Treatment principle The treatment principle adopted was to tonify Qi and Blood, strengthen
Kidney-Yang, benefit sinews and bones and expel Wind-Dampness. She
was treated with both acupuncture and herbs.
Acupuncture The acupuncture points used (with reinforcing method to tonify Qi and
Blood and even method to expel Wind-Dampness) were selected from
the following:
T.B.-5 Waiguan to expel Wind.L.I.-11 Quchi to resolve Dampness and benefit sinews.SP-9 Yinlingquan, SP-6 Sanyinjiao and BL-22 Sanjiaoshu to resolve
Dampness.Baxie extra points to expel Wind-Dampness from the fingers.Ren-6 Qihai and Ren-4 Guanyuan to tonify Qi and Blood in general.ST-36 Zusanli to tonify Spleen-Qi.BL-11 Dashu, Gathering point for bones, to benefit the bones.Du-14 Dazhui and Du-12 Shenzhu to strengthen the Governing Vessel
and the Defensive-Qi in order to expel pathogenic factors.Herbal treatment The decoction used was a variation of the combination of the two
prescriptions for the middle and late stages of Sinews-Bones Painful
Obstruction Syndrome.
Dang She Radix Codonopsis pilosulae 9 g
Huang Qi Radix Astragali membranacei 9 g
Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae 9 g
Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 9 g
Shu Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae praeparata 30 g
Bai Shao Radix Paeoniae albae 9 g
Chuan Xiong Radix Ligustici wallichii 6 g
Xu Duan Radix Dipsaci 6 g
Gou Ji Rhizoma Cibotii barometz 1 5 g
Gui Zhi Ramulus Cinnamomi cassiae 4.5 g
Cang Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis lanceae 9 g
Yi Yi Ren Semen Coicis lachryma jobi 15 g
Qin Jiao Radix Gentianae macrophyllae 9 g
Can Sha Excrementum Bombicis Mori 6 g
Hai Feng Teng Caulis Piperis 6 g
Sang Zhi Ramulus Mori albae 6 g