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Chinese patterns
Heart Yang Xu (Deficiency)
acupuncture
patterns and combinations
Heart Yang Xu (Deficiency)
» principle of treatment: tonify and warm Heart Yang; tonify Kidney Yang
point analysis
» palpate and consider:
GV-14 (D): tonifies Heart Yang; clears and awakens the Brain and Mind; clears the Shen, calms the Soul, and pacifies the Will; opens and restores the Yang by spreading Yang Qi through the Du Mai (Governing Vessel) and whole body; regulates and stimulates the flow of Qi; regulates the Xue (Blood); relaxes the muscles and sinews; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Yang channels on the Du Mai (Governing Vessel); Entry point of the Sea of Qi, with GV-13
GV-4 (+): pacifies the Shen; clears the Brain; tonifies Kidney Yang; restores collapsed Yang; relieves mental and physical exhaustion; nourishes the Yuan (Original) Qi; strengthens the Kidney; reinforces and astringes the Jing (Essence); "Gate of Life Fire"
UB-15 (+ and/or d. D): calms the Heart and the Shen; quiets the Mind and the Soul; strengthens and clears the Brain; strengthens Heart Qi and tonifies Heart Xue Yang; invigorates circulation of the Qi and Xue (Blood) and tonifies Xu (Deficiency); benefits the Lung; relaxes and expands the chest, and benefits the Qi; Heart Shu Associated point
UB-23 (+): strengthens the Brain and Marrow; prevents or relieves general stress fatigue or premature senility (Finkelstein, p. 44); strengthens Qi Hai; tonifies and adjusts the Kidney; strengthens Yang; nourishes Yin, Xue (Blood) and Kidney Jing (Essence); Kidney Shu Associated point
PC-6 (=): pacifies the Shen; tonifies Heart Qi and Xue (Blood); esp. useful with sadness; awakens the Brain by improving intracranial circulation; opens the chest; builds Zhong (Ancestral) Qi in the chest; harmonizes and regulates Middle and Upper Warmers; spreads the Qi in the Upper and Middle Warmers; releases and expands the diaphragm; opens the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel) to distribute Qi to the Stomach, chest and Heart; regulates the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel); Pericardium Luo Connecting point; Master point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel); Couple point of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel)
Ht-5 (+): tonifies Heart Qi; pacifies the Shen; opens Heart Orifices to calm palpitations and relieve nervous condition (Finkelstein, p. 32); benefits a slow pulse; Heart Luo Connecting point
Ht-7 (-): quiets the Shen; opens the Orifices; stabilizes the Exterior and stops sweating, esp. night sweats; regulates and tonifies the Heart, esp. Heart Qi; relieves pain, esp. lateral costal pain; frees the channels; Heart Yuan Source, Earth and Dispersion point
CV-17 (D): tonifies Heart Yang; particularly useful if there is stuffiness in chest (Maciocia, p. 204); calms emotions; regulates and smooths Qi circulation in the Upper Warmer; clears the Lung; enhances breathing; reinforces the Zhong (Ancestral) Qi of the chest; reverses adverse flow of Qi in the chest; expands the chest and soothes the diaphragm; Pericardium and Upper Warmer Mu Alarm point; Hui Reunion point of the Qi; Upper Sea of Qi; Center Reunion point of the Breath
CV-6 (D): tonifies all Yang of body; esp. useful if Heart Yang Xu (Deficiency) rooted in Kidney Yang Xu (Deficiency); strengthens and moves the Qi; regulates Qi of Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); regulates and tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; warms the Lower and Middle Warmers (D); restores collapsed Yang; tonifies the Kidney; nourishes and invigorates Kidney Yang; warms Ming Men (Life Gate Fire) (esp. with D); influences pituitary, thyroid and adrenals (Worsley, 1975, p. B-20); reinforces Jing (Essence); regulates Water Pathways and dispels Dampness; warms feet and hands; Dan Tien (Elixir of Long Life), with CV-5: important point for concentration of Qi in the body
Kd-3 (+): tonifies the Kidney, Kidney Yang, Yuan (Original) Qi, Xue (Blood) and Jing (Essence); warms Cold; strengthens the Brain; nourishes and enriches Kidney Yin, supplies Liver Yin, and tonifies Yin of the entire body; regulates the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Kidney Yuan Source and Earth point
footnotes
Reprinted from The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia, Giovanni, 1989, by permission of the publisher Churchill Livingstone, a division of Elsevier Limited.