-IBIS-1.5.0-
tx
musculoskeletal system
gout
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Bi Obstruction; Hot Bi Obstruction; Wind-Damp Bi Syndrome; Damp-Heat Bi Syndrome; Qi Stagnation; Liver Qi Stagnation with Liver Yang Rising; Xue Yu (Blood Stasis)


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
• UB-18 (+): benefits and drains the Liver and Gall Bladder; clears Liver Fire and Heat; cools Damp-Heat; moves Stagnant Qi; nourishes and regulates Xue (Blood); nourishes Liver Yin; cools Heat in the Xue (Blood); Liver Shu Associated point
• UB-23 (+): strengthens Qi Hai; tonifies the Kidney; strengthens Yang; nourishes Yin, Xue (Blood) and Kidney Jing (Essence); counterbalances Liver Fire; drains Heat from the Lower Warmer; resolves Dampness; benefits and controls the bones; Kidney Shu Associated point
• St-36 (+): expels Wind; dispels and eliminates Dampness; disperses Stagnation in the Upper Warmer; regulates and strengthens Qi and Xue (Blood); regulates the Stomach and strengthens the Spleen; spreads Liver Qi and benefits the Gall Bladder; nourishes Kidney, Liver and Spleen; tonifies Kidney Yin; clears Heat from the Yang organs and drains Shi (Excess) from the Yang channels; treats chronic cases with Heat; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; use to move Qi down to foot; Stomach He Sea Lower Uniting and Earth point; Sea of Nourishment point
• Sp-6 (+): strengthens the Spleen; transforms Dampness; frees Qi Stagnation; nourishes Yin; clears Fire due to Xu (Deficiency); nourishes and moves the Xue (Blood) to transform Xue Yu (Blood Stasis) and clear Xue (Blood) Heat; spreads the Liver Qi and suppresses Liver Heat; regulates the Gall Bladder; transforms Dampness and Heat; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels
• Sp-10 (=): clears Heat and expels Wind; harmonizes and tonifies Ying (Constructive) Qi; regulates and invigorates the Xue (Blood); cools Heat, dissipates Wind, and transforms Damp-Heat in the Xue (Blood); nourishes Xue (Blood) Dryness; "Sea of Blood"
• Sp-1 (-): dispels Heat; clears Dampness and Damp-Heat; strengthens the Spleen; regulates Qi circulation in Spleen channel; benefits the Qi; regulates and stimulates the flow of Xue (Blood); Spleen Jing Well and Wood point
• GB-34 (=): soothes and regulates Yang of the Liver and Gall Bladder; clears Dampness and cools Heat; facilitates and harmonizes the Liver; alleviates pain; subdues Liver Yang; tonifies tendons, ligaments and bones; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; alleviates pain; Gall Bladder He Sea Uniting and Earth point; Hui Reunion point of Jin (sinews and tendons)
Lv-3 (-): expels Wind; promotes smooth flow of Liver Qi and eliminates Liver Qi Stagnation; cools, clears and drains Heat and Fire from the Liver and Gall Bladder; subdues Liver Yang; regulates circulation of Xue (Blood) to disperse Xue Yu (Blood Stasis); discharges Damp-Heat in the Lower Warmer; opens the channels; stops pain; local point; Liver Yuan Source and Earth point; Independent Associated point for spasms
• Lv-2 (-): drains Fire and disperses Stagnant Qi of Liver and Gall Bladder; soothes and loosens Liver to release Liver Qi; subdues Yang Shi (Excess); cools the Xue (Blood); local point; Liver Fire and Dispersion point
• Lv-1 (-): disperses Wind, esp. acute; frees the channels; regulates and tonifies the Liver, esp. Qi and Xue (Blood); promotes and stimulates the Qi of the Liver and Gall Bladder channels; clears and disperses the vicious Yang; cools and clears Heat in the Xue (Blood); resolves Damp-Heat, esp. in Lower Warmer; Liver Jing Well and Wood point


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