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eyes/ears/nose/throat
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acupuncture

patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Perverse Wind-Heat attacking the Spleen and Stomach channels (i.e., the Yang Ming), reaching the eyes, the Wind-Heat and Dampness block the Qi channels and cause Xue Yu (Blood Stasis); Shi (Excess) of the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel) and/or Xu (Deficiency) of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel)

» illustrative and related combinations:
• Locate a small red spot on the upper back, usually between the neck and UB-38/43. The spot to treat will be located contralaterally to the lesion. Use a triangular needle to pierce the red spot at least one-eighth inch deep and squeeze out a few drops of blood. The sty should disappear after a few days and will not recur (So, 1987, p. 146)
• Lu-11, SI-7 and UB-1 for sty (Chamfrault as per Mann, p. 141)
• TW-10, St-36 and GB-3; SI-4 and LI-2 for blepharitis (Mann, p. 140)
• GB-14, UB-2, UB-1 and TW-23; or other circumorbital points for pterygium (Chamfrault after Tsou Lieun as per Mann, p. 141)
• UB-62 and SI-3: open the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel) which transports Yang, moistens the eyes, and controls the opening and closing of the eyes, and for which eye conditions are a Shi (Excess) symptom
• Kd-6 and Lu-7: open the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel) which transports Yin, moistens the eyes, and controls the opening and closing of the eyes, and for which eye conditions are a Xu (Deficiency) symptom


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
• GB-20 (-): disperses Wind-Heat; reduces and relieves Heat; brightens the eyes; subdues Liver Yang and Fire to calm and regulate the Liver, esp. disperses and descends Liver Yang from the head; harmonizes Qi and Xue (Blood); frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
small red spot on the upper back between the neck and UB-38/43: bleed contralaterally (So, 1987, p. 146)
• GB-1 (-): dissipates Wind and Heat; improves vision
• tai yang (-): dispels Wind and Wind-Heat; clears Heat (bleed); clears the head; cools, clears and brightens the eyes; extinguishes Liver Wind
• TW-23 (-): clears Fire and Heat; dispels Wind; moves Qi in the eyes; brightens the eyes; relieves pain; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
UB-1 (=): disperses Wind; cools and eliminates Heat in the eyes; clears the vision and brightens the eyes; enriches Yin (esp. in relation to the eyes); regulates the opening and closing of the eyes; opens the channels and invigorates circulation; Bladder Entry point; Polarization point of the Yin and Yang Qiao Mai (Motility Vessels); Master point for the eyes (Mann, p. 30)
• UB-2 (=): dispels Wind and clears Heat; spreads Heat and Qi in the head; benefits and brightens the eyes; removes Obstruction to lacrimation; reinforces Kidney Water and nourishes Liver Wood (both in relation to the eyes); invigorates the channels and stops pain
• St-1 (=): dissipates Wind and clears Heat; improves vision
• St-2 (=): dissipates Heat and expels Wind; brightens the eyes and clears vision; dredges Liver Qi and Liver; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
LI-11 (-): clears Heat and eliminates Wind; regulates and harmonizes Qi and Ying; cools and harmonizes the Xue (Blood); improves immune function (Finkelstein, p. 9); eliminates Dampness through the Intestines; frees the channels; Large Intestine Upper He Sea Uniting, Earth and Tonification point; Master point of Heat in the body (Finkelstein, p. 9)
• LI-4 (-): dispels Wind-Heat; regulates Qi and Xue (Blood), esp. regulates Qi of eyes (Lee and Cheung, p. 347); brightens the eyes; descends Stagnant Qi from the face; activates Wei (Protective) Qi and stimulates the immune system; elevates Clear Qi and descends Turbid Qi; clears Toxins; eliminates Damp-Heat; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Large Intestine Yuan Source and Entry point; command point of the face and mouth
Lu-7 (+): circulates the Wei (Protective) Qi to expel Wind and disperse the Exterior; regulates the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); tonifies Yang Ming (Stomach and Large Intestine); promotes diuresis by descending the Turbid; invigorates the collateral vessels; Lung Luo Connecting and Exit point; Couple point of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel)
Lu-11 (-): revives from fainting; restores consciousness after heatstroke; opens the Orifices and resuscitates respiratory mechanism; lowers fever; eliminates Wind-Heat of Lung; clears Heat, Fire and Summer-Heat from the Lung (bleed); dispels Wind as in convulsions; pacifies the Shen and suppresses madness; restores collapsed Yang; cools, clears and regulates the Lung; frees channel Qi; brings Liver Qi to surface to bolster Wei Qi (Finkelstein, p. 5); moistens the throat; clears, regulates and benefits the pharynx; relieves pain and swelling of the throat; expels Wind from the throat; regulates and discharges Rebellious Qi Fire in the twelve channels (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 87); Lung Jing Well and Wood point
SI-7 (-): dispels Wind and clears Heat; stimulates sweating to clear superficial syndromes; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Small Intestine Luo Connecting point
SI-3 (=): regulates the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel); dispels Dampness and Heat; invigorates the channels; Small Intestine Wood and Tonification point; Couple point of the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel)
• St-36 (+): expels Wind; regulates Wei (Protective) Qi so as to resist External invasion; regulates and strengthens Qi and Xue (Blood); regulates the Stomach and strengthens the Spleen; spreads Liver Qi; nourishes the Kidney, Liver and Spleen; tonifies Kidney Yin; 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, esp. disperses Qi Stagnation and Xue Yu (Blood Stasis) in the Stomach channel; Stomach He Sea Lower Uniting, Earth and Horary point
St-44 (-): dispels Wind from the face; cools Heat and drains Dampness from the Stomach and Intestines; descends the Turbid; Stomach Water point
GB-37 (-): dispels Wind and Damp; regulates the Liver; dissipates Heat, esp. from the Liver; clears and brightens vision; transforms Damp-Heat; invigorates the channels; Gall Bladder Luo Connecting point
• Lv-3 (+): brightens and benefits the eyes to improve vision; regulates the Liver and Gall Bladder; promotes smooth flow of Qi and Xue (Blood); spreads Liver Qi Stagnation; cools and drains Heat and Fire from the Liver and Gall Bladder; Liver Yuan Source and Earth point
Lv-2 (-): disperses Qi and clears Fire of the Heart; disperses Stagnant Liver Qi; clears and drains Fire of the Liver and Gall Bladder; subdues Yang Shi (Excess); soothes and loosens the Liver to release Liver Qi and remove Qi Depression; Liver Fire and Dispersion point
Kd-6 (+): cools and clears Heat; removes Obstruction from the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); brightens the eyes and sends Zhong (Ancestral) Qi to the eyes via the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); tonifies the Kidney (especially Yin); frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; sedates pain; Master point and Entry point of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel)
UB-62 (-): dispels Wind; cools and clears Fire and Heat; "drains and disperses Fire from region of eyes by dispersing qing-qi of eyes" (Finkelstein, p. 50); opens and moves the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel); Master point of the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel)

ear: eye, liver, spleen, shen men


footnotes