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tx
eyes/ears/nose/throat
glossitis
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Heart Fire Blazing; Liver Xue Xu (Blood Deficiency); Xue (Blood) Heat; Wind-Heat

» illustrative combinations:
• Ht-9, PC-9 and LI-4; CV-24 and CV-23; Kd-2 and GV-12; TW-5 and GB-41 for glossitis (Mann, p. 137)


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
• GV-14 (-): relieves Exterior conditions; dissipates Wind and disperses Heat; induces sweating; stimulates immune system, increases white blood cell count, and prevents or slows inflammation; regulates and stimulates the flow of Qi; regulates the Xue (Blood); Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Yang channels
• GV-12 (-): dissipates Heat and Wind; dispels pathogens and relieves fever; pacifies the Shen; clears the Heart; cools Heat of the chest; readjusts Qi of all Yang channels
UB-15 (-): calms the Heart and the Shen; regulates the tongue and speech; nourishes and strengthens the Heart; regulates the Xue (Blood) and Qi of the Heart; nourishes Heart Xue (Blood) and cools Heat in the Xue (Blood); disperses Yang Shi (Excess) in the Heart; clears Heart Fire (-); invigorates circulation of the Qi and Xue (Blood) and tonifies Xu (Deficiency); Heart Shu Associated point
• UB-17 (-): regulates and nourishes the Xue (Blood); clears Heat from the Xue (Blood); enriches Yin; strengthens Xu (Deficient) conditions and increases stamina; Hui Reunion and Master point of the Xue (Blood)
• UB-18 (-): pacifies the Shen; drains the Liver and Gall Bladder; clears Liver Fire and Heat; cools Damp-Heat; strengthens Xu (Deficiency) conditions; nourishes and regulates Xue (Blood); nourishes Liver Yin; cools Heat in the Xue (Blood); Liver Shu Associated point
• hai quan (prick to bleed): releases Heat; disperses swelling
• CV-24 (-): disperses swelling; relieves pain; eliminates Wind
• CV-23 (-): clears Fire and Heat; benefits the tongue; meeting point of the Kidney and Heart (Finkelstein, p. 93)
• TW-5 (=): relieves Exterior and Hot conditions; dissipates Wind; clears Heat, esp. from Triple Warmer channel; dissolves Toxins; disperses Liver Yang Shi (Excess); moves the Yang Wei Mai (Yang Linking Vessel); tonifies Wei (Protective) Qi; frees the channels to facilitate the circulation of Qi in the channels; alleviates pain; Triple Warmer Luo Connecting point; Master point of the Yang Wei Mai (Yang Linking Vessel)
Ht-9 (-): sedates the Shen; clears Heat; pulls Qi down; strengthens Heart Yin and Yang; regulates the Heart; clears Heat from the Xue (Blood); tonifies Heart Qi; Heart Jing Well, Wood and Tonification point
• PC-9 (-): expels Wind; eliminates Heat, esp. reduces Fire from the Heart; clears the Heart; restores Yang and stems counterflow; clears and disperses the vicious Yang (Finkelstein, p. 60); Pericardium Jing Well, Wood and Tonification point
• LI-7 (-): clears Heat; stops pain; activates Yang Qi and Xue (Blood) to stimulate Yin and Yang; Large Intestine Xi Cleft point
• LI-4 (-): pacifies the Shen; regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; dispels Wind-Heat; reduces fever; sedates pain; clears Toxins; Large Intestine Yuan Source and Entry point; command point of the face and mouth
• Kd-4 (-): nourishes the Shen and Yin; regulates the Kidney; reinforces the Liver and Kidney, the latter through longitudinal Luo vessels; facilitates the flow of Qi and Xue (Blood); harmonizes the Xue (Blood); supplements the Jing (Essence); treats "bleeding from the root of the tongue" (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 249); Kidney Luo Connecting point
• Kd-2 (-): clears Fire and Heat; cools Heat in Xue (Blood); nourishes Yin; tonifies Kidney (especially Yang) and Jing (Essence); Kidney Fire point
• GB-41 (=): dissipates Wind; removes Fire; harmonizes and regulates Liver and Gall Bladder; dispels Damp-Heat; Gall Bladder Wood and Horary point; Couple point of the Yang Wei Mai (Yang Linking Vessel)

ear: tongue, mouth, lung, heart, endocrine


footnotes