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Heart Qi xu key symptoms |
palpitations, tiredness empty pulse |
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Heart Qi xu treatment |
Tonify HT qi HT5, P6, UB 15, Ren 17, Ren 6 |
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Heart Yang xu key symptoms |
palpitations, feeling of cold, cold limbs, Deep pulse |
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Heart Yang xu treatment |
tonify and warm HT yang HT5, PC6, UB 15, Ren 17, Ren 6- moxa, Du 14- moxa |
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Heart yang collapse key symptoms |
cyanosis of lips, Hidden-minute pulse, cold limbs |
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Heart yang collapse treatment |
rescue yang, restore consciousness, stop sweating Ren 6, ren 4, ren 8, du 4, ST 36, PC6, UB 23, Du20, Du14, UB 15 no retention of needle, reinforce, moxa applicable |
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Heart blood xu key symptoms |
palpitations, insomnia, poor memory, pale tongue- choppy/fine pulse- difficult to FALL asleep |
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Heart blood xu treatment |
tonight Blood, tonight Heart, pacify mind HT7, PC6, Ren14, Ren 15, Ren 4, UB 17, UB 20 |
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Heart yin xu key symptoms |
palpitations, mental restlessness, feeling of heat, malar flush, Red peeled tongue with deep midline crack- difficult to STAY asleep |
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Heart yin xu treatment |
tonify and nourish HT yin, Nourish KD yin if necessary, pacify mind H7, PC6, Ren 14, Ren 15, Ren 4, HT 6, SP6, KD7, KD 6 |
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Heart fire blazing key symptoms |
tongue ulcers, thirst, palpitations, Red tongue |
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Heart fire blazing treatment |
clear the Heart, pacify the mind HT9, HT8, HT7, Ren15, SP6, K6 |
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Phlegm fire harassing the heart key symptoms |
all the various mental symptoms and the Red tongue with sticky yellow coating |
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phlegm fire harassing the heart treatment |
clear heart-fire, resolve phlegm, pacify the mind P5, HT7, HT9, P7, Ren 15, UB 15, Ren 12, ST 40, SP 6, LV 3, LV 2, UB 20, Du 20, GB 13, GB 15, Du 24 all reducing except ren 12 and ub 20- reinforced. NO moxa |
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Phlegm misting the mind key symptoms |
mental confusion, rattling sound in throat, sticky-slippery tongue coat- NO fire |
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phlegm misting the mind treatment |
open the Heart, resolve phlegm, restore consciousness HT9, PC5, UB 15, ST 40, DU 26, Ren12, UB 20 |
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heart-blood stagnation key symptoms |
pain in the heart region, cyanosis of lips, purple tongue- knotted pulse |
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heart blood stagnation treatment |
regulate blood, remove stasis, tonight and warm heart-yang, and pacify the mind PC6, PC4, HT7, Ren17, UB14, UB17, SP10, KI25-local point |
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Stagnation of Liver qi key symptoms |
hypochondriac and chest distension, depression, moodiness, wiry pulse |
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stagnation of Liver qi treatment |
disperse the liver, regulate qi GB34, LV3, LV13, LV14, SJ6, PC6 |
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stasis of liver blood key symptoms |
dark and clotted menstrual blood, purple tongue |
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stasis of liver blood treatment |
disperse the liver, regulate Blood GB34, LV3, UB18, UB17, SP10, Ren6 |
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Liver fire blazing upwards key symptoms |
irritability, red face, red eyes, red tongue with yellow coat |
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liver fire blazing upwards treatment |
sedate the Liver, clear fire LV2, LV3, GB20, Taiyang, GB 13 |
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Liver wind caused by extreme heat key symptoms- acute febrile disease |
high temperature, convulsions, stiff tongue |
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Liver wind caused by extreme heat treatment |
clear heat, disperse LV, subdue wind LV3, LV2, shixuan, SI 3, DU20, DU16, GB 20 reduce, bleed shixuan |
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Liver yang rising causing wind key symptoms |
sudden unconsciousness, convulsions, deviation of eye and mouth |
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liver yang rising causing wind treatment |
nourish LV yin, subdue LV yang, subdue wind LV8, LV3, UB18, SP6, KD3, DU16, GB20 |
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Deficient liver blood causing wind key symptoms |
shaking of head, tremors, pale tongue |
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deficient liver blood causing wind treatment |
tonify LV blood, subdue wind LV8, LV3, SP6, UB18, UB17, UB20, UB23, LI4, GB20, DU 16, DU20 |
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damp heat in liver and gallbladder key symptoms |
fever, fullness in chest and hypochondrium, nausea, sticky yellow coating, slippery pulse |
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damp heat in liver and gallbladder treatment |
resolve dampness, disperse LV and GB, clear Heat LV 14, GB24, Gb34, UB18, UB19, DU9, Ren12, SP9, SP6, SP3, LI 11, LV 2 all reduce, except ren 12 |
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Stagnation of cold in Liver channel key symptoms |
hypogastric pain referring to scrotum, wiry-deep-slow pulse |
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stagnation of cold in LV channel treatment |
sedate the LV, disperse the cold ren3- w/moxa, LV5, LV1 |
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Deficiency of Liver blood key symptoms |
blurred vision, scanty periods, dull-pale complexion, pale tongue |
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deficiency of liver blood treatment |
tonify the LV, nourish Blood UB18, UB20, UB 23, UB17, LV8, SP6, ST36, Ren4 reinforcing, moxa applicable |
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Liver yang rising key symptoms |
headache, irritability, wiry pulse, red sides of tongue |
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liver yang rising treatment |
subdue liver yang, tonify yin LV3, SJ5, SP6, KD3, LV8, GB43, GB38, UB2, taiyang, GB20, GB9, GB8, GB6 |
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Liver invading the Spleen key symptoms |
alternation of constipation and diarrhea, abdominal distention, pain- pulse- weak on right, wiry on left |
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liver invading spleen treatment |
harmonize LV, tonify SP LV14, LV13, GB34, LV3, Ren 6, Ren12, ST36, SP6 |
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Liver invading the stomach key symptoms |
irritability, distension, pain in epigastrium and hypochondrium, fullness in epigastrium, sour regurgitation, belch, nausea, vomit |
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Liver invading stomach treatment |
harmonize liver, tonify stomach LV 14, LV13, GB34, Ren13, Ren10, St36, UB21 reduce LV points, reinforce stomach points |
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Liver fire insulting the lungs key symptoms (wood insulting metal) |
breathlessness, asthma, fullness of hypochondriac, headache, wiry pulse |
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liver fire insulting lungs treatment |
clear Liver fire, harmonize the Liver, stimulate the descending of Lung qi LV2, LV14, Ren 17, Ren 22, PC6, LU7, LI11 |
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Lung qi deficiency key symptoms |
shortness of breath, weak voice, bright-white complexion, empty pulse |
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lung qi deficiency treatment |
tonify the lung qi, warm the yang LU9, LU7, Ren6, UB13, Du12, ST 36 reinforce, moxa applicable |
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lung yin deficiency key symptoms |
dry cough, feeling heat in the afternoon, red-peeled tongue |
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lung yin deficiency treatment |
tonify lung yin, nourish body fluids, clear empty heat LU 9, Ren 17, UB43, UB 13, DU 12, Ren 4, KD6, Ren 12, LU 10 reinforce on all but LU 10, NO moxa |
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Lung dryness key symptoms |
dry cough, dry throat, hoarse voice, dry tongue which is NOT red |
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lung dryness treatment |
moisten LU, nourish fluid LU9, Ren4, KD6, SP6, Ren12 reinforce |
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Invasion of LU by wind cold key symptoms |
aversion to cold, sneezing, floating pulse |
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Invasion of LU by wind cold treatment |
release exterior, scatter cold, tim LU descending and dispersing LU7, UB12- cupping great to rel. ext. , Du16 |
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Invasion of LU by wind heat key symptoms |
fever, averse to cold, sore throat, float-rapid pulse |
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invasion of LU by wind heat treatment |
release exterior, clear heat, stim lung descend and disperse LI4, LI 11, LU11, Du14, UB12, Du16, GB20 reduce, no moxa |
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Invasion of Lungs by wind water key symptoms |
sudden swelling of face, aversion to wind, floating slippery pulse |
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invasion of lungs by wind water treatment |
release exterior, scatter cold, resolve dampness, restore LU descend and disperse fun, open water passages LU7, LI 6, LI7, LI 4, UB 12, Ren9, UB 13 |
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damp phlegm obstructing lungs key symptoms |
chronic cough w/ profuse white sputum, thick sticky white tongue coating |
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damp phlegm obstructing lungs treatment |
resolve phlegm, restore the LU descending fxn LU5, LU7, LU1, Ren17, ST40, PC6, Ren22, Ren12, Ren9, UB20, UB13 |
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phlegm heat obstructing the lungs key symptoms |
cough, yellow or green sputum, thick-sticky yellow coat, rapid slippery pulse |
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phlegm heat obstructing lungs treatment |
resolve phlegm, clear heat, stimulate LU descending fxn LU 5, LU7, LU10, LI11, LU1, UB13, Ren12, ST40 |
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phlegm fluid obstructing the lungs key symptoms |
cough with white-watery-frothy sputum |
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phlegm fluid obstructing the lungs treatment |
resolve phlegm, tonify spleen and lung qi LU5, LU9, Ren17, Ren13, ST40, UB43, Ren12, ST36 Ren9 reduce on Lu5, St40, ren 9, tonify other points, moxa applicable |
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Spleen Qi Deficiency key symptoms |
no appetite, tiredness, loose stools |
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Spleen qi deficiency treatment |
tonify SP qi ren 12, ST 36, SP3, SP 6, UB 20, UB 21 |
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Spleen yang deficiency key symptoms |
loose stools, chilliness, cold limbs, tiredness |
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spleen yang deficiency treatment |
tonify and warm Spleen yang same as SP qi xu points (tonify all, moxa applicable), add, SP9, Ren 9, ST 28, UB22- all reduced if there is dampness |
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spleen qi sinking key symptoms |
bearing down sensation, weak pulse |
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spleen qi sinking treatment |
tonify spleen qi, raise qi points same as for sp qi xu, plus du 20, rent, ren 21, du1 |
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Spleen not controlling blood key symptoms |
fine pulse, pale tongue, bleeding |
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spleen not controlling blood treatment |
tonify spleen qi same points as for sp qi xu, add sp 10, ub 17, sp1 reinforce, moxa applicable- not on ub17 |
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cold damp invading the spleen key symptoms |
stuffiness of chest and epigastrium, feeling of heaviness, sticky tongue coating |
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cold damp invading spleen treatment |
resolve damp SP9, SP6, Ren12, SP3, ST8 reduce or even method |
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damp heat invading spleen key symptoms |
sticky yellow coating, loose stools with offensive odor and low grade fever |
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damp heat invading spleen treatment |
SP9, SP6, DU9, LI 11, UB20, GB34 |
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Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency key symptoms |
no appetite, tiredness, breathlessness |
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Spleen and Lung qi deficiency treatment |
tonify lung and spleen ST 36, SP 3, UB20, UB21, LU 9, UB 13, DU 12 reinforce |
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Spleen and Liver Blood Deficiency key symptoms |
dizziness, loose stools, pale or orangey sides of tongue |
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Spleen and Liver Blood deficiency treatment |
tonify spleen qi, promote blood, tonify liver blood ST36, SP3, UB20, UB21, UB 18, LV8, UB 17, SP6 reinforce, moxa applicable |
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obstruction of spleen by dampness with stagnation of liver qi key symptoms |
stuffiness and fullness of epigastrium, hypochondriac pain, thick sticky yellow tongue coating |
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obstruction of spleen by dampness with stagnation of liver qi treatment |
tonify the spleen to resolve damp, promote smooth flow of liver qi, clear Heat ren 12, sp6, Sp3, UB20, LV13, LV14, GB24, GB34 reduce LV and GB and SP6 and LV 13 and SP3, tonify other points |
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Kidney yin deficiency key symptoms |
dry mouth at night, night sweats, red peeled tongue |
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kidney yin deficiency treatment |
nourish KD yin ren 4, KD3, KD6, KD10, KD9, SP6 Ren1 |
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Kidney yang deficiency key symptoms |
cold in the back, abundant-clear urination, pale tongue, deep pulse |
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Kidney yang deficiency treatment |
tonify and warm the Kidneys, strengthen the fire at the gate of vitality UB 23, DU4, Ren4, Ren6, KD3, KD7, UB52, Jinggong, reinforce, moxa should be used |
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Kidney qi not firm key symptoms |
dribbling after urination, nocturnal emissions without dreams |
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Kidney qi not firm treatment |
reinforce and stabilize Kidney qi UB23, DU4, KD3, UB52, Ren4, Jinggong reinforce, moxa applicable |
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Kidneys failing to receive qi key symptoms |
shortness of breath on exertion, sweating, clear urination |
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kidneys failing to receive qi treatment |
tonify and warm kidneys, stimulate kidney functions of reception of qi, stimulate the LU descending fxn KD3, LU7, K6, ST36, UB23, Du4, Ren6, Ren17, KI25, DU12, KD7 reinforce, moxa applicable |
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Kidney essence deficiency key symptoms |
children: poor bone development adults: weak knees, falling hair, weak sexual activity |
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Kidney essence deficiency treatment |
nourish the essence KD3, KD6, Ren4, UB23, Du4, GB39 (marrow), DU20, DU14, UB15, UB11 reinforcing , moxa unless concurrent yin xu |
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Kidney yang xu with water overflowing key symptoms |
edema of ankles, deep weak pulse, pale swollen tongue |
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kidney yang xu with water overflowing treatment |
tonify and warm KD, transform water, warm and tonify spleen yang, Du4, UB23, UB22, UB20, Ren 9, ST28, SP9, SP6, KD7 overflow to HT: DU14 moxa, UB15 overflow to LU: LU7, Ub13, du 12 |
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kidney yin xu, empty fire blazing key symptoms |
malar flush, mental restlessness, dry throat at night, feeling of heat in the afternoon, red peeled tongue |
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kidney yin xu empty fire blazing treatment |
nourish KD yin, clear empty fire, calm mind KD3, KD6, KD2, KD9, Ren4, KD10, SP6, HT5, LU7, LU10 reinforce on nourishing kd yin points, reducing on other, NO MOXA |
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Kidney and Liver yin deficiency key symptoms |
dry eyes, dry throat, night sweats, scanty menstruation, red peeled tongue |
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kidney and liver yin deficiency treatment |
nourish LV and KD yin KD3, KD6, LV8, Ren4, UB23, UB20, UB17 (direct moxa to tonify blood), UB18, UB10, DU20 |
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Kidney and Heart not harmonized key symptoms |
palpitations, insomina, night swat, red peeled tongue with redder tip and midline crack |
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kidney and heart not harmonized treatment |
nourish kidney and heart yin, clear empty heat HT7, HT6, HT5, Yintang, UB15, Ren15, GB13, DU24, KD3, KD10, KD9, Ren4, PC6, SP6 reinforce on nourishing, reduce on heat clearing, even on others |
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Kidney and Lung Yin deficiency key symptoms |
dry cough, feeling of heat in the evening, night sweating, red peeled tongue |
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kidney and lung yin deficiency treatment |
nourish lung and kidney yin, increase body fluids KD3, LU7, KD6, UB43, LU9, LU1, SP6, Ren4 reinforce, no moxa |
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Kidney and Spleen yang xu key symptoms |
chronic diarrhea, chilliness, feeling of cold in back, deep, weak, slow pulse |
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kidney and spleen yang xu treatment |
tonify and warm Spleen and Kidney yang KD3, KD7, UB23, DU4, UB20, UB21, ST36, Ren6, ST37, ST25, UB25 reinforce, moxa MUST be used |