CM Index Drug Effects
Drug-Herb Index
Terazosin
Hytrin

Clinical Application(s)
Herb Alternatives
Herb Alternatives
Gentiana Complex
- All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
- Shugu (BL 65), Zulinqi (GB 41), Zhaohai (KI 6), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Shangqiu (SP 5), one needle between Shangqiu (SP 5) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6), 2 needles between Yunmen (LU 2) and Shufu (KI 27), 2 needles on Shufu (KI 27), Linggu (T 22.05), Shousanli (LI 10), Yintang, Baihui (GV 20)
- Primary points: Dajian (T 11.01), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Fujian (T 11.03), Waijian (T 11.04), Majinshui (T 1010.13), Makuaishui (T 1010.14)
- Secondary points: Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Yunbai (T 44.11), Libai (T 44.12), Mufu (T 66.02)*, Huoying (T 66.03), Huozhu (T 66.04), Tongshen (T 88.09), Tongwei (T 88.10), Tongbei (T 88.11)
- Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Majinshui (T 1010.13), Makuaishui (T 1010.14)
- Bleed Kidney and Bladder Zone, Buttocks and Ischial Zone
- Prostate, urinary disorders: Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20).
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH): Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20). Bleed tender points on the KI area in the back with cupping. Bleed before needling for best result.
- Urinary frequency: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Shuiqu (T 66.09), Huozhu (T 66.04), Makuaishui (T 1010.14), Tongshen (T 88.09), Tongwei (T 88.10)
- Lin zheng (dysuria syndrome): Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tongshen (T 88.09), Tongwei (T 88.10), Tongbei (T 88.11)
- Hegu (LI 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zhongji (CV 3), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Qugu (CV 2), Huiyin (CV 1)
- Needle Ciliao (BL 32). Apply moxa to Guanyuan (CV 4) and Zusanli (ST 36).
- Prostate enlargment:
- Prostatitis:
- Source 10: Huiyin (CV 1), Zhongji (CV 3), Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6), Shenshu (BL 23), Baihuanshu (BL 30), Ciliao (BL 32),Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Taixi (KI 3)
- Source 6: Qugu (CV 2), Ququan (LR 8), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Source 14: Shenshu (BL 23), Guanyuan (CV 4), Shangliao (BL 31), Ciliao (BL 32), Zhongliao (BL 33), Xialiao (BL 34), Huiyang (BL 35), Qihai (CV 6), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Source 16: Shenshu (BL 23), Guanyuan (CV 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Hegu (LI 4), Dazhui (GV 14), Chize (LU 5), Fuliu (KI 7), Ciliao (BL 32), Tianshu (ST 25), Zhibian (BL 54), Zhongji (CV 3), Taixi (KI 3), Pangguangshu (BL 28), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Xingjian (LR 2), Taichong (LR 3), Huiyin (CV 1)
- Source 18: Shenshu (BL 23), Guanyuan (CV 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zusanli (ST 36), Pangguangshu (BL 28)
- Source 29: Guanyuan (CV 4), Zhongji (CV 3), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Huiyin (CV 1), Shenshu (BL 23)
- Urinary frequncy/urges:
- Hypertension: Adrenal gland, bleed the depression groove in the back of the ear to lower blood pressure, Heart, Shenmen, Endocrine, Taiyang, Liver, Kidney. Select four or five points for each treatment, which lasts three days. Ten treatments equal one treatment course. Rest for one week in between treatment courses.
- Eczema of the rectum: Rectum, Anus, Spleen, Lung, and Adrenal Gland. Embed steel balls or ear needle and switch ears every three to five days. Instruct the patient to massage the points three to four times daily for two minutes each time.
- Prostatitis: Prostate, Urethra, Pelvis, Kidney, Lower Jiao, Liver, Spleen, San Jiao, Endocrine. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Hyperplasia of prostate: Prostate, Urethra, Pelvis, Kidney, Liver, Lower Jiao, Pituitary, Endocrine, San Jiao, Gonadotropin.
- Orchitis and epididymitis: Testis, Endocrine, Adrenal Gland, Kidney, Liver, Prostate, Pelvis, Male Male Internal Genital, External Genital.
- Urosis: Urethra, M. Prostate, F. Internal Urethra, Liver, Adrenal Gland, Lower Jiao, Endocrine. Bleed Ear Apex.
Important! Please note that this section intends to provide information for doctors and patients who prefer using herbs instead of or as supplements to prescription medication. The indexes compare similarities between drugs and herbs, but they do NOT imply therapeutic equivalence. The herbal alternatives listed are NOT substitutes for their corresponding drugs. Professional judgment and careful evaluation are necessary before recommending herbal formulas to patients.