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nervous system
Bell's palsy
acupuncture
patterns and combinations
after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Wind-Cold; Phlegm
» illustrative combinations:
qian zheng, St-4, GB-20 and GB-14 for facial paralysis (Shanghai, p. 156)
GB-14, St-2, qian zheng and St-4 or joined to UB-2 or TW-23, for facial paralysis (Shanghai, p. 146)
LI-19, qian zheng, CV-24 and GB-20 for facial paralysis (Shanghai, p. 158)
1st (+) LI-4 and Lv-3, then St-4 and St-6 on unaffected side; next moxa (D) same; then (+) St-4 and St-6 affected side (McWilliams, et al., Lesson 31, p. 31)
UB-2, TW-23, St-4 and St-4 for facial paralysis (Shanghai, p. 148);
St-2, UB-2, GB-20 and LI-4 for facial paralysis (Shanghai, p. 152);
St-2, qian zheng, St-4, LI-19 and GB-14 for facial paralysis (Shanghai, p. 154);
St-2, St-4, LI-4, GB-14 and GB-20 for facial paralysis (Shanghai, p. 609)
LI-4, GB-14, UB-2, UB-1, TW-23, St-1, LI-20, SI-18, qian zheng, St-4 and St-6 for facial paralysis due to Wind-Cold causing Stagnation of Qi and Xue (Blood) (Jirui and Wang, p. 118)
Lu-7, Kd-6, SI-3, UB-62, GB-20, SI-18, GV-26, CV-24, St-6, St-4, GB-14 and UB-2 for acute facial paralysis due to Wind-Cold (Jirui and Wang, p. 120)
St-6 -> St-4, St-2 and LI-4 (-): spread Qi through face; local points to dispel Wind
GV-20, GB-14, St-4, St-2, LI-4 (also consider GV-26, jia cheng jiang, tai yang, St-7, St-36, St-44, LI-19 for facial paralysis (Lee and Cheung, p. 300)
TW-17, SI-17, GB-2, St-3, St-2, UB-2, TW-23, GB-7, St-6, GB-1, St-4, LI-19 for facial paralysis (Lee and Cheung, p. 300)
St-6, GV-26, Lu-7, Lu-9, LI-4, LI-2, St-4 and TW-23 for facial paralysis of mouth and eye (Lee and Cheung, p. 300)
LI-7, LI-6, LI-2 and St-44 for paralysis of mouth (Lee and Cheung, p. 300)
tai yang, UB-2, St-2, St-7 and jia cheng jiang (also consider LI-4, St-44, Lv-3, St-36, TW-5, Kd-3 and GB-20) for trigeminal neuralgia (Lee and Cheung, p. 320)
LI-3 and LI-4; add tai yang, GB-3, GB-14 and UB-2 for 1st branch; add GB-1, St-2, St-7, SI-18 and St-3 for second branch; add St-6, St-5 and GB-2 for third branch of trigeminal neuralgia (Lee and Cheung, p. 321)
GB-1, LI-4 and tai yang (also consider yin tang) for trigeminal neuralgia (Lee and Cheung, p. 321)
UB-7 and UB-6 for mouth awry, watery nasal discharge (Shanghai, p. 143)
point analysis
» note: needle all local points for on affected side only
» palpate and consider :
GB-20 (-): expels external Wind; dissipates internal Wind; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
GB-14 (-): clears Wind from forehead; dispels Cold; invigorates Qi circulation
qian zheng (-): local point to dispel Wind
tai yang (-): dispels Wind in head
St-2 (-): eliminates Wind; spreads Qi through face
St-4 (-): clears and eliminates Wind; invigorates circulation and relieves pain
St-6 (-): clears local obstruction of Qi and Xue (Blood); facilitates movement of jaw
St-7 (-): clears and eliminates Wind; clears Qi of Stomach channel near near teeth; relieves pain
CV-24 (-): dispels Wind and Cold; relaxes facial sinews; clears the collateral vessels
LI-19 and/or LI-20 (-): dispel Wind, Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat
GV-26 (-): dispels Wind and Wind-Phlegm
SI-18 (-): dispel Wind and Cold; relieves pain
jia cheng jiang (-): dispels Wind; disperses local Qi stagnation; clears the collateral vessels
LI-4 (-): regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); dispels Exterior Wind; tonifies Lung Qi; frees the channels; Large Intestine Yuan Source point; command point of the face and mouth
St-36 (-): dispels Wind from the face; moves Qi of Stomach channels, including on face; facilitates the Lung and regulates Wei (Protective) Qi so as to resist External invasion; tonifies Qi and Xue (Blood); frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Stomach He Sea Lower Uniting and Earth point
St-44 (-): dispels Wind from the face; moves Qi Stomach channels, including on face; Stomach Water point
Lv-3 (-): expels Wind; regulates the Liver and Gall Bladder; promotes smooth flow of Qi and Xue (Blood); removes irregularities in the body Qi; opens the channels; Liver Yuan Source and Earth point
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