and uterine bleeding.Other points specifically affect the Sea of Blood and can therefore be used to direct the effect of
the treatment to the Blood portion in order to stop bleeding. These points are: BL-17 Geshu and
SP-10 Xuehai.
The Connecting points, especially those of the Yin channels, can also stop bleeding. This is
because these points control the Blood Connecting channels; this is a network of small,
capillary-like channels which cover the whole body and spread Blood under the skin. The
"Spiritual Axis" in chapter 81 says:
If fluids are harmonized ... in the Middle Burner, they are transformed into Blood,
when Blood is harmonized it first fills and irrigates the Blood Connecting
channels, then percolates to the Connecting channels and finally in the main
channels.2(534)The Blood Connecting channels are particularly involved in chronic conditions with stasis of
Blood. The Connecting points, especially those of the Yin channels, can therefore be used to stop
bleeding in chronic cases, particularly if there is some stasis of Blood. For example:
LU-7 Lieque: coughing of blood, nosebleed.
HE-5 Yinxi: coughing or vomiting of blood.
SP-4 Gongsun: bleeding under the skin.
KI-4 Dazhong: uterine or urinary bleeding.
P-6 Neiguan: coughing of blood and bleeding under the skin.
LIV-5 Ligou: urinary or uterine bleeding and bleeding under the skin.Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment
We can now discuss the treatment of specific sites of bleeding. These are:
- Coughing blood
- Blood in stools
- Blood in urine
- Bleeding under the skin (petechiae)
- Bleeding gums.
Profuse menstrual bleeding will be discussed separately in the chapter on Menorrhagia (Chapter
32 ).
Every one of the formulae mentioned for these conditions by definition treats the Root-cause of
bleeding (second aim of treatment) and should be modified according to the principles indicated