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Chinese patterns
Cold Bi
acupuncture
patterns and combinations
Cold Bi
note: also known as Cold-Painful Bi
» therapeutic note: direct moxa, needles alone or heated needles all applicable; treat every other day (Legge, p. 43)
point analysis
» palpate and consider:
local ashi (tender) points (-): facilitate flow of Qi and Xue (Blood) and disperse Stagnation
UB-23 (+): strengthens Yang and invigorates Fire; strengthens Qi Hai; tonifies and adjusts the Kidney; strengthens the spine, esp. the lower back; benefits the knees; controls the bones; resolves Dampness; Kidney Shu Associated point
SI-15 (+): invigorates Qi and Xue (Blood) circulation in back channels
LI-11 (+): moves Qi and Xue (Blood); regulates and harmonizes Qi and Ying; eliminates Dampness through the Intestines; benefits sinews, tendons and joints; frees the channels; Large Intestine Upper He Sea Uniting, Earth and Tonification point
CV-6 (+ and/or D): invigorates Qi; tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; warms the Lower and Middle Warmers; tonifies Kidney; nourishes and invigorates Kidney Yang; warms Ming Men (Life Gate Fire) (esp. with D); regulates Water Pathways and dispels Dampness; warms feet and hands; Dan Tien (Elixir of Long Life), with CV-5
CV-4 (+): regulates the Qi; restores the Yang and benefits Yuan (Original) Qi; dispels Cold-Damp; nourishes the Kidney and warms the Kidney Yang; Small Intestine Mu Alarm point
St-36 (+ and/or D): dispels Cold; regulates and strengthens Qi and Xue (Blood); strengthens weak and Xu (Deficient) conditions; strengthens the Spleen and eliminates Dampness; nourishes the Kidney, Liver and Spleen; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; Stomach He Sea Lower Uniting, Earth and Horary point
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