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Low Back Pain
Published in Benjamin Apichai, Chinese Medicine for Lower Body Pain, 2021
Acupuncture treatments: Tonify kidney, strengthen the lumbar region and bones: UB23 腎俞 Shenshu, KD3 太溪 Taixi, KD6 照海 Zhaohai and KD10 陰谷 Yingu.Promote Qi and blood circulation and stop pain: UB40 委中 Weizhong—this is one of four commanding points.Strengthen the tendons and bones: GB34 陽陵泉 Yanglingquan and GB39 懸鐘 Xuanzhong.Harmonize the meridians and stop pain: UB25 大腸俞 Dachangshu, UB57 承山 Chengshan, UB58 飛陽 Feiyang and UB60 崑崙 Kunlun.Nourish liver, spleen, and kidney to promote Qi and blood circulation: SP6 三陰交 Sanyinjiao.Nourish blood: LIV8 曲泉 Ququan.Tonify kidney Yang: Moxa DU4 命門 Mingmen with a moxa box or warming needle techniques.
Integrative hyperthermia treatments for different types of cancer
Published in Clifford L. K. Pang, Kaiman Lee, Hyperthermia in Oncology, 2015
Clifford L. K. Pang, Kaiman Lee
Acupuncture on acupoints: Tianshu, Dachangshu, Zusanli, Qihai, Pishu, and Shenshu. If the syndrome of deficiency of spleen yang and kidney yang is seen, add Shenshu, Mingmen, and Guanyuan to activate yang, invigorate primordial energy, and reinforce kidney qi. If the syndrome of yin deficiency of liver and kidney is seen, add Sanyinjiao, Taixi, Shenshu, and Ququan to nourish yin and saliva, as well as to regulate and reinforce liver and kidneys.
Early modern reception in Europe
Published in Vivienne Lo, Michael Stanley-Baker, Dolly Yang, Routledge Handbook of Chinese Medicine, 2022
Four letters written in Guangdong in 1669–70 are presented in this chapter. The first one is dated February 12, 1669. It notably contains information on the differences between the pulses of men and women, a comparison of the correspondence between viscera and pulse segments as they were previously mentioned, on the one hand, and as they appear in the Inner Classic, on the other hand,4 an interesting analysis of the concepts of mingmen 命門 (gate of life) and sanjiao 三焦 (three burners) and a presentation of the number of pulsations in a day and its ensuing physiological consequences. The second letter (1669, October 20) mainly consists of a diagram of ‘blood circulation’ in the twelve vessels according to the twelve Chinese hours. The third one (1670, November 5) includes a presentation of the system of correspondences of the Five Agents and a study of the pulses of vital prognosis according to various illnesses. The fourth letter (1670, November 15) presents the theory of the fifty uninterrupted pulsations: the pulse of a healthy person must beat regularly and without break for at least fifty pulsations, thus meaning that the five organs are healthy. It then deals with two pulses located on the foot, ‘chum yam’ (chongyang, 42nd point of the meridian zuyangming of the stomach, on the dorsalis pedis artery) and ‘tai hi’ (taixi, third point of the meridian zushaoyin of the kidneys, on the posterior tibial artery), the absence of which means death. A sketch of the theory connecting radial and carotid pulse, ‘ki keu’ (qikou) / ‘gin ym’ (renying) is also mentioned. Finally, a last extract originates from an undated letter without place, which contains another, more explicit, schematic on the circulation in the vessels according to the hours of the day. Cleyer indicates that the author of the letter quotes the Neijing (written Nuy Kim in the document), without any more precision but, according to the content of the passage, we can assume that this theory originates from Lingshu 靈樞 (Divine Pivot), 18. This part of Cleyer’s work ends with a succinct presentation, which he quotes as taken from the Neijing, on the ‘eight extraordinary vessels’.
Acupuncture for menopausal symptoms in Chinese women: a systematic review
Published in Climacteric, 2021
Y. Qin, X. Ruan, R. Ju, J. Pang, G. Zhao, X. Hu
TCM classifies climacteric syndrome into ‘Zang-dryness’, ‘lily disease’, ‘perimenopausal and postmenopausal diseases’, and other diseases. Chapter one of Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen says: ‘the Ren and Chong meridians are completely empty at forty-nine years, and the Tiangui has dried up. Hence, the flow of the menses ceases and the woman is no longer able to conceive’. The function of ‘heart and kidney-Chong and Ren meridians-Tiangui axis’ is similar to the ‘hypothalamus-pituitary-ovary axis’ in modern medicine, and the rise and fall of Tiangui is closely related to Chong and Ren meridians44. In the Ming Dynasty, it was discussed in Jingyue Quanshu that the rise and fall of Qi and Blood in the two meridians of Chong and Ren originated from the transport function of the spleen and stomach, the regulating function of Qi and Blood in the heart and spleen. Therefore, according to the theory of syndrome differentiation of Zang-fu organs in TCM, the syndrome differentiation of climacteric syndromes is mainly based on kidney deficiency, which is closely related to the liver, spleen, and heart45. In the treatment, the commonly selected acupoints are Sanyinjiao (SP6), Shenshu (BL23), Shenmen (HT7), Taichong (LR3), Taixi (KI3), Guanyuan (CV4), Baihui (GV20), Pishu (BL20), Ganshu (BL18), Neiguan (PC6), Zusanli (ST36), etc. (Table 1). The main meridians are mainly concentrated in Pangguangjing (bladder meridian), Renmai, Dumai, and Pijing (spleen meridian)46. Xuemin Shi, a famous acupuncturist in China, whose team has made a series of research studies using the acupuncture method to regulate the nerves and benefits of the kidney47, chose Fengfu (GV16), Baihui (GV20), Qihai (CV6), and Shenshu (BL23) as the main acupoints, which can play a positive role in regulating the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis48; the clinical effective rate was 97.14%49. The acupoints recommended by the World Health Organization in the western Pacific region are Zusanli (ST36), Hegu (LI4), Taixi (KI3), and Taichong (LR3), which are consistent with the TCM theory.
The effects of Jin’s three-needle acupuncture therapy on EEG alpha rhythm of stroke patients
Published in Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 2018
Xuejie Yang, Haibo Yu, Tao Zhang, Xiaozhou Luo, Li Ding, Bing Chen, Da Li, Xingxian Huang, Xiaoli Guo, Jie Jia
All patients were treated in supine position. Global sterile disposable acupuncture needles were used and no electrical or manual stimulation was applied to the needles. The acupoints of Jin’s three-needle therapy were selected as follows2,9–11. Aphasia: tongue three-needle. We used the distal most horizontal palmar crease created in the skin by bending of the distal phalange of the thumb at the edge of the lower jawbone as a measuring, and chose the tip of the thumb as the first acupoint, then lateraled to the right and left 1 cun were the second and third acupoints. These acupoints were needled with the oblique angle about 45–60° into the tongue, with a depth of ~20–30 mm.Askew mouth: face three-needle, i.e. Dicang, Jiache, and Yifeng. When needling Dicang and Jiache, both needles were mutually inserted subcutaneously through to join one another with a depth of ~15–20 mm. Yifeng is at the center of the indentation behind the base of the ear. Needling was done toward the eardrum with a depth of ~8–10 mm.Shoulder–hand syndrome: shoulder three-needle. The first acupoint was at the center of the indentation below the acromion. The second and third acupoints were located lateral to the right and left 2 cun. These acupoints were needled with an oblique angle of about 90°, with a depth of ~20–30 mm.Inversion of the ankle joint: ankle three-needle, i.e. Taixi, Kunlun, and Jiexi. These acupoints were needled perpendicularly with a depth of ~15–20 mm.Paralysis, pain, and sensory disabilities of upper limbs: arm three-needle, i.e. Hegu, Quchi, and Waiguan. These acupoints were needled perpendicularly with a depth of ~15–20 mm.Paralysis, pain, and sensory disabilities of lower limbs: leg three-needle, i.e. Zusanli, Sanyinjiao, and Taichong. These acupoints were needled perpendicularly with a depth of ~15–30 mm.Dyskinesia and muscle atrophy: atrophy three-needle, i.e. Quchi, Chize, and Hegu for the upper extremities, and Zusanli, Sanyinjiao, and Taixi for the lower extremities. These acupoints were needled perpendicularly with a depth of ~10–30 mm.