back and knees, feeling of cold.
Tongue: Pale and wet.
Pulse: Weak and Deep.
It is important to remember that children, apart from the enuresis, will not have any of the above
symptoms of Kidney deficiency.
Treatment Principle
Tonify and warm the Kidneys.
Acupuncture
General Prescription
BL-23 Shenshu, Du-4 Mingmen, KI-7 Fuliu, Ren-6 Qihai, Ren-4 Guanyuan, Du-20 Baihui,
BL-28 Pangguangshu, BL-53 Baohuang, BL-32 Ciliao, SP-6 Sanyinjiao, HE-7 Shenmen and
Yintang. Reinforcing method and moxa on all points except HE-7 and Yintang which should be
needled with even method.
Explanation
- BL-23, Du-4, KI-7 and Ren-4 (with moxa) strengthen Kidney-Yang.
- Ren-6 tonifies Qi in general.
- Du-20 raises Qi.
- BL-28 and BL-53 tonify the Bladder.
- BL-32 strengthens the Bladder function and also has some general tonic properties.
- SP-6 tonifies the Kidneys.
- HE-7 and Yintang are used for enuresis in children to calm the Mind. This is necessary
as children with enuresis nearly always suffer from an underlying fear and insecurity.
Modern Prescription