Tao Ren moistens the Intestines and moves the stools.Zhi Ke moves Qi to help to move the stools.Chai Hu moves Liver-Qi.Yu Li Ren moistens the Intestines and moves the stools.Zhi Gan Cao and Hong Zao harmonize. Hong Zao also mildly
nourishes Blood.Due to the long duration of this patient's problem, it took over a year to
restore normal bowel movements.Yang Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
Difficulty in defaecation, exhaustion and sweating after defaecation, stools not dry, sore back
and knees, feeling cold, frequent-pale urination.
Tongue: Pale and wet.
Pulse: Deep and Weak.
This is a pattern of mostly Kidney-Yang deficiency. Normally, when Kidney-Yang is deficient
the stools are loose. However, it may also have the opposite effect when the deficient
Kidney-Yang fails to move Qi in the Intestines and the bowels do not move. In addition, when
Kidney-Yang is deficient, internal Cold results and this contracts the muscles in the Lower
Burner, again impairing the normal bowel peristalsis.
Treatment Principle
Tonify the Kidneys, warm the Lower Burner and moisten the Intestines.
Acupuncture
General Prescription
ST-36 Zusanli, SP-6 Sanyinjiao, BL-23 Shenshu, BL-25 Dachangshu, Ren-4 Guanyuan, KI-7
Fuliu. Reinforcing method. Moxa should be used.
Explanation
- ST-36 and SP-6, with moxa on the needle, tonify Yang. ST-36 promotes the bowel