文档介绍：JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE NUMBER 46 SEPTEMBER 1994
Some Acupuncture Points Which Treat
DISORDERS OF BLOOD
by Peter Deadman and Mazin Al-Khafaji
ne of the things that strikes the acupuncturist blood, Heart pain, Heart agitation.
who studies Chinese herbal medicine is the great
O array of herbs, prescriptions and protocols which Discussion
treat disorders of blood. parison, acupuncture Chize LU-5 is the water and he-sea point of the Lung
may seem inadequate, and it is sometimes said that there channel. Its principal action is to clear all forms of heat
are only three or four acupuncture points which are (whether shi or xu) from the Lung. Heat in the Lung may
important in the treatment of blood disorders. A careful injure the blood vessels and give rise to reckless bleeding,
examination of the traditional and modern indications of characterised by coughing or spitting of blood or nose-
the acupuncture points, mentaries and bleed.
binations, however, reveals that many acu- The Lung channel originates in the middle jiao. As well
puncture points are able to nourish blood, dispel blood as being indicated for heat-induced bleeding from the
stasis, clear heat from the blood or stop bleeding. Some of Lung, due to its secondary action of descending Stomach
the most important are listed in this article. The indica- qi, Chize LU-5 may also be used for vomiting blood.