were repeated with the addition SP-6 Sanyinjiao and Ren-15 Jiuwei
(both reinforced) to help to nourish Yin and root the Ethereal Soul. In
the third and fourth treatments the above points were needled again with
the addition of the following points:ST-36 Zusanli and LIV-8 Ququan to nourish the Liver.BL-23 Shenshu, BL-52 Zhishi and BL-47 Hunmen to nourish the
Kidneys and Liver and root the Ethereal Soul. The Kidneys were treated
not because there was any Kidney deficiency but because Liver and
Kidneys share a common root and the points BL-52 and BL-47,
combined with BL-23, strengthen the Will-Power, root the Ethereal
Soul and help a person find a sense of direction.After these four treatments she felt much better and more positive and
decisive, so much so that she decided to break off her current troubled
relationship, which she felt very good about.Case History 9.15
Mental-Emotional Problems: Liver-Yin Deficiency-Female, Age 32
A 32-year-old woman complained of fatigue, hypochondrial pain, a feeling of oppression of the
chest and an ache behind the eyes. Her periods were always late and painful and the menstrual
blood was dark with clots. Her sleep was restless and disturbed by many dreams, she felt hot in
the evenings and her vision was sometimes blurred.
She felt aimless and lacked a sense of direction in her life. She was at a crossroads in both her
work and a personal relationship and she often felt that she "did not see the point of it all". Her
tongue was Red and without coating. Her pulse was Floating-Empty and Fine but also slightly
Wiry on the left side.
Diagnosis This is another clear example of Liver-Yin deficiency as in the previous
patient. In this case, however, there is a much more pronounced
stagnation of Liver-Qi and Liver-Blood (hypochondrial pain, feeling of
oppression of the chest, painful period with dark blood). In this case too,
stagnation of Liver-Qi is secondary to Liver-Yin deficiency.
The deficient Liver-Yin fails to root the Ethereal Soul and this causes
the feeling of aimlessness in her life and dream-disturbed sleep.Treatment principle Nourish Liver-Yin, move Liver-Qi and Liver-Blood and root the
Ethereal Soul.
Acupuncture The main points used were:
LIV-8 Ququan, ST-36 Zusanli, Ren-4 Guanyuan and SP-6 Sanyinjiao,