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Chinese patterns
Stomach Food Stagnation
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

Stomach Food Stagnation

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principle of treatment: move Stagnancy; stimulate descending of Stomach Qi

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therapeutic note: moxa can be appropriate, unless Heat is predominant


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
UB-20 (-): regulates Spleen Qi; tonifies Spleen and Stomach to facilitate digestive transportation and transformation; augments digestion; enhances Spleen Yang to mobilize Stagnant Qi; reverses Rebellious Stomach Qi; drains Heat Shi (Excess) from the Middle Warmer; resolves Dampness and Phlegm; dispels Cold and relieves pain; Spleen Shu Associated point
UB-21 (-): harmonizes the Stomach; regulates the Stomach Qi; strengthens the Spleen; warms and reinforces the Middle Warmer (D); transforms Dampness; dissolves and eliminates Stagnation, Obstructions and congestions; descends Rebellious Qi; Stomach Shu Associated point
PC-6 (-): stimulates descending of Stomach Qi; moves the Middle Warmer; harmonizes and regulates Middle and Upper Warmers; spreads the Qi in the Upper and Middle Warmers; regulates Liver Qi and relieves Liver Qi Stagnation; harmonizes the Stomach; 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; Pericardium Luo Connecting point; Master point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel); Couple point of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel)
Lv-14 (-): clears Stagnancy; spreads and moves Liver Qi to regulate circulation of Qi; soothes and promotes function of the Liver; relieves pain in hypochondrium; relieves hiccoughs; helps transformation and transportation function of the Spleen; relieves Food Stagnation; Liver Mu Alarm point
CV-13 (-): descends Rebellious Qi and quells vomiting; opens upper Stomach Qi; invigorates the Qi; clears Heat of Heart and Stomach and relieves fullness in chest and epigastric region; harmonizes the Spleen and Stomach; strengthens the Spleen and dissipates Dampness; 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 (+): regulates the Stomach Qi and harmonizes the Stomach; strengthens and calms the Spleen; transforms Dampness; increases peristalsis of the stomach and jejunum, esp. upper section; transforms and suppresses Rebellious Qi; eliminates Food Stagnation; benefits and soothes the Qi; warms and tonifies the Middle Warmer, Stomach and Intestines; Stomach and Middle Warmer Mu Alarm point; Hui Reunion point of the Fu (Yang organs)
CV-10 (-): clears Stagnancy in the Middle Warmer; stimulates descending of Stomach Qi; strengthens the Spleen and regulates the Stomach; special point of the Lower Warmer which directs Qi, distilled by the Spleen and Stomach, to the Kidney for further purification as Ying and Wei Qi (Finkelstein, p. 88); Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Foot Tai Yang (Spleen) channel and the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)
St-21 (-): stimulates descending of Stomach Qi; resolves Food Stagnation; 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; dispels Middle Warmer Heat; relieves localized pain
St-36 (=): regulates the Stomach and Spleen; dispels and eliminates Dampness; descends Rebellious Qi; stops vomiting; removes Food Stagnation; regulates and replenishes the Middle Warmer; regulates Ying (Constructive) Qi; spreads Liver Qi and benefits the Gall Bladder; clears Heat from the Yang organs and drains Shi (Excess) from the Yang channels; regulates ascension of the Clear and descension of the Turbid, esp. by the Intestines; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Stomach He Sea Lower Uniting, Earth and Horary point; Sea of Nourishment point
St-44 (-): resolves Food Stagnation; harmonizes the Stomach; cools Heat and drains Dampness from the Stomach and Intestines; regulates Rebellious Qi; stops pain, esp. abdominal pain with fever; facilitates bowel movements; descends the Turbid; Stomach Water point
St-45 (-): resolves Food Stagnation; pacifies the Shen to treat accompanying insomnia; facilitates flow of Qi; clears and disperses Heat from the upper body and Yang Ming (Stomach and Large Intestine) channels, esp. Stomach Heat; sedates pain; Stomach Jing Well, Metal and Dispersion point
Sp-4 (-): regulates and stabilizes the Stomach; descends Rebellious Qi and suppresses vomiting; regulates the appetite; reduces Food Stagnation and harmonizes the Intestines; dispels Cold from the Heart and abdomen and relieves pain (D) - note: better than Sp-3 for pain (Finkelstein, p. 26); moves and adjusts 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 and Damp-Heat; descends the Turbid; Spleen Luo Connecting point; Master point of Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel); Couple point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel)
Lv-3 (-): clears Stagnancy; adjusts and harmonizes the Liver and Gall Bladder; promotes smooth flow of Qi and Xue (Blood); spreads Liver Qi Stagnation; suppresses Rebellious Qi to stop vomiting; calms the Stomach and expands the chest; opens the channels and relaxes spasms; sedates pain; Liver Yuan Source and Earth point; independent associated point for spasms


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