limbs in patients suffering from ME (post-viral fatigue syndrome).- L.I.-11 Quchi and ST-43 Xiangu to benefit sinews and expel Wind-Damp-Heat in Heat
Painful Obstruction Syndrome.
Greater Yang
- S.I.-3 Houxi and BL-60 Kunlun to harmonize the rising and descending of Qi and expel
Wind. Needle S.I.-3 on the right in a woman and on the left in a man, and BL-62 on the
opposite side. - S.I.-6 Yanglao and BL-66 Tonggu to harmonize the rising and descending of Qi and expel
Wind from the Greater-Yang channels. Needle with the same laterality as above.
Lesser Yang
- T.B.-6 Zhigou and G.B.-31 Fengshi to harmonize the Lesser Yang, expel Wind, regulate
Qi and eliminate stagnation. Needle T.B.-6 on the right for a woman and on the left for a
man, and G.B.-31 on the opposite side. - T.B.-4 Yangchi and G.B.-40 Qiuxu harmonize the Lesser Yang channels and regulate the
rising and descending of Qi. Needle with the same laterality as above.
Greater Yin
- LU-9 Taiyuan and SP-3 Taibai, both Source points, to tonify Qi. Needle LU-9 on the
right for a man and on the left for a woman. - LU-5 Chize and SP-10 Xuehai to cool Blood, especially in chronic skin diseases. LU-5
clears Heat and affects the skin (by virtue of the Lung governing the skin) and SP-10
cools Blood. Needle LU-5 on the right in a woman and the left in a man, and SP-10 on
the opposite side.
Terminal Yin
- P-6 Neiguan and LIV-3 Taichong to move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation deriving from
repressed emotions, calm the Mind and settle the Ethereal Soul. Needle P-6 on the right
in a woman and on the left in a man, and LIV-3 on the opposite side. The left-right
unilateral needling of these two points produces particularly good results. - P-7 Daling and LIV-3 Taichong to move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation deriving from