Pulse: Tight-Slow.
Treatment Principle
Release the Exterior, harmonize Nutritive and Defensive Qi, calm asthma, calm the Mind.
Acupuncture
General Prescription
Dingchuan, BL-12 Fengmen, BL-13 Feishu, Ren-22 Tiantu, LU-6 Konzui, ST-36 Zusanli, SP-6
Sanyinjiao, HE-7 Shenmen, Ren-15 Jiuwei. Reducing method except for ST-36 and SP-6 which
should be needled with even method to harmonize Nutritive and Defensive Qi. Cupping is
applicable on BL-12.
Explanation
- Dingchuan stops acute asthma.
- BL-12 and BL-13 expel Wind and restore the dispersing and descending of Lung-Qi.
- Ren-22 restores the descending of Lung-Qi and stops asthma.
- LU-6, Accumulation point, stops acute asthma.
- ST-36 and SP-6 harmonize Nutritive and Defensive Qi.
- HE-7 and Ren-15 clam the Mind. HE-7 also restores the descending of Qi as Heart-Qi,
similarly to Lung-Qi, also has a descending movement. The descending of Heart-Qi will
also help breathing. Ren-15 also relieves fullness in the chest.
Herbal Treatment
Prescription
Gui Zhi Jia Hou Po Xing Zi Tang
(Ramulus Cinnamoni Decoction plus Magnolia and Prunus)
Gui Zhi Ramulus Cinnamomi cassiae 9 g
Bai Shao Radix Paeoniae albae 9 g
Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata 6 g
Sheng Jiang Rhizoma Zingiberis officinalis recens 9 g