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Chinese patterns
Heart Xue Xu (Blood Deficiency)
acupuncture
patterns and combinations
Heart Xue Xu (Blood Deficiency)
» principle of treatment: tonify Xue (Blood); tonify the Heart; pacify the Shen
point analysis
» palpate and consider:
an mian (-): pacifies the Shen; clears the Brain; assists sleep
UB-38/43 (+): supplements Heart Qi; regulates the Shen; strengthens Xu (Deficiency) conditions; treats all chronic disease; tonifies Heart Qi; fortifies the Spleen and strengthens the Xue (Blood); stimulates hematopoesis; tonifies the Kidney and restores Yuan (Original) Qi; esp. with anemia and poor memory; Pericardium psychospiritual associated point
UB-15 (+): invigorates circulation of Qi and Xue (Blood); calms the Heart and the Shen; quiets the Mind and the Soul; strengthens and clears the Brain; regulates the Xue (Blood) and Qi of the Heart; strengthens Heart Qi and nourishes Heart Xue (Blood); calms sexual dreaming; invigorates circulation of the Qi and Xue (Blood) and tonifies Xu (Deficiency); influences the thyroid; benefits the Lung; relaxes and expands the chest, and benefits the Qi; Heart Shu Associated point
UB-17 (+): regulates, nourishes and invigorates the Xue (Blood) (esp. invigorates with D); nourishes Dry Xue (Blood); enriches Yin; generates Fluids; expands the chest and diaphragm; strengthens Xu (Deficient) conditions and increases stamina; Diaphragm Shu Associated point; Hui Reunion and Master point of the Xue (Blood)
UB-20 (+): tonifies the Spleen, regulates Spleen Qi, and benefits the Ying (Constructive) Qi; enhances Spleen Yang to mobilize Stagnant Qi; tonifies and nourishes the Xue (Blood); Spleen Shu Associated point
yin tang (-): pacifies the Shen and clears the Mind; promotes relaxation; allays dream-disturbed sleep ["specific" (Ross, 1985, p. 129]; influences the pituitary and pineal
GV-25 (-): clears Fire
PC-6 (+): pacifies the Shen; 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; tonifies Heart Qi; regulates Heart Qi and Xue (Blood); regulates Liver Qi and relieves Liver Qi Stagnation; 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)
Ht-7 (+): pacifies the Shen; calms the Heart; relieves palpitations, insomnia and fear; general sedative and regulating effect on the inner organs; nourishes Heart Xue (Blood); regulates and tonifies the Heart, esp. Heart Qi; Heart Yuan Source, Earth and Dispersion point
CV-15 (+): tonifies Heart Xue (Blood); pacifies the Shen; promotes flow of Qi; benefits Yuan (Original) Qi; nourishes all Yin organs; relaxes the chest; esp. with anxiety; Luo Connecting point of the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Source point of the five Zang (Yin viscera)
CV-14 (+): tonifies Heart Xue (Blood); clears the Heart and stabilizes the Shen; regulates and invigorates the Qi; expands and clears the chest; acts on the nervous system and brain through the solar plexus (Finkelstein, p. 90); releases tension throughout whole body (Finkelstein, p. 90); esp. with anxiety; Heart Mu Alarm point; Heart Qi enters the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) here (Finkelstein, p. 90)
CV-6 (+): strengthens and moves the Qi; supports Yin Qi; regulates Qi of Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); regulates and tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; tonifies the Kidney; influences the pituitary, thyroid and adrenals (Worsley, 1975, p. B-20); Dan Tien (Elixir of Long Life), with CV-5: important point for concentration of Qi in the body
CV-4 (+): pacifies the Shen; regulates the Qi and benefits Yuan (Original) Qi; nourishes Xue (Blood) and Yin; regulates and reinforces the Qi of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); nourishes the Kidney; Small Intestine Mu Alarm point; at CV-4 the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) separates from the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) (Finkelstein, p. 85)
Sp-10 (- and/or d. D): regulates and invigorates the Xue (Blood); harmonizes and tonifies Ying (Constructive) Qi; cools Heat in the Xue (Blood); nourishes Xue (Blood) Dryness
Sp-9 (-): regulates and tonifies Spleen (especially Yang); regulates the Water Pathways; transforms Damp Stagnation, esp. through promotion of diuresis; Spleen He Sea Uniting and Water 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; regulates, nourishes and moves the Xue (Blood); raises blood pressure; aids transportation and transformation to improve digestion and nourishment; frees Qi Stagnation and spreads Liver Qi; tonifies the Kidney; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels
Kd-3 (+): nourishes and enriches Kidney Yin, supplies Liver Yin, and tonifies Yin of the entire body; tonifies the Kidney, Yuan (Original) Qi, Xue (Blood) and Jing (Essence); pacifies Xu (Deficiency) Fire; strengthens the Brain; regulates the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Kidney Yuan Source and Earth point
footnotes
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.