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occasional hot flush.

When asked about her earlier life and how the condition might have

developed she said that as a child she was evacuated during the war to

stay with a family who did not treat her well. She was with them from

the age of 4 to 8. She was intimidated by her foster parents and was

often scared. At that time she developed nocturnal enuresis which did

not disappear until she was 13. This is a very clear example of the effect

of fear on the Kidneys in children, producing a deficiency of

Kidney-Yang which persisted throughout her life.

Treatment principle Tonify Kidney-Yang, astringe the Essence, strengthen Will-Power and
calm the Mind.

Acupuncture The following points were reinforced:

BL-23 Shenshu, Du-4 Mingmen (with moxa), Ren-4 Guanyuan (moxa)

and KI-3 to tonify Kidney-Yang and strengthen Will-Power.

P-7 Daling and Ren-15 to calm the Mind.

Herbal treatment No herbs were used but only the patent remedy Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan
Golden Lock Consolidating the Essence Pill:

Qian Shi Semen Euryales ferocis

Lian Xu Stamen Nelumbinis nuciferae

Long Gu Os Draconis (calcined)

Mu Li Concha Ostreae (calcined)

Lian Zi Semen Nelumbinis nuciferae

Sha Yuan Ji Li Semen Astragali membranacei

This remedy is mostly astringent rather than tonifying. It treats the

Manifestation by astringing the urine but not the Root, i.e. Kidney-Yang

deficiency. It is therefore suitable to be used in conjunction with the

acupuncture treatment which is aimed at treating the Root.

Blood Deficiency

Treatment Principle

Nourish Blood and calm the Mind.

Acupuncture

The same points used for Blood deficiency under Mind Unsettled are applicable here.

Herbal Treatment