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urinary system
enuresis
acupuncture
patterns and combinations
after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Overcooling of the Bladder; Damp-Heat in the Bladder; Kidney Yang Xu (Deficiency); Spleen Qi Xu (Deficiency); fright disrupting the Bladder Qi
» illustrative combinations:
GV-20, UB-13, UB-20, St-36, Sp-6, CV-6 and CV-4 for enuresis due to Lung and Spleen Qi Xu (Deficiency) causing loss of control over Water by the Bladder (Jirui and Wang, p. 285)
CV-4 and Sp-6 (also consider GV-20, CV-6, CV-3, Sp-9, UB-23, UB-20, St-36 and Lu-7) for enuresis (Lee and Cheung, p. 265)
Ht-7, LI-10, Lv-3, Lv-1 and CV-4 for enuresis (Lee and Cheung, p. 266)
CV-6, CV-4, Sp-9, Lv-1 and Lv-2 for enuresis (Lee and Cheung, p. 266)
CV-4, Lu-1 and Ht-7 for enuresis (Lee and Cheung, p. 266)
CV-3, CV-4, UB-23, UB-28 and Sp-6 (also consider CV-6, UB-26, UB-32, St-36, Lv-1, Ht-7 and Kd-6) for enuresis (Lee and Cheung, p. 266)
CV-3, Sp-9 and Sp-6 for enuresis (Shanghai, p. 188)
CV-4, CV-3 and Sp-6 (also consider LI-4, CV-2, GV-14 and UB-28) for enuresis (Lee and Cheung, p. 266)
moxa on UB-23 and GV-4: ind. D with ginger in mild conditions; five cones of direct moxa, green bean size, to each point in severe cases (So, 1987, p. 234)
PC-6 and Ht-7 (-): soothe the Heart; calm the Shen
point analysis
» palpate and consider:
UB-23 (+ and D): tonifies and adjusts the Kidney; strengthens Yang; drains Heat from the Lower Warmer; resolves Dampness; regulates fluid system, volatilizes the Bladder, and regulates diuresis; Kidney Shu Associated point
UB-28 (+): dispels Dampness and clears Heat from Lower Warmer; regulates and tonifies the Bladder; regulates the Water Pathways and diuresis; reinforces Yuan (Original) Qi; Bladder Shu Associated point
GV-4 (+ and D): pacifies the Shen; nourishes the Yuan (Original) Qi; strengthens the Kidney; benefits and replenishes the Kidney Yang; reinforces and astringes the Jing (Essence)
GV-2 (+): warms the Lower Warmer; dissipates Dampness
PC-6 (-): clears Heat; pacifies the Shen; regulates Heart Qi; Pericardium Luo Connecting point; Master point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel); Couple point of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel)
Ht-5 (-): pacifies the Shen; regulates and tonifies Heart Qi; clears Heart Fire and Xu (Deficiency) Heat; benefits the Bladder; esp. for bed-wetting; Heart Luo Connecting point
Ht-7 (-): pacifies the Shen; calms the Heart; relieves palpitations, insomnia and fear; general sedative and regulating effect on the inner organs; Heart Yuan Source, Earth and Dispersion point
CV-4 (+): pacifies the Shen; benefits Yuan (Original) Qi; regulates and reinforces the Qi of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); regulates the Lower Warmer; separates the Clear and the Turbid; dispels Cold-Damp; warms the Kidney Yang and the Lower Warmer (D); resolves Damp-Heat; regulates the Bladder; nourishes and stabilizes the Kidney; strengthens the Kidney Qi; Small Intestine Mu Alarm point
Kd-10 (+): tonifies Kidney (especially Yin and Qi); dispels Heat (especially Lower Warmer); regulates Fluid balance; regulates, soothes and expels Dampness from the Lower Warmer; esp. for nocturnal enuresis (Mann, p. 131); Kidney He Sea Uniting, Water and Horary point
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); supplements the Jing (Essence); esp. for nocturnal enuresis in children (Mann, p. 45); Kidney Luo Connecting point
Sp-9 (-): regulates Water Pathways and Lower Warmer; Spleen He Sea Uniting and Water point
Sp-6 (+): pacifies the Shen; benefits the Kidney; nourishes Yin, esp. of Spleen, Liver and Kidney; tonifies Qi and builds the Xue (Blood); warms the Middle and Lower Warmers; regulates the Bladder; transforms Dampness and Heat; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels
ear: sympathetic, bladder, occiput, kidney, urethra, brain
footnotes