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Chinese patterns
Lung Yin Xu (Deficiency)
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

Lung Yin Xu (Deficiency)

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principle of treatment: tonify Lung Yin; nourish body fluids; clear Empty Heat; tonify Kidney Yin if appropriate

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illustrative combination:
Kd-6 and Lu-7 (+): open the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel) to nourish Lung Qi and Lung Yin

» therapeutic note: no moxa


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
GV-12 (+): tonifies Lung Qi and Yin; relieves fever; pacifies the Shen; clears the Heart; cools Heat of the chest; sedates cough; reverses Rebellious Qi
UB-13 (+): tonifies Lung Qi and Yin; reduces fever; clears and disperses Fire and Heat, esp. Xu (Deficiency) Heat, from the Lung and Upper Warmer; descends Rebellious Qi; strengthens and promotes the circulation of the Lung Qi; transforms Phlegm; stops coughing; expands and relaxes the chest; regulates the Upper Warmer; Lung Shu Associated point
UB-38/43 (+): regulates Lung Qi and tonifies Lung Yin; esp. important in chronic cases (Maciocia, p. 234); strengthens Xu (Deficiency) conditions; clears Empty Heat; supplements the Lung and fortifies the Spleen; restores Yuan (Original) Qi; descends Rebellious Qi; transforms Phlegm; Pericardium psychospiritual associated point
UB-17 (+): opens the chest; enriches Yin; generates Fluids; channels blood back to the vessels (e.g., hemoptysis); expands the chest and diaphragm; strengthens Xu (Deficient) conditions and increases stamina; Diaphragm Shu Associated point; Hui Reunion and Master point of the Xue (Blood)
GV-4 (+): tonifies Kidney Yin to nourish Lung Yin; conducts Xu (Deficiency) Heat downward; relieves mental and physical exhaustion; nourishes the Yuan (Original) Qi
Lu-1 (+): regulates Qi of Upper Warmer and Lung; stimulates descending of Lung Qi; increases Qi and stamina; nourishes Lung Yin; cools and disperses Heat and Yang from the Upper Warmer, chest and lungs; stops cough; disperses stuck Qi or Phlegm; Lung Entry and Mu Alarm point
Lu-5 (-): relieves cough due to Heat in Lung; opens and clears the Lung; discharges Lung Fire; cools and clears Upper Warmer Heat; stimulates descending of Lung Qi; aids difficult inhalation (Matsumoto); suppresses Rebellious Qi of Lung to calm wheezing and soothe asthma; stops bleeding (hemoptysis); expels Phlegm from the Lung; Lung He Sea Uniting, Water and Dispersion point
Lu-7 (=): opens the Lung and circulates Lung Qi; opens the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) and regulates the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); spreads Lung Qi by stimulating the descending and dispersing of Lung Qi; resolves Phlegm and clarifies Mucus; Lung Luo Connecting and Exit point; Master point of the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Couple point of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel)
Lu-9 (+): tonifies Lung Yin and tonifies Lung Qi; moistens and ventilates the Lung; facilitates circulation of Lung Qi; cools and clears Heat in the Lung, Liver and throat; clears and descends the Upper Warmer and Lung Qi; increases oxygen absorption; stops coughing and calms wheezing; stops bleeding (hemoptysis); Lung Yuan Source, Earth and Tonification point
Lu-10 (-): drains Empty Heat from Lung; regulates and moistens the Lung; abates fever; benefits and moistens the throat; Lung Fire point
PC-6 (+): regulates the Qi; clears Heat; opens the chest; builds Zhong (Ancestral) Qi in the chest; harmonizes and regulates Middle and Upper Warmers; spreads the Qi in the Upper and Middle Warmers; releases and expands the diaphragm; opens the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel) to distribute Qi to the Stomach, chest and Heart; Pericardium Luo Connecting point; Master point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel)
PC-8 (-): disperses Heat; Pericardium Fire, Horary and Exit point
TW-3 (-): moistens Dryness, esp. in the throat; clears Heat; facilitates the circulation of Qi; Triple Warmer Wood and Tonification point
TW-2 (-): clears Heat; moistens Dryness, esp. in the throat; generates Fluids; facilitates flow of Qi; disperses Stagnation; Triple Warmer Water point
CV-17 (+): tonifies Qi and Lung Yin; regulates and smooths Qi circulation in the Upper Warmer; enhances breathing; reinforces the Zhong (Ancestral) Qi of the chest; reverses adverse flow of Qi in the chest, esp. descends Rebellious Lung Qi; expands the chest and soothes the diaphragm; sedates cough; transforms Phlegm; Pericardium and Upper Warmer Mu Alarm point; Hui Reunion point of the Qi; Upper Sea of Qi; Center Reunion point of the Breath
CV-12 (+): tonifies the Stomach; nourishes body fluids; benefits and soothes the Qi; Stomach and Middle Warmer Mu Alarm point; Hui Reunion point of the Fu (Yang organs)
Kd-7 (+): strengthens and enriches the Kidney; supplements Water; clears Heat and nourishes Yin; tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; moistens dryness; regulates the pores and sweating; Kidney Metal and Tonification point
Kd-6 (+): tonifies Kidney Yin and strengthen relationship between Lung and Kidney; benefits the throat, useful with all chronic throat problems; cools and clears Heat; clears Xu (Deficiency) Fire; opens the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel) and regulates the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); clears the Lung and tonifies Lung Yin; sedates cough, esp. chronic; moistens dryness; Master point and Entry point of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); Couple point of Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)
Kd-3 (+): nourishes and enriches Kidney Yin, supplies Liver Yin, and tonifies Yin of the entire body; supplements Water; tonifies the Kidney, Yuan (Original) Qi, Xue (Blood) and Jing (Essence); cools and clears Heat; pacifies Xu (Deficiency) Fire; nourishes the Yin to moisten the Lung, calm wheezing, and sedate cough; regulates the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Kidney Yuan Source and Earth point
Sp-6 (+): nourishes Yin; disperses Heart Fire; clears Fire due to Xu (Deficiency); loosens congestion in the diaphragm; strengthens the Spleen and tonifies the Qi; nourishes and moves the Xue (Blood); spreads the Liver Qi and suppresses Liver Heat; benefits the Kidney; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels


footnotes

Reprinted from The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia, Giovanni, 1989, by permission of the publisher Churchill Livingstone, a division of Elsevier Limited.