She suffered from frequent urination and her need to urinate sometimes became urgent. She
described it as "cystitis" but there was no burning and the urine was pale. This symptom had
started only a few months previously. She had also been suffering from backache for the
previous 6 years.
Her pulse was Weak and Deep and both Rear positions were Weak. Her tongue was Pale and
slightly bluish with teeth-marks and a yellow coating on the root.
Diagnosis Perennial rhinitis from deficiency of Lung and Kidney's Defensive-Qi
systems, particularly Kidneys and specifically Kidney-Yang (hence the
backache, frequent-urgent urination and Pale-Bluish tongue). The fact
that she also sneezed on eating certain foods indicates that there was
some Heat in the Large Intestine (hence the yellow tongue coating on
the root).
She obviously had a Lung and Kidney's Defensive-Qi systems
deficiency from birth: the backache and frequent urination appeared
later with the physiological decline of Kidney-Qi.Treatment Since this is perennial rhinitis one must treat both Root and
Manifestation simultaneously with a formula that tonifies
Kidney-Yang. However, this patient was treated primarily with
acupuncture with:
LU-7 Lieque and KI-6 Zhaohai to open the Directing Vessel and tonify
Lungs and Kidneys;ST-36 Zusanli and SP- 6 Sanyinjiao to tonify Qi in general;BL-23 Shenshu, KI-7 Fuliu, Ren-4 Guanyuan and KI-16 Huangshu to
tonify Kidney-Yang and the Kidney-Essence;BL-13 Feishu and Du-12 Shenzhu to tonify the Lung's Defensive-Qi
system;SP-9 Yinlingquan and BL-25 Dachangshu to clear Large Intestine Heat;Du-23 Shangxing and L.I.-20 Yingxiang to expel Wind from the nose.Additionally, she was given the patent remedy Quan Lu Wan
Whole-Deer Pill. The combination of acupuncture and this patent
remedy produced a complete cure of her condition.