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Chinese patterns
Stomach Invaded by Cold
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

Stomach Invaded by Cold

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principle of treatment: expel Cold; warm the Stomach; stimulate descending of Stomach Qi

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therapeutic note: moxa applied to needles can be appropriate


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
UB-20 (- and D): tonifies Stomach Qi; expels Stomach Cold if moxa applied after needling; regulates Spleen Qi; tonifies Spleen and Stomach to facilitate digestive transportation and transformation; augments digestion; benefits the Ying (Constructive) Qi; reverses Rebellious Stomach Qi; warms the Middle Warmer (D); dispels Cold and relieves pain; Spleen Shu Associated point
UB-21 (- and D): tonifies Stomach Qi; expels Stomach Cold if moxa applied after needling; harmonizes the Stomach; regulates the Stomach Qi; strengthens the Spleen; warms and reinforces the Middle Warmer (D); benefits the Zhong (Ancestral) Qi and cultivates Yuan (Original) Qi; transforms Dampness; dissolves and eliminates Stagnation, Obstructions and congestions; descends Rebellious Qi; Stomach Shu Associated point
PC-6 (=): harmonizes the Stomach; suppresses pain; regulates Liver Qi; harmonizes and regulates Middle and Upper Warmers; spreads the Qi in the Upper and Middle Warmers; descends Rebellious Qi to stop vomiting and resolve nausea; opens the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel) to distribute Qi to the Stomach, chest and Heart; relieves pain; Pericardium Luo Connecting point; Master point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel); Couple point of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel)
St-21 (-): stimulates descending of Stomach Qi; harmonizes the Spleen and Stomach; regulates Center Qi and promotes flow of Qi; disperses Stagnant Qi; promotes the transportation and transformation of Grain and Liquids by the Spleen and Stomach; relieves localized pain
CV-13 (+ and/or D): invigorates the Qi; harmonizes the Spleen and Stomach; descends Rebellious Qi and quells vomiting; opens upper Stomach Qi; strengthens the Spleen and dissipates Dampness; warms the Spleen and Stomach to disperse Cold (D); Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Hand Tai Yang (Small Intestine) and Foot Yang Ming (Stomach) channels on the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)
CV-12 (+ and/or D): tonifies Stomach and Spleen Qi; regulates and harmonizes the Stomach; warms and regulates the Middle Warmer, Stomach and Intestines; transforms Dampness; increases peristalsis of the stomach and jejunum, esp. upper section; transforms and suppresses Rebellious Qi; benefits and soothes the Qi; Stomach and Middle Warmer Mu Alarm point; Hui Reunion point of the Fu (Yang organs)
CV-6 (+ and/or ind. D on ginger): tonifies Qi of the whole body; tonifies Yang and warms to resolve Coldness; regulates Qi of Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); regulates and tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; warms the Lower and Middle Warmers (D); nourishes and invigorates Kidney Yang; warms Ming Men (Life Gate Fire) (esp. with D); regulates Water Pathways and dispels Dampness; Dan Tien (Elixir of Long Life), with CV-5: important point for concentration of Qi in the body
CV-4 (+ and/or D): tonifies Stomach and Spleen Qi; regulates the Qi and benefits Yuan (Original) Qi; regulates and reinforces the Qi of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); separates the Clear and the Turbid; dispels Cold-Damp; warms the Kidney Yang (D); Small Intestine Mu Alarm point
St-34 (+): pacifies the Stomach; quiets Rebellious Qi; clears Obstruction from the Stomach; stops acute pain; Stomach Xi Cleft Accumulation point of Stomach
Sp-4 (-): dispels Cold from the Heart and abdomen and relieves pain (D) - note: better than Sp-3 for pain (Finkelstein, p. 26); descends Rebellious Qi and suppresses vomiting; regulates and stabilizes the Stomach; regulates the appetite; clears Obstruction from the Stomach; moves, adjusts and strengthens the Spleen and Middle Warmer; harmonizes the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and circulation of Qi in the Middle Warmer; disperses Qi Stagnation and Xue Yu (Blood Stasis), esp. in the Middle Warmer; transforms Dampness; tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; descends the Turbid; Spleen Luo Connecting point; Master point of Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel); Couple point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel)


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