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Chinese patterns
Kidney Qi not Firm
acupuncture
patterns and combinations
Kidney Qi not Firm
» principle of treatment: reinforce and stabilize Kidney Qi to secure the two "lower Yin Orifices", i.e., the urethra and the "Sperm Gate"
» therapeutic note: moxa is applicable at all points
point analysis
» palpate and consider:
UB-23 (+ and D): tonifies and adjusts the Kidney; strengthens Yang; resolves Dampness; regulates fluid system, volatilizes the Bladder, and promotes diuresis; strengthens the spine, esp. the lower back; Kidney Shu Associated point
UB-47/52 (+): strengthens and focuses the Will power; tonifies Kidney Qi, Kidney Yang, Kidney Yin, Jing (Essence) and Yuan (Original) Qi; regulates and facilitates the Water Pathways; affects the genitals; strengthens the lower back (-, then +); Kidney psychospiritual associated point
GV-4 (+ and D): tonifies Kidney Yang and Life Gate Fire; essential in treating urinary incontinence, excessive urination, enuresis, etc.; nourishes the Yuan (Original) Qi; strengthens the back, esp. benefits the lumbar vertebrae; regulates the menses; stops vaginal discharge; distributes Zhong (Ancestral) Qi and Yang to the pelvis to mobilize the Yin of the pelvis; stimulates testes, adrenals and ovaries (Finkelstein, p. 77); frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
» GV-3 (+): reinforces the Kidney; regulates the Kidney Qi; warms the Xue (Blood) Chamber and the Palace of Jing (Essence); distributes Zhong (Ancestral) Qi to the pelvis; stimulates testes; benefits the Bladder; benefits the lumbar spine and knees; regulates the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) and Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel)
jing gong (+): tonifies Kidney Yang and firms the Sperm Gate (Maciocia, p. 255)
CV-6 (+): strengthens, regulates and moves the Qi; tonifies the Kidney; regulates Qi of Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); regulates and tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; special point for sexual Qi; preserves sexual fluids (Finkelstein, p. 86); tonifies Kidney; benefits, nourishes and invigorates Kidney Yang; warms Ming Men (Life Gate Fire) (esp. with D); reinforces Jing (Essence); benefits spine, esp. "slipped disc" (Finkelstein, p. 86); regulates Water Pathways and dispels Dampness; regulates the menses and stops vaginal discharge; Dan Tien (Elixir of Long Life), with CV-5: important point for concentration of Qi in the body
CV-4 (+ and D): strengthens Kidney Yang and Yuan (Original) Qi; regulates and reinforces the Qi of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); separates the Clear and the Turbid; nourishes and stabilizes the Kidney; strengthens and replenishes the Kidney Qi; warms the Kidney Yang, the Lower Warmer and Uterus (D); eliminates Cold in the genitals and Lower Warmer (D); regulates the Uterus and menses; regulates the Bladder; regulates diuresis; Small Intestine Mu Alarm point
St-36 (+): regulates and strengthens Qi and Xue (Blood); strengthens weak and Xu (Deficient) conditions; regulates the Stomach and strengthens the Spleen; dispels and eliminates Dampness; increases the raising Qi to raise prolapsed organs; governs and directs all descending energies in the body; nourishes Kidney, Liver and Spleen; regulates ascension of the Clear and descension of the Turbid (-), esp. by the Intestines; Stomach He Sea Lower Uniting, Earth and Horary point; Sea of Nourishment point
Kd-7 (+): tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; regulates Qi, esp. Kidney Qi, and restores Qi to the vessels; strengthens and enriches the Kidney; stimulates adrenals, thyroid and testes; facilitates and regulates the Bladder, menses and Water Pathways; regulates the pores and sweating; strengthens the back, esp. lumbars; Kidney Metal and Tonification point
Kd-3 (+): nourishes Kidney Yin and tonifies Kidney Yang; stabilizes Kidney Qi; strengthens control of ejaculation; regulates the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); promotes function of Uterus; regulates menses and Water Pathways; calms the fetus; strengthens lower back, waist and knees; Kidney Yuan Source and Earth point
footnotes
Reprinted from The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia, Giovanni, 1989, by permission of the publisher Churchill Livingstone, a division of Elsevier Limited.