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244 THE TREATMENT OF MODERN WESTERN DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINEReticulatae Viride), Ju He (Semen Citri Reticulatae), and Ju Ye(Folium Citri Reticulatae). If there is blood stasis, add ninegrams each of Tao Ren (Semen Persicae) and Hong Hua (FlosCarthami). If there is painful diarrhea, add nine grams of FangFeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) and six grams of Chen Pi(Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae).ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION: Nei Guan (Per 6), WaiGuan (TB 5), Tai Chong (Liv 3), Zu San Li (St 36), Da Bao(Sp 21)ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: According to the ancients, thetriple burner is the father of yang qi, while the pericardiumis the mother of yin blood. Therefore, together, these twochannels help smooth the flow of qi and blood in the wholebody. Wai Guan is the network point of the triple burnerchannel and Nei Guan is the network point of the pericardiumchannel. Needling these two points harmonizes the qiand blood in the whole body. In addition, Wai Guan is themeeting point of the yang wei mai, while Nei Guan is themeeting point of the yin wei mai, two vessels which regulatethe balance between yin and yang and the interior and exterior.Tai Chong is the source point of the liver channel. Itcourses the liver and rectifies the qi. Zu San Li, the unitingand earth point of the stomach channel, fortifies the spleenand boosts the qi. All these points should be drained, exceptZu San Li which should be needled with the supplementingmethod. Da Bao is the great network point. According to theNei Jing (Inner Classic), it treats generalized body pain.NOTE: In a few rare cases, acupuncture and massage cantemporarily worsen the symptoms of fibromyalgia when painis primarily due to malnourishment as opposed to stasis andstagnation.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: If spleen vacuity is markedwith fatigue and lack of strength or if the defensive qi is notsecure, add Tai Bai (Sp 3) and He Gu (LI 4). If there is morepronounced dampness in the middle burner, add Yin LingQuan (Sp 9). If dampness is spilling over into the extremitieswith puffy swelling, also add Yin Ling Quan (Sp 9). If there isphlegm dampness, add Feng Long (St 40). If generalized bloodvacuity is pronounced with malnourishment of the sinew vessels,add San Yin Jiao (Sp 6). If there is more serious liver bloodvacuity, add Ge Shu (Bl 17) and Gan Shu (Bl 18). If heartblood is vacuous and the spirit is disquieted, add Shen Men(Ht 7) and San Yin Jiao (Sp 6). If liver depression has transformedheat and that heat has entered the blood division, addXue Hai (Sp 10) and replace Tai Chong with Xing Jian (Liv 2).If there is heat specifically in the liver-gallbladder, lungs, stomach,and intestines, add Yang Ling Quan (GB 34) and He Gu(LI 4). If there is heat specifically in the liver-gallbladder, heart,stomach, and intestines, add Yang Ling Quan (GB 34), TongLi (Ht 5), and He Gu (LI 4). If enduring heat has damagedstomach and/or lung fluids, add Fu Liu (Ki 7). If there is bloodstasis, add He Gu (LI 4) and San Yin Jiao (Sp 6). If there ispainful diarrhea, add Tian Shu (St 25). For pain or weaknessin the lower limbs, add Cheng Shan (Bl 57). For pain in theupper limbs, add Qu Chi (LI 11).For pain on palpation near Feng Chi (GB 20), needle FengChi (GB 20) or the a shi point. For pain on palpation nearBai Lao (M-HN-30), needle Bai Lao (M-HN-30) or the a shipoint. For pain on palpation near Tian Jing (GB 21), needleTian Jing (GB 21) or the a shi point. For pain on palpationnear Qu Yuan (SI 13) or Bing Feng (SI 12), needle thesepoints or the a shi point. For pain on palpation near YuZhong (Ki 26), needle Yu Zhong (Ki 26) or the a shi point.For pain on palpation near Shou San Li (LI 10), needle ShouSan Li (LI 10) or the a shi point. For pain on palpation nearBao Huang (Bl 53), needle Bao Huang (Bl 53) or the a shipoint. For pain on palpation on the greater trochanter posteriorto the trochanteric prominence, needle the a shi pointor eventually Huan Tiao (GB 30) or Ju Liao (GB 29). Forpain on palpation near Xue Hai (Sp 10), needle Xue Hai (Sp10) or the a shi point. However, usually Da Bao is sufficientto stop pain throughout the body.2. DAMP HEAT PATTERNMAIN SYMPTOMS: Loose stools or diarrhea, possibly dark,green-colored stools or light yellow, mustard-colored stools,a burning or acid feeling around the anus with or after defecation,foul-smelling stools, hot, possibly red, possiblyswollen, painful limbs, red, hot, swollen, wet, or weepingskin lesions, hot, frequent, burning, and/or painful urination,red, hot swollen, wet or weeping external genitalia,thick white, curdy or creamy, yellow vaginal discharge, yellow-greennasal mucus, slimy, yellow tongue fur, and a slippery,rapid pulseNOTE: Damp heat complicates most if not all cases of FMS.However, it is usually not the main pattern but rather complicatesother patterns such as liver-spleen disharmony, qi and yinvacuity, and yin and yang vacuity. Damp heat manifests somewhatdifferently depending in which part of the body it islodged. Areas of the body commonly effected by damp heatinclude the reproductive tract and external genitalia, the urinarytract, the digestive tract, the lower limbs, and the skin.Patients with damp heat typically exhibit that damp heat in twoor more of these areas but rarely in all of them at the same time.It is common for damp heat to migrate from system to systemwithin the body, sometimes manifesting as urinary tract dampheat, other times as gastrointestinal damp heat, and yet othertimes as dermatological damp heat. When damp heat causesimpediment pain, this is also often called wind damp heatimpediment. Because the heat of damp heat tends to waftupwards, damp heat below can also give rise to signs and symptomsof dry heat above, such as heat in the heart or dry mouthand throat and chapped lips.