Acupoints For Colds

Front 1

Points to expel wind

Back 1

Hegu LI4 yuan source - primary pt to expel wind-cold/wind heat to release exterior, regulates defensive qi and adjusts sweating

Fengchi GB20 - ess pt for headache, eliminates wind

Front 2

Wind Cold
More aversion to cold

Back 2

LI4, gb20
Lu7 Lieque luo pt to lung channel to benefit coughing, wheezing
Bl12 Fengmen wind gate stimulate immune system

Front 3

Wind Heat

Back 3

Li4, gb20
Li11 Quchi
Du14 dazhui can reduce temperature , Chinese paracetamol

Front 4

Summer Heat

Back 4

Li 4, gb20
Ren12, st36
Sj6

Front 5

Qi deficiency

Back 5

Li4, gb20
St36
Sp 6

Front 6

Headache

Back 6

Li 4, gb 20
Taiyang
Yin tang

Front 7

Sore throat

Back 7

Li 4, gb 20
Shaoshang lu11 ( bleeding)

Front 8

Nasal obstruction

Back 8

Yin tang
Yinxiang li 20

Front 9

Diarrhea

Back 9

Li 4, gb20
Tianshu st25 front MU pt of large intestine

Shangjuxu st37 Lower He Sea pt of LI
Regulates the intestines and transforms stagnation
Clears damp heat and alleviates diarrhoea and dysenteric disorder
Regulates the Spleen and Stomach
Activates the channel and alleviates pain

Front 10

Cough exterior patterns

Wind cold

Back 10

Coarse coughing
Nasal congestion or rhinitis
Thin white or clear sputum
Pulse normal or floating
Rapid or tight pulse if fever

Front 11

Wind Cold Cough Treatment Principle

Back 11

Treatment principle:
Eliminate wind, disperse cold, promote disseminating and descending function of lungs, resolve phlegm

Front 12

Wind cold cough points

Back 12

Fengmen bl 12, Feishu bl13
Lieque lu7, Hegu li4

zhongfu lu1 front MU pt of Lung

Kongzui lu6 Xi kleft pt On the flexor aspect of the forearm, on the line connecting Taiyuan LU-9 with Chize LU-5, 7 cun proximal to Taiyuan LU-9.

Front 13

Wind cold shortness of breath and itchy throat

Back 13

Tiantu ren22

Front 14

Wind cold complicated by damp

Back 14

Heavy clouded sensation in head, loss of sense of taste, sticky sensation in mouth,, thick greasy tongue coat

Dadu sp2, taibai sp3

Front 15

Cough exterior patterns

Wind cold

Back 15

Coarse coughing
Nasal congestion or rhinitis
Thin white or clear sputum
Pulse normal or floating
Rapid or tight pulse if fever

Front 16

Wind Cold Cough Treatment Principle

Back 16

Treatment principle:
Eliminate wind, disperse cold, promote disseminating and descending function of lungs, resolve phlegm

Front 17

Wind cold cough points

Back 17

Fengmen bl 12, Feishu bl13
Lieque lu7, Hegu li4

zhongfu lu1 front MU pt of Lung

Kongzui lu6 Xi kleft pt On the flexor aspect of the forearm, on the line connecting Taiyuan LU-9 with Chize LU-5, 7 cun proximal to Taiyuan LU-9.

Front 18

Wind cold shortness of breath and itchy throat

Back 18

Tiantu ren22

Front 19

Wind cold complicated by damp

Back 19

Heavy clouded sensation in head, loss of sense of taste, sticky sensation in mouth,, thick greasy tongue coat

Dadu sp2, taibai sp3

Front 20

Wind cold complicated by interior phlegm

Back 20

Expectoration of frothy fluid or profuse thick phlegm:

Fenglong ST40- LUO of ST - principal phlegm pt
Taiyuan LU9- Shu stream, yuan source and Earth pt- principal pt to tonify LU qi and yin def, also regulates the one hundred vessels and gathering (ZONG) qi: spitting, coughing, vomit blood

Front 21

Cough Wind Heat Symptoms T/P
Treatment principle

Back 21

Yellow nasal discharge, Tongue: red tip, thin yellow or white coating
Pulse: floating and rapid

Eliminate Wind, clear heat, promote descending and disseminating function of lungs, resolve phlegm and stop cough

Front 22

Cough Wind Heat PTs

Back 22

Du 14, bl 12, bl13, lu5, lu6, lu 7, li4, sj5

bl12- for: attack by exterior path 2) def of defensive qi
bl13- back SHU pt of LU - tonifies LU qi nourishes LU yin
chize, lu5 - He Sea & Water pt- important pt to clear excess or def heat from Lung
lu 6 - Xi kleft
lu 7 - LUO + Command pt - principal pt to release exterior + disperse and descend Lung QI
sj5- Waiguan - LUO - imp pt to release ext, for wind cold and part wind-heat, accompanied by swollen glands or eye and ear disorders

Front 23

Tight chest and shortness of breath pt

Back 23

Tian Tu ren 22
Shanzhong ren 17

Front 24

High fever pt

Back 24

li11

Front 25

Cough blood pt

Back 25

Yuji Lu 10
Ying Spring, fire pt
clears heat from LU

Front 26

Wind DRYNESS symptoms

Back 26

Dry cough, dry nose, throat mouth
Aversion to cold, fever, headache
scanty sputum, difficult to expectorate
-thirst
-chest pain on severe coughing, hacking cough
-slight blood in sputum
T: red tip, thin yellow dry coating
P: floating, rapid

Front 27

Wind DRYness pts

Back 27

du14, li4, lu7, lu5, lu9, bl12, bl13

lu7 - LUO, releases exterior, descends LU qi
lu5 - He Sea Water pt, clears LU heat, regulates water passages (swelling of four limbs, frequent urination)
lu9 - shu stream, yuan source, principal pt to tonify LU (qi/yin) def, regulates 100 vessels and the gathering QI
bl12 - 1) attack by ext path 2) deficiency of defensive qi
bl13 - back SHU of LU, tonifies LU qi and Lung yin, for all def or excess LU patterns

Front 28

difference between BL 12 FENGMEN and BL13, FENG SHI

Back 28

bl12 - principally for attack by exterior pathogens and weak defensive QI

bl 13- for all LU disorders, excess or deficient

Front 29

Interior Patterns for COUGH/COLD

Back 29

1) Phlegm damp
2) Phlegm heat
3) Liver Fire
4) LU QI XU
5) LU Yin XU
6) Kidney Yang XU

Front 30

Phlegm DAMP vs Phlegm HEAT symptoms

cough, sputum

Back 30

phlegm damp- coarse cough, relieved by expectoration of white or gray phlegm, EARLY mornings and AFTER meals

p heat- SEVERE cough, w thick sticky yellow or brown or green phlegm, difficult to expectorate, may contain BLOOD

Front 31

Phlegm DAMP vs phlegm HEAT symptoms

chest, abdomen

Back 31

p damp - Suffocating sensation, stuffy chest, epigastric discomfort, reduced appetite

p heat- PAINful chest on coughing, distension and fullness in chest

Front 32

Phlegm DAMP vs phlegm HEAT symptoms

stools

Back 32

p damp - nausea, vomit or LOOSE stools
p heat - dry stools, constipation, DARK urination

Front 33

Phlegm DAMP vs phlegm HEAT symptoms

facial, thirst

Back 33

p damp - facial puffiness, four limbs weak, fatigue

p heat - thirst, dry bitter taste in mouth, sore throat, fever, maybe w sweat

Front 34

Phlegm DAMP vs phlegm HEAT

T/P

Back 34

p damp- T: white thick sticky coating
p heat - T: red with greasy yellow coating

p damp P: soft, slippery
p heat P: rapid, full, slippery

Front 35

Phlegm DAMP vs Phlegm HEAT treatment principle

Back 35

P damp- tonify spleen, resolve phlegm, regulate QI, promote descending function of Lungs to stop coughing

p heat - clear heat, transform phlegm, stop cough

Front 36

Phlegm DAMP pts

Back 36

bl13, bl20, lu1, lu9, sp3, st40

Front 37

Suffocating sensation and epigastric distress pts

Back 37

p6 NEIGUAN, ren17, Tanzhong,

Front 38

Poor appetite

Back 38

Zhongwan R12, Zusanli, st36

Front 39

Phlegm HEAT pts

Back 39

lu1, lu5, lu6, lu10, ren15, ren17, st40, DINGCHUAN