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Constipation
More than three days of dry and/or difficult bowel
movements.
Excess Yangming Heat
fullness in the intestines,
may be pain (particularly on pressure), bad breath, thirst, T- red with
yellow coat, P- slippery full
P/T – clear Heat,
induce bowel movement, protect body fluids
Acupuncture –
sedate, yangming, *LI 4, 11, *ST 37, 25, *SP 14
- thirst, fever – Ren 23, HT 8
- bad breath – Ren 24, PC 8
Large Intestine Qi stagnation
unfinished
feeling, bitty stools, difficult to pass, bloated, belching, T- white coat,
P- wiry
P/T
– regulate Qi, induce bowel movement
Acupuncture
– sedate, Ren, foot jueyin, Ren 12 & ST 25,
*Ren 6 (move intestines), LR 2 & GB 34
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hypochondriac pain – LR 14, SJ 6
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bloating – SP 15
Spleen Stomach Qi deficiency
lack of Qi and blood can
lead to Lung Qi deficiency, lack of energy to push out stool, sweating and
fatigue after bowel movement, T- pale with white coat, P- thin weak
P/T
– strengthen Spleen, nourish Qi, induce bowel movement
Acupuncture
– tonify, moxa, BL 20, 21, SP 6, ST 36, Ren 4, BL
25 & ST 25, KI 7 & LI 4
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palpitations – PC 6
Spleen Kidney Yang deficient Cold
fatigue,
coldness, dizzy, tinnitus, copious clear urine, T- pale, with white moist
coat,
P- deep retarded
P/T – warm Spleen and
Kidney Yang
Acupuncture –
tonify , moxa, foot shaoyin
and taiyin, Ren 6, KI 6, 18, BL 23, 20 & SP
6, ST 25
- excess coldness – Du 4, BL 40
- anal prolapse – Du 1,
20
Yin/Blood deficiency
chronic,
rabbit stools, whole body Yin deficient signs, dryness
P/T
– moisten dryness, nourish Yin
Acupuncture
– Shu, foot shaoyin, KI
3, 6, BL 20, SP 6, ST 36, BL 25 & ST 25
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insomnia, palpitations – HT 7, LR 2 or 3
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dry mouth – jin jin, yue ye
Alternative treatment
methods
auricular – LI,
rectum, SI, sympathetic, medium to strong stimulation, leave for 1-2 hours
injection – jian wei and abdominal ashi points, LI 7, vitamin B 0.3-0.5 ml each, daily
breathing,
regulate diet, train body to have regular bowel movement times of the day.
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