Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

Treatment principle The treatment was aimed at removing Dampness and Cold from the
joints while simultaneously nourishing Liver and Kidneys. Only
acupuncture was used.

Acupuncture The main points used were:

L.I.-10 Shousanli (warm needle), ST-36 Zusanli (warm needle) to expel

Damp and Cold from the channels;

G.B.-40 Qiuxu and SP-5 Shangqui (both warm needle) as local points

to expel Cold and Damp from the feet channels;

KI-3 Taixi, KI-7 Fuliu, BL-23 Shenshu and BL-18 Ganshu were

tonified to nourish Liver and Kidneys.

She started to improve after the first treatment and steadily progressed

until most of the pain and swelling disappeared after eight treatments.

She also noticed a great improvement in her energy and the nocturia

decreased.

Herbal Treatment

The patterns discussed are:

Wind Painful Obstruction Syndrome

Cold Painful Obstruction Syndrome

Damp Painful Obstruction Syndrome

Heat Painful Obstruction Syndrome

Chronic Painful Obstruction Syndrome

Qi-Blood Deficiency and Liver-Kidney Deficiency

Phlegm stagnating in joints

Stasis of Blood in joints

Sinews-Bones Painful Obstruction Syndrome

Main Herbs

In the way of review, the main expelling Wind-Dampness herbs classified as warm or cold are:

Warm

Du Huo Radix Angelicae pubescentis

Wu Shao She Zaocys Dhumnades

Hai Feng Teng Caulis Piperis

Wu Jia Pi Cortex Acanthopanacis radicis