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Chinese patterns
Lung Invaded by Wind-Cold
acupuncture
patterns and combinations
Lung Invaded by Wind-Cold
» principle of treatment: expel Wind; release the Exterior; scatter Cold; tonify the Lung; stimulate Lung descending and dispersing function
» illustrative combinations:
GB-20 and UB-10 (-): pull Wind from body
UB-12 and UB-13 for Lung and Qi problems
Needle painful points on Bladder and Gall Bladder channels on the head. After recovery, tonify Lung and Wei (Protective) Qi by using LI-4, Lu-7, St-36. (Fan and Dunbar, p. 22)
» therapeutic note: can moxa after needling
point analysis
» palpate and consider:
GB-20 (-): expels External Wind; disperses Wind-Cold; harmonizes Qi and Xue (Blood); frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of Yang Wei Mai (Yang Linking Vessel) and Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel) channels on the Foot Xiao Yang (Gall Bladder) channel
GB-21 (-): dispels Wind-Cold; clears and invigorates the channels
GV-16 (-): dispels Wind and Wind-Cold; dissipates Cold; esp. useful with headache (Maciocia; p. 236); Window of the Sky point; Sea of Marrow point; Wei (Protective) Qi concentrates at this point
GV-14 (-): dissipates Wind and Cold; induces sweating; reduces fever; stimulates the immune system and increases white blood cell count; spreads Yang Qi through the Du Mai (Governing Vessel) and whole body; regulates and stimulates the flow of Qi; opens the Lung and transforms Phlegm; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Yang channels on the Du Mai (Governing Vessel); Entry point of the Sea of Qi, with GV-13
UB-10 (-): dispels Wind, Wind-Cold and Cold; clears the head; reduces fever; clears the sinuses; dispels Heat and benefits the throat; calms the Heart; opens and clears channels of the neck; Window of the Sky point; Sea of Qi general point
UB-12 (- and/or cupping): disperses and eliminates Wind; resolves the Exterior; stimulates preventive response after to exposure to a chill; stimulates sweating; opens and volatilizes the Lung; regulates and spreads Lung Qi; strengthens the dispersing function of Lung; clears the nose; expands and relaxes the chest; regulates Qi circulation; cupping here excellent for pulling out Wind; moxa after pulling Wind out with needling often helpful; Gate for entrance and departure of Feng Qi (Wind Qi); Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Du Mai (Governing Vessel) on the Foot Tai Yang (Bladder) channel
UB-13 (+ and/or D): eliminates Wind; releases Exterior conditions; stimulates sweating; reduces fever; strengthens and promotes the circulation of the Lung Qi; transforms Phlegm; stops coughing; activates dispersing function of the Lung to spread Lung Qi and calm wheezing; expands and relaxes the chest; regulates the Upper Warmer; tonifies the Lung; warms the Lung (D); harmonizes the Ying and Xue (Blood); Lung Shu Associated point
Lu-1 (+): regulates Qi of the Upper Warmer and Lung; stimulates descending of Lung Qi; increases Qi and stamina; nourishes Lung Yin; stops cough; disperses stuck Qi or Phlegm; Lung Mu Alarm and Entry point
Lu-7 (-): circulates the Wei (Protective) Qi to expel Wind, dispel Cold, and disperse the Exterior; promotes sweating; opens the nose; benefits the throat and ears; treats Shi (Excess) patterns; opens the Lung; spreads Lung Qi by stimulating the descending and dispersing of Lung Qi; calms wheezing; resolves Phlegm and clarifies Mucus; opens and regulates the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); tonifies Yang Ming (Stomach and Large Intestine); Lung Exit and Luo Connecting point; Master point of the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Couple point of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); command point of the head and neck; takes Yuan (Original) Qi back to the Lung that has not been absorbed by the Yang Ming and therefore ensures the Qi feedback into the Kidney (Metal to Water) (Finkelstein, p. 3)
LI-4 (-): dispels Wind-Cold; promotes perspiration to expel Exterior conditions; reduces fever; regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); descends Stagnant Qi from sinuses; clears the nose; stimulates dispersing function of Lung; activates Wei (Protective) Qi; induces or stabilizes sweating; tonifies Lung Qi; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Large Intestine Yuan Source and Entry point
St-36 (+): dispels Cold and expels Wind; facilitates the Lung and regulates Wei (Protective) Qi so as to resist External invasion; regulates and strengthens Qi and Xue (Blood); supports Lung Qi and transforms Phlegm; strengthens weak and Xu (Deficient) conditions; strengthens the Spleen and replenishes the Middle Warmer; nourishes Kidney, Liver and Spleen; drains Shi (Excess) from the Yang channels; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Stomach He Sea Lower Uniting, Earth and Horary point; Sea of Nourishment point
footnotes
Reprinted from The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia, Giovanni, 1989, by permission of the publisher Churchill Livingstone, a division of Elsevier Limited.