Acupuncture Theory

Treatment based on diagnosis of Qi and Blood

Qi deficiency, Qi sinking, Qi stagnation, rebel Qi

Qi deficiency P/T – tonify, i.e. Ren 4, 6, 17, Bladder 43, Stomach 36, related shu points, yuan-source points

Qi sinking P/T – tonify, needle and moxa, i.e. *Du 20, Ren 4, 8, 6, 12, Stomach 36, back shu - can’t keep blood in vessels (bleeding) use heavy moxa and use Du 25, 26 to increase blood pressure.  

Qi stagnation P/T – sedate, i.e. Ren 6, 12, 17, Liver 3, Large Intestine 4, SJ 6, Gall bladder 34, Stomach 36, 37, 39

rebel Qi P/T - - Lung (neutral), i.e. Lung 1, 5, 7, 9, Ren 17, Bladder 13, Stomach 36 - Stomach (sedate), i.e. Ren 12, Stomach 30, 36, 21, Pericardium 6 with Spleen 4, Ren 17, Bladder 21 - Kidney (tonify), i.e. needle & moxa, Ren 4, 6, Kidney 3, 7, Du 4, Bladder 23, Spleen 6, Stomach 36

Blood deficiency, Blood stagnation (Stasis), bleeding (Heart, Liver, Spleen)

Blood deficiency P/T – nourish, tonify, and promote production, i.e. needle and moxa, Spleen 10, Ren 4, Bl 20, 21, 15, 18, 17, Stomach 36, Spleen 6, Liver 3, Gall bladder 39

Blood stagnation (Stasis) P/T – sedate, bleed, i.e. Spleen 10, Bladder 17, Ren 17, Liver 3, Large Intestine 4, ashi points  

Bleeding due to…

1. Qi deficiency P/T – tonify, i.e. Spleen 1, Lung 6, Xi-cleft points

2. Heat P/T – sedate (Heart, Lung, Liver, Stomach) - nose, Large Intestine 20, Du 23, Yintang, Gall bladder 20, Large Intestine 4 - cough, Lung 1, 6, 5, 10, Bladder 17 - vomit, Ren 12, Stomach 21, Pericardium 6, Stomach 44, 36, Bladder 17 - urine, Ren 3, 4, Spleen 6, Stomach 39, Bladder 28, 23 - anal, Du 1, Bladder 57, Ren 12, Stomach 21, Lung 6, Spleen 6, 4 - uterine, Spleen 1, Liver 1, 2, 3, Large Intestine 4, Bladder 17

3. Yin deficiency P/T – neutral, i.e. Lung 1, 5, 10, Kidney 3, Bladder 13, 43

Qi & Blood deficiency, Qi deficiency leads to bleeding, bleeding leads to Qi collapse, Qi deficiency leads to Blood Stasis, Qi stagnation leads to Blood Stasis

To treat these patterns simply combine the points that apply to the Qi and to the Blood patterns.