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Chinese patterns
Large Intestine Damp-Heat
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

Large Intestine Damp-Heat

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principle of treatment: resolve Damp; disperse Heat; stop diarrhea


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
UB-17 (-): regulates the Xue (Blood); channels blood back to the vessels to stop bleeding; Hui Reunion and Master point of the Xue (Blood)
UB-20 (-): tonifies the Spleen to resolve Dampness; benefits the Ying (Constructive) Qi; contains the Xue (Blood); drains Heat Shi (Excess) from the Middle Warmer; resolves Dampness and Phlegm; Spleen Shu Associated point
UB-22 (-): eliminates Dampness and regulates passage of water in the Lower Warmer (diuresis); regulates the transforming function of Qi; Triple Warmer Shu Associated point
UB-25 (-): regulates the Qi of the Fu (Yang organs); regulates the Intestines and Stomach; resolves Damp-Heat; stops diarrhea; Large Intestine Shu Associated point
LI-11 (-): clears Heat; harmonizes Qi and Ying; regulates the Intestines; eliminates Dampness through the Intestines; Large Intestine Upper He Sea Uniting, Earth and Tonification point; Master point of Heat in the body (Finkelstein, p. 9)
LI-4 (-): clears Heat; activates Wei (Protective) Qi; regulates Qi and disperses Heat of the Intestines; elevates Clear Qi and descends Turbid Qi; clears Toxins; eliminates Damp-Heat; sedates pain; Large Intestine Yuan Source and Entry point
St-25 (=): clears Heat from the Large Intestine; regulates the Stomach and Spleen; regulates and facilitates the functioning of the Intestines; supports Earth and harmonizes the Center; regulates Qi, esp. Ying (Constructive) Qi and Wei (Protective) Qi (Finkelstein, p. 15); tonifies Ying (Constructive) Qi and thus neutralizes Shi (Excess) Heat; transforms Dampness; ascends the Clear and descends the Turbid; Large Intestine Mu Alarm point; according to Sun Tzu Miao, this point contains a storehouse of Qi and should not be dispersed (Finkelstein, p. 15)
Sp-15 (+): regulates Intestines; promotes the flow of Qi; regulates the Spleen (especially Qi); reduces Food Stagnation and transforms Damp-Heat (especially intestinal); relieves abdominal distension; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel) on the Foot Tai Yin (Spleen) channel
CV-12 (-): transforms Dampness; eliminates Food Stagnation; benefits and soothes the Qi; facilitates ascension of the Clear and descension of the Turbid; regulates the Intestines and stops excessive bowel movements; Stomach and Middle Warmer Mu Alarm point; Hui Reunion point of the Fu (Yang organs)
CV-3 (-): resolves Lower Warmer Dampness; assists the transforming functions of Qi; regulates the Bladder, Lower Warmer and the Water Pathways; promotes urination; relieves pain; Bladder Mu Alarm point
GB-34 (-): clears Dampness and cools Heat; tonifies Spleen; dissolves Phlegm; regulates Large Intestine and influences peristaltic action; alleviates pain; Gall Bladder He Sea Uniting and Earth point
St-36 (= or -): reduces Heat; resolves Damp; regulates the Stomach and strengthens the Spleen; dispels and eliminates Dampness; regulates the Middle Warmer and Ying (Constructive) Qi; spreads Liver Qi and benefits the Gall Bladder; clears Heat from the Yang organs and drains Shi (Excess) from the Yang channels, esp. chronic cases with Heat; regulates ascension of the Clear and descension of the Turbid, esp. by the Intestines; Stomach He Sea Lower Uniting, Earth and Horary point; Sea of Nourishment point
St-37 (-): drains Shi (Excess) from upper region of body and relieves fullness of chest; rectifies the Spleen and harmonizes the Stomach; regulates, drains and frees the Intestines, esp. the Large Intestine; cools Heat and resolves Dampness to clear Damp-Heat; stops diarrhea; "treats acute cases with Heat, St-36 treats chronic cases" (Finkelstein, p. 21); dispels Food Stagnation and eliminates Accumulations of the Large and Small Intestines; He Sea Lower Uniting point of Large Intestine; Exit point of Sea of Xue (Blood)
St-44 (-): cools Heat and drains Dampness from the Stomach and Intestines; stops pain, esp. abdominal pain with fever; facilitates bowel movements; descends the Turbid; Stomach Water point
Sp-9 (-): dispels Damp-Heat and resolves Lower Warmer Dampness; regulates the Spleen and moves the Middle Warmer; regulates the Water Pathways; promotes diuresis; benefits the Lower Warmer; Spleen He Sea Uniting and Water point
Sp-6 (-): resolves Lower Warmer Dampness; transforms Dampness and Heat; facilitates diuresis; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels


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