Chapter 5B: QI, Blood (until Interior-Wind pg 6)

Qi Deficiency tx principle

Tonify Qi

tired, pale face, deep & weak pulse

HT: palpitations

LU: breathlessness, weak voice, spontaneous sweating, catch colds easily

SP: loose stools, loss of appetite, tired, pale & swollen tongue

KD: frequent urination, lower back pain, weak knees, poor memory, dribble urine

Qi Deficiency

CV6

ST36

UB20

SP3

LU9

DU20

Reinforcing + moxa

Tonify Qi

Qi Stagnation Tx principle

Regulate Qi

pain in area of stagnation

feeling of oppression

distention, bloating

depression, irritability

emotional disturbance

wiry pulse

Qi Stagnation

CV6

CV17

PC6

SJ6

LI4

LV3

GB34

with reducing method

Qi Stagnation: to regulate Qi

Rebellious Qi TX principle

Descend Qi

Qi flows in wrong directiono

ST Qi goes upward: vomit, belch, hiccup, nausea

LU Qi upwards: cough, wheeze

KI Qi: upwards: cough, wheeze

HT Qi: upwards: agitation, insomnia, mental restless

LR Qi: headache, dizzy, irritable, nausea, belch, vomit (ST affects), diarrhea (if affects SP), dry stools, alternating constipation/diarrhea (affects intestines) burning urination (LR Qi Downwards)

Rebellious Qi

ST36

PC6

LU5

SJ5

LV3

CV22

SP4

reducing for excess, reinforcing for deficiency

points to desccend Qi (for Rebellious Qi)

Blood Deficiency TX Principle

Tonify Blood and Qi

sallow complexion, poor memory, insomnia

dizzy & numbness, blurred visioon, pale lips

fine pulse

pale & possible slightly dry tongue

OBGYN: amenorrhea, scanty periods

Mental: depression/anxiety

Chronic sx: dry tongue, dry skin, dry hair

Severe: internal LR Wind caused due to the dryness of this, which leads to skin itch, musccle twitch & tremor

Blood Deficiency

ST36

SP6

UB17

UB20

LR3

Reinforcing method

Points for Tonifying Bllood & Qi (for blood def)

Excess Heat: acute onset, heavy bleeding, bright red & thick in texture or dark red patches on skin. Fever, irrritability, thirst, constipation, yellow urine, red tongue and yellow coating

Yin Def: bleeding starts gradually and lasts for long time, hot flushes, night sweats, dry mouth, warm palm and soles, irritability, red tongue with thin coating

Blood Heat

KI2

LR2

SP6

SP10

PC7

HT7

PC3

UB17

reducing or bleeding therapy in severe cases

points for Blood Heat: clears heat & cools blood

Blood Stasis TX P

Activate Blood & remove Blood Stasis

stabbing fixed pain, dark complex, purple lips & nails, dark blood & clots in period flow, red purple or blue purple tongue with purple spots. Wiry or choppy pulse

Blood Stasis

CV17

UB17

SP10

LI4

LV3

SP6

Pigen (3.5cun laterall to Lumbar 1)

even method or bleeding with 3 edged needllle

points for blood stasis: activates blood & removes blood stasis

Wind Cold TX P

Dispel Wind & dispel cold

Aversion to cold

no sweating

no thirst

body ache

stiff neck

cough w white watery phlegm

thin coating

floating & tight pulse

Wind-Cold

GB20

SJ5

LI4, LU7

UB12

UB13

w moxa

points for W-Cold

Wind-Heat TX P

Dispel Wind & Clear Heat

Aversion to Wind

fever

Slight sweating

thirst

sore throat

cough & runny nose w yellow phlegm

yellow coating

red tongue

floating & rapid pulse

Wind-Heat

GB20

SJ5

DU14

LI4

LI11

LU1

With reducing or bleeding

points for W-Heat

Wind-Dampness TX P

Dispel Wind & transform Dampness

Aversion to wind

strong body aches

heavy head & body

copious phlegm with running nose

congestion

stiffness

slippery pulse

thick, greasy coating

Wind-Dampness

GB20

SJ5

LI11

ST36

SP9

with reducing method

points for W-Dampness

Extreme Heat (Interior Wind Category) TX P

Clear Heat to Extinguish Wind

Main sxs:

dizzy, headache w pulling sensation

tension & stiffness in neck

tremor, tics, convulsions, paralysis

tingling/numbness in limbs

seizures

sudden loss of consciousness

+ heat signs: high fever w thirst, red face + eyes, ringing in ears, upward staring of eyes, rigid neck & back, clenched jaw, constipation. IF severe: delirium & coma

Extreme Heat

DU16 & LR3

add: DU14, LI11

PC8, HT8

12 Jing well points

with reducing or bleeding

Points for extreme heat

LR Wind Stirring TX P (Interior wind category)

Nourish the Water to Benefit the wood & extinguish the wind

Main sx:

dizzy, headache w pulling sensation

tension & stiffness in neck

tremor, tics, convulsions, paralysis

tingling/numbness in limbs

seizures

sudden loss of consciousness

+LR wind caused by extreme heat: headache, dizzy, anger, red eyes

+LR & KD Yin Def: weak back, knees, dry mouth and throat, 5 center heat, hot flush, night sw., constipation, ringing in ears, hearing loss, red peeled tongue with floating empty or wiry thready & rapid pulse

LR Wind Stirring Internally

DU16 & LR3

SP6

KI1

if coma: PC6, PC8 with even method

Points for LR Wind Stirring

Blood Def. TX P (Interior Wind category)

Tonify Blood to extinguish the Wind

general blood def signs with sx worsening as day progresses:

tired, insomnia, dizzy, tinnitis, lusterless complex. pale tongue, dry eyes, night blindness, scanty menses, pale deviated tongue

+wind signs: itchy rash changes location, numbness, shaking head, tic & tremor

Blood Deficiency (interior wind)

DU16 & LR3

SP6

KI6 (confluent point for yin motility vessel: nourishes yin)

UB17

with even method

Points for Blood Def: to tonify blood to extinguish wind