pulsating.
Diagnosis This man's symptoms fall somewhat outside the scope of regular
patterns. Some of the symptoms seem to point to Yin deficiency
(waking up at night and feeling hot) but they are not severe enough to
warrant such a diagnosis and the tongue does not show any Yin
deficiency. There are, on the other hand, some signs of Qi deficiency
(sweating, shortness of breath).
This is a problem caused by fear and worry over many years: fear
affected the Heart and the Mind and worry affected the Lungs and
Corporeal Soul. Affliction of the Mind caused the insomnia and
affliction of the Corporeal Soul caused the breathlessness, sweating and
shaking of the hands.When asked about his childhood he said that it was quite troubled and
insecure due to his father's open preference for his sister. His father
constantly praised his sister for being quite brilliant at school and
blamed him for not being up to his sister's standards. The unyielding
censure by his father over several years of childhood development
instilled a deep feeling of insecurity in him which led to fear and worry.Treatment principle Tonify Qi and Yin of Lungs and Heart, nourish and calm the Mind and
settle the Corporeal Soul.
Acupuncture The following points were reinforced:
HE-7 Shenmen, SP-6 Sanyinjiao, BL-15 Xinshu, BL-39 Shentang and
Ren-15 Jiuwei nourish the Heart and calm the Mind.LU-9 Taiyuan, BL-13 Feishu and BL-37 Pohu tonify the Lungs and
settle the Corporeal Soul.After six months of weekly treatments all his symptoms disappeared
and his hands stopped shaking. In conjunction with counselling which I
recommended, he explored the behavioural patterns developed in his
childhood and gained much self-confidence and self-assurance.Liver-Yin Deficiency
Treatment Principle
Tonify the Liver, nourish Yin, calm the Mind and settle the Ethereal Soul.
Acupuncture