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eyes/ears/nose/throat
aphthous stomatitis
acupuncture
patterns and combinations
after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Stomach Fire Blazing; Stomach Yin Xu (Deficiency); Heart Fire; Heart Yin Xu (Deficiency); Shi (Excess) of the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)
» illustrative combinations:
GB-21, UB-10, SI-3, SI-5, LI-7, LI-4, and LI-2 (-): dispel Heat of stomatitis (McWilliams, et al., Lesson 31, p. 208)
Lu-7 (-), LI-4 (+) and St-36 (+ and D): tonify Essential Qi in treating aphthous ulcers (McWilliams, et al., Lesson 31, p. 208)
qian zheng, CV-24, GV-28, St-4 and LI-4 for mouth ulcers (Shanghai, p. 156)
St-45, CV-24 and St-4 for fever blisters on lip and mouth (Shanghai, p. 158)
Lu-7 and Kd-6: open the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) for which mouth sores are a Shi (Excess) symptom
point analysis
» palpate and consider:
UB-13 (-): clears and disperses Fire and Heat, esp. Xu (Deficiency) Heat, from the Lung and Upper Warmer; regulates the Upper Warmer; harmonizes the Ying and Xue (Blood); Lung Shu Associated point
UB-15 (-): regulates the Xue (Blood) and Qi; nourishes Heart Xue (Blood); clears Heart Fire; cools Heat in the Xue (Blood); Heart Shu Associated point
UB-20 (=): regulates Spleen Qi; tonifies Spleen and Stomach; nourish the Xue (Blood); drains heat Shi (Excess) from the Middle Warmer; Spleen Shu Associated point
UB-21 (=): harmonizes the Stomach; regulates the Stomach Qi; strengthens the Spleen; cultivates Yuan (Original) Qi; Stomach Shu Associated point
UB-23 (+): nourishes the Xue (Blood) and Kidney Jing (Essence); nourishes Yin and strengthens Yang; counterbalances Liver Fire; Kidney Shu Associated point
TW-21 (-): disperses Heat; dispels Wind; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
St-4 (-): dissipates Wind; frees the channels, esp. removes obstructions in channels of face; relieves local pain
jin jin and yu yeh (bleed): dispel Fire
Ht-8 (-): clears Heart Fire and Xu (Deficiency) Heat; clears Heart Phlegm Fire; esp. when associated with Heart Shi (Excess) pattern; Heart Fire point
PC-7 (-): clears Heat and Wind-Heat; clears Heart Fire; nourishes Heart Xue (Blood); regulates the Stomach; Pericardium Yuan Source, Earth and Dispersion point
LI-4 (-): clears Heat; regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); clears Toxins; eliminates Damp-Heat; command point of the face and mouth; Large Intestine Yuan Source point
LI-2 (-): dissipates Heat; cools the Intestines; disperses fullness and blockage of the Intestines; Large Intestine Water and Dispersion point
CV-12 (=): regulates the Stomach Qi; clears Stomach Fire and Heat; benefits and soothes the Qi; Stomach Mu Alarm point
St-36 (+): benefits Stomach; clears Heat from the Yang organs; nourishes Kidney, Liver and Spleen; regulates Ying (Constructive) Qi; tonifies Kidney Yin; treats chronic cases with Heat; Stomach He Sea Lower Uniting and Earth point
St-44 (-): dispels Wind from face; harmonizes the Stomach; cools and drains Heat and Dampness from the Stomach and intestines; reduces pain; Stomach Water point
St-45 (-): pacifies the Shen; clears and disperse Heat in Yang Ming; clears Heat from upper body, esp. Stomach Heat; sedates pain; Stomach Jing Well, Metal and Dispersion point
Sp-6 (+): nourishes Yin; tonifies Qi and builds the Xue (Blood); clears Fire due to Xu (Deficiency); regulates Xue (Blood) circulation; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels
Sp-2 (-): fortifies the Spleen; stimulates the flow of Qi; tonifies Spleen Yang; harmonizes the Stomach; Spleen Fire and Tonification point of the Foot Tai Yin (Spleen) channel
Kd-3 (+): source of Qi, Blood and Essence; tonifies Kidney Yin; pacifies Xu (Deficiency) Fire; Kidney Yuan Source and Earth point
Lv-2 (-): disperses Fire and Stagnant Qi of Liver and Gall Bladder; subdues Yang Shi (Excess); eliminates Interior Wind; disperses Qi and clears Fire of the Heart; clears the Pericardium; cools the Xue (Blood); Liver Fire and Dispersion point
ear: mouth, tongue, lung, shen men, endocrine
footnotes