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cutaneous system
herpes simplex
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Liver Yang Shi (Excess); Liver and Gall Bladder Invaded by Damp-Heat; Wind-Heat; Heat in the Xue (Blood); Qi Stagnation

» illustrative combinations:
• LI-11 and LI-4 (-): clear Heat and Toxins, esp. from head and face


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
GV-14 (-): clears Heat from body; relieves Exterior conditions; dissipates Wind; induces sweating; spreads and facilitates Yang; pacifies the Shen; regulates and stimulates the flow of Qi; clears Lung Heat; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Yang channels on the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)
UB-17 (=): regulates and invigorates the Xue (Blood); clears Heat from the Xue (Blood); transforms Xue Yu (Blood Stasis); clears Heat from the Xue (Blood); enriches Yin; Diaphragm Shu Associated point; Hui Reunion point of the Xue (Blood)
UB-54/40 (- and/or bleed): clears Heat from the Xue (Blood) to cool fever and treat skin diseases (bleed); transforms Damp-Heat; Bladder He Sea Uniting and Earth point
LI-11 (-): pacifies the Shen; clears Heat and eliminates Dampness; eliminates Wind and dispels Exterior conditions; regulates and harmonizes Qi and Ying; cools and harmonizes Xue (Blood); 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 (-): pacifies the Shen; clears Heat and Toxins, esp. from head and face; regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); dispels Wind-Heat; induces or stabilizes sweating; tonifies Lung Qi; regulates Qi of and disperses Heat from the Intestines; elevates Clear Qi and descends Turbid Qi; Large Intestine Yuan Source and Entry point; command point of the face and mouth
• TW-5 (-): dispels Wind, esp. from head and face; relieves Exterior and Hot conditions; induces perspiration; normalizes excess of gonadotropins and stimulates thyroid (Finkelstein, p. 62); dissolves Toxins; clears Xiao Yang (Gall Bladder) in the head and disperses Liver Yang Shi (Excess); tonifies Wei (Protective) Qi; facilitates the circulation of Qi in the channels; Triple Warmer Luo Connecting point; Master point of the Yang Wei Mai (Yang Linking Vessel); Couple point of the Dai Mai (Girdle Vessel)
• CV-3 (+): assists the transforming functions of Qi; alleviates Damp-Heat; regulates the Bladder, Lower Warmer and the Water Pathways; Bladder Mu Alarm point
Sp-10 (=): expels Wind and clears Heat; regulates and invigorates the Xue (Blood); cools Heat and eliminates Damp-Heat in the Xue (Blood); and Summer-Heat; harmonizes and tonifies Ying (Constructive) Qi; nourishes Xue (Blood) Dryness
Lv-8 (+): drains Liver Fire; nourishes Liver Xue (Blood); clears and cools Damp-Heat; facilitates the Lower Warmer; Liver Water and Tonification point
Lv-5 (=): drains the Liver; benefits the Qi; spreads Liver Qi and disperses Liver Qi Stagnation; tonifies Liver and Yang; secures Jing (Essence); tonifies and warms Fire of Life function as manifested in sexuality (Finkelstein, p. 74); resolves Damp-Heat in Lower Warmer to stop itching; regulates menses; Liver Luo Connecting point
• Lv-1 (=): pacifies the Shen; disperses Wind, esp. acute; regulates and tonifies the Liver, esp. Qi and Xue (Blood); clears and disperses the vicious Yang; regulates the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); harmonizes the Ying (Constructive) Qi; cools and clears Heat in the Xue (Blood); resolves Damp-Heat, esp. in Lower Warmer; Liver Jing Well, Wood, Horary and Entry point
• St-40 (-): calms the Shen; dispels Wind; strengthens the Spleen and transforms Dampness; regulates Stomach and Intestines; eliminates Phlegm-Fire in the Stomach and descending Heat of Stomach and Small Intestine; strengthens Kidney Yin and drains Liver Yang; Stomach Luo Connecting point
St-45 (-): pacifies the Shen; clears Heat, esp. Stomach Heat; esp. for oral herpes; facilitates flow of Qi; sedates pain; Stomach Jing Well, Metal and Dispersion point

» illustrative combinations:
• LI-11 and LI-4 (-): clear Heat and Toxins, esp. from head and face


footnotes