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Chinese patterns
Urinary Bladder, Heart Fire Pours Downward
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

Urinary Bladder, Heart Fire Pours Downward

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principle of treatment: resolve Damp; remove Heat


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
UB-23 (=): tonifies and adjusts the Kidney; drains Heat from the Lower Warmer; resolves Dampness; regulates fluid system, volatilizes the Bladder, and promotes diuresis; Kidney Shu Associated point
UB-28 (-): regulates the Bladder and Water Pathways; promotes diuresis; "disperses Qi, clears blockages, and facilitates functioning of the Lower Warmer to help perspiration and drainage" (Finkelstein, p. 46); clears Heat from the Lower Warmer; reinforces Yuan (Original) Qi; Bladder Shu Associated point
UB-32 (-): redirects Qi upward; regulates the Bladder, Lower Warmer and menstruation; promotes urination; opens the pelvis and disperses Lower Warmer Stagnation; strengthens the lower back and legs; tonifies waist and knees; local point for Bladder problems; "same function as associated point of the Bladder" (Finkelstein, p. 46)
Ht-5 (=): clears Heart Fire and Xu (Deficiency) Heat; benefits the Bladder; Heart Luo Connecting point
CV-3 (-): assists the transforming functions of Qi; alleviates Damp-Heat, esp. in the Bladder; tonifies the Kidney Qi and Yang; regulates the Bladder, Lower Warmer and the Water Pathways; promotes urination; relieves pain; Bladder Mu Alarm point
Lv-8 (-): drains Liver Fire; clears and cools Damp-Heat; frees and facilitates the Lower Warmer; benefits the Bladder; invigorates the collateral vessels; Liver Water and Tonification point
Sp-9 (-): regulates the Spleen (especially Yang); moves the Middle Warmer; regulates the Water Pathways; dispels Damp-Heat and transforms Damp Stagnation, esp. in the Lower Warmer, through promotion of diuresis; benefits the Lower Warmer; Spleen He Sea Uniting and Water point
Sp-6 (+): nourishes Yin; disperses Heart Fire; clears Fire due to Xu (Deficiency); frees Qi Stagnation; spreads the Liver Qi and suppresses Liver Heat; restores circulation to the Lower Warmer; benefits the Kidney; regulates the Bladder; transforms Dampness and Heat; facilitates diuresis; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels
St-40 (-): strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Stomach, and opens up the Middle Warmer; transforms and eliminates Dampness; regulates the Intestines; eliminates descending Heat of the Small Intestine; descends the Turbid; strengthens Kidney Yin and drains Liver Yang; Stomach Luo Connecting point
UB-65 (-): dispels Wind and clears Heat; drains Shi (Excess); detoxifies the whole body; Bladder Wood and Dispersion point


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