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immune system
surgical treatment sequelae
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Qi Stagnation and Xue Yu (Blood Stasis); Qi Xu (Deficiency) with Xue Xu (Blood Deficiency) tending to Cold

» therapeutic note:
• move Qi through surgical area with points where surgical intervention may have produced an Obstruction to the normal flow of Qi and Xue (Blood)
• both local stresses and systemic disruptions need to be considered
• consider also "constipation", "keloid/scar tissue" and "intestinal flora imbalance"


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
• UB-13 (+): promotes the circulation of the Lung Qi; regulates the Upper Warmer; tonifies the Lung; harmonizes the Ying and Xue (Blood); Lung Shu Associated point
UB-17 (+ and/or D): tonifies the Qi; nourishes and invigorates the Xue (Blood) (esp. invigorates with D); transforms Xue Yu (Blood Stasis) and disperses Obstruction; channels blood back to the vessels; enriches Yin; strengthens Xu (Deficient) conditions and increases stamina; Diaphragm Shu Associated point; Hui Reunion and Master point of the Xue (Blood)
UB-18 (+ and/or D): pacifies the Shen; clears and tonifies the Liver and Gall Bladder; moves Stagnant Qi; strengthens Xu (Deficiency) conditions; nourishes and regulates the Xue (Blood); nourishes Liver Yin; harmonizes the Stomach and benefits the Qi; relieves mid-back tension; Liver Shu Associated point
UB-20 (+ and/or D): regulates Spleen Qi; tonifies the Spleen and Stomach to facilitate digestive transportation and transformation; benefits the Ying (Constructive) Qi; enhances Spleen Yang to mobilize Stagnant Qi; tonifies, nourishes and contains the Xue (Blood); warms the Middle Warmer (D); dispels Cold and relieves pain; softens hard masses; provides strength to the extremities; Spleen Shu Associated point
UB-23 (+ and/or D): tonifies and adjusts the Kidney; nourishes Yin, Xue (Blood) and Kidney Jing (Essence); strengthens the Brain and Marrow; prevents or relieves general stress fatigue or premature senility (Finkelstein, p. 44); strengthens the Heart (Ross, 1985, p. 130); strengthens Yang and Qi Hai; Kidney Shu Associated point
GV-4 (+ and/or D): pacifies the Shen; clears the Brain; strengthens the Kidney; benefits and replenishes the Kidney Yang; nourishes the Yuan (Original) Qi; relieves mental and physical exhaustion; strengthens the back, esp. benefits the lumbar vertebrae; reinforces and astringes the Jing (Essence); "Gate of Life Fire"
• LI-4 (=): pacifies the Shen; regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); tonifies Lung Qi and stimulates dispersing function of the Lung; activates Wei (Protective) Qi and stimulates the immune system; stabilizes sweating; elevates Clear Qi and descends Turbid Qi; clears Toxins; relaxes sinews and tendons; sedates pain; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Large Intestine Yuan Source and Entry point
CV-6 (+ and/or D): strengthens, regulates and moves the Qi; cools Heat in the Xue (Blood); captures the Xue (Blood) and stops bleeding (+); regulates Qi of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); warms and strengthens the Lower and Middle Warmers (D); strengthens lower abdominal wall; tonifies the Kidney; regulates and tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; warms Ming Men (Life Gate Fire) (esp. with D); reinforces the Jing (Essence); regulates Water Pathways and dispels Dampness; warms feet and hands; Dan Tien (Elixir of Long Life), with CV-5: important point for concentration of Qi in the body
• CV-4 (+ and/or D): pacifies the Shen; grounds the Shen when there is Empty-Heat (Maciocia, p. 207); regulates the Qi and benefits Yuan (Original) Qi; nourishes Xue (Blood) and Yin; tonifies the Middle Warmer and strengthens the Spleen; regulates and reinforces the Qi of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); separates the Clear and the Turbid; strengthens the function of astringing the Dai Mai (Girdle Vessel) and restraining the Xue (Blood); nourishes and stabilizes the Kidney; warms the Kidney Yang and Lower Warmer (D); Small Intestine Mu Alarm point
St-36 (+ and/or D): calms the Shen; dispels Cold and regulates the Wei (Protective) Qi; disperses noxious Yang and brings down high fever; eliminates Dampness; regulates and strengthens Qi and Xue (Blood); strengthens weak and deficient conditions; improves general health; regulates the Stomach and strengthens the Spleen; regulates and replenishes the Middle Warmer; regulates Ying (Constructive) Qi and spreads Liver Qi; nourishes Kidney, Liver and Spleen; tonifies Kidney Yin; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Stomach He Sea Lower Uniting, Earth and Horary point; Sea of Nourishment point
• Sp-6 (+): pacifies the Shen; nourishes Yin, esp. of the Spleen, Liver and Kidney; clears Fire due to Xu (Deficiency); strengthens the Spleen and tonifies the Qi; nourishes and moves the Xue (Blood); dispels Cold from the Xue (Blood); transforms Xue Yu (Blood Stasis); aids transportation and transformation to improve digestion and nourishment; frees Qi Stagnation and spreads Liver Qi; warms the Middle and Lower Warmers; tonifies the Kidney; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels
Sp-4 (+): pacifies the Shen; clears Heat; dispels Cold from the abdomen and relieves pain (D) - note: better than Sp-3 for pain (Finkelstein, p. 26); moves and strengthens the Spleen and Middle Warmer; harmonizes the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and circulation of Qi in the Middle Warmer; regulates the appetite; invigorates the Xue (Blood) and regulates the Sea of Xue (Blood); regulates the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel); disperses Qi Stagnation and Xue Yu (Blood Stasis), esp. in the Middle Warmer; transforms Dampness and Damp-Heat; tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; descends the Turbid; Spleen Luo Connecting point; Master point of Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel); Couple point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel)
• Lv-8 (+): nourishes Liver Xue (Blood) and Yin; soothes the sinews and tendons; frees and facilitates the Lower Warmer; Liver He Sea Uniting, Water and Tonification point
• Lv-3 (=): pacifies the Shen; harmonizes the Liver and Gall Bladder; promotes smooth flow of Qi and Xue (Blood); disperses Liver Qi Stagnation; regulates the Vital Qi, strengthens Raising Qi, and removes irregularities in the body Qi; tonifies Liver Xue (Blood); opens the channels and suppresses spasms; stops pain; Liver Yuan Source and Earth point
• Kd-7 (+): strengthens Wei (Protective) Qi; clears Heat and nourishes Yin; strengthens the Spleen and rids body of excess fluids; tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; regulates Qi and restores Qi to the vessels; strengthens and enriches the Kidney; tonifies the Liver via the mother/child relationship; regulates the pores and sweating; disperses Stagnation; strengthens the back, esp. lumbars; Kidney Metal and Tonification point
Kd-6 (+): pacifies the Shen and stabilizes the Will; nourishes the Heart; cools and clears Heat; clears Xu (Deficiency) Fire; removes Obstruction from the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); opens the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); tonifies the Kidney (especially Yin); strengthens adrenals (esp. after trauma-induced stress) (Matsumoto); eliminates excess fluid retention and initiates diuresis; promotes bowel movement; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; sedates pain; esp. for stress-induced trauma and subsequent adrenal fatigue (Matsumoto); Master point and Entry point of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); Couple point of Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)
Kd-4 (+): nourishes the Shen and Yin; regulates the Kidney; reinforces the Liver and Kidney, the latter through longitudinal Luo vessels; facilitates the flow of Qi and Xue (Blood); harmonizes the Xue (Blood); supplements the Jing (Essence); Kidney Luo Connecting point

ear: corresponding area, shen men, endocrine


footnotes

Reprinted from The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia, Giovanni, 1989, by permission of the publisher Churchill Livingstone, a division of Elsevier Limited.

Reprinted from Zang Fu: The Organ Systems of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ross, Jeremy, 2nd ed, p. 75, 1985, by permission of the publisher Churchill Livingstone, a division of Elsevier Limited.