Acupuncture for Bronchial Asthma

[Treatment]
1. Body acupuncture
Prescription: Feishu (BL 13), Dingchuan (EX ¨C B 1), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongfu (LU 1), Tanzhong (CV 17) and Kongzui (LU 6).

Modification: For retention of cold fluid in the lung, Fengmen (BL 12) and Taiyuan (LU 9) are added; for stagnation of phlegm-heat in the lung, Dazhui (GV 14) and Fenglong (ST 40) are added; for asthenia of spleen and lung qi, Pishu (BL 20), Gaohuang (BL 43), Qihai (CV 6) and Zusanli (ST 36) are added; for asthenia of lung and kidney yin, Shenshu (BL 23), Guanyuan (CV 4), Taixi (KI 3) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) are added; for asthe-nia of heart and kidney yang, Xinshu (BL 15), Shenshu (BL 23), Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4) and Neiguan (pc 6) are added; for tidal fever and night sweating, Yinxi (HT 6) and Fuliu (KI 7) are added; for coma, Shui-gou (GV 26) and Suliao (GV 25) are added.

Performance: In the stage of attack, usually filiform needles are used with reducing techniques. For the treatment of syndrome with a mixture of asthenia and sthenia, mild reinforcing and reducing technique can be used. The needling is done twice or more a day. Electrical acupuncture can also be used at the same time. Each time 2 - 3 couples of acupoints are selected and dense or sparse wave can be chosen, 400 - 500 times one minute. The stimulation is monitored to the tolerance of the patient. The electricity is attached to the needles for 30 - 40 minutes. In the remission stage, reinforcing technique is used. The needling is done once every 1- 2 days. For the treatment of cold syndrome, qi asthenia syndrome and yang asthenia syndrome, acupuncture and moxibustion can be used together; for weak and slow regular intermittent pulse and slow pulse with irregular intervals, Qihai (CV 6) and Guanyuan (CV 4) are moxibusted heavily for restoring yang and stopping prostration.

2. Ear acupuncture
Prescription: Antitragic Apex (AT1,2,4i), Adrenal Gland (TG2p), Trachea (C016), Lung (CO14), Subcortex AT4) and Sympathetic (AH6a).

Performance: In the stage of attack, the filiform needles are used with strong stimulation. The needles are retained for 30 minutes and manipulated once every 5 ¨C 10 minutes. The needling is done once or twice a day. In the remission stage, needling is done with mild stimulation and twice a week.

3. Moxibustion in summer
Prescription: Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Tanzhong (CV 17) and Qihai (CV 6).

Performance: The moxibustion is done in the three periods of dog days. Each time 3 - 4 acupoints are selected and moxibusted once every other day. Three times make up one course of treatment. The moxibustion in this way should continue for over three years. Such a treatment is effective in preventing: bronchitis.

Source: Acupuncture- Acupuncture for Bronchial Asthma
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