![]() | Acute Conjunctivitis |
Tongue: Red
Pulse: Floating and rapid
2. Exuberance of fire in the Liver and G.B. channels: Redness, swelling and pain of the eye. Copious eye secretion, bitter taste in the mouth, constipation, dizziness, headache, irritability, and easily angered.
Tongue: Red with yellow, greasy coat
Pulse: Wiry and slippery
GB 20 (reduce) Crossing point of the hand and foot Shao Yang channels and Yang Wei channel. Disperses wind heat, clears off the fire from the Liver and Gallbladder. Yang Wei channel is especially good for dispersing exterior diseases.For Wind heat, add:UB 1 (reduce)
Tai Yang (reduce)
These two local points disperse the locally accumulated heat.Ear Acupuncture Points:
Eye point, eye 1, eye 2, and Liver point. Give strong stimulation. The Ear Apex point may also be pricked and bled.
SJ 5 (reduce) The Luo connecting point of San Jiao channel of Hand Shao Yang, is used to clear wind-heat away from the head and eyes.For exuberance of fire in the Liver and GB, add:L.I. 4 (reduce)
L.I. 11 (reduce)
These points clear heat and fire.
Liv 2 (reduce) Ying spring for febrile diseases.
GB 43 (reduce) Ying spring for febrile diseases.
These two points can conduct the heat and fire downward so as to remove heat and fire from the Liver and GB.
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