Schizophrenia |
Tongue: White greasy coat
Pulse: Wiry and slippery
2. Manic psychosis (Flaring up of phlegm fire) "Loud"
Sudden onset, irritability, easily angered, flushed face, blood-shot eyes, headache, insomnia followed by excessive motor activity and unusual strength, mania, restlessness, constantly abusive and violent behavior, climbing up to a high place and singing, running around with the body inappropriately exposed.
Tongue: Red with yellow greasy coating.
Pulse: Wiry, slippery and rapid pulse.
For Manic Psychosis:
Purge fire, remove phlegm tranquilizing the mind and calming the Shen.
Ht 7 (even) Yuan source point. Calms Shen.For Manic Psychosis:
PC 7 (even) Yuan source point. Also calms Shen.Du 20 (even) Du 20 is located at the top of the head and "The head is the source of mental activities" according to "Plain Questions." Du 20 calms Shen.
UB 15 (even) Heart shu point.L.I. 4 (even) and Liv 3 (even)
The 4 gates made up of two Yuan source points.
UB 18 (even) Liver shu point
Ren 17 (reduce) Sea of Qi
The above four points regulate Liver Qi and alleviate mental depression.St 40 (reduce) The Luo connecting point of Stomach.
Sp 6 (even)
UB 20 (even) Spleen shu
Spleen and Stomach are the sources of phlegm in the body, by invigorating Earth, the phlegm is resolved.
Du 14 (reduce) the crossing point of Du and six Yang channels purges fire.For mania with extreme heat
PC 8 (reduce) Ying spring point for purging Heart fire.
Ht 8 (reduce) Ying spring point for purging Heart fire.
Liv 2 (reduce) Ying spring point for purging Liver fire.
Du 26 (reduce) Du channel enters the brain and Du 26 can regulate Yin and Yang, calm Shen and wake up the patient from the manic psychosis.
Du 20, Du 16 (both reduced) "The brain is the sea of marrow, its upper part reaches the vertex of the cranium (Du 20) and its lower border reaches Du 16." This according to the Ling Shu.
PC 6 (reduce) Clears the heart.Ren 6, Ren 12, Stomach 25, St 40 Luo connecting point (all reduced.)
These points all dissolve phlegm and regulate Qi. Ren 12 is the front mu of Stomach and the influential point of the Fu organs. Spleen and Stomach are the organs in which phlegm is produced. For this reason, because of its control over the Stomach, Ren 12 is used for phlegm. Stomach 25, the front mu of the L.I. is utilized for regulation of the Stomach. You must purge the Large Intestine to regulate the stomach. Ren 6 Sea of Qi, if you want to eliminate phlegm, you must regulate Qi.
Prick and bleed the Jing well points on the hand or Shi Xuan to reduce the heat. Plus...The thriteen experential points are used to treat mental diseases i.e. insanity with emotional depression and madness. Puncture or prick to bleed. These points are all needled in one session, or in each treatment a different three are needled each time.
The Thirteen Ghost Points
*Gui Feng is an extra point where needling is contraindicated. This point is bled only. (At the middle point of the frenulum of the tongue.)
Acupoint Needling Depth Name Du 26 0.3 Ghost Palace > Lu 11 0.3 Ghost Message Sp 1 0.2 Ghost Rampart PC 7 0.5 Ghost Heart UB 62 0.3 Ghost Road Du 16 0.2 Ghost Pillow St 6 0.5 Ghost Bed Ren 24 0.3 Ghost Market PC 8 0.2 Ghost Cave Du 23 0.2 Ghost Hall Ren 1 0.3 Ghost Storage L.I. 11 0.5 Ghost Leg Gui Feng* NA Ghost Seal
Five points on the outer UB line correspond with the Back shu pionts of the five Yin organs. Their names clearly relate to the mental-spiritual aspect of the relevant Yin organ.
Lung shu UB 13 Po Corporeal soul
Po Hu UB 42 Window of the corporeal soul (for grief)Heart shu UB 15 Shen Spirit
Shen tang UB 44 Hall of the Shen (for excess joy)Liver shu UB 18 Hun Ethereal soul
Hun men UB 47 The door to the ethereal soul (for anger)Spleen shu UB 20 Yi Intellect
Yi she UB 49 Hut of the intellect (for overthinking, worry)Kidney shu UB 23 Zhi Will power
Zhi shi UB 52 Room of the will-power (for fear)
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