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Chinese patterns
Lung Obstructed by Phlegm-Heat
acupuncture
patterns and combinations
Lung Obstructed by Phlegm-Heat
» principle of treatment: resolve Phlegm; clear Heat; stimulate the Lung's descending function
point analysis
» palpate and consider:
UB-12 (-): disperses and eliminates Wind; ventilates and dispels pathogenic Heat from the Yin channels; dispels Dampness; transforms Phlegm; opens and volatilizes the Lung; regulates and spreads Lung Qi; strengthens the dispersing function of Lung; clears the nose; disperses perverse Heat from the chest; expands and relaxes the chest; regulates Qi circulation; Gate for entrance and departure of Feng Qi (Wind Qi)
UB-13 (-): clears and disperses Fire and Heat, esp. Xu (Deficiency) Heat, from the Lung and Upper Warmer; descends Rebellious Qi; strengthens and promotes the circulation of the Lung Qi; transforms Phlegm; stops coughing; activates dispersing function of the Lung to spread Lung Qi and calm wheezing; expands and relaxes the chest; regulates the Upper Warmer; tonifies the Lung; Lung Shu Associated point
UB-20 (+): tonifies the Spleen to resolve Dampness and transform Phlegm; regulates Spleen Qi; Spleen Shu Associated point
Lu-1 (-): regulates Qi of the Upper Warmer and Lung; stimulates descending of Lung Qi; increases Qi and stamina; cools and disperses Heat and Yang from the Upper Warmer, chest and lungs; stops cough; disperses stuck Qi or Phlegm; Lung Mu Alarm point and Entry point
Lu-5 (-): expels Wind; opens and clears the Lung; discharges Lung Fire; cools and clears Upper Warmer Heat; sedates Lung Shi (Excess); stimulates descending of Lung Qi; aids difficult inhalation (Matsumoto); suppresses Rebellious Qi of Lung to calm wheezing and soothe asthma; expels Phlegm from the Lung; regulates the digestive system and the Water Pathways; Lung He Sea Uniting, Water and Dispersion point
Lu-7 (-): circulates the Wei (Protective) Qi to expel Wind and disperse the Exterior; promotes sweating; opens the nose; benefits the throat; treats Shi (Excess) patterns; opens the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) and regulates the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); opens the Lung; spreads Lung Qi by stimulating the descending and dispersing of Lung Qi; calms wheezing; resolves Phlegm and clarifies Mucus; communicates with the Large Intestine; tonifies Yang Ming (Stomach and Large Intestine); promotes diuresis by descending the Turbid; Lung Luo Connecting and Exit point; Master point of the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Couple point of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel)
Lu-10 (-): dispels Wind-Heat; regulates and moistens the Lung; cools and clears Heat in the Lung; clears Fire and Heat generally; benefits and moistens the throat; Lung Fire point
LI-11 (-): clears Shi (Excess) Heat; eliminates Wind and dispels Exterior conditions; regulates Qi circulation of Lung; regulates and harmonizes Qi and Ying; regulates, improves immune function (Finkelstein, p. 9); 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)
PC-6 (-): clears Heat; 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; expels Phlegm from the Lung; releases and expands the diaphragm; opens the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel) to distribute Qi to the Stomach, chest and Heart; Pericardium Luo Connecting point; Master point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel)
CV-22 (-): facilitates and regulates movement of Lung Qi; benefits, cools, and expels Phlegm from the throat; stimulates the Lung's descending function;
clears the voice; opens the Lung and promotes dispersing function of Lung; transforms and eliminates Phlegm; descends Rebellious Qi; stops coughing; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Window of the Sky point
CV-17 (-): 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, esp. descends Rebellious Lung Qi; expands the chest and soothes the diaphragm; sedates cough; transforms Phlegm; Pericardium and Upper Warmer Mu Alarm point; Hui Reunion point of the Qi; Upper Sea of Qi; Center Reunion point of the Breath
CV-12 (=): tonifies the Spleen to resolve Dampness and transform Phlegm; 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)
CV-9 (-): stimulates the Spleen function of transformation and transportation; resolves Dampness; balances the lymphatic systems; moves the Spleen and Earth; assists Small Intestine in its functions of separating liquid from matter, the Clear from the Turbid, and maintaining water balance (Finkelstein, p. 87); promotes diuresis
St-36 (+): facilitates the Lung and regulates Wei (Protective) Qi so as to resist External invasion; regulates the Stomach and strengthens the Spleen; dispels and eliminates Dampness; supports Lung Qi and transforms Phlegm; disperses Stagnation in the Upper Warmer; strengthens weak and Xu (Deficient) conditions; regulates and replenishes the Middle Warmer; nourishes Kidney, Liver and Spleen; Stomach He Sea Lower Uniting, Earth and Horary point; Sea of Nourishment point
St-40 (-): regulates the Lung and relieves chest congestion; calms wheezing; strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Stomach, and opens up the Middle Warmer; circulates Qi of the Stomach and Spleen; transforms, dissolves and eliminates Phlegm and Dampness; descends the Turbid; invigorates the channels; Stomach Luo Connecting point
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