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cutaneous system
alopecia
acupuncture




patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Jing Xu (Essence Deficiency); Heat; Zhong Qi Xu (Ancestral Qi Deficiency); Xue Xu (Blood Deficiency); Kidney and/or Lung Xu (Deficiency)

» illustrative combinations:
• si hua: UB-17 and UB-19 (+): the "four flowers"; build the Xue (Blood)


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
GV-20 (D): invigorates Qi; tonifies Yang; raises Qi; Sea of Marrow point
• UB-16 (+): clears Heat; invigorates Xue (Blood); expands and relaxes the chest; Shu Associated point of the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)
• UB-17 (+): regulates and invigorates the Xue (Blood); transforms Xue Yu (Blood Stasis); nourishes Dry Xue (Blood); enriches Yin; strengthens Xu (Deficient) conditions; Hui Reunion point of the Xue (Blood)
• UB-19 (+): regulates the Qi and expands the Diaphragm; cools and drains Heat from the Liver and Gall Bladder; Gall Bladder Shu Associated point
UB-20 (+): regulates and tonifies Spleen and Stomach Qi; benefits the Ying (Constructive) Qi; nourishes and contains the Xue (Blood), Spleen Shu Associated point
UB-23 (+): nourishes the Xue (Blood); tonifies the Kidney; nourishes Kidney Jing (Essence); regulates the Kidney Qi; Kidney Shu Associated point
• Lu-9 (+): tonifies Lung Qi and Lung Yin; clears Lung and Liver Heat; clears and descends the Upper Warmer and Lung Qi; Lung Yuan Source, Earth and Tonification point
Kd-3 (+): nourishes the Liver and Kidney; tonifies Kidney (Yin and Yang); Kidney Yuan Source and Earth point
• plum blossom or indirect moxibustion applicable over area where hair desired or being lost

ear: lung, kidney, endocrine, adrenal, occiput, corresponding area(s)


footnotes