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Chinese patterns
Kidney and Heart not Communicating
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

Kidney and Heart not Communicating

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principle of treatment: clear Heart Xu (Deficiency) Heat; nourish Kidney and Heart Yin


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
UB-15 (-): clears Xu (Deficiency) Fire from the Heart; calms the Heart and the Shen; quiets the Mind and the Soul; strengthens and clears the Brain; strengthens Heart Qi and nourishes Heart Xue (Blood); disperses Yang Shi (Excess) in the Heart; clears Heart Fire; calms sexual dreaming; transforms Heart Phlegm; invigorates circulation of the Qi and Xue (Blood) and tonifies Xu (Deficiency); relaxes and expands the chest, and benefits the Qi; Heart Shu Associated point
GV-24 (=): calms the Shen
yin tang (=): clears Heat; pacifies the Shen; awakens and clears the Mind; promotes relaxation; allays dream-disturbed sleep; enhances visual and psychic sensitivity; influences the pituitary and pineal
CV-23 (=): clears Fire and Heat; generates Fluids; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); meeting point of the Kidney and Heart (Finkelstein, p. 93); directly linked to GV-16
GB-13 (=): calms the Shen
Ht-5 (-): clears Heart Fire and Xu (Deficiency) Heat; pacifies the Shen; regulates Heart Qi; opens Heart Orifices to calm palpitations and relieve nervous condition (Finkelstein, p. 32); brings Fire down from the head and relieves stiffness of the tongue; benefits a slow pulse; benefits the Bladder; Heart Luo Connecting point
Ht-6 (-): clears Xu (Deficiency) Heat, esp. from Heart; pacifies the Shen; nourishes Heart Yin; clears Fire from the Heart; stops sweating, esp. night sweats; eliminates itching; Heart Xi Cleft Accumulation point
Ht-7 (-): pacifies the Shen; opens the Orifices; stabilizes the Exterior and stops sweating, esp. night sweats; stimulates secretion of fluids; calms the Heart; relieves palpitations, insomnia and fear; lowers blood pressure and reduces irritability of cortex (Finkelstein, p. 33); general sedative and regulating effect on the inner organs; clears Heat of Heart; regulates and tonifies the Heart, esp. Heart Qi; frees the channels; Heart Yuan Source, Earth and Dispersion point
PC-6 (-): clears Heat; pacifies the Shen; regulates the balance between External and Internal to regulate the Qi of Yin and Yang (Finkelstein, p. 58); awakens the Brain by improving intracranial circulation; tranquilizes the Heart; opens the chest; builds Zhong (Ancestral) Qi in the chest; harmonizes and regulates Middle and Upper Warmers; spreads the Qi in the Upper and Middle Warmers; regulates Heart Qi and Xue (Blood); improves circulation of Xue (Blood) Yin of the Heart thus countering Yang of the Heart (Finkelstein, p. 58); opens the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel) to distribute Qi to the Stomach, chest and Heart; Pericardium Luo Connecting point; Master point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel); Couple point of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel); ninth of the thirteen Ghost points
CV-15 (=): pacifies the Shen; nourishes Heart Yin; clears Heat and extinguishes Wind; promotes flow of Qi; benefits Yuan (Original) Qi; nourishes all Yin organs; relaxes the chest; Luo Connecting point of the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Source point of the five Zang (Yin viscera)
CV-4 (+): nourishes Kidney Yin and Jing (Essence); conducts Heat downward; pacifies the Shen; regulates the Qi and benefits Yuan (Original) Qi; regulates and reinforces the Qi of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Small Intestine Mu Alarm point
Kd-10 (+): tonifies the Kidney (especially Yin and Qi); dispels Heat (especially Lower Warmer); expels Dampness from Lower Warmer; regulates and soothes the Lower Warmer; Kidney He Sea Uniting, Water and Horary point
Kd-9 (+): tonifies Kidney Yin; pacifies the Shen; opens the chest; sedates fright; dissipates Heat from the Heart; strengthens Yuan (Original) Qi; regulates Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel); Entry point and Xi Cleft Accumulation point of Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel)
Kd-3 (+): nourishes and enriches Kidney Yin, supplies Liver Yin, and tonifies Yin of the entire body; cools and clears Heat; pacifies Xu (Deficiency) Fire; strengthens the Brain; regulates the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Kidney Yuan Source and Earth point
Sp-6 (+): pacifies the Shen; nourishes Yin, esp. of the Spleen, Liver and Kidney; disperses Heart Fire; clears Fire due to Xu (Deficiency); loosens congestion in the diaphragm; nourishes and moves the Xue (Blood); restores circulation to the Lower Warmer; tonifies the Kidney; regulates the Bladder; transforms Dampness and Heat; facilitates diuresis; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels


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