psoriasis Flashcards
What are the 3 TCM patterns
Heat in the blood
damp heat
Blood deficiency
What basic points would you use?
LI 11, Sp 10, GB 20, Sisengcong, ST 40, Sp 6, and Sj 6
Auricular points
Lv, Endocrine, Shenmen, Sp, Adrenal Gland
Education
Avoid spicy food
Dont use too many types of detergent
Use ear cutting technique to stop itchning
POT for Blood Heat and what meridians would you use?
Clear heat
Hang Yangming and Du Meridian
POT for Damp heat
Meridians?
Resolve damp, clear heat
Hand yangming, foot taiyin, reducing method
Blood deficiency
meridians?
Nourish blood
Foot Yangming, Taiyin
Tonifying method
How is psoriasis presented?
White, scaly. When scratch will be red and bleed
Usually developed on the yang aspect, common the elbow and back
related to immunoresponse
recurrent