CM Index Drug Effects

Menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, irritability and mood swings

Herb Alternatives

Balance (Heat)

Nourish

Balance (Heat)

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Waiguan (TH 5), Hegu (LI 4), Yangxi (LI 5), Linggu (T 22.05), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Fuliu (KI 7), Rangu (KI 2), Dazhong (KI 4), Fuliu (KI 7)
Right side: Tongli (HT 5), Daling (PC 7), Tianquan (PC 2), Zulinqi (GB 41), ah shi points from Zusanli (ST 36) to Fenglong (ST 40)
Hot flashes
- Left side: Houxi (SI 3), Xiaohai (SI 8), Taichong (LR 3), Ququan (LR 8)
- Right side: Shaohai (HT 3), Shenmen (HT 7), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zulinqi (GB 41)
Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
Endocrine dysfunction : Feiyang (BL 58), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Lougu (SP 7), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Rangu (KI 2), Dazhong (KI 4) thread the needle to Taixi (KI 3), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7)
Menopause : Zhiyin (BL 67), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zulinqi (GB 41), Taichong (LR 3), Xingjian (LR 2), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zhaohai (KI 6), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11), Lieque (LU 7), Chize (LU 5), Shaohai (HT 3)
Vaginal dryness : Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Lougu (SP 7), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Hegu (LI 4), Shousanli (LI 10), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shugu (BL 65), Zhaohai (KI 6)
Low libido : Feiyang (BL 58), Kunlun (BL 60), Zusanli (ST 36), Zulinqi (GB 41), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Lougu (SP 7), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Rangu (KI 2), Zhaohai (KI 6), Taichong (LR 3), Linggu (T 22.05), Shousanli (LI 10), Neiguan (PC 6), Chize (LU 5), Yintang (Ex-HN3)

DNA — Bob Doane

Bilateral - Jingmen (GB 25), Qimen (LR 14), Zhangmen (LR 13)

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tongshen (T 88.09), Tongwei (T 88.10), Tongbei (T 88.11), Zhihan (T 22.18)*
Secondary points: Shuijing (T 66.13), Shuixiang (T 66.14), Shuixian (T 66.15), Huanchao (T 11.06), Fuke (T 11.24), Mufu (T 88.38)*

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Menopause: Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Tianhuang (T 77.17) or Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18) with Huoying (T 66.03). Bleed Ear Apex, Frontal Head Zone.
Vaginal dryness, atrophic vaginitis: Jiemeiyi (T 88.04), Jiemeier (T 88.05), Jiemeisan (T 88.06), Tianhuang (T 77.17) or Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21). Bleed Kidney and Bladder Zone, Buttocks and Ischial Zone, Dadun (LR 1).

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Renhuang (T 77.21), Tongshen (T 88.09), Taixi (KI 3), Fuliu (KI 7), Baihui (GV 20)
Moxa Guanyuan (CV 4) or Shenque (CV 8)
Menopause: Renhuang (T 77.21), Huoying (T 66.03), Huozhu (T 66.04)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Menopause: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Minghuang (T 88.12)

Tung Acup — Classic

Menopause (general): Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Hot flashes: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Mood swings: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Fuke (T 11.24), Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Shuixiang (T 66.14)
Irregular menstruation: Fuke (T 11.24), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09)
Osteoporosis: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Fuke (T 11.24), Zhengji (T 44.24)*
Perimenopause with irregular menstruation: Fuke (T 11.24), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Linggu (T 22.05)
Menstruation (profuse in amount): Fuke (T 11.24), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21)
Palpitation: Dizong (T 44.09), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Quling (T 33.16), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Tongtian (T 88.03), Tongguan (T 88.01), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuawai (T 77.14), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuali (T 77.13), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Huochuan (T 33.04), Xinchang (T 11.19), Dajian (T 11.01), Huolian (T 66.10), Neitongguan (T 88.29), Neitongtian (T 88.31), Neitongshan (T 88.30), Xinmen (T 33.12), Zongshu (T 1010.07)
Night sweats: Zhihan (T 22.18)*, Minghuang (T 88.12), Simazhong (T 88.17)

TCM Acup

Menopause (general):
- Taixi (KI 3), Taichong (LR 3)
- Shenmen (HT 7), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Xinshu (BL 15), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Feishu (BL 13), Shenshu (BL 23), Taixi (KI 3), Yinlingquan (SP 9)
- Source 12 : Baihui (GV 20), Anmian (Ex-HN16), Jiuwei (CV 15), Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Taichong (LR 3), Neiguan (PC 6), Shenmen (HT 7)
- Source 21 : Zhongji (CV 3), Shenshu (BL 23), Hegu (LI 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Steaming bone sensation:
- Source 21 : Moxa Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Zusanli (ST 36), Dazhui (GV 14), Yinxi (HT 6).
- Source 27 :
  - Bailao, Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Feishu (BL 13), Pohu (BL 42), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Jianshi (PC 5), Zusanli (ST 36)
  - Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Zhongji (CV 3), Dazhui (GV 14), Feishu (BL 13), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22), Shenshu (BL 23), Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Changqiang (GV 1)
Low-grade fever: Zhongwan (CV 12), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Qihai (CV 6), Dazhui (GV 14), Yangchi (TH 4)
Low-grade fever in children: Yinxi (HT 6), Fuliu (KI 7)
Menstruation (profuse in amount):
- Source 15: Shimen (CV 5), Yinbai (SP 1), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongwan (CV 12), Gongsun (SP 4)
- Source 19: Yinbai (SP 1), Neiting (ST 44), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dadu (SP 2), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zhongji (CV 3), Shenshu (BL 23), Tongli (HT 5)
- Source 21: Tongli (HT 5), Xingjian (LR 2), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dadun (LR 1), Yingu (KI 10), Taichong (LR 3), Rangu (KI 2), Zhongji (CV 3)
- Source 23: Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Shenshu (BL 23), Baihui (GV 20)
- Source 27: Yinbai (SP 1), Shuiquan (KI 5), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6). Moxa Guanyuan (CV 4), Baihui (GV 20), Shenshu (BL 23).
- Yang deficiency: Moxa Shenzhu (GV 12), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Qihai (CV 6). Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Five heart heat, hot palms:
- Source 21: Laogong (PC 8), Quchi (LI 11), Quze (PC 3), Neiguan (PC 6), Lieque (LU 7), Jingqu (LU 8), Taiyuan (LU 9), Zhongchong (PC 9), Shaochong (HT 9)
- Source 29: Zhongchong (PC 9), Laogong (PC 8), Shaochong (HT 9), Jingqu (LU 8), Lieque (LU 7)
Palpitation:
- Source 23: Fengchi (GB 20), Xinshu (BL 15), Danshu (BL 19), Shenmen (HT 7), Tongli (HT 5), Shaohai (HT 3), Xiabai (LU 4). Moxa Juque (CV 14), Guanyuan (CV 4).
- Source 27:
  - Neiguan (PC 6), Quze (PC 3), Rangu (KI 2), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Shaofu (HT 8), Juque (CV 14), Shenmen (HT 7), Tongli (HT 5), Shangwan (CV 13), Ligou (LR 5), Baihui (GV 20), Shendao (GV 11), Jianshi (PC 5), Tianjing (TH 10), Yemen (TH 2), Shenting (GV 24), Daling (PC 7)
  - Quze (PC 3), Tianjing (TH 10), Lingdao (HT 4), Daling (PC 7), Shenmen (HT 7), Yuji (LU 10), Erjian (Ex-HN6), Yemen (TH 2), Shaochong (HT 9), Baihui (GV 20), Lidui (ST 45), Juque (CV 14), Zhangmen (LR 13), Jianshi (PC 5).
  - Neiguan (PC 6), Shaohai (HT 3), Shaofu (HT 8), Xinshu (BL 15), Houxi (SI 3), Rugen (ST 18), Tongli (HT 5), Danshu (BL 19), Zulinqi (GB 41), Jiexi (ST 41), Zusanli (ST 36), Xiaxi (GB 43), Rangu (KI 2)
  - Dadu (SP 2), Ganshu (BL 18), Qihai (CV 6), Weizhong (BL 40), Zusanli (ST 36), Shenmen (HT 7).
- Source 29: Neiguan (PC 6), Jianshi (PC 5), Xinshu (BL 15), Shenmen (HT 7), Zusanli (ST 36), Hegu (LI 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zhongwan (CV 12), Taibai (SP 3), Daling (PC 7), Gongsun (SP 4)
Night sweats:
- Source 21 : Yinxi (HT 6), Shouwuli (LI 13), Jianshi (PC 5), Zhongji (CV 3), Qihai (CV 6)
- Source 27 : Chongyang (ST 42), Yinxi (HT 6), Weizhong (BL 40), Fuliu (KI 7), Yixi (BL 45), Juque (CV 14), Xingjian (LR 2), Zhongji (CV 3), Qihai (CV 6), Jianshi (PC 5), Hegu (LI 4), Yuji (LU 10), Dazhui (GV 14), Houxi (SI 3), Guanyuan (CV 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6). Moxa Feishu (BL 13), Yindu (KI 19), Zhongji (CV 3), Ganshu (BL 18), Quze (PC 3), Geshu (BL 17), Bailao (Ex-HN17).
- Source 29 : Feishu (BL 13), Fuliu (KI 7), Yixi (BL 45), Zhigou (TH 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Tianshu (ST 25), Zhubin (KI 9).
- Qi and yin deficiencies : Feishu (BL 13), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yindu (KI 19)

Ear Acup — Traditional

Uterus, Ovary, Endocrine, Sympathetic, Subcortex
- For emotional disorders, add Shenmen and Heart.
- For palpitations and irregular heartbeat, add Heart and Small Intestine.
- For flushed cheeks, excess perspiration, add Cheeks and Lung.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Menopause: Uterus, Endocrine, Ovary, Gonadotropin, Pituitary, Sympathetic, Anxious Point, Kidney, Liver, Heart
Relieving excessive sweating: Sympathetic, Thalamus, Heart, Lung, Spleen, Nervous Subcortex, corresponding sweating areas

Osteoporosis

Herb Alternatives

Osteo 8

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Waiguan (TH 5), Hegu (LI 4), Yangxi (LI 5), Linggu (T 22.05), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Fuliu (KI 7), Rangu (KI 2), Dazhong (KI 4), Fuliu (KI 7)
Right side: Tongli (HT 5), Daling (PC 7), Tianquan (PC 2), Zulinqi (GB 41), ah shi points from Zusanli (ST 36) to Fenglong (ST 40)
Hot flashes
- Left side: Houxi (SI 3), Xiaohai (SI 8), Taichong (LR 3), Ququan (LR 8)
- Right side: Shaohai (HT 3), Shenmen (HT 7), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zulinqi (GB 41)
Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
Endocrine dysfunction : Feiyang (BL 58), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Lougu (SP 7), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Rangu (KI 2), Dazhong (KI 4) thread the needle to Taixi (KI 3), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7)
Menopause : Zhiyin (BL 67), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zulinqi (GB 41), Taichong (LR 3), Xingjian (LR 2), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zhaohai (KI 6), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11), Lieque (LU 7), Chize (LU 5), Shaohai (HT 3)
Vaginal dryness : Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Lougu (SP 7), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Hegu (LI 4), Shousanli (LI 10), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shugu (BL 65), Zhaohai (KI 6)
Low libido : Feiyang (BL 58), Kunlun (BL 60), Zusanli (ST 36), Zulinqi (GB 41), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Lougu (SP 7), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Rangu (KI 2), Zhaohai (KI 6), Taichong (LR 3), Linggu (T 22.05), Shousanli (LI 10), Neiguan (PC 6), Chize (LU 5), Yintang (Ex-HN3)

DNA — Bob Doane

Bilateral - Jingmen (GB 25), Qimen (LR 14), Zhangmen (LR 13)

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tongshen (T 88.09), Tongwei (T 88.10), Tongbei (T 88.11), Zhihan (T 22.18)*
Secondary points: Shuijing (T 66.13), Shuixiang (T 66.14), Shuixian (T 66.15), Huanchao (T 11.06), Fuke (T 11.24), Mufu (T 88.38)*

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Menopause: Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Tianhuang (T 77.17) or Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18) with Huoying (T 66.03). Bleed Ear Apex, Frontal Head Zone.
Vaginal dryness, atrophic vaginitis: Jiemeiyi (T 88.04), Jiemeier (T 88.05), Jiemeisan (T 88.06), Tianhuang (T 77.17) or Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21). Bleed Kidney and Bladder Zone, Buttocks and Ischial Zone, Dadun (LR 1).

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Renhuang (T 77.21), Tongshen (T 88.09), Taixi (KI 3), Fuliu (KI 7), Baihui (GV 20)
Moxa Guanyuan (CV 4) or Shenque (CV 8)
Menopause: Renhuang (T 77.21), Huoying (T 66.03), Huozhu (T 66.04)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Menopause: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Minghuang (T 88.12)

Tung Acup — Classic

Menopause (general): Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Hot flashes: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Mood swings: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Fuke (T 11.24), Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Shuixiang (T 66.14)
Irregular menstruation: Fuke (T 11.24), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09)
Osteoporosis: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Fuke (T 11.24), Zhengji (T 44.24)*
Perimenopause with irregular menstruation: Fuke (T 11.24), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Linggu (T 22.05)
Menstruation (profuse in amount): Fuke (T 11.24), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21)
Palpitation: Dizong (T 44.09), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Quling (T 33.16), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Tongtian (T 88.03), Tongguan (T 88.01), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuawai (T 77.14), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuali (T 77.13), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Huochuan (T 33.04), Xinchang (T 11.19), Dajian (T 11.01), Huolian (T 66.10), Neitongguan (T 88.29), Neitongtian (T 88.31), Neitongshan (T 88.30), Xinmen (T 33.12), Zongshu (T 1010.07)
Night sweats: Zhihan (T 22.18)*, Minghuang (T 88.12), Simazhong (T 88.17)

TCM Acup

Menopause (general):
- Taixi (KI 3), Taichong (LR 3)
- Shenmen (HT 7), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Xinshu (BL 15), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Feishu (BL 13), Shenshu (BL 23), Taixi (KI 3), Yinlingquan (SP 9)
- Source 12 : Baihui (GV 20), Anmian (Ex-HN16), Jiuwei (CV 15), Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Taichong (LR 3), Neiguan (PC 6), Shenmen (HT 7)
- Source 21 : Zhongji (CV 3), Shenshu (BL 23), Hegu (LI 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Steaming bone sensation:
- Source 21 : Moxa Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Zusanli (ST 36), Dazhui (GV 14), Yinxi (HT 6).
- Source 27 :
  - Bailao, Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Feishu (BL 13), Pohu (BL 42), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Jianshi (PC 5), Zusanli (ST 36)
  - Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Zhongji (CV 3), Dazhui (GV 14), Feishu (BL 13), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22), Shenshu (BL 23), Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Changqiang (GV 1)
Low-grade fever: Zhongwan (CV 12), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Qihai (CV 6), Dazhui (GV 14), Yangchi (TH 4)
Low-grade fever in children: Yinxi (HT 6), Fuliu (KI 7)
Menstruation (profuse in amount):
- Source 15: Shimen (CV 5), Yinbai (SP 1), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongwan (CV 12), Gongsun (SP 4)
- Source 19: Yinbai (SP 1), Neiting (ST 44), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dadu (SP 2), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zhongji (CV 3), Shenshu (BL 23), Tongli (HT 5)
- Source 21: Tongli (HT 5), Xingjian (LR 2), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dadun (LR 1), Yingu (KI 10), Taichong (LR 3), Rangu (KI 2), Zhongji (CV 3)
- Source 23: Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Shenshu (BL 23), Baihui (GV 20)
- Source 27: Yinbai (SP 1), Shuiquan (KI 5), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6). Moxa Guanyuan (CV 4), Baihui (GV 20), Shenshu (BL 23).
- Yang deficiency: Moxa Shenzhu (GV 12), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Qihai (CV 6). Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Five heart heat, hot palms:
- Source 21: Laogong (PC 8), Quchi (LI 11), Quze (PC 3), Neiguan (PC 6), Lieque (LU 7), Jingqu (LU 8), Taiyuan (LU 9), Zhongchong (PC 9), Shaochong (HT 9)
- Source 29: Zhongchong (PC 9), Laogong (PC 8), Shaochong (HT 9), Jingqu (LU 8), Lieque (LU 7)
Palpitation:
- Source 23: Fengchi (GB 20), Xinshu (BL 15), Danshu (BL 19), Shenmen (HT 7), Tongli (HT 5), Shaohai (HT 3), Xiabai (LU 4). Moxa Juque (CV 14), Guanyuan (CV 4).
- Source 27:
  - Neiguan (PC 6), Quze (PC 3), Rangu (KI 2), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Shaofu (HT 8), Juque (CV 14), Shenmen (HT 7), Tongli (HT 5), Shangwan (CV 13), Ligou (LR 5), Baihui (GV 20), Shendao (GV 11), Jianshi (PC 5), Tianjing (TH 10), Yemen (TH 2), Shenting (GV 24), Daling (PC 7)
  - Quze (PC 3), Tianjing (TH 10), Lingdao (HT 4), Daling (PC 7), Shenmen (HT 7), Yuji (LU 10), Erjian (Ex-HN6), Yemen (TH 2), Shaochong (HT 9), Baihui (GV 20), Lidui (ST 45), Juque (CV 14), Zhangmen (LR 13), Jianshi (PC 5).
  - Neiguan (PC 6), Shaohai (HT 3), Shaofu (HT 8), Xinshu (BL 15), Houxi (SI 3), Rugen (ST 18), Tongli (HT 5), Danshu (BL 19), Zulinqi (GB 41), Jiexi (ST 41), Zusanli (ST 36), Xiaxi (GB 43), Rangu (KI 2)
  - Dadu (SP 2), Ganshu (BL 18), Qihai (CV 6), Weizhong (BL 40), Zusanli (ST 36), Shenmen (HT 7).
- Source 29: Neiguan (PC 6), Jianshi (PC 5), Xinshu (BL 15), Shenmen (HT 7), Zusanli (ST 36), Hegu (LI 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zhongwan (CV 12), Taibai (SP 3), Daling (PC 7), Gongsun (SP 4)
Night sweats:
- Source 21 : Yinxi (HT 6), Shouwuli (LI 13), Jianshi (PC 5), Zhongji (CV 3), Qihai (CV 6)
- Source 27 : Chongyang (ST 42), Yinxi (HT 6), Weizhong (BL 40), Fuliu (KI 7), Yixi (BL 45), Juque (CV 14), Xingjian (LR 2), Zhongji (CV 3), Qihai (CV 6), Jianshi (PC 5), Hegu (LI 4), Yuji (LU 10), Dazhui (GV 14), Houxi (SI 3), Guanyuan (CV 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6). Moxa Feishu (BL 13), Yindu (KI 19), Zhongji (CV 3), Ganshu (BL 18), Quze (PC 3), Geshu (BL 17), Bailao (Ex-HN17).
- Source 29 : Feishu (BL 13), Fuliu (KI 7), Yixi (BL 45), Zhigou (TH 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Tianshu (ST 25), Zhubin (KI 9).
- Qi and yin deficiencies : Feishu (BL 13), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yindu (KI 19)

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Menopause: Uterus, Endocrine, Ovary, Gonadotropin, Pituitary, Sympathetic, Anxious Point, Kidney, Liver, Heart
Relieving excessive sweating: Sympathetic, Thalamus, Heart, Lung, Spleen, Nervous Subcortex, corresponding sweating areas

Vaginal dryness and atrophy

Herb Alternatives

Balance Spring

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Waiguan (TH 5), Hegu (LI 4), Yangxi (LI 5), Linggu (T 22.05), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Fuliu (KI 7), Rangu (KI 2), Dazhong (KI 4), Fuliu (KI 7)
Right side: Tongli (HT 5), Daling (PC 7), Tianquan (PC 2), Zulinqi (GB 41), ah shi points from Zusanli (ST 36) to Fenglong (ST 40)
Hot flashes
- Left side: Houxi (SI 3), Xiaohai (SI 8), Taichong (LR 3), Ququan (LR 8)
- Right side: Shaohai (HT 3), Shenmen (HT 7), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zulinqi (GB 41)
Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
Endocrine dysfunction : Feiyang (BL 58), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Lougu (SP 7), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Rangu (KI 2), Dazhong (KI 4) thread the needle to Taixi (KI 3), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7)
Menopause : Zhiyin (BL 67), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zulinqi (GB 41), Taichong (LR 3), Xingjian (LR 2), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zhaohai (KI 6), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11), Lieque (LU 7), Chize (LU 5), Shaohai (HT 3)
Vaginal dryness : Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Lougu (SP 7), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Hegu (LI 4), Shousanli (LI 10), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shugu (BL 65), Zhaohai (KI 6)
Low libido : Feiyang (BL 58), Kunlun (BL 60), Zusanli (ST 36), Zulinqi (GB 41), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Lougu (SP 7), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Rangu (KI 2), Zhaohai (KI 6), Taichong (LR 3), Linggu (T 22.05), Shousanli (LI 10), Neiguan (PC 6), Chize (LU 5), Yintang (Ex-HN3)

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tongshen (T 88.09), Tongwei (T 88.10), Tongbei (T 88.11), Zhihan (T 22.18)*
Secondary points: Shuijing (T 66.13), Shuixiang (T 66.14), Shuixian (T 66.15), Huanchao (T 11.06), Fuke (T 11.24), Mufu (T 88.38)*

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Menopause: Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Tianhuang (T 77.17) or Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18) with Huoying (T 66.03). Bleed Ear Apex, Frontal Head Zone.
Vaginal dryness, atrophic vaginitis: Jiemeiyi (T 88.04), Jiemeier (T 88.05), Jiemeisan (T 88.06), Tianhuang (T 77.17) or Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21). Bleed Kidney and Bladder Zone, Buttocks and Ischial Zone, Dadun (LR 1).

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Renhuang (T 77.21), Tongshen (T 88.09), Taixi (KI 3), Fuliu (KI 7), Baihui (GV 20)
Moxa Guanyuan (CV 4) or Shenque (CV 8)
Menopause: Renhuang (T 77.21), Huoying (T 66.03), Huozhu (T 66.04)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Menopause: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Minghuang (T 88.12)

Tung Acup — Classic

Menopause (general): Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Hot flashes: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19)
Mood swings: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Fuke (T 11.24), Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Shuixiang (T 66.14)
Irregular menstruation: Fuke (T 11.24), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09)
Osteoporosis: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Fuke (T 11.24), Zhengji (T 44.24)*
Perimenopause with irregular menstruation: Fuke (T 11.24), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Linggu (T 22.05)
Menstruation (profuse in amount): Fuke (T 11.24), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21)
Palpitation: Dizong (T 44.09), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Quling (T 33.16), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Tongtian (T 88.03), Tongguan (T 88.01), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuawai (T 77.14), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuali (T 77.13), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Huochuan (T 33.04), Xinchang (T 11.19), Dajian (T 11.01), Huolian (T 66.10), Neitongguan (T 88.29), Neitongtian (T 88.31), Neitongshan (T 88.30), Xinmen (T 33.12), Zongshu (T 1010.07)
Night sweats: Zhihan (T 22.18)*, Minghuang (T 88.12), Simazhong (T 88.17)

TCM Acup

Menopause (general):
- Taixi (KI 3), Taichong (LR 3)
- Shenmen (HT 7), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Xinshu (BL 15), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Feishu (BL 13), Shenshu (BL 23), Taixi (KI 3), Yinlingquan (SP 9)
- Source 12 : Baihui (GV 20), Anmian (Ex-HN16), Jiuwei (CV 15), Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Taichong (LR 3), Neiguan (PC 6), Shenmen (HT 7)
- Source 21 : Zhongji (CV 3), Shenshu (BL 23), Hegu (LI 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Steaming bone sensation:
- Source 21 : Moxa Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Zusanli (ST 36), Dazhui (GV 14), Yinxi (HT 6).
- Source 27 :
  - Bailao, Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Feishu (BL 13), Pohu (BL 42), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Jianshi (PC 5), Zusanli (ST 36)
  - Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Zhongji (CV 3), Dazhui (GV 14), Feishu (BL 13), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22), Shenshu (BL 23), Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Changqiang (GV 1)
Low-grade fever: Zhongwan (CV 12), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Qihai (CV 6), Dazhui (GV 14), Yangchi (TH 4)
Low-grade fever in children: Yinxi (HT 6), Fuliu (KI 7)
Menstruation (profuse in amount):
- Source 15: Shimen (CV 5), Yinbai (SP 1), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongwan (CV 12), Gongsun (SP 4)
- Source 19: Yinbai (SP 1), Neiting (ST 44), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dadu (SP 2), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zhongji (CV 3), Shenshu (BL 23), Tongli (HT 5)
- Source 21: Tongli (HT 5), Xingjian (LR 2), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Dadun (LR 1), Yingu (KI 10), Taichong (LR 3), Rangu (KI 2), Zhongji (CV 3)
- Source 23: Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Shenshu (BL 23), Baihui (GV 20)
- Source 27: Yinbai (SP 1), Shuiquan (KI 5), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6). Moxa Guanyuan (CV 4), Baihui (GV 20), Shenshu (BL 23).
- Yang deficiency: Moxa Shenzhu (GV 12), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Qihai (CV 6). Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Five heart heat, hot palms:
- Source 21: Laogong (PC 8), Quchi (LI 11), Quze (PC 3), Neiguan (PC 6), Lieque (LU 7), Jingqu (LU 8), Taiyuan (LU 9), Zhongchong (PC 9), Shaochong (HT 9)
- Source 29: Zhongchong (PC 9), Laogong (PC 8), Shaochong (HT 9), Jingqu (LU 8), Lieque (LU 7)
Palpitation:
- Source 23: Fengchi (GB 20), Xinshu (BL 15), Danshu (BL 19), Shenmen (HT 7), Tongli (HT 5), Shaohai (HT 3), Xiabai (LU 4). Moxa Juque (CV 14), Guanyuan (CV 4).
- Source 27:
  - Neiguan (PC 6), Quze (PC 3), Rangu (KI 2), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Shaofu (HT 8), Juque (CV 14), Shenmen (HT 7), Tongli (HT 5), Shangwan (CV 13), Ligou (LR 5), Baihui (GV 20), Shendao (GV 11), Jianshi (PC 5), Tianjing (TH 10), Yemen (TH 2), Shenting (GV 24), Daling (PC 7)
  - Quze (PC 3), Tianjing (TH 10), Lingdao (HT 4), Daling (PC 7), Shenmen (HT 7), Yuji (LU 10), Erjian (Ex-HN6), Yemen (TH 2), Shaochong (HT 9), Baihui (GV 20), Lidui (ST 45), Juque (CV 14), Zhangmen (LR 13), Jianshi (PC 5).
  - Neiguan (PC 6), Shaohai (HT 3), Shaofu (HT 8), Xinshu (BL 15), Houxi (SI 3), Rugen (ST 18), Tongli (HT 5), Danshu (BL 19), Zulinqi (GB 41), Jiexi (ST 41), Zusanli (ST 36), Xiaxi (GB 43), Rangu (KI 2)
  - Dadu (SP 2), Ganshu (BL 18), Qihai (CV 6), Weizhong (BL 40), Zusanli (ST 36), Shenmen (HT 7).
- Source 29: Neiguan (PC 6), Jianshi (PC 5), Xinshu (BL 15), Shenmen (HT 7), Zusanli (ST 36), Hegu (LI 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zhongwan (CV 12), Taibai (SP 3), Daling (PC 7), Gongsun (SP 4)
Night sweats:
- Source 21 : Yinxi (HT 6), Shouwuli (LI 13), Jianshi (PC 5), Zhongji (CV 3), Qihai (CV 6)
- Source 27 : Chongyang (ST 42), Yinxi (HT 6), Weizhong (BL 40), Fuliu (KI 7), Yixi (BL 45), Juque (CV 14), Xingjian (LR 2), Zhongji (CV 3), Qihai (CV 6), Jianshi (PC 5), Hegu (LI 4), Yuji (LU 10), Dazhui (GV 14), Houxi (SI 3), Guanyuan (CV 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6). Moxa Feishu (BL 13), Yindu (KI 19), Zhongji (CV 3), Ganshu (BL 18), Quze (PC 3), Geshu (BL 17), Bailao (Ex-HN17).
- Source 29 : Feishu (BL 13), Fuliu (KI 7), Yixi (BL 45), Zhigou (TH 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Tianshu (ST 25), Zhubin (KI 9).
- Qi and yin deficiencies : Feishu (BL 13), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yindu (KI 19)

Ear Acup — Traditional

Uterus, Ovary, Endocrine, Sympathetic, Subcortex
- For emotional disorders, add Shenmen and Heart.
- For palpitations and irregular heartbeat, add Heart and Small Intestine.
- For flushed cheeks, excess perspiration, add Cheeks and Lung.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Menopause: Uterus, Endocrine, Ovary, Gonadotropin, Pituitary, Sympathetic, Anxious Point, Kidney, Liver, Heart
Relieving excessive sweating: Sympathetic, Thalamus, Heart, Lung, Spleen, Nervous Subcortex, corresponding sweating areas

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