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tx
eyes/ears/nose/throat
glaucoma: non-acute
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
non-acute: Kidney Yin Xu (Deficiency) which causes Wind and Fire in the Liver and Gall Bladder to ascend, disrupting the Qi in the channels, due to Wind, Fire or Phlegm; Liver Yin Xu (Deficiency) with Kidney Yin Xu (Deficiency); Kidney Yang Xu (Deficiency); Shi (Excess) of the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel) and/or Xu (Deficiency) of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel)

» illustrative combinations:
• GB-20, UB-2, GB-1, LI-4, Lv-3, Kd-3, Sp-6 and UB-18 for glaucoma; also consider: UB-63, UB-62, Lv-2 and St-36 (Shanghai, p. 681; Lee and Cheung, p. 344)
• GB-20, GB-6, UB-10, GB-14, TW-16, GB-16 and St-2 for "green cataract" (Lee and Cheung, p. 345)
• GB-20, LI-1 and SI-1; Kd-1, UB-62 and St-43; GB-3 and GV-24 for glaucoma (Mann, p. 141)
• UB-2, tai yang, GB-20, CV-12, PC-6, St-36, Lv-2 and Kd-3 for blurred vision and painful distention due to Liver Fire invading the Stomach and stagnant Phlegm-Dampness (Jirui and Wang, p. 208)
• UB-1, UB-2 and tai yang (-): clear Fire from head, relieve distension; open and brighten eyes
• 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 (-): dissipates Internal Wind; 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; drains and disperses Fire of Gall Bladder; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
• UB-10 (-): clears the head; dispels Fire; brightens the eyes; opens and clears channels of the neck
UB-18 (+): benefits the eyes and improves vision; clears and drains the Liver and Gall Bladder Fire and Heat; moves Stagnant Qi; strengthens Xu (Deficiency) conditions; nourishes and regulates Xue (Blood); nourishes Liver Yin; Liver Shu Associated point
UB-23 (+): brightens the eyes; tonifies and adjusts the Kidney; strengthens Yang; influences adrenals; nourishes Yin, Xue (Blood) and Kidney Jing (Essence); counterbalances Liver Fire; Kidney Shu Associated point
• GV-4 (+): strengthens the Kidney; benefits and replenishes the Kidney Yang; reinforces and astringes the Jing (Essence); frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
• GV-24 (-): calms and soothes the Liver; extinguishes Wind; local
UB-1 (-): disperses and eliminates Wind; cools and eliminates Heat in the eyes; clears the vision and brightens the eyes; enriches Yin (esp. in relation to the eyes); opens the channels and invigorates circulation; Bladder Entry point; Master point for the eyes (Mann, p. 30); "Eye's Clarity"
UB-2 (-): dispels Wind; 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
• GB-1 (-): dispels Wind and clears Heat; brightens the eyes; relieves pain in the eyes; frees the Qi and invigorates the Qi
• GB-3 (-): frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; local; note: shallow insertion only!
• GB-14 (-): eliminates Wind; clears Heat; clears the vision; brightens the eyes; invigorates Qi circulation; stops pain
• St-2 (-): dissipates Heat and expels Wind; brightens the eyes and clears vision; benefits Gall Bladder and dredges the Liver; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
tai yang (-): clear Fire from head, relieve distension; open and brighten eyes
qiu hou (-): local point to move Qi; dispels Wind and Stagnation
• PC-6 (+): clears Heat; improves intracranial circulation; harmonizes and regulates Middle and Upper Warmers; Pericardium Luo Connecting point; Couple point of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel)
• LI-4 (-): regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); brightens the eyes; disperses Heat and Wind; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Large Intestine Yuan Source and Entry point; command point of the face and mouth
• LI-1 (-): cools and discharges pathogenic Heat from Yang Ming (Stomach and Large Intestine); brightens the eyes; sedates pain; Large Intestine Jing Well, Metal and Horary point
Lu-7 (+): circulates the Wei (Protective) Qi to expel Wind and disperse the Exterior; regulates the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); controls fluids; Lung Luo Connecting and Exit point; Master point of the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Couple point of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel)
• SI-3 (=): opens the Orifices; regulates the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel); dispels Dampness, Internal Heat and Wind-Phlegm; releases muscle spasms; invigorates the channels; Small Intestine Wood and Tonification point; Couple point of the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel)
• SI-1 (-): disperses Wind and clears Heat; moistens dryness; Small Intestine Jing Well, Metal and Entry point
• CV-12 (+): regulates the Stomach, whose channel opens to the surface at the eyes; benefits and soothes the Qi; tonifies Xu (Deficiency) conditions; Stomach and Middle Warmer Mu Alarm point
• St-36 (+): regulates and strengthens Qi and Xue (Blood); strengthens weak and Xu (Deficient) conditions; descends Rebellious Qi; spreads Liver Qi and benefits the Gall Bladder; nourishes Kidney, Liver and Spleen; tonifies Kidney Yin; clears Heat from the Yang organs and drains Shi (Excess) from the Yang channels; treats chronic cases with Heat; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Stomach He Sea Lower Uniting, Earth and Horary point; Sea of Nourishment point
• St-43 (-): dispels Wind; clears and drains Heat from Yang Ming (Stomach and Large Intestine); harmonizes the Stomach and regulates Stomach Qi; channels flow of Qi to hollow (Yang) organs; brings down Rebellious Qi; removes Obstructions from Stomach channel; Stomach Wood point
• Sp-6 (+): nourishes Yin; clears Fire due to Xu (Deficiency); tonifies Qi and builds the Xue (Blood); nourishes and moves the Xue (Blood); spreads the Liver Qi and suppresses Liver Heat; regulates the Gall Bladder; benefits the Kidney; transforms Dampness and Heat; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin
GB-37 (+): clears and brightens vision; reduces Fire of Liver and Gall Bladder; dissipates Heat, esp. from the Liver; regulates the Liver; dispels Wind and Damp; transforms Damp-Heat; invigorates the channels; Gall Bladder Luo Connecting point; "Bright and Clear"
• Lv-3 (-): brightens and benefits eyes to improve vision; stimulates vision center of the central nervous system (Finkelstein, p. 73); influences the parathyroids and ovaries (Worsley, 1975, p. B-20); promotes smooth flow of Liver Qi; cools and drains Heat and Fire from the Liver and Gall Bladder; subdues Liver Yang; expels Interior Wind; regulates the Xue (Blood); soothes the Liver and adjusts the Gall Bladder; extinguishes Wind; opens the channels; Liver Yuan Source and Earth point
Lv-2 (-): drains and disperses Fire of Liver and Gall Bladder; disperses Stagnant Qi of Liver and Gall Bladder; soothes and loosens Liver to release Liver Qi; subdues Yang Shi (Excess); eliminates Interior Wind; reduces intraocular pressure (JTCM, 1963; 8: 299); Liver Fire and Dispersion point
Kd-6 (+): cools and clears Heat; clears Xu (Deficiency) Fire; removes Obstruction from the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); opens the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); brightens the eyes and sends Zhong (Ancestral) Qi to the eyes via the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); tonifies Kidney (especially Yin); moistens dryness; Master point and Entry point of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); Couple point of Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)
Kd-3 (+): nourishes Kidney Yin to nourish Liver Yin and balance Liver Fire; cools and clears Heat; pacifies Xu (Deficiency) Fire; tonifies Kidney Yang; Kidney Yuan Source and Earth point
• Kd-1 (-): guides Rebellious Qi and Fire downward; clears Fire and Heat (especially in the head); nourishes Kidney Yin (and thereby suppresses Liver Fire); Kidney Jing Well, Wood, Dispersion and Entry point
UB-62 (=): "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) to moisten and regulate the opening and closing of the eyes; Master point of the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel)
• UB-63 (-): dispels Wind and clears Heat; "drains and disperses Fire from region of eyes by dispersing qing-qi of eyes" (Finkelstein, p. 51); Bladder Xi Cleft Accumulation point

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