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Chinese patterns
Damp Bi
acupuncture
patterns and combinations
Damp Bi
note: also known as Damp-Fixed Bi
therapeutic note: needle with even needle technique, retain for 20 minutes; moxa applicable to all points; treat every second day (Legge, p. 44)
point analysis
» palpate and consider:
UB-20 (=): tonifies the Spleen and regulates Spleen Qi; enhances Spleen Yang to mobilize Stagnant Qi; resolves Dampness; provides strength to the extremities; Spleen Shu Associated point
UB-21 (=): strengthens the Spleen; transforms Dampness; Stomach Shu Associated point
St-36 (=): benefits Spleen and Stomach; dispels and eliminates Dampness; regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); Stomach He Sea Lower Uniting, Earth and Horary point
St-40 (=): transforms Dampness; circulates Qi of the Stomach and Spleen; Stomach Luo Connecting point
Sp-9 (=): regulates the Spleen and moves the Middle Warmer; transforms Damp Stagnation, esp. through promotion of diuresis; regulates the Water Pathways and benefits Lower Warmer; Spleen He Sea Uniting and Water point
Sp-6 (=): strengthens the Spleen and transforms Dampness; spreads the Liver Qi and frees Qi Stagnation; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Jue Yin channels
Sp-5 (=): strengthens the Spleen and Stomach; transforms Damp Stagnation; relaxes muscles, sinews and tendons; Spleen Jing River, Metal and Dispersion point
footnotes