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respiratory system
croup
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Lung Heat; Lung Qi and/or Yin Xu (Deficiency)

» illustrative combinations:
• Lung Cold: if vein at san guan (radial side of index finger) red, needle GB-20, UB-13 and CV-6; tui na: reduce fei jing (rubbing vigorously up and down along the Lung channel on the forearm), spread CV-17, grasp GB-20, grasp GB-21, knead UB-13, push san guan (Ambrose)
• Lung Heat: needle GB-20, UB-13, Lu-5; tui na: reduce fei jing, push CV-17 to CV-12 area, grasp GB-21, knead UB-12, knead UB-13, push lin fu - Lung channel forearm (Ambrose)
• Lu-11 and/or PC-9: can bleed few drops to reduce high fever IF patient NOT demonstrating a Xu (Deficiency) condition
• St-8, yin tang, and/or tai yang (-): relieve headache; expel Wind and Heat; resolve Dampness from the head; esp. useful with headache or feeling of heaviness in head due to Shi (Excess) Dampness
• GB-20, GV-14 and UB-12 (-): expel Wind and clear Heat
• St-12, CV-17, CV-14 for cough (Lee and Cheung, p. 242)
• Lu-10, Lu-7, SI-1, St-12 for cough (Lee and Cheung, p. 242)
• SI-1, UB-15, St-14 for cough (Lee and Cheung, p. 242)
• UB-23 and UB-47/52 (+): increase vitality; tonify the Kidney; strengthen Kidney function of reception of Qi; Kidney Shu Associated point and Kidney psychospiritual associated point


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
• UB-12 (-): disperses Wind; resolves the Exterior; stimulates sweating; regulates and spreads Lung Qi; disperses perverse Heat from the chest; dispels Dampness and transforms Phlegm; Gate for entrance and departure of Feng Qi (Wind Qi)
UB-13 (=): regulates the Lung Qi; releases Exterior conditions; stimulates sweating; clears Heat from the Lung; transforms Phlegm; stops coughing; Lung Shu Associated point
• UB-23 (+): tonifies the Kidney; regulates the Kidney Qi; strengthens Kidney function of reception of Qi; Kidney Shu Associated point
CV-22 (=): benefits and cools the throat; facilitates and regulates movement of Lung Qi; transforms Phlegm; stops coughing
• CV-21 (=): regulates movement of Qi, esp. facilitates downward flow of Qi; spreads Lung Qi; sets the Upper Warmer in motion; volatilizes the pulmonary air; relaxes the chest; sedates cough; treats laryngeal stridor in children
• LI-11 (-): clears Heat; dispels Wind and Exterior conditions; regulates Qi circulation of Lung; eliminates Dampness; Large Intestine Earth and Tonification point
Lu-5 (-): discharges Lung Fire; clears Upper Warmer Heat; stimulates descending of Lung Qi; expels Phlegm from the Lung; Lung Water and Dispersion point
Lu-7 (-): circulates the Wei (Protective) Qi to expel Wind, dispel Cold, and disperse the Exterior; promotes sweating; benefits the throat; treats Shi (Excess) patterns; opens the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) and the Lung; spreads Lung Qi by stimulating the descending and dispersing of Lung Qi; calms wheezing; resolves Phlegm and clarifies Mucus; stimulates Lung function of dominating Water Pathways; Lung Luo Connecting and Exit point; Master point of the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)
• Lu-9 (+): facilitates circulation of Lung Qi; clears Lung Heat; clears and descends the Upper Warmer and Lung Qi; transforms Phlegm; stops coughing; Lung Yuan Source, Earth and Tonification point
• Sp-9 (-): regulates and tonifies Spleen (especially Yang); eliminates Phlegm-Dampness; Spleen He Sea Uniting and Water point
St-40 (-): dispels Wind; regulates Lung and relieves chest congestion; calms wheezing; transforms Phlegm and Dampness; Spleen Luo Connecting point

ear: kidney; lungs


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