Acupuncture Formulas-disease wise approch -

Acupuncture Formulas


These formulas contain many points;ideally one should keep the number of points used in any one session to aminimum. Usually, the number would be under 10. Master acupuncturists usuallyuse less than 5 points. The ultimate aimof the Master is to cure with only 1 needle. Acupuncture point selection isbased on information gathered from the four exams: looking, listening, askingand palpating.
Meridians
LU = Lung meridian
LI, CO = Large Intestine meridian
ST = Stomach meridian
SP = Spleen meridian
HT, HE = Heart meridian
SI = Smalll Intestine meridian
Bl, UB = Bladder meridian
KI = Kidney meridian
P, PC, HC = Pericardium, Heart Constrictor meridian
TW, TH, SJ = Triple Warmer, Tri-Heater, Triple Burner, San Jiao meridian
GB = Gallbladder meridian
LV, LI, LIV = Liver meridian
CV, VC, Ren = Conception Vessel meridian
GV, VG, Du = Governing Vessel meridian
Some older text use LI for Liver and CO for Large Intestine.

These formulas contain manypoints, ideally one should keep the number of points used in any one session toa minimum. Usually, the number would be under 10. Master acupuncturists usuallyuse less than 5 points. The ultimate aim of the Master is to cure with only 1needle. Acupuncture point selection is based on information gathered from thefour exams: looking, listening, asking and palpating.
Pathology is categorizedaccording to its location and quality. The location can be described accordingto channel, organ, level, jiao, element of the five phases, or substances (Qi,Blood, Phlegm, Fluid, Food) and whether its nature is fixed or changing interms of location. Qualities are recognized as wind, heat, cold, damp, dry,full or empty, waxing or waning, yin or yang. Location and quality continuallyshift. Rather than securing oneself to a firm diagnosis the clinical encounterbecomes a circular interactive loop where the next move is guided by thechanging terrain. Evaluation becomes treatment and treatment becomesevaluation. Because we are able to understand a phenomenon only by changing it,then more important than the diagnosis itself, is where it yields, and becomessomething else. An adept practitioner has a sense of the direction of adisorder by the change in tongue, pulse, stool, urine, menses, sleep, mucous,thirst, sweat, sensation or pain, and even by changes in emotion on the part ofpatient. Acupuncture point prescriptions are continually modified to fit thechanging patient presentation. Shaped by Daoist and Buddhist philosophy,Chinese acupuncture relies on the only constant is change.
There is no hard and fast ruleas to the choice of points. Various combinations are possible but allcombinations use the Sensitive (AhShi, Trigger etc) Points, when these arepresent. Examples would be:
ORGAN DISEASES:
Sensitive Points (if present) +Mu + Shu points + points for symptoms
(or) Sensitive points + Yuan +Luo + Xi + points for symptoms
(or) Sensitive points +Earpoints
(or) Sensitive points + Localpoints + Distant points on the affected Channel
(or) many other combinations.
LOCAL DISORDERS (say elbowpain):
Sensitive points (if present) +Local points + Distant points on affected and related Channels
(or) Sensitive Points +Earpoints for Elbow + Earpoint ShenMen
(or) Sensitive Points + Tsingpoints + Local points + Distant points on affected and related Channels
(or) other combinations.
Distal Points

Acupuncture points are not always chosen locally to treat a problem. Oftendistal points are chosen. These points are generally located quite far from thediseased area (often below the elbows and knees) , but are chosen for theirability to treat the problem.
Local Points

There are two kinds of local acupuncture points: classical acupuncture pointswhich are located close to the area of pain, and, points of sensitivity (notactual points) which are referred to Ashi points which may also be chosen dueto their responsive nature.
Experience Points

These acupuncture points may consist of one or a combination of two or morepoints which have been proven over time to be very effective in the treatmentof a particular disorder. The clinical basis for these treatment protocols arebased purely on experience.
Interior- Exterior

The twelve regular meridians are paired together into six groups. One of eachpair represents the interior aspect of the relationship while the otherrepresents the exterior of the relationship. For example the Spleen and stomachare one pair. The stomach represents the exterior aspect of the couple and thespleen the interior. If there is a problem with the stomach points may bechosen on the spleen channel to effect its partner.
Front and Back:

Often points are chosen from both the front of the body and the back of thebody in order to elicit balance in the acupuncture treatment. A good example ofthis would be the combination of a Front (Mu) point and a Back (Shu) point inthe treatment of a disorder.
Upper and the Lower:

Disease in the upper part of the body can be treated by selecting points in thelower part of the body, and disease in the lower part of the body can betreated by selecting points in the upper part of the body. The combination ofGV 1 with GV 20 in the upper to treat prolapse of anus is one example of thistype of point location.
Left and Right:

Acupuncture points in the right side of the body may be selected for diseasesin the left side of the body and vice versa. This type of treatment may beimplemented for the purpose of balancing the energy in a meridian on differentsides of the body OR in the case of head acupuncture; one side of the head maybe treated to effect the opposite side of the body.

Acupuncture — Treatment Approaches


Traditional Chinese medicine, including acupuncture, is practiced in everyhospital in China,servicing one quarter to one third of the world population. Outside of China, everycountry and culture using acupuncture has adapted it to unique health needs.Thus there are many approaches that have evolved out of the original 365‘known´ points, and five-phase system of correspondences. The following is notan exhaustive list but intended to familiarize the reader with some of thesemore common treatment approaches. In addition, there are treatment techniquesused in acupuncture practice that are culturally and historically related toit.

ABDOMINAL PAIN


CV 4 5 6 8
P 6
GB 27
GV 20 26
KI 15 16 17 18 19 20
LI 4 8 9
SP 1 2 4 5 6 9 15 16 21
ST 24 25 26 27 36 37 38 39 40 43 44
BL 16 25 43 48 57

ACNE


P 6
LI 4 11
LU 11
LV 11 14
SP 6 10
ST 36

ALCOHOLISM


GB 8
LI 4
SP 6
ST 36

ALLERGIES


LI 4 11
BL 12 38

ALOPECIA


GB 20 11
LI 4 11
BL 16 23 38 54

BACK ACHE


GV 4 14
SI 6 14
TW 3 6
BL 9 10 11 23 24 25 29 50 51 54 55 60 62 63 65

BACK PAIN


GB 25 26
GV 5 6 7 10 12 14
KI 7 15
SP 2 3 5
TW 3
BL 33 40 54 60

BELCHING


CV 12 13
P 6
KI 21
ST 36

BLURRED VISION


P 1
GB 4 13 14 15 16 17 41 43
GV 16 18 20 21 22
HT 5
KI 1 4
LI 2
SI 6
ST 8
BL 1 2 4 5 6 18 23

BREAST PAIN


P 1 3
GB 41 42
SI 1
SP 5
ST 18

ALZHEMER'S DISEASE


P 8
KI 9
LI 5
ST 23 45
TW 2 10

AMENORRHEA


CV 2 3 4 5 6
GV 1 4
KI 5 12 14
LI 4
LV 8
SP 6 8 10
ST 29 36
BL 18 20 23 25 37 38 60

ANEMIA


GB 43
GV 4 20
KI 1
LI 4 11
LV 8 14
SP 6 10
ST 44
BL 11 12 15 17 18 20 21

ANGINA PECTORIS


CV 14 15
P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
GB 20
GV 8 11 12
HT 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
KI 1 4 5 23 24
LI 4
LU 5 9
LV 3
SI 1
ST 19 36
TW 6 7

ANKLE PAIN


GB 39 40 42
LV 6
ST 41
BL 58 63

ANOREXIA


CV 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14
P 2 6
GB 6 28
GV 9
HT 3 7
KI 3 17 22 23 24 25 26 27
LI 4 11
LV 4 13
SP 1 2 4 8 9 19 20
ST 19 20 21 22 23 36 39 42 44 45
TW 1
BL 13 17 18 19 20 22 40 41 42 44 46 57 64

ANOSMIA


GB 20
GV 16 23
LI 4 19 20
SP 4
ST 6 8
BL 1 2 17 21

ANXIETY


CV 14 17
P 7
GV 15 24
HT 4 5 6 7 8 9
KI 1 4 9
LU 4 10
LV 2 5
SI 3 4 7
ST 36 40
BL 14 20

ARM PAIN


P 5 6
GB 21
HT 2 5 3
LI 1 4 10 11 12 15 16
LU 5 6
SI 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
ST 36
TW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

ARTERIES


CV 3
SP 10
ST 36
BL 17

ARTHRITIS


P 6
GB 34
GV 14
LI 4 11 15
LV 2
SI 9
SP 5
ST 36
TW 5
BL 8 10 11 58 60

BRONCHITIS


CV 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
P 6 9
GB 10 11 18 20 21
GV 10 12 14
HT 3
KI 3 21 22 23 26 27
LI 4 8 10 11
LU 1 3 5 6 8 9
LV 1 14
SI 14 15
SP 18
ST 10 14 15 36
TW 3 10
BL 8 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 36 37 38 39 41 42 43