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eyes/ears/nose/throat
epistaxis
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Wind-Heat of Lung; Lung Xu (Deficiency); Heart Fire Blazing; Stomach Yin Xu (Deficiency); Stomach Heat; Spleen Yang Xu (Deficiency); Liver Fire; Blood (Xue) Heat; Xue Xu (Blood Deficiency) with Qi Xu (Deficiency); Kidney Yin Xu (Deficiency) with Empty Fire Blazing

» combinations:
• Lv-5, SI-1 and UB-18; GV-24, GV-20, GV-15 and LI-19; GB-21, SI-15, GB-20 and UB-10; LI-11, LI-10, LI-4 and St-44; CV-4, UB-54/40 and St-36; SI-2, Lu-3, GB-39, UB-64 and Lv-1 for epistaxis (Mann, p. 128)
• Sp-1 and UB-54/40 for "severe nosebleeds that will not stop" (Shanghai, p. 290)
• UB-20, UB-18 and CV-13 for epistaxis with spitting of blood (Shanghai, p. 206)
• Kd-3, Sp-6 and Lu-11: strengthen Yin, reduce Heat, and stop epistaxis (Finkelstein, p. 53 )


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
• GV-16 (-): dispels Wind and Wind-Heat; drains Fire; eliminates Yang Shi (Excess) from upper body; clears Heart of pathogenic Heat
GV-14 (-): pacifies the Shen; dissipates Wind and disperses Heat; spreads and facilitates Yang; regulates the Xue (Blood); clears Lung Heat; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Yang channels on the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)
• GB-20 (-): disperses Wind-Heat; reduces and relieves Heat; subdues Liver Yang and Fire to calm and regulate the Liver; disperses and descends Liver Yang from the head; harmonizes Qi and Xue (Blood)
Bl-7 (-): dispels Wind and Wind-Heat, esp. from the upper body; disperses the surface; clears the nose
Bl-12 (+): eliminates Wind; disperses Yang Shi (Excess) in all Yang channels without draining body fluids; regulates and spreads Lung Qi; clears the nose; "wind gate"; Gate for entrance and departure of Feng Qi (Wind Qi)
Bl-13 (-): clears Heat, esp. Xu (Deficiency) Heat, from the Lung; harmonizes the Ying and Xue (Blood); clears Lung Heat; Lung Shu Associated point
Bl-15 (+ or -): regulates the Xue (Blood) and Qi of the Heart; nourishes Heart Xue (Blood); disperses Yang Shi (Excess) in the Heart; clears Heart Fire (-); cools Heat in the Xue (Blood); Heart Shu Associated point
• Bl-17 (=): regulates and invigorates the Xue (Blood); clears Heat from the Xue (Blood); enriches Yin; strengthens Xu (Deficient) conditions; Hui Reunion point of the Xue (Blood)
• Bl-18 (-): clears Liver Fire and Heat; strengthens Xu (Deficiency) conditions; nourishes and regulates Xue (Blood); nourishes Liver Yin; cools Heat in the Xue (Blood); harmonizes the Stomach and benefits the Qi; Liver Shu Associated point
Bl-54 (-): clears Heat from the Xue (Blood); Bladder He Sea Uniting and Earth point
• Bl-57 (-): dispels Wind; clears Heat, esp. from the Xue (Blood)
• Bl-58 (=): dispels Wind; "relates to the head" (Finkelstein, p. 49); promotes flow of Qi; Bladder Luo Connecting point
• Bl-60 (-): disperses Wind; promotes Qi function and Xue (Blood) circulation; Bladder Fire point
yin tang (-): dispels Wind-Heat and clears Heat; clears the nose; local
LI-20 (-): dispels Wind-Heat of Yang Ming (Stomach and Large Intestine) and Lung; clears Qi Fire and dispels Lung Heat; benefits the nose; opens nasal passages; treats painful menses with epistaxis (reverse menses) (Finkelstein, p. 11); initiates urination
LI-19 (-): diffuses Lung Qi; clears Lung Heat; clears the nose
GV-23 (-): dispels Wind-Heat; clears the nasal cavity; (d. D): five cones of direct moxa, green bean size (So, 1987, p.156)
• Lu-6 (=): dissipates Heat and Fire, esp. of Lung; tonifies Kidney Yin by directing the Yang Qi of the Exterior toward the internal duct of the Triple Warmer (Finkelstein, p. 8); Lung Luo Connecting point
Lu-5 (=): expels Wind; benefits Lung Yin; discharges Lung Fire; cools and clears Upper Warmer Heat; stops bleeding; benefits the Kidney; Lung He Sea Uniting, Water and Dispersion point
Lu-7 (+): regulates Lung; dispels Wind and Heat; opens the nose; 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; 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-11 (D): dispels Wind-Heat; clears Heat and Fire from the Lung (bleed); Lung Jing Well and Wood point; regulates and discharges Rebellious Qi Fire in the twelve channels (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 87); single one-half rice grain moxa to Lu-11 on contralateral side for acute epistaxis (So, 1987, p. 156)
• LI-11 (-): regulates and harmonizes Xue (Blood) and Qi; drains Fire; clears Heat and Toxins from Large Intestine and Xue (Blood); Large Intestine He Sea, Earth and Tonification point
• LI-4 (-): clears Heat and Toxins from the Xue (Blood); clears the nose; tonifies Lung Qi; stimulates dispersing function of Lung; cools and drains Lung Heat; disperses Heat of the Intestines; Large Intestine Yuan Source point
• LI-2 (-): dissipates Heat; cools the Intestines; Large Intestine Water and Dispersion point
• PC-4 (-): regulates Heart Qi; clears Heat; cools Xue (Blood) Heat; detoxifies the Xue (Blood); harmonizes the Stomach; Pericardium Xi Cleft Accumulation point
• PC-8 (-): cools and clears Heat from the Heart and Shen; drains and disperses Heat from the Pericardium; clears Fire and Summer-Heat; cools Heat in the Xue (Blood); harmonizes the Stomach; Pericardium Fire, Horary and Exit point
• CV-13 (=): clears Heat of Heart and Stomach; descends Rebellious Qi; strengthens the Spleen
St-44 (-): dispels Wind from face; harmonizes the Stomach; cools Heat from the Stomach and Intestines; regulates Rebellious Qi; Stomach Ying Spring and Water point
St-45 (-): clears and disperses Heat from upper body and Yang Ming (Stomach and Large Intestine) channels, esp. Stomach Heat; Stomach Jing Well, Metal and Dispersion point
• Sp-6 (=): nourishes Yin; disperses Heart Fire; clears Fire due to Xu (Deficiency); regulates the Xue (Blood) and clears Xue (Blood) Heat; suppresses Liver Heat; Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels
Sp-1 (+): dispels Heat; clears the Heart; regulates the Xue (Blood); strengthens Spleen's function of holding Xue (Blood) in vessels; stops bleeding; Spleen Jing Well and Wood point

ear: inner nose, adrenal, forehead, lung


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