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tx
eyes/ears/nose/throat
otitis externa
acupuncture
patterns and combinations
after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Shi (Excess) due to Invasion of Wind, Heat, Damp: (rapid onset; thick, yellow discharge, sharp pain, possible fever, headache);
Xu (Deficiency) of Kidney Yin with flaring of Yang (gradual and protracted); thin, white discharge; vertigo, tinnitus, low back pain, Kidney Xu (Deficiency) signs
» illustrative combinations:
GB-1, SI-19, LI-4 and LI-11 for otitis externa (Mann, p. 139)
TW-21 and GB-2: open the ear; spread the Qi; benefit hearing (Flaws, 1989, p. 86; Finkelstein, p. 65)
TW-17, TW-21, SI-18 and LI-4 for overproduction of cerumen (Mann, p. 139)
GB-2, TW-17, TW-2, GB-40 and Kd-3 (ipsilateral) for Kidney Yin Xu (Deficiency) enabling the invasion of one ear by Wind and Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gall Bladder; note: case cited involved left ear (Jirui and Wang, p. 206)
point analysis
» palpate and consider:
GB-20 (-): disperses Wind-Heat and Wind-Cold; reduces and relieves Heat; benefits the ears and sharpens the hearing; subdues Liver Yang and Fire to calm and regulate the Liver, esp. disperses and descends Liver Yang from the head; drains and disperses Fire of Gall Bladder; harmonizes Qi and Xue (Blood); frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
GV-14 (-): relieves Exterior conditions, esp. dissipates Wind and Cold; cools and disperses Heat; stimulates sweating; stimulates the immune system, increases white blood cell count, and prevents or slows inflammation; spreads the Yang through the Du Mai (Governing Vessel) and whole body; 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-11 (-): dispels Wind and Wind-Heat; resolves Shi (Excess) Heat, esp. External Heat; distributes Bladder Qi and Jing-Ye (Yin) to all the dorsal Shu points, thus cooling them (Finkelstein, p. 38); removes Obstruction of Qi circulation of the Tai Yang channels (Bladder and Small Intestine) and Du Mai (Governing Vessel) of the upper back; facilitates Xue (Blood) flow; invigorates the collateral vessels; Sea of Xue (Blood) upper entry point
UB-12 (-): disperses and eliminates Wind; resolves the Exterior; stimulates preventive response after to exposure to a chill; stimulates sweating; disperses Yang Shi (Excess) in all Yang channels without draining body fluids; dispels Dampness and transforms Phlegm; strengthens the dispersing function of Lung; regulates Qi circulation; Gate for entrance and departure of Feng Qi (Wind Qi)
UB-23 (+): tonifies and adjusts the Kidney; nourishes Yin, Xue (Blood) and Kidney Jing (Essence); benefits the ears; counterbalances Liver Fire; resolves Dampness; Kidney Shu Associated point
GV-4 (+): strengthens the Kidney; nourishes the Yuan (Original) Qi; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; note: no moxa!
SI-19 (=): clears Heat; loosens and regulates Qi of the ear; benefits the ear; relieves temporal headache; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Hand Xiao Yang (Triple Warmer) and Foot Xiao Yang (Gall Bladder) channels on the Hand Tai Yang (Small Intestine) channel; Small Intestine Exit point
GB-2 (+): eliminates Wind and Cold; clears Heat and Wind-Heat; opens and benefits the ears; circulates Qi in aural region, esp. clears blockage and restores circulation of Qi in the Gall Bladder and channel near the ear; invigorates the Liver and Gall Bladder
TW-21 (-): dispels Heat; dispels Wind and Cold; opens the ear and benefits hearing; courses the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; esp. with otorrhea (McWilliams, et al., Lesson 31, p. 169)
TW-17 (+): dispels Wind and clears Heat; opens and benefits the ears; frees the channels; benefits hearing; treats otitis externa, esp. with Dampness and itching
tai yang (-): dispels Wind and Wind-Heat; clears Heat (bleed); clears the head; clears Liver Fire and extinguishes Liver Wind
St-7 (-): dissipates Wind; dispels Heat; sedates pain; removes Obstructions from the Stomach channel; benefits the ear; relaxes the jaw
TW-3 (-): clears Heat; dispels Wind and Wind-Heat; opens and benefits the ear; regulates and facilitates Qi circulation in Triple Warmer channel; Triple Warmer Wood and Tonification point
TW-2 (+ or -): dispels Wind; clears and drains Heat, esp. pathogenic Heat in the Triple Warmer channel; clears Xu (Deficiency) Fire; facilitates flow of Qi; disperses Stagnation; reduces swelling; relieves pain; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Triple Warmer Water point
LI-11 (-): clears Heat; eliminates Wind and dispels Exterior conditions; regulates and harmonizes Qi and Ying; regulates and cools the Xue (Blood); improves immune function (Finkelstein, p. 9); tonifies Metal to cool inflammatory processes and restrain Wood, esp. the Liver; eliminates Dampness through the Intestines; frees the channels; Large Intestine Upper He Sea Uniting, Earth and Tonification point; Master point of Heat in the body (Finkelstein, p. 9)
LI-4 (-): dispels Exterior Wind, including Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat; reduces fever; regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); stimulates dispersing function of Lung; activates Wei (Protective) Qi and stimulates the immune system; induces or stabilizes sweating; tonifies Metal to cool inflammatory processes and restrain Wood, esp. the Liver; elevates Clear Qi and descends Turbid Qi; clears Toxins; sedates pain; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Large Intestine Yuan Source and Entry point
CV-12 (=): tonifies the Qi and regulates the Middle Warmer, Stomach and Intestines; facilitates ascension of the Clear and descension of the Turbid; Stomach and Middle Warmer Mu Alarm point; Hui Reunion point of the Fu (Yang organs)
GV-1 (-): clears Heat; opens the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) and Du Mai (Governing Vessel); cools Heat in the Xue (Blood); disperses swelling and stops pain; Du Mai (Governing Vessel) Entry and Luo Connecting point
St-36 (+): dispels Cold and expels Wind; facilitates the Lung and regulates Wei (Protective) Qi so as to resist External invasion; disperses noxious Yang and brings down high fever; regulates and strengthens Qi and Xue (Blood); disperses Stagnation in the Upper Warmer; strengthens weak and Xu (Deficient) conditions; regulates the Stomach and strengthens the Spleen; dispels and eliminates Dampness; regulates Ying (Constructive) Qi; nourishes the Kidney, Liver and Spleen; tonifies Kidney Yin; drains Shi (Excess) from the Yang channels; treats chronic cases with Heat, St-37 treats acute cases (Finkelstein, p. 21); regulates ascension of the Clear and descension of the Turbid (-), esp. by the Intestines; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Stomach He Sea Lower Uniting, Earth and Horary point
Sp-9 (- or +): regulates and tonifies Spleen (especially Yang); transforms Dampness and dispels Damp-Heat; Spleen He Sea Uniting and Water point
Sp-6 (= or +): nourishes Yin, esp. of the Spleen, Liver and Kidney; clears Fire due to Xu (Deficiency); strengthens the Spleen and tonifies the Qi; nourishes and moves the Xue (Blood); frees Qi Stagnation; spreads Liver Qi and suppresses Liver Heat; tonifies the Kidney; transforms Dampness and Heat; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels
GB-34 (=): soothes and subdues Yang of the Liver and Gall Bladder; clears Dampness and cools Heat; facilitates the Liver and tonifies the Spleen; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; alleviates pain; Gall Bladder He Sea Uniting and Earth point
GB-40 (+): clears and drains Fire from the Liver and Gall Bladder; clears Xu (Deficiency) Fire; spreads the Liver Qi and moves Stagnant Qi in the Gall Bladder channel; benefits Gall Bladder; transforms Damp-Heat; frees the channels; Gall Bladder Yuan Source point
Lv-3 (-): expels Wind; spreads Liver Qi Stagnation and facilitates flow of Qi; promotes smooth flow of Qi and Xue (Blood); cools and drains Heat and Fire from the Liver and Gall Bladder; subdues Liver Yang; opens the channels; Liver Yuan Source and Earth point
Kd-6 (+): cools and clears Heat; clears Xu (Deficiency) Fire; tonifies the Kidney (especially Yin); dispels Dampness; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; sedates pain; Master point and Entry point of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); Couple point of Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)
Kd-3 (+): tonifies the Kidney, Yuan (Original) Qi, Xue (Blood) and Jing (Essence); nourishes and enriches Kidney Yin, supplies Liver Yin, and tonifies Yin of the entire body; cools and descends Heat; pacifies Xu (Deficiency) Fire; benefits the ears; Kidney Yuan Source and Earth point
ear: occiput, endocrine, inner ear, shen men, (outer ear), kidney
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