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urinary system
bladder cancer
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Spleen Qi Xu (Deficiency); Spleen not Governing the Xue (Blood); Heat in the Lower Warmer; Kidney Xu (Deficiency)

combinations:
• St-36, GV-14 and LI-4: return the white blood cell count to normal (leukopenia after chemotherapy) (Finkelstein, p. 20)


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
• UB-20 (+): regulates Spleen Qi; tonifies Spleen and Stomach; nourishes and contains the Xue (Blood); Spleen Bladder Shu Associated point
• UB-22 (+): regulates the transforming function of Qi; tonifies the Kidney; eliminates Dampness; transforms Water in Lower Warmer; Triple Warmer Shu Associated point
UB-23 (+): tonifies the Kidney; nourishes Kidney Jing (Essence); regulates the Kidney Qi; Kidney Shu Associated point
UB-28 (-): regulates the Bladder; clears Heat; Bladder Shu Associated point
• UB-54/40 (-): transforms Damp-Heat; clears Heat from the Xue (Blood); Bladder He Sea Uniting and Earth point
UB-63 (-): dispels Wind and clears Heat; Bladder Xi Cleft Accumulation point
• UB-66 (=): pacifies the Shen; clears Heat; Bladder Water point
pi gen (D): treats tumors and bladder stones (So, 1984, p. 96)
• CV-9 (+): regulates Bladder Qi; clears Damp-Heat; promotes diuresis
• CV-3 (-): alleviates Damp-Heat; tonifies the Kidney Qi and Yang; regulates the Bladder and Water Pathways; Bladder Mu Alarm point
Sp-9 (=): transforms Damp Stagnation; regulates the Water Pathways; benefits Lower Warmer; Spleen Water point
Sp-6 (+): transforms Dampness; nourishes Yin; clears Xu (Deficiency) Fire; dispels Cold from the Xue (Blood); transforms Xue Yu (Blood Stasis); frees Qi Stagnation; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels


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