sinking of clear yang Technique

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T- Tonify

M-Moxa

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Indication for Sedation

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Too much Xie Qi (evil Qi)

  • EPF
  • Blood/Qi Stagnation
  • Phlegm/Fluid Retention
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Etiopathology of Sedation

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  1. Xie qi

2. Zang Organs not working properly

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Manifestations of Sedation

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Depends on type of Xie Qi and what organ is involved

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How to Sedate with Acupuncture

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  1. Technique- reducing, bleeding, clear stg

2. Point Selection

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4 Indications/Syndromes to Sedate

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  1. Exterior Excess Syndrome
  2. internal Excess Syndrome
  3. Retention of Phlegm
  4. Blood Stasis
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What is the TX POT for Exterior Excess Syndrome?

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Disperse wind to releive exterior.

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What points are used for Exterior Excess Syndrome?

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GB 20, LI 4, Lu 7

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What kind of technique is used for Exterior Excess Syndrome?

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What POT is used for Internal Excess Syndrome?

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Clear heat to promote bowel movement

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What POT is used for Retention of Phlegm?

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Regulate Qi to transform phlegm

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What POT is used for Blood Stasis?

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Promote blood circulation to remove blood stasis

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What technique is used for Internal Excess Syndrome?

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What points are used for Internal Excess Syndrome?

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St 25, LI 11, St 37

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What points are used for Retention of Phlegm?

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Ren 22, Ren 17, LI 4, St 40

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What technique is used for Retention of Phlegm?

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What points are used for Blood Stasis?

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Pc 3, Bl 40, 12 Jingwell Points, Bl 17

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What technique is used for Blood Stasis?

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Reducing and Bleeding

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What is the Clear Heat Concept

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Use for Heat Pattern

  1. Yang evil in body - EPF Invasion
  2. Yin Deficiency
  3. Stagnation
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3 Types of Heat:

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  1. Exterior Heat
  2. Interior Heat
  3. Local Heat- meridian
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What are the principles for Clearing Heat?

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” Treat warm with clear heat method”
“ Treat heat with swift method”
1. Quick insertion with quick withdrawal
2. Quick, lifting, thrusting, rotating, twirling

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What are the syndromes that use the Clear Heat method?

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  1. Heat Syndrome
  2. Toxic Heat Syndrome
  3. Coma due to extreme heat
  4. Zang fu Organ heat
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What is the Heat Syndrome POT?

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Clear Heat

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What are the “Heat syndrome” Points?

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DU 14, LI 11, LI 4

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What technique is used for “Heat syndrome”?

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What is the POT for “Toxic Heat”?

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Clear Toxic Heat

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What are the “Toxic Heat” Points?

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BL 40, Pc 3, Shixuan Ashi -UE11

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What technique is used for “Toxic Heat”?

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What is the POT for Coma due to “extreme heat”?

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Clear heat to open orfice

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What are the Coma due to “extreme heat” points?

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Du 26, 12 Jing well points, Pc 8

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What technique is used for Coma due to “extreme heat”?

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Reducing and Bleeding

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What is the POT for “Zang fu organ heat”?

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Clear Zang fu organ heat

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What are the “Zang fu organ heat” points?

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Ying spring points, fire points

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What technique is used for “Zang fu organ heat”?

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What are the principles of warm cold?

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“Treat cold with heat”
“retain needle for cold/slow manipulation”
“Treat Cold with moxibustion”

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Indications to warm cold

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  1. Invasion of cold in channels and Collaterals
  2. Yang Depletion
  3. Spleen/Stomach Codl
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Points for Invasion of cold in channels and Collaterals

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Ashi points

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Method TX for Invasion of cold in channels and Collaterals

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Warm channels and colaterols

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Invasion of cold in channels and Collaterals Technique

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Moxa
Warming
Retention

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Sp/St Cold Points

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RN 6, 12

ST 36

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Sp/St Cold technique

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Retain
Moxa
Tonify

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Method tx for Sp/St Cold

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Warm middle jiao

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Yang Depletion Points

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Method TX for Yang Depletion

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Restore yang to rescue collapse

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Yang Depletion Technique

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Moxa

Moxa with salt

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Harmony method principles

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” Treat non excess and non Deficency with harmony”

Even Technique

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Harmony Indications

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Shaoyang Syndrome
Disharmony between GB/ST
Disharmony between ST and LI
Disharmony LIV between and Spleen

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3 Types of Cold

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  1. Exterior
  2. Interior
  3. BI Syndrome

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