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cardiovascular system
arrhythmia
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Heart Qi Xu (Deficiency) and Heart Xue Xu (Blood Deficiency); Shen Disturbance; Lung Qi Xu (Deficiency) and Yin Xu (Deficiency); Qi Stagnation; Water Stagnation in the chest; Spleen Qi Xu (Deficiency); Spleen Yang Xu (Deficiency) causing Heart Misted by Cold Phlegm; Liver Qi Stagnation causing Phlegm

» illustrative combinations:
• UB-15, Ht-7, PC-6 and GB-34; joined to Sp-9 for cardiac arrhythmia (Shanghai, p. 253)
• Ht-5 and UB-15 for cardiac arrhythmia (Shanghai, p. 252)
• Ht-5, Ht-8, PC-6 and PC-7 for cardiac arrhythmia (Shanghai, p. 254)
• GV-9 and PC-6 for cardiac arrhythmia (Shanghai, p. 203)
• GB-34 -> Sp-9: transform Damp-Heat


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
• UB-15 (=): regulates the Xue (Blood) and Qi; reinforces the Heart Qi; nourishes Heart Xue (Blood); clears Heart Fire; transforms Heart Phlegm; Heart Shu Associated point
PC-6 (+): regulates and tonifies the Heart; calms the Heart and Shen; facilitates Qi flow; Pericardium Luo point
• PC-7 (-): pacifies the Shen; clears Heat; clears Heart Fire; nourishes Heart Xue (Blood); opens Heart Orifices; Pericardium Yuan Source, Earth and Dispersion point
Ht-5 (-): regulates and tonifies Heart Qi; pacifies the Shen; clears Heart Fire and Xu (Deficiency) Heat; Heart Luo Connecting point
Ht-7 (-): pacifies the Shen; nourishes Heart Xue (Blood); removes Qi Stagnation in the Heart; regulates and tonifies the Heart; Heart Yuan Source, Earth and Dispersion point
• Ht-8 (=): pacifies the Shen; treats Heart Shi (Excess) patterns; clears Heart Fire and Xu (Deficiency) Heat; clears Heart Phlegm Fire; regulates flow of Qi; Heart Fire point
• GB-34 (-): benefits Liver and Gall Bladder; subdues Liver Yang; clears and cools Dampness and Heat; Gall Bladder He Sea Uniting and Earth point
• Sp-9 (-): regulates Spleen; dispels Damp-Heat; transforms Damp Stagnation, esp. through promotion of diuresis; Spleen He Sea Uniting and Water point

ear: heart, sympathetic, shen men, dermis/subcortex, small intestine, cardiac point


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