CM SD Index - Differential Diagnosis

Condition Details
TCM Diagnosis
Qi and blood stagnation
Herbal Formula
Flex (NP)
- Angina
- All cardiovascular disorders
- Myocardial infarct/Heart attack:
- Alternate sides between treatments.
- Left side : Two needles 1.5 to 2 cun deep on Tongguan (T 88.01), two needles 1.5 to 2 cun deep on Tongshan (T 88.02), two needles 1.5 to 2 cun deep on Tongtian (T 88.03), Fenglong (ST 40), two needles from Sanyinjiao (SP 6) to Lougu (SP 7), two needles from Fuliu (KI 7) to Jiaoxin (KI 8)
- Right side : Two needles from Sanyinjiao (SP 6) to Lougu (SP 7), two needles from Jianshi (PC 5) to Neiguan (PC 6), two needles from Pianli (LI 6) to Wenliu (LI 7)
- Pain radiating down the arm: on the right side, add Kunlun (BL 60), 3 needles on Feiyang (BL 58)
- If heart is blocked: Moxa Juque (CV 14), Shanzhong (CV 17)
- If heart is weak: Bilateral - Shaofu (HT 8), Yongquan (KI 1), Houxi (SI 3); Juque (CV 14). Leave needles in for 8 minutes.
- Mitral valve prolapse with a weak murmur: Bilateral - Shaofu (HT 8), Yongquan (KI 1), Shaoze (SI 1), Qiangu (SI 2); Juque (CV 14). Leave needles in for 10 minutes.
- Aortic valve prolpase with a strong murmur: Bilateral - Yongquan (KI 1), Neiguan (PC 6), Daling (PC 7), Shaofu (HT 8), Ear Shenmen; Juque (CV 14). Leave needles in for 40 minutes.
- Chest Pain (Diaphragm/SP Channel): Bilateral - ah shi points around Chize (LU 5), Quchi (LI 11), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Weizhong (BL 40)
- Chest Pain (Serratus Anterior/PC Channel): Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Quze (PC 3) to Daling (PC 7), Yangchi (TH 4) to Sanyangluo (TH 8), Dubi (ST 35) to Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
- Chest Pain (Pectoralis Major/Upper Sternal and Clavicular region/PC Channel): Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Daling (PC 7) to middle of the forearm, Yangchi (TH 4) to middle of the the forearm, Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to middle of the lower leg
- Chest Pain (Pectoralis Major/lower region/HT Channel): Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Shaohai (HT 3) to Yinxi (HT 6), SI channel starting at level of Neiguan (PC 6) up to Xiaohai (SI 8), Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Xuanzhong (GB 39), Fuliu (KI 7) to Yingu (KI 10)
- Chest Pain (Pectoralis Minor/LU Channel): Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Taiyuan (LU 9) to middle of the forearm, Shangqiu (SP 5) to middle of the lower leg, Yangxi (LI 5) to middle of the forearm, Zhongfeng (LR 4) to middle of the lower leg.
- Chest Pain (External and Internal Intercostal/ST Channel): Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Shangqiu (SP 5) to Yinlingquan (SP 9), Dubi (ST 35) to Jiexi (ST 41), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8)
- Chest Pain (Scalenus Anterior, Superior Serratus Anterior/GB Channel): Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangfu (GB 38) to Diwuhui (GB 42), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8), Yinxi (HT 6) to Shaofu (HT 8), Zhongzhu (TH 3) to Yinxi (HT 6)
- Primary points: Muhuo (T 11.10), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Renzong (T 44.08), Dizong (T 44.09), Tianzong (T 44.10), Huoying (T 66.03), Huozhu (T 66.04), Tongguan (T 88.01), Tongshan (T 88.02), Tongtian (T 88.03)
- Secondary points: Shouwujin (T 33.08), Shouqianjin (T 33.09), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Waisanguan (T 77.27), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
- Arteriosclerosis: Fuding (T 44.04), Houzhi (T 44.05), Luotong (T 44.14), Zhitong (T 44.13), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Linggu (T 22.05), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Dizong (T 44.09)
- Coronary heart disease: Huofu (T 88.41)*, Huoliang (T 88.42)*, Huochang (T 88.43)*, Mufu (T 88.38)*, Muliang (T 88.39)*, Muchang (T 88.40)*, Tongshan (T 88.02), Tongtian (T 88.03), Tongguan (T 88.01), Dajian (T 11.01), Sanlinger (T 88.49)*, Sanlingyi (T 88.48)*, Sanlingsan (T 88.50)*, Sihuali (T 77.13), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Xinchang (T 11.19), Xinmen (T 33.12). Bleed Yinlingquan (SP 9), in between T5-T6.
- Angina pectoris: Xinmen (T 33.12), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuawai (T 77.14), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuali (T 77.13), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Huobao (T 55.01), Xinchang (T 11.19), Dizong (T 44.09), Shangqi (T 88.44)*, Xiaqi (T 88.45)*, Tongtian (T 88.03), Neiguan (PC 6) towards the heart or penetrate through to Waiguan (TH 5), Sanling (T 44.18)*. Bleed the HT and LU area in the upper back T3 – T6 with cupping. Bleed visible dark veins in the elbow and back of the knee. Do not use cupping methods here. Bleed before needling for best result.
- Peripheral neuropathy: Erjiaoming (T 11.12), Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Zhengshi (T 77.03), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02). Bleed Weizhong (BL 40), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuawai (T 77.14), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuali (T 77.13), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuaxia (T 77.11) or dark veins nearby. Bleed before needling for best result.
- 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)
- Arrhythmia: Xinling (T 33.17)*, Tongguan (T 88.01), Dizong (T 44.09), Xinmen (T 33.12), Neiguan (PC 6), Tongtian (T 88.03), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Tongshan (T 88.02). Bleed dark veins visible on ST channel on the lower limb. Bleed before needling for best result.
- Cardiomegaly/Cardiac hypertrophy: Dizong (T 44.09), Xinchang (T 11.19), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Tongtian (T 88.03), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuawai (T 77.14), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuali (T 77.13), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Shangqi (T 88.44)*. Xiaqi (T 88.45)*, Weizhong (BL 40), Neiguan (PC 6), Tongshan (T 88.02), Tongguan (T 88.01), Shuangling (T 11.28)*, Huoling (T 33.05). Bleeding : On the lower limb, bleed Yinlingquan (SP 9) and the dark veins on the ST and the BL channels. Bleed Wuling (T DT.04), upper back T4-T6 and Gaohuangshu (BL 43) with cupping. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Heart attack: for reference only. Call for emergency help and send the patient to the hospital: Huobao (T 55.01), Sanling (T 44.18)*, Sihuali (T 77.13), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuashang (T 77.08). Bleeding : Bleed Quze (PC 3)
- Thrombosis: Jianfeng (T 44.31)*, Shangquan (T 88.22), Xiaquan (T 88.20), Zhongquan (T 88.21), Shenjian (T 44.19)
- Angina Pectoris:
- Liangqiu (ST 34), Renzhong (GV 26), Xinshu (BL 15), Tongli (HT 5), Qihai (CV 6), Fenglong (ST 40)
- Acute: Needle Ximen (PC 4). Bleed Quze (PC 3) or the vein nearby.
- Chronic: Shanzhong (CV 17), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Source 6: Neiguan (PC 6), Yinxi (HT 6)
- Source 16: Xinshu (BL 15), Jueyinshu (BL 14), Neiguan (PC 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Ximen (PC 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shentang (BL 44), Yinxi (HT 6), Shousanli (LI 10), Xiabai (LU 4), Shanzhong (CV 17), Xuehai (SP 10), Juque (CV 14), Jianshi (PC 5), Daling (PC 7), Shenmen (HT 7)
- Source 19: Xingjian (LR 2), Daling (PC 7), Juque (CV 14), Lingdao (HT 4), Shaofu (HT 8), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Yinbai (SP 1)
- Source 21: Daling (PC 7), Neiguan (PC 6), Quze (PC 3), Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Source 23: Wangu (GB 12), Shaofu (HT 8), Lingdao (HT 4), Neiguan (PC 6), Jianshi (PC 5), Zusanli (ST 36), Yinbai (SP 1). Moxa the umbilicus.
- Source 31: Daling (PC 7), Zhongwan (CV 12), Yinbai (SP 1), Neiguan (PC 6), Quze (PC 3), Jianshi (PC 5), Neiguan (PC 6), Daling (PC 7), Shenmen (HT 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Taixi (KI 3). Moxa Xinshu (BL 15), Shenque (CV 8).
- Source 27:
- Yongquan (KI 1), Taixi (KI 3), Quze (PC 3), Jianshi (PC 5), Neiguan (PC 6), Daling (PC 7), Shenmen (HT 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Zhongwan (CV 12), Jianli (CV 11). Moxa Xinshu (BL 15), Juque (CV 14), Shanzhong (CV 17), Tianjing (TH 10).
- Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Zusanli (ST 36), Jianshi (PC 5), Daling (PC 7), Neiguan (PC 6), Xinshu (BL 15), Lidui (ST 45), Shangwan (CV 13), Jianjing (GB 21), Shanzhong (CV 17), Qihai (CV 6), Jinggu (BL 64), Kunlun (BL 60), Rangu (KI 2), Dadu (SP 2), Taibai (SP 3), Taichong (LR 3), Yuji (LU 10).
- Qimen (LR 14), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Chengshan (BL 57), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shanzhong (CV 17), Jianli (CV 11), Jianjing (GB 21), Zhongfu (LU 1), Neiguan (PC 6), Shenzhu (GV 12), Lingtai (GV 10), Feishu (BL 13), Chize (LU 5), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Dushu (BL 16), Geshu (BL 17).
- Source 29: Ximen (PC 4), Quze (PC 3), Daling (PC 7), Qimen (LR 14), Juque (CV 14), Dabao (SP 21), Xinshu (BL 15), Shanzhong (CV 17), Fuliu (KI 7), Shenshu (BL 23), Yunmen (LU 2), Rangu (KI 2), Zhigou (TH 6), Jinggu (BL 64), Kunlun (BL 60).
- Yang deficiency: Zhigou (TH 6), Taixi (KI 3), Rangu (KI 2).
- Qi deficiency: Qimen (LR 14), Changqiang (GV 1), Tiantu (CV 22), Xiabai (LU 4), Zhongchong (PC 9)
- Qi and blood stagnation: Gongsun (SP 4), Neiguan (PC 6), Daling (PC 7), Yuzhong (KI 26)
- Heart yang deficiency: Gongsun (SP 4), Laogong (PC 8), Shanzhong (CV 17), Jianshi (PC 5)
- Spleen qi deficiency: Gongsun (SP 4), Daling (PC 7), Zhongwan (CV 12), Yinbai (SP 1)
- Bleeding: Bleed Yinlingquan (SP 9) and between T5 and T6.
- Coronary heart disease: Shanzhong (CV 17), Geshu (BL 17), Neiguan (PC 6), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shaoshang (LU 11), Shangyang (LI 1). Bleed Shaoshang (LU 11), Shangyang (LI 1). Moxa Shanzhong (CV 17)
- Heart attack: for reference only. Call for emergency help and send the patient to the hospital: Bleed Quze (PC 3). Strong stimulation on Neiguan (PC 6), Jianshi (PC 5), Shenmen (HT 7), Tongli (HT 5), Shanzhong (CV 17), Zusanli (ST 36), Yongquan (KI 1)
- 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)
- Stroke prevention:
- Source 21: Baihui (GV 20). Moxa Zusanli (ST 36), Xuanzhong (GB 39).
- Source 25: Jianjing (GB 21), Zusanli (ST 36). Moxa Quchi (LI 11) for 1-3 hours.
- Source 27: Baihui (GV 20), Jianyu (LI 15), Quchi (LI 11), Fengshi (GB 31), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuanzhong (GB 39). Moxa Zusanli (ST 36), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Fengchi (GB 20), Dazhui (GV 14), Jianjing (GB 21), Quchi (LI 11), Jianshi (PC 5), Zusanli (ST 36).
- Moxa Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Kunlun (BL 60), Shousanli (LI 10), Guanyuan (CV 4), Baihui (GV 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Huantiao (GB 30).
- Main points: Heart, Small Intestine, Sympathetic, Carotid Artery, Anterior Pituitary, Subcortex
- Adjunct points: Brain Stem, Lung, Liver, Chest, Occipital
- Needle every other day three to five points for an hour. Twelve treatments equal one course.
- Coronary heart disease: Heart, Liver, Chest, Small Intestine, Sympathetic, Coronary Vascular Subcortex
- Reducing heart rate: Occiput, Heart, Chest, Small Intestine, Shenmen, Coronary Vascular Subcortex, Reducing Heart Rate Point. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Arrhythmia: Heart, Chest, Small Intestine, Sympathetic, Coronary Vascular Subcortex
- Tachycardia, fibrillation: Shenmen, Small Intestine, Heart, Chest, Occiput, Reducing Heart Rate Point, Coronary Vascular Subcortex. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Bradycardia: Sympathetic, Heart, Chest, Adrenal Gland, Coronary Vascular Subcortex
TCM Diagnosis
Qi and blood stagnation in the upper, middle and lower jiao
Herbal Formula
Circulation (SJ)
- Angina
- All cardiovascular disorders
- Myocardial infarct/Heart attack:
- Alternate sides between treatments.
- Left side : Two needles 1.5 to 2 cun deep on Tongguan (T 88.01), two needles 1.5 to 2 cun deep on Tongshan (T 88.02), two needles 1.5 to 2 cun deep on Tongtian (T 88.03), Fenglong (ST 40), two needles from Sanyinjiao (SP 6) to Lougu (SP 7), two needles from Fuliu (KI 7) to Jiaoxin (KI 8)
- Right side : Two needles from Sanyinjiao (SP 6) to Lougu (SP 7), two needles from Jianshi (PC 5) to Neiguan (PC 6), two needles from Pianli (LI 6) to Wenliu (LI 7)
- Pain radiating down the arm: on the right side, add Kunlun (BL 60), 3 needles on Feiyang (BL 58)
- If heart is blocked: Moxa Juque (CV 14), Shanzhong (CV 17)
- If heart is weak: Bilateral - Shaofu (HT 8), Yongquan (KI 1), Houxi (SI 3); Juque (CV 14). Leave needles in for 8 minutes.
- Mitral valve prolapse with a weak murmur: Bilateral - Shaofu (HT 8), Yongquan (KI 1), Shaoze (SI 1), Qiangu (SI 2); Juque (CV 14). Leave needles in for 10 minutes.
- Aortic valve prolpase with a strong murmur: Bilateral - Yongquan (KI 1), Neiguan (PC 6), Daling (PC 7), Shaofu (HT 8), Ear Shenmen; Juque (CV 14). Leave needles in for 40 minutes.
- Chest Pain (Diaphragm/SP Channel): Bilateral - ah shi points around Chize (LU 5), Quchi (LI 11), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Weizhong (BL 40)
- Chest Pain (Serratus Anterior/PC Channel): Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Quze (PC 3) to Daling (PC 7), Yangchi (TH 4) to Sanyangluo (TH 8), Dubi (ST 35) to Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8)
- Chest Pain (Pectoralis Major/Upper Sternal and Clavicular region/PC Channel): Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Daling (PC 7) to middle of the forearm, Yangchi (TH 4) to middle of the the forearm, Tiaokou (ST 38) to Jiexi (ST 41), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to middle of the lower leg
- Chest Pain (Pectoralis Major/lower region/HT Channel): Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Shaohai (HT 3) to Yinxi (HT 6), SI channel starting at level of Neiguan (PC 6) up to Xiaohai (SI 8), Yanglingquan (GB 34) to Xuanzhong (GB 39), Fuliu (KI 7) to Yingu (KI 10)
- Chest Pain (Pectoralis Minor/LU Channel): Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Taiyuan (LU 9) to middle of the forearm, Shangqiu (SP 5) to middle of the lower leg, Yangxi (LI 5) to middle of the forearm, Zhongfeng (LR 4) to middle of the lower leg.
- Chest Pain (External and Internal Intercostal/ST Channel): Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Shangqiu (SP 5) to Yinlingquan (SP 9), Dubi (ST 35) to Jiexi (ST 41), Chize (LU 5) to Taiyuan (LU 9), Wangu (SI 4) to Xiaohai (SI 8)
- Chest Pain (Scalenus Anterior, Superior Serratus Anterior/GB Channel): Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangfu (GB 38) to Diwuhui (GB 42), Zhongfeng (LR 4) to Ququan (LR 8), Yinxi (HT 6) to Shaofu (HT 8), Zhongzhu (TH 3) to Yinxi (HT 6)
- Primary points: Muhuo (T 11.10), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Renzong (T 44.08), Dizong (T 44.09), Tianzong (T 44.10), Huoying (T 66.03), Huozhu (T 66.04), Tongguan (T 88.01), Tongshan (T 88.02), Tongtian (T 88.03)
- Secondary points: Shouwujin (T 33.08), Shouqianjin (T 33.09), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Waisanguan (T 77.27), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
- Arteriosclerosis: Fuding (T 44.04), Houzhi (T 44.05), Luotong (T 44.14), Zhitong (T 44.13), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Linggu (T 22.05), Jianzhong (T 44.06), Dizong (T 44.09)
- Coronary heart disease: Huofu (T 88.41)*, Huoliang (T 88.42)*, Huochang (T 88.43)*, Mufu (T 88.38)*, Muliang (T 88.39)*, Muchang (T 88.40)*, Tongshan (T 88.02), Tongtian (T 88.03), Tongguan (T 88.01), Dajian (T 11.01), Sanlinger (T 88.49)*, Sanlingyi (T 88.48)*, Sanlingsan (T 88.50)*, Sihuali (T 77.13), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Xinchang (T 11.19), Xinmen (T 33.12). Bleed Yinlingquan (SP 9), in between T5-T6.
- Angina pectoris: Xinmen (T 33.12), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuawai (T 77.14), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuali (T 77.13), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Huobao (T 55.01), Xinchang (T 11.19), Dizong (T 44.09), Shangqi (T 88.44)*, Xiaqi (T 88.45)*, Tongtian (T 88.03), Neiguan (PC 6) towards the heart or penetrate through to Waiguan (TH 5), Sanling (T 44.18)*. Bleed the HT and LU area in the upper back T3 – T6 with cupping. Bleed visible dark veins in the elbow and back of the knee. Do not use cupping methods here. Bleed before needling for best result.
- Peripheral neuropathy: Erjiaoming (T 11.12), Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Zhengshi (T 77.03), Zhengjin (T 77.01), Zhengzong (T 77.02). Bleed Weizhong (BL 40), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuawai (T 77.14), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuali (T 77.13), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuaxia (T 77.11) or dark veins nearby. Bleed before needling for best result.
- 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)
- Arrhythmia: Xinling (T 33.17)*, Tongguan (T 88.01), Dizong (T 44.09), Xinmen (T 33.12), Neiguan (PC 6), Tongtian (T 88.03), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Tongshan (T 88.02). Bleed dark veins visible on ST channel on the lower limb. Bleed before needling for best result.
- Cardiomegaly/Cardiac hypertrophy: Dizong (T 44.09), Xinchang (T 11.19), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Tongtian (T 88.03), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuawai (T 77.14), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuali (T 77.13), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Shangqi (T 88.44)*. Xiaqi (T 88.45)*, Weizhong (BL 40), Neiguan (PC 6), Tongshan (T 88.02), Tongguan (T 88.01), Shuangling (T 11.28)*, Huoling (T 33.05). Bleeding : On the lower limb, bleed Yinlingquan (SP 9) and the dark veins on the ST and the BL channels. Bleed Wuling (T DT.04), upper back T4-T6 and Gaohuangshu (BL 43) with cupping. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Heart attack: for reference only. Call for emergency help and send the patient to the hospital: Huobao (T 55.01), Sanling (T 44.18)*, Sihuali (T 77.13), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuashang (T 77.08). Bleeding : Bleed Quze (PC 3)
- Thrombosis: Jianfeng (T 44.31)*, Shangquan (T 88.22), Xiaquan (T 88.20), Zhongquan (T 88.21), Shenjian (T 44.19)
- Angina Pectoris:
- Liangqiu (ST 34), Renzhong (GV 26), Xinshu (BL 15), Tongli (HT 5), Qihai (CV 6), Fenglong (ST 40)
- Acute: Needle Ximen (PC 4). Bleed Quze (PC 3) or the vein nearby.
- Chronic: Shanzhong (CV 17), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Source 6: Neiguan (PC 6), Yinxi (HT 6)
- Source 16: Xinshu (BL 15), Jueyinshu (BL 14), Neiguan (PC 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Ximen (PC 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shentang (BL 44), Yinxi (HT 6), Shousanli (LI 10), Xiabai (LU 4), Shanzhong (CV 17), Xuehai (SP 10), Juque (CV 14), Jianshi (PC 5), Daling (PC 7), Shenmen (HT 7)
- Source 19: Xingjian (LR 2), Daling (PC 7), Juque (CV 14), Lingdao (HT 4), Shaofu (HT 8), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Yinbai (SP 1)
- Source 21: Daling (PC 7), Neiguan (PC 6), Quze (PC 3), Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Source 23: Wangu (GB 12), Shaofu (HT 8), Lingdao (HT 4), Neiguan (PC 6), Jianshi (PC 5), Zusanli (ST 36), Yinbai (SP 1). Moxa the umbilicus.
- Source 31: Daling (PC 7), Zhongwan (CV 12), Yinbai (SP 1), Neiguan (PC 6), Quze (PC 3), Jianshi (PC 5), Neiguan (PC 6), Daling (PC 7), Shenmen (HT 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Taixi (KI 3). Moxa Xinshu (BL 15), Shenque (CV 8).
- Source 27:
- Yongquan (KI 1), Taixi (KI 3), Quze (PC 3), Jianshi (PC 5), Neiguan (PC 6), Daling (PC 7), Shenmen (HT 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Zhongwan (CV 12), Jianli (CV 11). Moxa Xinshu (BL 15), Juque (CV 14), Shanzhong (CV 17), Tianjing (TH 10).
- Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Zusanli (ST 36), Jianshi (PC 5), Daling (PC 7), Neiguan (PC 6), Xinshu (BL 15), Lidui (ST 45), Shangwan (CV 13), Jianjing (GB 21), Shanzhong (CV 17), Qihai (CV 6), Jinggu (BL 64), Kunlun (BL 60), Rangu (KI 2), Dadu (SP 2), Taibai (SP 3), Taichong (LR 3), Yuji (LU 10).
- Qimen (LR 14), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Chengshan (BL 57), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shanzhong (CV 17), Jianli (CV 11), Jianjing (GB 21), Zhongfu (LU 1), Neiguan (PC 6), Shenzhu (GV 12), Lingtai (GV 10), Feishu (BL 13), Chize (LU 5), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Dushu (BL 16), Geshu (BL 17).
- Source 29: Ximen (PC 4), Quze (PC 3), Daling (PC 7), Qimen (LR 14), Juque (CV 14), Dabao (SP 21), Xinshu (BL 15), Shanzhong (CV 17), Fuliu (KI 7), Shenshu (BL 23), Yunmen (LU 2), Rangu (KI 2), Zhigou (TH 6), Jinggu (BL 64), Kunlun (BL 60).
- Yang deficiency: Zhigou (TH 6), Taixi (KI 3), Rangu (KI 2).
- Qi deficiency: Qimen (LR 14), Changqiang (GV 1), Tiantu (CV 22), Xiabai (LU 4), Zhongchong (PC 9)
- Qi and blood stagnation: Gongsun (SP 4), Neiguan (PC 6), Daling (PC 7), Yuzhong (KI 26)
- Heart yang deficiency: Gongsun (SP 4), Laogong (PC 8), Shanzhong (CV 17), Jianshi (PC 5)
- Spleen qi deficiency: Gongsun (SP 4), Daling (PC 7), Zhongwan (CV 12), Yinbai (SP 1)
- Bleeding: Bleed Yinlingquan (SP 9) and between T5 and T6.
- Coronary heart disease: Shanzhong (CV 17), Geshu (BL 17), Neiguan (PC 6), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shaoshang (LU 11), Shangyang (LI 1). Bleed Shaoshang (LU 11), Shangyang (LI 1). Moxa Shanzhong (CV 17)
- Heart attack: for reference only. Call for emergency help and send the patient to the hospital: Bleed Quze (PC 3). Strong stimulation on Neiguan (PC 6), Jianshi (PC 5), Shenmen (HT 7), Tongli (HT 5), Shanzhong (CV 17), Zusanli (ST 36), Yongquan (KI 1)
- 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)
- Stroke prevention:
- Source 21: Baihui (GV 20). Moxa Zusanli (ST 36), Xuanzhong (GB 39).
- Source 25: Jianjing (GB 21), Zusanli (ST 36). Moxa Quchi (LI 11) for 1-3 hours.
- Source 27: Baihui (GV 20), Jianyu (LI 15), Quchi (LI 11), Fengshi (GB 31), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuanzhong (GB 39). Moxa Zusanli (ST 36), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Fengchi (GB 20), Dazhui (GV 14), Jianjing (GB 21), Quchi (LI 11), Jianshi (PC 5), Zusanli (ST 36).
- Moxa Hegu (LI 4), Fengshi (GB 31), Kunlun (BL 60), Shousanli (LI 10), Guanyuan (CV 4), Baihui (GV 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Huantiao (GB 30).
- Coronary heart disease: Heart, Liver, Chest, Small Intestine, Sympathetic, Coronary Vascular Subcortex
- Reducing heart rate: Occiput, Heart, Chest, Small Intestine, Shenmen, Coronary Vascular Subcortex, Reducing Heart Rate Point. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Arrhythmia: Heart, Chest, Small Intestine, Sympathetic, Coronary Vascular Subcortex
- Tachycardia, fibrillation: Shenmen, Small Intestine, Heart, Chest, Occiput, Reducing Heart Rate Point, Coronary Vascular Subcortex. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Bradycardia: Sympathetic, Heart, Chest, Adrenal Gland, Coronary Vascular Subcortex
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.