CM SD Index - Differential Diagnosis

Condition Details
TCM Diagnosis
Damp-heat in the lower jiao and Liver channel
Herbal Formula
Herbal ABX
- 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.
- The above acupuncture prescription is for general inflammation. Please refer to other formulas for acupuncture points depending on each specific condition.
- Primary points: Fugesan (T 33.20)*, Houjian (T 33.19)*, Dingke (T 44.28)*, Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
- Secondary points: Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Xiajiuli (T 88.27)
- Comon cold: Fugesan (T 33.20)*, Linggu (T 22.05), Hegu (LI 4), Ganmaoyi (T 88.07), Ganmaoer (T 88.08), Huofuhai (T 33.07), Mu (T 11.17), Fenjin (T 44.01), Sanchasan (T 22.17)*, Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19)
- Postpartum pelvic infection: Fuke (T 11.24), Linggu (T 22.05), Jiemeiyi (T 88.04), Jiemeier (T 88.05), Jiemeisan (T 88.06), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21). Bleed the sacral area with cupping. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Quchi (LI 11), Neiguan (PC 6), Shousanli (LI 10), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Common cold:
- Source 13 : Dazhui (GV 14), Fengchi (GB 20), Quchi (LI 11), Fuliu (KI 7), Hegu (LI 4)
- Source 15 : Fengchi (GB 20), Fengmen (BL 12), Lieque (LU 7), Dazhui (GV 14), Quchi (LI 11), Yuji (LU 10), Waiguan (TH 5), Shaoshang (LU 11), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Chize (LU 5), Taiyang (Ex-HN5), Yingxiang (LI 20), Zhiyang (GV 9), Shousanli (LI 10)
- Source 18 : Hegu (LI 4), Fengchi (GB 20), Dazhui (GV 14), Quchi (LI 11), Taiyang (Ex-HN5), Yintang (Ex-HN3), Yingxiang (LI 20), Bitong, Fenglong (ST 40), Chize (LU 5). Bleed Shaoshang (LU 11), ear apex.
- Source 23 : Fengchi (GB 20), Fengfu (GV 16), Tongziliao (GB 1), Dazhui (GV 14), Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Lieque (LU 7), Weizhong (BL 40), Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
- Source 27 : Fengchi (GB 20), Feishu (BL 13), Shenzhu (GV 12), Fengmen (BL 12), Hegu (LI 4), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengfu (GV 16), Fuliu (KI 7), Waiguan (TH 5)
- Headache : add Shangxing (GV 23), Yingxiang (LI 20), Touwei (ST 8), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyang (Ex-HN5), Yintang (Ex-HN3),
- Nasal obstruction: add Shangxing (GV 23), Yingxiang (LI 20), Tongtian (T 88.03)
- Aversion to cold, fever : strong stimulation to Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Quchi (LI 11), Xiangu (ST 43)
- Sore throat , voice loss: add Yemen (TH 2), Yuji (LU 10), Shaoshang (LU 11), Zhaohai (KI 6)
- Fever : add Dazhui (GV 14), Quchi (LI 11)
- Cough : Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9)
- Wind-heat : Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Chize (LU 5), Dazhui (GV 14), Yuji (LU 10)
- Wind-cold : Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Fengmen (BL 12), Waiguan (TH 5), Lieque (LU 7), Hegu (LI 4)
- Postpartum pelvic infection: Fengchi (GB 20), Dazhui (GV 14), Taodao (GV 13), Shenzhu (GV 12), Zhiyang (GV 9), Mingmen (GV 4), Shenshu (BL 23), Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Chronic middle ear infection: Eustachian Tube, Middle Ear, Mastoid Process, Kidney
- Acute conjunctivitis: Bleed protruding vein in the back of the ear once a day. Needle for 30 minutes the following points: Eyes, Shenmen, and apex of tragus.
- Acute tonsillitis: Bleed the protruding vein in the back of the ear, and apex of the tragus once a day. Needle and strongly stimulate the Throat, Pharynx and Tonsil.
- Reduce fever: Thalamus, Brain Stem, Lung, Sympathetic, Endocrine, corresponding points to infection. Bleed Ear Apex, Apex of the Tragus and Adrenal Gland.
- Erysipelas: Lung, Allergic Area, Liver, Spleen, Adrenal Gland, Endocrine. Bleed Ear Apex.
Important! The information is intended as a reference for professional TCM practitioners. It's important to recognize that a single symptom may point to multiple potential diagnoses, and a specific diagnosis can require different treatment protocols due to varying clinical presentations and underlying causes. Informed professional judgment and careful evaluation must be exercised prior to recommending any treatment protocols to patients.