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digestive system
colon cancer
acupuncture
patterns and combinations
after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Qi and Xue (Blood) Obstruction; Spleen Xue (Blood) and Qi Xu (Deficiency); Damp-Heat; Accumulation of Toxins; Spleen and Kidney Yang Xu (Deficiency); Liver and Kidney Yin Xu (Deficiency); dysfunction of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel)
» illustrative combinations:
St-36, GV-14 and LI-4: return the white blood cell count to normal (leukopenia after chemotherapy) (Finkelstein, p. 20)
point analysis
» palpate and consider:
UB-38/43 (+): strengthens Xu (Deficiency) conditions; supplements the Lung and fortifies the Spleen; tonifies Heart Qi; tonifies the Kidney and warms the Yang
UB-18 (+): moves stagnant Qi; benefits the Liver and Gall Bladder; clears Liver Fire and Heat; cools Damp-Heat; nourishes Liver Xue (Blood) and Yin; Liver Shu Associated point
UB-20 (+): tonifies Spleen and Stomach; benefits the Ying (Constructive) Qi; nourishes the Xue (Blood); Spleen Shu Associated point
UB-23 (+): strengthens Qi Hai; nourishes the Xue (Blood); tonifies the Kidney; nourishes Kidney Jing (Essence); nourishes Yin and strengthens Yang; counterbalances Liver Fire; Kidney Shu Associated point
UB-25 (=): regulates the Intestines and Stomach; transforms Stagnation; Large Intestine Shu Associated point
back points opposite tumor (-): facilitate Qi flow; disperse Obstruction (Ambrose)
pi gen (d. D): fourteen cones direct moxa to affected side or bilaterally; restores vitality; disperses Stagnation of Qi and Xue (Blood); resolves masses to treat tumors; alleviates constipation or diarrhea
TW-6 (=): facilitates Qi flow; disperses obstruction; relieves pain; regulates and moistens the Large Intestine; esp. if constipation and/or side pain; Triple Warmer Fire point
LI-4 (=): regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); sedates pain; clears Toxins; Large Intestine Yuan Source point
St-25 (-): regulates function of intestines; eliminates Qi Stagnation in Large Intestine; Large Intestine Mu Alarm point
St-27 (+): reinforces Kidney Qi; strengthens Yang
needle around tumor (obstruction), like a turtle; with moxa (Ambrose)
CV-12 (=): raises Middle Qi; warms the Stomach and Intestines; facilitates Qi flow; disperses local obstruction; Stomach Mu Alarm point; Hui Reunion point of the Fu (Yang organs)
CV-6 (+): tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; regulates the Qi functions; raises Middle Qi; warms the Lower and Middle Warmers; strengthens Kidney Xu (Deficiency)
CV-4 (=): benefits Yuan (Original) Qi; nourishes Xue (Blood) and Yin; regulates the Qi; nourishes and stabilizes the Kidney; Small Intestine Mu Alarm point
pi gen (D): treats tumors (So, 1984, p. 96)
GB-34 (=): benefits Liver and Gall Bladder; alleviates pain; tonifies Spleen; esp. if constipation and/or side pain; Gall Bladder He Sea Uniting and Earth point
St-36 (+): regulates the Stomach and strengthens the Spleen; regulates and strengthens Qi and Xue (Blood); replenishes Middle Warmer; regulates Ying (Constructive) Qi; nourishes Kidney, Liver and Spleen; tonifies Kidney Yin; Stomach He Sea Lower Uniting and Earth point
St-37 (=): rectifies the Spleen; regulates, drains and frees the Intestines, esp. the Large Intestine; cools Heat and resolves Dampness to clear Damp-Heat; eliminates Accumulations of the Large and Small Intestines; Large Intestine He Sea Lower Uniting point
Sp-8 (=): regulates and tonifies the Spleen; promotes circulation of Qi and Xue (Blood); Spleen Xi Cleft Accumulation point
Sp-6 (+): strengthens the Spleen; nourishes Yin; tonifies Qi and builds the Xue (Blood); transforms Xue Yu (Blood Stasis); frees Qi Stagnation; spreads the Liver Qi; warms the Middle and Lower Warmers; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels
Lv-5 (=): drains the Liver; spreads Liver Qi; disperses Liver Qi stagnation; benefits the Qi; tonifies Liver and Yang; relieves Obstruction in Lower Warmer; secures Jing (Essence); Liver Luo Connecting point
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