Internal Medicine Handout 4 Points And Herbs

Front 1

Clinical Manifestations
Wheezing, breathlessness, slight cough, gray or blue-green complexion, white, slippery tongue coating, string-taut and tight pulse

Back 1

1. Cold Wheezing

Treatment Principle
Warm up the lung, scatter cold, resolve phlegm and relieve breathlessness
Acupuncture Treatment
Dingchuan (M-BW-1), Feishu BL13, Chize LU5, Lieque LU7, Hegu LI4, Shanzhong RN17, Fengmen BL12

Hint 1

Herbal Treatment
She Gan Ma Huang Tang, Xiao Qing Long Tang

Front 2

Clinical Manifestations
Breathlessness, wheezing, yellowish phlegm, mental restlessness, red complexion, possible some sweating and headache, red tongue with yellow greasy coating, rapid and slippery pulse.

Back 2

2. Heat Wheezing

Treatment Principle
Clear heat and disperse lung qi, transform phlegm and relieve breathlessness
Acupuncture Treatment
Dingchuan (M-BW-1), Feishu BL13, Chize LU5, Lieque LU7, Hegu LI4, Shanzhong RN17, Dazhui DU14, Quchi LI11, Shangyang LI1

Hint 2

Herbal Treatment
Ding Chuan Tang, Yue Bi Jia Ban Xia Tang

Front 3

Clinical Manifestations
Cough and breathlessness, wheezing, sticky phlegm, thick greasy tongue coating, slippery and forceful pulse.

Back 3

3. Phlegm Wheezing

Treatment Principle
Drain phlegm and benefit the orifices, descend lung qi and relieve breathlessness
Acupuncture Treatment
Dingchuan (M-BW-1), Feishu BL13, Chize LU5, Lieque LU7, Hegu LI4, Shanzhong RN17, Fenglong ST40, Zhongwan RN12

Hint 3

Herbal Treatment
San Zi Yang Qin Tang

Front 4

Clinical Manifestations
Spontaneous sweating, aversion to cold, sneezing, shortness of breath, weak voice, coughing up clear and white sputum, or slight wheezing, bright-white complexion, thin-white tongue coating, fine and weak pulse.

Back 4

4. Lung Deficiency

Treatment Principle
Tonify lung and strengthen defensive qi
Acupuncture Treatment
Feishu BL13, Gaohuang BL43, Taiyuan LU9, Zusanli ST36, Pishu BL20, Weishu BL21, Taibai SP3

Hint 4

Herbal Treatment
Yu Ping Feng San, Gui Zhi Jia Huang Qi Tang

Front 5

Clinical Manifestations
Slight wheezing, shortness of breath, poor appetite, fullness of the epigastrium, loose stool, pale tongue with thin greasy tongue coating, fine and weak pulse.

Back 5

5. Spleen Deficiency

Treatment Principle
Fortify the spleen and transform phlegm
Acupuncture Treatment
Feishu BL13, Gaohuang BL43, Taiyuan LU9, Zusanli ST36, Pishu BL20, Weishu BL21, Taibai SP3, Fenglong ST40

Hint 5

Herbal Treatment
Liu Jun Zi Tang

Front 6

Clinical Manifestations
Breathlessness, slight wheezing frothy phlegm or small amount of sticky phlegm, sore and weak lower back, puffy tongue with white coating, fine and deep pulse, or red tongue with little coating, fine and rapid pulse.

Back 6

6. Kidney Deficiency

Treatment Principle
Tonify the kidney, consolidate and receive qi
Acupuncture Treatment
Feishu BL13, Gaohuang BL43, Taiyuan LU9, Zusanli ST36, Qihai RN6, Shenshu BL23, Taixi KI3, Zhaohai KI6

Hint 6

Herbal Treatment
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Qi Wei Du Qi Wan