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Clinical Application(s)

To dissolve and expel gallstones; cholecystitis

Herb Alternatives

Dissolve (GS)

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Hegu (LI 4) or ah shi points nearby, Sanyangluo (TH 8) or ah shi points nearby, Zhongdu (LR 6) or ah shi points nearby
Right side: Yanglingquan (GB 34) or ah shi points nearby, Yangjiao (GB 35) or ah shi points nearby, Quze (PC 3) or ah shi points nearby

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
Zhongfeng (LR 4), Shangqiu (SP 5), three needles on ashi points on or near Yanglingquan (GB 34) on the right side, 2 needles on the ashi points on or near Ganmen (T 33.11), two needles on the ashi points from Quze (PC 3) to Ximen (PC 4), 2 needles on the ashi points from Shaohai (HT 3) to Lingdao (HT 4)

DNA — Bob Doane

Bilateral - Qimen (LR 14), Ququan (LR 8), Zusanli (ST 36), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Tiaokou (ST 38), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Riyue (GB 24), Lougu (SP 7), Diji (SP 8), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Neiguan (PC 6), Taiyuan (LU 9), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5)

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Majinshui (T 1010.13), Makuaishui (T 1010.14), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25)
Secondary points: Zhongbai (T 22.06), Xiabai (T 22.07), Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Muliu (T 66.06), Mudou (T 66.07), Qihu (T 77.26), Tongshen (T 88.09), Tongwei (T 88.10), Tongbei (T 88.11)

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Muzhi (T 1010.18), Qihuang (T 88.14), Huozhi (T 88.15), Huoquan (T 88.16)
Bleed Liver Zone, Poster Back Liver Zone

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Dannangxue (Ex-LE6), Qihuang (T 88.14), Huozhi (T 88.15), Huoquan (T 88.16), Muzhi (T 1010.18), Zhigou (TH 6)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Gallstones: Qihuang (T 88.14), Huozhi (T 88.15), Huoquan (T 88.16)

Tung Acup — Classic

Gallstones: Huozhi (T 88.15), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Muzhi (T 1010.18), Makuaishui (T 1010.14), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Ganmen (T 33.11), Mudou (T 66.07). Bleed Majinshui (T 1010.13), Makuaishui (T 1010.14) or dark veins nearby. Bleed before needling for best result.
Cholecystitis: Huozhi (T 88.15), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Muhuang (T 88.47)*, Ganmen (T 33.11), Changmen (T 33.10), Waisanguan (T 77.27), Muzhi (T 1010.18), Huoying (T 66.03), Huozhu (T 66.04), Sansheng (T 55.07)*, Huoquan (T 88.16). Bleed tender points on the LR area in the back with cupping. Bleed before needling for best result

TCM Acup

Zulinqi (GB 41), Zhigou (TH 6), Dannangxue, Zusanli (ST 36), Zhangmen (LR 13), Qimen (LR 14), Ganshu (BL 18), Danshu (BL 19), Zhongwan (CV 12)
Gallstones:
- Source 10: Deep insertion from Sibai (ST 2) to Yingxiang (LI 20) with strong stimulation, Ashi point between Zhongwan (CV 12) and Jiuwei (CV 15), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
- Source 13: Qiuxu (GB 40), Zhaohai (KI 6), Ximen (PC 4), Juque (CV 14), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Taichong (LR 3), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Danshu (BL 19), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Qimen (LR 14), Dannangxue (Ex-LE6)
- Source 15: Zhongwan (CV 12), Waiqiu (GB 36), Danshu (BL 19), Xiaxi (GB 43), Waiguan (TH 5), Weiyang (BL 39), Shangwan (CV 13), Neiguan (PC 6), Liangqiu (ST 34), Tianshu (ST 25), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Qiuxu (GB 40), Riyue (GB 24), Zhiyang (GV 9), Houxi (SI 3)
- Source 16: Riyue (GB 24), Danshu (BL 19), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Taichong (LR 3),
- Source 17: Bleed the local affected area three times a week prior to exposure for prevention.
- Source 18: Yanglingquan (GB 34), Dannangxue (Ex-LE6), Zusanli (ST 36), Danshu (BL 19), Zhiyang (GV 9), Neiguan (PC 6), Zhongwan (CV 12), Taichong (LR 3), Geshu (BL 17), Qimen (LR 14)
- Source 19: Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Danshu (BL 19), Zusanli (ST 36), Tianshu (ST 25), Neiguan (PC 6), Dadun (LR 1), Ashi points
- Source 23: Neiguan (PC 6), Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Burong (ST 19), Daheng (SP 15), Qimen (LR 14), Zhangmen (LR 13), Jingmen (GB 25), Tianshu (ST 25). Moxa Ashi point, Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Dadun (LR 1), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Danshu (BL 19).
- Source 29: Wenliu (LI 7), Yemen (TH 2), Jinggu (BL 64), Riyue (GB 24), Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Qimen (LR 14), Yanglingquan (GB 34).
Cholecystitis:
- Source 6: Dannangxue (Ex-LE6) on the right side, Taichong (LR 3)
- Source 15: Zhongwan (CV 12), Waiqiu (GB 36), Shanzhong (CV 17), Danshu (BL 19), Xiaxi (GB 43), Waiguan (TH 5), Weiyang (BL 39), Shangwan (CV 13), Neiguan (PC 6), Liangqiu (ST 34), Tianshu (ST 25), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Qiuxu (GB 40), Riyue (GB 24), Zhiyang (GV 9), Houxi (SI 3)
- Source 18: Yanglingquan (GB 34), Dannangxue (Ex-LE6), Zusanli (ST 36), Danshu (BL 19), Zhiyang (GV 9), Neiguan (PC 6), Zhongwan (CV 12), Taichong (LR 3), Geshu (BL 17), Qimen (LR 14)
- Source 29: Yanglingquan (GB 34), Qiuxu (GB 40), Xingjian (LR 2), Weizhong (BL 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Weishu (BL 21), Zusanli (ST 36), Tianshu (ST 25), Dazhui (GV 14), Quchi (LI 11), Liangmen (ST 21), Neiguan (PC 6), Ganshu (BL 18), Danshu (BL 19)

Ear Acup — Traditional

Pancreas, Gallbladder, Duodenum, Liver. Use ear seeds.
Alternate sets between ears every seven days and instruct the patient to massage the points several times a day. Strongly stimulate the points or use electric stimulation.
- Set 1: Shenmen, Abdomen, Endocrine, Gallbladder
- Set 2: Liver, Adrenal Gland, Upper Abdomen, Shoulder
On the right ear, needle Shenmen towards the Abdomen, Sympathetic, Gallbladder. Needle 0.2 mm below the Gallbladder towards the Duodenum.
On the left ear, needle Gallbladder towards the Duodenum.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Gallstones: Sympathetic, San Jiao, Digestive Subcortex, Gallbladder, Gallbladder Area of Posterior, Bile Duct, Duodenum
Cholecystitis, cholangitis: Bile Duct, Liver, Duodenum, Stomach, Spleen, San Jiao, Endocrine, Gallbladder, Gallbladder Area of Posterior, Digestive Subcortex
Improving the function of gallbladder: Gallbladder, Duodenum, San Jiao, Spleen, Digestive Subcortex, Upper Back Area and Shoulder, Gallbladder Area of Posterior, Bile Duct, Stomach, Liver, Endocrine

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Clinical Application(s)

To dissolve and expel gallstones; cholecystitis

Dissolve (GS)