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cutaneous system
impetigo
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Damp-Heat; Wind-Heat; Heat in the Xue (Blood); Toxins in the Xue (Blood); Stomach Heat

» illustrative combinations:
• LI-11 and LI-4 (-): clear Heat and toxins, esp. from head and face
• Lv-3, LI-4 and CV-12: open the "four gates" to circulate Qi and resolve Stagnation, expel Wind from face, and calm the nervous system;
• PC-8 and LI-4: disperse Heat from the Yang Ming (Stomach and Large Intestine)
• UB-20 and Sp-9: eliminate Damp-Heat (Finkelstein, p. 42)
• LI-11, St-44 and Sp-9: eliminate Damp-Heat and relieve itching (Finkelstein, p. 9)
• LI-4, St-36 and CV-6: strengthen Wei (Protective) Qi
• LI-4, CV-14 and CV-22: increase white blood cells (Finkelstein, p. 7)
• LI-11 and Sp-6: remove Obstruction of channels, transform Xue Yu (Blood Stasis), and treat inflammation anywhere in body as this locus improves immune response (Finkelstein, p. 9)


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
• GB-20 (-): disperses Wind-Heat; reduces and relieves Heat; harmonizes Qi and Xue (Blood); frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
• GV-16 (-): calms the Shen to alleviate itching; dispels Wind-Heat; drains Fire; eliminates Yang Shi (Excess) from upper body; Window of the Sky point; Sea of Marrow point
GV-14 (-): dissipates Wind and drains Heat from body; regulates and stimulates the flow of Qi; stimulates immune system, increases white blood cell count, and prevents or slows inflammation; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of all Yang channels
• UB-10 (-): dispels Wind-Heat and Wind-Damp; dispels Fire; reduces fever; opens and clears channels of the neck; Window of the Sky point; Sea of Qi general point
UB-12 (-): disperses and eliminates Wind; stimulates preventive response after to exposure to a chill; ventilates and dispels pathogenic Heat from the Yin channels; disperses Yang Shi (Excess) in all Yang channels without draining body fluids; dispels Dampness; strengthens the dispersing function of Lung; regulates Qi circulation; strengthens children who are malnourished (Finkelstein, p. 39); Gate for entrance and departure of Feng Qi (Wind Qi); Shu point of Bones and Xue (Blood) (Banever, p. 59)
UB-17 (=): clears Heat from the Xue (Blood); regulates and invigorates the Xue (Blood); enriches Yin; generates Fluids; strengthens Xu (Deficient) conditions; Diaphragm Shu Associated point; Hui Reunion point of the Xue (Blood)
UB-21 (-): clears Stomach Heat; stimulates Stomach's descending function, esp. if channel's area on face affected; strengthens the Spleen to transform Dampness; Stomach Shu Associated point
UB-54/40 (-): clears Heat from the Xue (Blood) to cool fever and reduce inflammation in skin diseases; transforms Damp-Heat; Bladder He Sea Uniting and Earth point
UB-57 (-): dispels Wind and clears Heat; regulates Qi in the Yang organs, esp. the Large Intestine; transforms Damp-Heat; esp. if outbreak after physical trauma to affected area; disperses Qi in Bladder channel, according to Mingtang (Finkelstein, p. 49); esp. with lower body erysipelas due to Damp-Heat
UB-7 (-): dispels Wind and Wind-Heat, esp. from the upper body; disperses the surface
tai yang (-): local point to dispel Wind and Wind-Heat, clears Heat (bleed); cools and brightens the eyes; esp. if face affected; specific for upper body erysipelas due to Wind-Heat
yin tang (-): eliminates Wind-Heat and clears Heat; pacifies the Shen to alleviate itching
St-6 (-): local point to disperse Wind; regulates the flow of Qi; esp. when area over jaws affected; opens the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
LI-20 (-): dispels Wind-Heat of Yang Ming (Stomach and Large Intestine); clears Qi Fire; invigorates Xue (Blood) circulation; Large Intestine Exit point
LI-11 (-): clears Heat and dispels Wind; regulates and harmonizes Qi and Ying; cools the Xue (Blood); eliminates Dampness; improves immune function (Finkelstein, p. 9); tonifies Metal to cool inflammatory processes and restrain Wood, esp. the Liver; harmonizes the Stomach and regulates the Intestines; eliminates Dampness through the Intestines; frees the channels; Large Intestine Upper He Sea Uniting, Earth and Tonification point; Master point of Heat in the body (Finkelstein, p. 9)
LI-4 (-): dispels Wind-Heat; reduces fever; clears Heat and Toxins, esp. from head and face; pacifies the Shen; regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); stimulates dispersing function of Lung; regulates Qi and disperses Heat of the Intestines; elevates Clear Qi and descends Turbid Qi; eliminates Damp-Heat and stops itching; Large Intestine Yuan Source and Entry point; command point of the face and mouth
• TW-6 (-): dispels Wind and Wind-Heat; clears Fire and Heat; facilitates Qi flow and spreads the Qi; regulates the Triple Warmer and the Zang-Fu organs; regulates and moistens the Large Intestine; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Triple Warmer Fire and Horary point
TW-5 (-): dispels Wind, esp. from head and face; dissolves Toxins; clears Xiao Yang (Gall Bladder) in the head; tonifies Wei (Protective) Qi; facilitates the circulation of Qi in the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; alleviates pain; Triple Warmer Luo Connecting point; Master point of the Yang Wei Mai (Yang Linking Vessel); Couple point of the Dai Mai (Girdle Vessel)
• PC-6 (=): pacifies the Shen; clears Heat; calms and harmonizes the Stomach; relieves pain; tonifies Yin of Middle Warmer; regulates the Qi; opens the chest; spreads the Qi in the Upper and Middle Warmers; opens the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel) to distribute Qi to the Stomach, chest and Heart; enhances purification and dispersement of the Triple Warmer; Pericardium Luo Connecting point; Master point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel); Couple point of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel)
PC-7 (-): pacifies the Shen; clears Heat and Wind-Heat; dissipates Heat from the Ying (nutrient system) and Xue (Blood); influences adrenals (Worsley, 1975, p. B-20); Pericardium Yuan Source, Earth and Dispersion point
• SI-2 (-): dispels Wind-Heat, esp. with cheeks red and swollen; Small Intestine Water point
CV-12 (=): clears Stomach Heat; transforms Dampness; benefits and soothes the Qi; facilitates ascension of the Clear and descension of the Turbid; Stomach and Middle Warmer Mu Alarm point; Hui Reunion point of the Fu (Yang organs)
• St-25 (-): regulates the Stomach and Spleen; supports Earth and harmonizes the Center; regulates the channels and promotes Qi circulation, esp. Ying (Constructive) Qi and Wei (Protective) Qi; tonifies Ying (Constructive) Qi and thus neutralizes Shi (Excess) Heat; clears Heat from Large Intestine; transforms Dampness; ascends the Clear and descends the Turbid; Large Intestine Mu Alarm point
Sp-10 (=): expels Wind and clears Heat; regulates and invigorates the Xue (Blood); cools Heat, dissipates Wind, and eliminates Damp-Heat in the Xue (Blood); harmonizes and tonifies Ying (Constructive) Qi; cools Heat, dissipates Wind, and transforms Damp-Heat in the Xue (Blood); "Sea of Blood"
• Sp-9 (-): regulates and tonifies Spleen (especially Yang); regulates the Stomach (especially Yin); dispels Damp-Heat; Spleen He Sea Uniting and Water point
Sp-6 (+): pacifies the Shen; nourishes fluids; nourishes Yin, esp. Stomach Yin; strengthens the Spleen; tonifies Qi and builds the Xue (Blood); regulates the Xue (Blood) and clears Xue (Blood) Heat; aids transportation and transformation to improve digestion and nourishment; frees Qi Stagnation; transforms Dampness and Heat; stimulates the adrenals (Finkelstein, p. 27); Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels
St-37 (-): clears Heat; regulates Intestines and Stomach; drains Shi (Excess) from upper region of body; cools Heat and resolves Dampness to clear Damp-Heat; "treats acute cases with Heat" (Finkelstein, p. 21); Large Intestine He Sea Lower Uniting point; Exit point of Sea of Xue (Blood)
St-44 (-): dispels Wind from face; harmonizes the Stomach; cools Heat and drains Dampness from the Stomach and Intestines; descends the Turbid; Stomach Water point
St-45 (-): pacifies the Shen; clears Heat from face, i.e., Stomach Heat; facilitates flow of Qi; sedates pain; Stomach Jing Well, Metal and Dispersion point
GB-34 (-): clears Dampness and cools Heat; facilitates and harmonizes the Liver; tonifies Spleen; Gall Bladder He Sea Uniting and Earth point
• GB-37 (-): dispels Wind and Damp; transforms Damp-Heat; invigorates the channels; Gall Bladder Luo Connecting point
• Lv-8 (=): nourishes the Xue (Blood); clears and cools Damp-Heat; Liver Water and Tonification point
• Lv-3 (-): expels Wind; pacifies the Shen; promotes smooth flow of Qi and Xue (Blood); discharges Damp-Heat, esp. in the Lower Warmer; Liver Yuan Source and Earth point


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