Corporeal Soul, nourish the skin and stimulate the descending of
Lung-Qi.KI-16, KI-3 and BL-23 tonify the Kidney's Defensive-Qi system. In
particular, KI-16 also benefits the Essence and therefore acts at a deep
level to correct the inborn deficiency of the Kidney's Defensive-Qi
system. In a way, it is the acupuncture equivalent of the herbal use of
placenta and umbilical cord for asthma.L.I.-11 and SP-10 cool Blood and clear Heat from the skin.SP-9 resolves Damp-Heat.BL-13 and Du-12 tonify the Lung's Defensive-Qi system.This woman's eczema cleared up almost completely after 9 months'
treatment mostly with herbal medicine and infrequent acupuncture
treatment.Case History 5.2
Asthma: Lung and Kidney Defensive-Qi Systems Deficiency-Female, Age
19
A 19-year-old woman had been suffering from eczema and asthma since the age of 2. At the time
of consultation both the eczema and asthma were still very bad. She had to use Ventolin and
Becotide every day for her asthma and had used steroid creams in the past for her eczema. Her
asthma attacks were elicited by exposure to cats and house-dust mites. She also sweated at night
and her bowels opened only every other day. Apart from this, she had no other symptoms. She
was very thin and shy. Her skin was very dry, red and itchy. The pulse and tongue were
unremarkable as they often are in atopic asthma.
Diagnosis This is a very typical case of atopic asthma and eczema from deficiency
of the Lung and Kidney's Defensive-Qi systems in a highly allergic
individual. There is some Lung-Yin deficiency as shown by the
night-sweating and constipation.
Treatment principle Tonify the Lung and Kidney's Defensive-Qi systems, nourish Lung-Yin,
nourish Blood, moisten the skin, clear Wind from the skin and expel
Wind from the chest. She had only herbal treatment and the formula
used initially was:
Mai Men Dong Tuber Ophiopogonis japonici 6 g
Bai He Bulbus Lilii 6 g
Su Zi Fructus Perillae frutescentis 4 g
Xing Ren Semen Pruni armeniacae 4 g
Fang Feng Radix Ledebouriellae sesloidis 4 g