Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture

General Prescription

LU-7 Lieque, BL-12 Fengmen, BL-13 Feishu, L.I.-4 Hegu, KI-7 Fuliu, LU-6 Kongzui. Reducing
method, cupping is applicable on BL-12 and BL-13.

Explanation

• LU-7 releases the Exterior, restores the descending of Lung-Qi and stops cough.


• BL-12 expels exterior Wind and releases the Exterior. It is very effective with cupping.


• BL-13 releases the Exterior, restores the descending of Lung-Qi and stops cough.
  Cupping is also applicable on this point.


• L.I.-4 (reduced) and KI-7 (reinforced), in combination, promote sweating to release the
  Exterior.


• LU-6, Accumulation point, stops acute cough.

Herbal Treatment

Prescriptions

Ma Huang Tang
(Ephedra Decoction)

Ma Huang Herba Ephedrae 6 g

Gui Zhi Ramulus Cinnamomi cassiae 4 g

Xing Ren Semen Pruni armeniacae 9 g

Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata 3 g

Explanation

• Ma Huang, the emperior herb in the formula, expels Wind, scatters Cold, promotes
  sweating, releases the Exterior, restores the dispersing and descending of Lung-Qi and
  stops cough and breathlessness.


• Gui Zhi, the minister herb, helps Ma Huang to scatter Cold and expel Wind.