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eyes/ears/nose/throat
dental caries/toothache
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Stomach Fire Blazing; Stomach Yin Xu (Deficiency); Kidney Yin Xu (Deficiency); Lung Wind-Heat; Large Intestine Dryness; Qi Stagnation and Xue Yu (Blood Stasis), aggravated by Wind or Wind-Damp

» therapeutic consideration:
• check St-2 for maxillary sinus distress, if tender see "sinusitis"

» illustrative combinations:
• TW-21 and TW-23: relieve toothache immediately (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 292)
• CV-24 (-) or (+), according to the nature of the pain, then GV-16, for toothache (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 365)
• GB-37 (opposite side of pain) and GB-41; LI-4, St-44 and St-6; LI-2, TW-23, TW-21 and GV-26; UB-60 and UB-62; CV-24, UB-23 and LI-3 for toothache (Mann, p. 138)
• LI-4, St-6 and St-7 for toothache; also consider St-44 for Stomach Fire; and/or add Kd-3 for Kidney Qi Xu (Deficiency) (Lee and Cheung, p. 356; Shanghai, p. 692)
• St-7, LI-4, GB-20 and UB-11 for toothache (Lee and Cheung, p. 357)
• ya tong, St-6, St-7, LI-4 and St-44 for toothache (Shanghai, p. 156)
• LI-4, St-44, GB-10, GB-14 and LI-3 for toothache (Shanghai, p. 692)
• tai yang and TW-17 for toothache (Shanghai, p. 145)
• St-5, SI-18, GB-2, LI-11, LI-1 for toothache with chills (Lee and Cheung, p. 357)
• LI-5 and LI-2: treat toothache, throat bi and lumbar pain (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 96)
• St-44 and LI-4 for toothache or tonsillitis (Shanghai, p. 275)
• St-6 and St-7 (-): dispel Qi Stagnation in teeth and jaw, esp. in Stomach channel; benefits teeth and jaw; expel Wind-Heat; relieve pain
• LI-4, St-6, St-44 and St-7 (-) for odontalgia, dental neuralgia and pyorrhea due to "fullness of Heat in the Yang Ming", i.e., Stomach and Large Intestine; with Wind-Heat etiology, add TW-5 and GB-20 if due to Wind-Heat invasion (McWilliams, et al., Lesson 31, p. 165)
• LI-4, St-6, St-44 and St-7 (=) with Kd-3 (+) and Lv-2 (-) for odontalgia, dental neuralgia and pyorrhea due to "'emptiness of Yin with Yang tense'" (McWilliams, et al., Lesson 31, p. 165)
• GB-3 and St-6 for odontalgia, dental neuralgia and pyorrhea involving teeth of the upper jaw; St-7 and St-5 for odontalgia, dental neuralgia and pyorrhea involving teeth of the lower jaw (McWilliams, et al., Lesson 31, p. 165)
• Kd-2, Kd-3 and Lv-2 for odontalgia, dental neuralgia and pyorrhea due to "Kidneys being attacked by Warm Humidity" (McWilliams, et al., Lesson 31, p. 165)


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
• GB-20 (-): expels Wind-Heat; harmonizes Qi and Xue (Blood); frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; "Wind Pond"
• UB-14 (-): treats neuralgia of the teeth, esp. molars (Mann, p. 33); descends Rebellious Qi; spreads Liver Qi; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Pericardium Shu Associated point
• GB-3 (-): local, for teeth of upper jaw; dissipates Heat and Dampness, esp. from Liver and Gall Bladder
ca. St-2 (-): dissipates Heat and expels Wind; resolves focal infection in the sinus cavities; treats glandular/lymphatic exhaustion (Matsumoto); frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; locate tender abdominal point(s), palpate most tender or painful point over each eye and needle, usually inferiorly, so that tenderness at abdominal reflex point decreases upon palpation (Matsumoto)
• St-4 (+): expels Wind-Heat; usually treat opposite side; benefits teeth; relaxes the sinews and muscles; frees the channels, esp. removes obstructions in channels of face; invigorates circulation and relieves pain
• St-5 (-): dissipates Wind and invigorates the collateral vessels
St-6 (-): disperses Wind and expels Wind-Heat; regulates the flow of Qi; dispels Qi Stagnation in teeth and jaw, esp. in Stomach channel; benefits teeth and jaw; relieves pain; opens the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; promotes the smooth functioning of the joints
St-7 (-): dispel Qi Stagnation in teeth and jaw, esp. in Stomach channel; benefits teeth and jaw; dissipates Wind and dispels Heat; sedates pain; removes obstructions from channel
TW-5 (-): dissipates Wind and clears Heat, esp. from Triple Warmer channel; dissolves Toxins; clears Xiao Yang (Gall Bladder) in the head; facilitates the circulation of Qi in the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; relaxes the sinews and muscles; alleviates pain; Triple Warmer Luo Connecting point
• LI-2 (-): esp. with toothache on Large Intestine channel; clears Heat; stimulates the channels; sedates pain; Large Intestine Water and Dispersion point
LI-4 (-): esp. with toothache on Large Intestine channel; regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); cools and drains Large Intestine Heat; sedates pain; frees the channels, esp. with toothache; clears Toxins; relaxes sinews and tendons; Large Intestine Yuan Source point
Kd-3 (+): nourishes and enriches Kidney Yin, supplies Liver Yin, and tonifies Yin of the entire body; tonifies the Kidney, Yuan (Original) Qi, Xue (Blood) and Jing (Essence); cools and descends Heat; pacifies Xu (Deficiency) Fire; relieves pain in teeth and bones; Kidney Yuan Source and Earth point
• Kd-2 (-): nourishes Yin; eliminates Heat and clears Fire to cool the Xue (Blood); regulates the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Kidney Fire point
St-44 (-): esp. with toothache on Stomach channel; dispels Wind from face; clears Stomach Fire and Heat; reduces pain; Stomach Water point
St-45 (-): esp. with toothache on Stomach channel; clears Stomach Fire and Heat; sedates pain; Stomach Jing Well, Metal and Dispersion point

ear: kidney, maxilla, mandible, shen men, tragus apex


footnotes