- BL-43 Gaohuangshu
Second Group
- Du-14 Dazhui
- BL-12 Fengmen
- BL-20 Pishu
Third Group
- BL-11 Dashu
- BL-13 Feishu
- BL-23 Shenshu
A herbal plaster can also be applied on the same three groups of points at the same interval in
summertime. The herbs used for the plaster are:
Bai Jie Zi Semen Sinapis albae
Xi Xin Herba Asari cum radice
Gan Sui Radix Euphorbiae Kansui
She Xiang Secretio Moschus moschiferi
Yan Hu Suo Rhizoma Corydalis yanhusuo.Grind these herbs (She Xiang can be omitted as it is very expensive) into a powder in a
coffee-grinder, add ginger juice and honey, shape into tiny pieces (about the size of an "O"),
place on a plaster and stick this on the acupuncture points. Keep the plasters on not more than 2
hours as the herbs are blistering.
Patients who are prone to Lung-Qi deficiency could take a course of Yu Ping Feng San Jade
Wind Screen Powder towards the end of August of each year.
Patients who are prone to Kidney deficiency can take the Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan Golden Chest
Kidney-Qi Pill (as a pill) during the winter months. In case of Kidney-Yin deficiency, they
should take Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill instead.