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cutaneous system
contact dermatitis/diaper rash
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Wind-Heat; Heat in the Xue (Blood); Wind-Damp

» illustrative combinations:
• LI-11 and LI-4: clear Heat; disperse Wind and facilitate the Stomach and Intestines to eliminate rashes (Flaws, 1989, p. 77)
• LI-15 and LI-5 to treat extreme Heat related to skin rashes (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 103)


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
• UB-13 (-): clears Wind-Heat from skin; calms itching; Lung Shu Associated point
• UB-17 (=): regulates Xue (Blood); clears Heat from the Xue (Blood); Hui Reunion point of the Xue (Blood)
UB-40/54 (- and/or bleed): clears Heat from the Xue (Blood) to treat skin diseases (bleed); transforms Damp-Heat; Bladder He Sea Uniting and Earth point; point of departure of divergent channels of Bladder and Kidney
LI-11 (-): clears Heat and dispels Wind; regulates Qi and Xue (Blood), esp. Qi circulation of Lung; cools Xue (Blood); frees the channels; Large Intestine He Sea Uniting, Earth and Tonification point
• LI-4 (-): pacifies the Shen; regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); dissipates pathogenic Heat and clears Toxins; stimulates dispersing function of Lung; frees the channels; Large Intestine Yuan Source point
• Lu-5 (-): expels Wind; discharges Lung Fire; cools and clears Upper Warmer Heat; Lung Water and Dispersion point
• Lu-10 (-): dispels Wind-Heat; cools and clears Heat in the Xue (Blood) and Lung; clears Fire and Heat; Lung Fire point
Ht-7 (-): pacifies the Shen; nourishes Heart Xue (Blood); frees the channels; Heart Yuan Source, Earth and Dispersion point
• PC-7 (-): pacifies the Shen; clears Wind-Heat from skin; dissipates Heat from the Ying (nutrient system) and Xue (Blood); calms itching; Pericardium Yuan Source, Earth and Dispersion point
bai chong wo (-): relieves itching
Sp-10 (-): regulates and invigorates the Xue (Blood); cools Heat, dissipates Wind, and transforms Damp-Heat in the Xue (Blood); "Sea of Blood"
• Sp-6 (+): regulates and nourishes Xue (Blood); nourishes Yin; clears Fire due to Xu (Deficiency); Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels
plum blossom (affected areas): move local Qi and Xue (Blood), dispel Wind-Heat; start at edge, spiral toward center tapping lightly 3 - 5 times at each location, with 1.0 -1.5 cm. intervals (Jirui and Wang, p. 241)


footnotes