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cutaneous system
seborrheic dermatitis
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Wind-Heat; Damp-Heat; Heat and Toxins in the Xue (Blood); Xue (Blood) Heat and Xu Xue (Blood Deficiency)

» illustrative combinations:
• LI-11, LI-4 and GV-14: disperse malignant Heat by opening the superficial skin surface (Finkelstein, p. 9)
• LI-4 and UB-12: eliminate Wind and relieve body surfaces (Finkelstein, p. 7)
• LI-4 and LI-11: clear Heat, disperse Wind, and resolve Damp; facilitate Stomach and Intestines to eliminate skin eruptions (Finkelstein, p. 7; Flaws, 1989, p. 77); treat unilateral Wind rash (Shanghai, p. 233)
• LI-15 and LI-5: treat extreme Heat related to skin rashes (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 103); for Wind rash (Shanghai, p. 222)


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
• GB-20 (-): clears Wind-Heat and dissipates Internal Wind; reduces and relieves Heat; disperses and descends Liver Yang from the head; harmonizes Qi and Xue (Blood); frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
• GV-14 (-): dissipates Wind; cools and drains Heat; prevents or slows inflammation; regulates and stimulates the flow of Qi; regulates the Xue (Blood); Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Yang channels on the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)
• UB-12 (- or =): eliminates Wind; ventilates and dispels pathogenic Heat from the Yin channels; disperses Yang Shi (Excess) in all Yang channels without draining body fluids; dispels Dampness; regulates and spreads Lung Qi; regulates Qi circulation; strengthens children who are malnourished (Finkelstein, p. 39); Gate for entrance and departure of Feng Qi (Wind Qi); Shu point of Bones and Xue (Blood) (Banever, p. 59)
• UB-13 (-): clears Wind-Heat from skin; clears and disperses Fire and Heat, esp. Xu (Deficiency) Heat, from the Upper Warmer; promotes the circulation of the Lung Qi; transforms Phlegm; regulates the Upper Warmer; tonifies the Lung; harmonizes the Ying and Xue (Blood); Lung Shu Associated point
• UB-16 (-): cools Heat in the Xue (Blood); invigorates Xue (Blood); disperses Yang Shi (Excess) in the Du Mai (Governing Vessel); Du Mai (Governing Vessel) Shu Associated point
UB-17 (=): tonifies the Qi; nourishes and invigorates the Xue (Blood); clears Heat from the Xue (Blood); nourishes Dry Xue (Blood); Hui Reunion and Master point of the Xue (Blood)
• UB-18 (=): drains the Liver and Gall Bladder; cools Damp-Heat; moves Stagnant Qi; nourishes and regulates the Xue (Blood); nourishes Liver Yin; cools Heat in the Xue (Blood); Liver Shu Associated point
• UB-20 (+): regulates Spleen Qi; tonifies the Spleen and Stomach to facilitate digestive transportation and transformation; benefits the Ying (Constructive) Qi; enhances Spleen Yang to mobilize Stagnant Qi; tonifies and harmonizes the Xue (Blood); nourishes and drains Heat Shi (Excess) from the Middle Warmer; resolves Dampness; Spleen Shu Associated point
UB-54/40 (- and/or bleed): clears Heat from the Xue (Blood) (bleed); transforms Damp-Heat; Bladder He Sea Uniting and Earth point
LI-11 (-): clears Wind-Heat from skin; regulates and harmonizes Qi and Ying; regulates Qi circulation of Lung; regulates, cools and harmonizes the Xue (Blood); tonifies Metal to cool inflammatory processes; eliminates Dampness through the Intestines; Large Intestine Upper He Sea Uniting, Earth and Tonification point; Master point of Heat in the body (Finkelstein, p. 9)
LI-4 (-): clears Wind-Heat from skin; regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); tonifies Lung Qi and stimulates dispersing function of the Lung; tonifies Metal to cool inflammatory processes; regulates Qi and disperses Heat of the Intestines; moves the bowels; elevates Clear Qi and descends Turbid Qi; clears Toxins; eliminates Damp-Heat and stops itching; Large Intestine Yuan Source and Entry point
• TW-5 (-): clears Wind-Heat from skin; opens and moves the Yang Wei Mai (Yang Linking Vessel); dissolves Toxins; frees the channels to facilitate the circulation of Qi in the channels; Pericardium Luo Connecting point; Master point of the Yang Wei Mai (Yang Linking Vessel)
Sp-10 (=): harmonizes and tonifies Ying (Constructive) Qi; regulates and invigorates the Xue (Blood); cools Heat, dissipates Wind, and transforms Damp-Heat in the Xue (Blood); nourishes Xue (Blood) Dryness; "Sea of Blood"
• Sp-6 (+): nourishes Yin, esp. of the Spleen, Liver and Kidney; strengthens the Spleen and tonifies the Qi; nourishes and moves the Xue (Blood); clears Xue (Blood) Heat; aids transportation and transformation to improve digestion and nourishment; frees Qi Stagnation and spreads Liver Qi; transforms Dampness and Heat; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels
Sp-3 (+): regulates the Qi dynamic; clears Heat; regulates and strengthens the Spleen (especially Qi and Yang); harmonizes the Middle Warmer; promotes transporting function; transforms and expels Dampness and Damp-Heat; regulates the Large Intestine, Middle and Lower Warmers; Spleen Yuan Source, Earth and Horary point
• GB-34 (-): opens and drains the Gall Bladder to regulate distribution of functional Qi (Finkelstein, p. 68); clears Dampness and cools Heat; facilitates and harmonizes the Liver; tonifies the Spleen; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Gall Bladder He Sea Uniting and Earth point; Hui Reunion point of Jin (sinews and tendons)

• plum blossom on affected areas
• needle Xi Cleft Accumulation points on channels which traverse the affected areas (Eisen)


footnotes