Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

• BL-14, BL-15, Ren-17, Ren-14 and P-6: the use of these points has already been
  explained above. They should be needled with reducing or even method depending on the
  severity of the chest pain.


• Du-20 with direct moxa is used to raise the Yang.


• Ren-6 and Ren-8 with direct moxa are used to warm the Yang and expel Cold. Moxa
  cones are applied to Ren-8 after filling the umbilicus with salt.


• ST-36 is used with moxa on needle and reinforced to tonify Yang and expel Cold.

Herbal Treatment

Prescriptions

Gua Lou Xie Bai Bai Jiu Tang
(Trichosanthes-Allium-White Wine Decoction)

Gua Lou Fructus Trichosanthis 12 g

Xie Bai Bulbus Allii 12 g

Bai Jiu White rice wine 30 ml

Explanation

• Gua Lou opens the chest and resolves Phlegm.


• Xie Bai stops chest pain, invigorates Yang and dispels Cold.


• Rice wine invigorates Yang and dispels Cold. Its ascending movement will also act as a
  messenger to direct the other herbs to the chest.

Zhi Shi Xie Bai Gui Zhi Tang
(Citrus-Allium-Cinnamomum Decoction)

Zhi Shi Fructus Citri aurantii immaturus 12 g

Xie Bai Bulbus Allii 9 g

Gui Zhi Ramulus Cinnamomi cassiae 6 g

Gua Lou Fructus Trichosanthis 12 g

Hou Po Cortex Magnoliae officinalis 12 g