CM SD Index - Differential Diagnosis

Condition Details
TCM Diagnosis
Lung heat
Herbal Formula
Respitrol (Heat)
- All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
- Common cold : Zusanli (ST 36), two points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), two points from Dazhong (KI 4) to Taixi (KI 3), Pianli (LI 6), Shousanli (LI 10), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Asthma or cough : Zusanli (ST 36), two points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Fenglong (ST 40), two points from Fuliu (KI 7) to Jiaoxin (KI 8), Pianli (LI 6), Shousanli (LI 10), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Nose symptoms: Bilateral - Shangyang (LI 1), Erjian (LI 2), Sanjian (LI 3), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11)
- Lung symptoms: Bilateral - Chize (LU 5), Yinlingquan (SP 9)
- Sore Throat:
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Fenglong (ST 40) to Chongyang (ST 42), Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Gongsun (SP 4) to Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Neiguan (PC 6) to Laogong (PC 8)
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangchi (TH 4) to Zhigou (TH 6), Dazhong (KI 4) to Zhaohai (KI 6), 3 ah shi points on or near Daling (PC 7), 3 ah shi points on or near Qiuxu (GB 40)
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Fenglong (ST 40) to Chongyang (ST 42), Lieque (LU 7) to Shaoshang (LU 11), Rangu (KI 2) to Fuliu (KI 7)
- Asthma, Cough: Bilateral - 3 needles on each of the following points: Chize (LU 5), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zusanli (ST 36), Shousanli (LI 10), Quchi (LI 11), Neiguan (PC 6), Daling (PC 7), Zhongfu (LU 1)
- Primary points: Dajian (T 11.01), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Fujian (T 11.03), Waijian (T 11.04), Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15), Quling (T 33.16), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09)
- Secondary points: Zhisima (T 11.07), Muyan (T 11.20), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Feiqiyi (T 44.25)*, Feiqier (T 44.26)*
- Common cold, flu: Linggu (T 22.05), Fugesan (T 33.20)*. Bleed Ganmaosan (T DT.12), Taodao (GV 13), bilaterally Pohu (BL 42), Dazhui (GV 14), Ear Apex.
- Severe cold-pattern presentation: Moxa Ganmaosan (T DT.12), Taodao (GV 13), bilaterally Pohu (BL 42)
- Asthma: Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09). Bleed Fenglong (ST 40), Chize (LU 5), Lung Zone, Shierhou (T VT.02), Posterior Back Heart and Lung Zone.
- Kidney deficiency: Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19)
- Lung deficiency: Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Quling (T 33.16)
- Common cold, flu: Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Lieque (LU 7), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11)
- Asthma: Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Fenglong (ST 40)
- Asthma
- Kidney type: Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20)
- Heart type: Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15)
- Lung type: Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
- Dingke (T 44.28)*, Chongzi (T 22.01), Fugesan (T 33.20)*, Dabai (T 22.04), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Feiqiyi (T 44.25)*, Feiqier (T 44.26)*, Huofuhai (T 33.07), Quling (T 33.16), Zhongjian (T 11.05), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21)
- Chest stuffiness: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Shangli (T 1010.09)
- Asthma: Dajian (T 11.01), Zhongjian (T 11.05), Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Libai (T 44.12), Yunbai (T 44.11), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19). Bleed Sihuawai (T 77.14) or neaby dark veins. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Dyspnea: Fuchang (T 77.12), Sanling (T 44.18)*, Xiaojian (T 11.02)
- Emphysema: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Dajian (T 11.01), Xinchang (T 11.19), Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Sihuazhong (T 77.09). Bleed the Lung area below the knees. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Tuberculosis: Feiqier (T 44.26)*, Linggu (T 22.05), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11). Bleed 9 cun below Yanglingquan (GB 34). Bleed the HT and LU areas of the back. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Hegu (LI 4), Geshu (BL 17), Lieque (LU 7), Qihu (ST 13), Zhongfu (LU 1)
- Apply moxa to Dingchuan (Extra 6), Gaohuang, and Feishu (BL 13)
- Source 27: Dazhong (KI 4). Moxa Shenshu (BL 23), Zhongfu (LU 1), Yunmen (LU 2), Tianfu (LU 3), Huagai (CV 20), Feishu (BL 13), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenque (CV 8), Fengchi (GB 20), Xinshu (BL 15), Zhongwan (CV 12), Jianjing (GB 21), Fengmen (BL 12), Zusanli (ST 36).
- Deficient elderly: Ginger moxa Jianjing (GB 21), Tianzhu (BL 10), Feishu (BL 13), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Tiantu (CV 22), Qihu (T 77.26), Ximen (PC 4)
- Chronic bronchitis in children: Bleed and up Dazhui (GV 14)
- Chest stuffiness and pressure:
- Source 27 : Feishu (BL 13), Lingtai (GV 10), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17)
- Source 29 : Quchi (LI 11), Renying (ST 9), Shendao (GV 11), Zhangmen (LR 13), Zhongfu (LU 1), Zulinqi (GB 41), Tianchi (PC 1), Xuanji (CV 21), Geshu (BL 17), Ququan (LR 8), Shidou (SP 17), Xiangu (ST 43), Shimen (CV 5), Yangxi (LI 5), Tianrong (SI 17)
- Source 31 : Laogong (PC 8), Shanzhong (CV 17), Jianshi (PC 5)
- Asthma:
- Source 27:
- Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Qimen (LR 14), Rugen (ST 18), Zhongwan (CV 12), Taiyuan (LU 9), Feishu (BL 13), Fenglong (ST 40), Shanzhong (CV 17), Renzhong (GV 26), Tiantu (CV 22), Xuanji (CV 21), Zhongfu (LU 1), Tianjing (TH 10), Yuji (LU 10), Jiexi (ST 41)
- Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Fengmen (BL 12), Lieque (LU 7), Chize (LU 5), Feishu (BL 13), Zhangmen (LR 13)
- Source 30 : Bleed Quze (PC 3), Fenglong (ST 40), Neiguan (PC 6), Yuji (LU 10), Dingchuan
- Source 27:
- Asthma in children:
- Source 10 : Feishu (BL 13), Taiyuan (LU 9). Bleed Sifeng.
- Source 27 :
- Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongfu (LU 1), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Zhongwan (CV 12), Qihai (CV 6), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Zhaohai (KI 6)
- Hegu (LI 4), Taiyuan (LU 9). Moxa Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Feishu (BL 13), Shenshu (BL 23), Tiantu (CV 22), Shendao (GV 11), Shanzhong (CV 17), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Moxa Tiantu (CV 22), Lingtai (GV 10)
- Cough: Fengmen (BL 12), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shanzhong (CV 17), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongfu (LU 1), Lieque (LU 7), Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36), Rugen (ST 18), Quepen (ST 12), Pohu (BL 42), Jingqu (LU 8), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zhongwan (CV 12), Sanyinjiao (SP 6). Moxa Shaoshang (LU 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Qihai (CV 6), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Chronic, long-term cough: Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17), Rugen (ST 18), Fengmen (BL 12), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9)
- Tuberculosis:
- Source 19: Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Yaoyan (Ex-B7), Hegu (LI 4), Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5), Yinxi (HT 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
- Source 21: Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Feishu (BL 13)
- Source 23:
- Hegu (LI 4), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36). Moxa Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17), Tiantu (CV 22), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Yaoyan (Ex-B7), Qihai (CV 6), Geshu (BL 17), Fenglong (ST 40), Rugen (ST 18).
- For night sweating, add Yinxi (HT 6), Houxi (SI 3), Jianshi (PC 5)
- For cough with blood and pus, add Chize (LU 5), Shousanli (LI 10), Bailao (Ex-HN17)
- For steaming bones sensations, add Laogong (PC 8).
- Source 27: Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17). Moxa Feishu (BL 13), Qihu (T 77.26), Shenshu (BL 23), Taiyuan (LU 9), T5 area, Rugen (ST 18), Yixi (BL 45), Hegu (LI 4), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7), Jianshi (PC 5), Daling (PC 7), Zhigou (TH 6), Gaohuangshu (BL 43).
- Source 29: Bailao (Ex-HN17), Shenshu (BL 23), Feishu (BL 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Rugen (ST 18), Yuji (LU 10), Chize (LU 5), Jianshi (PC 5), Shenmen (HT 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Laogong (PC 8), Ququan (LR 8), Taixi (KI 3), Rangu (KI 2), Taichong (LR 3), Feishu (BL 13), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20). Moxa Feishu (BL 13), Pishu (BL 20), Ganshu (BL 18).
- Bronchi, Lung, Adrenal Gland, Prostate Gland. Apply ear seeds to these points on both ears.
- Asthma: Bronchus, Trachea, Lung, Chest, Stop Asthma, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Allergic Area, Endocrine. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Common cold: Lung, Internal Nose, Throat (Larynx, Pharynx)
- For fever, bleed Ear Apex and Helix 1-6.
- For dizziness, add Dizziness Area.
- For pain and soreness all over the body, add Liver and Spleen. Bleed Helix 4.
- For cough, add Trachea, Bronchus, and Stop Asthma.
- Bronchitis: Bronchus, Trachea, Lung, Spleen, Stop Asthma, Sympathetic. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Bronchiectasis: Bronchus, Lung, Chest, Stop Asthma, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Spleen
- Emphysema: Sympathetic, Allergic Area, Chest, Lung, Bronchus, Stop Asthma, Spleen, Kidney, Endocrine
- Cough: Trachea, Bronchus, Lung, Shenmen, Occiput, Stop Asthma, corresponding points of pain. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Snoring, apnea: Trachea, San Jiao, Lung, Pharynx, Larynx, Sympathetic, Nasopharynx, Chest, Mouth, Esophagus, Tooth
• Shenting (GV 24)
• Frontal Lateral Chest/Lung Area (Scalp-KT2) 額旁胸肺區
• Dazhui (GV 14)
• Dingchuan (Ex-B1)
• Feishu (BL 13)
• Shanzhong (CV 17)
If there is breathing difficulty, needle Neiguan (PC 6) bilaterally and Shanzhong (CV 17).
If there is asthma and wheezing, needle Dazhui (GV 14) or Dingchuan
TCM Diagnosis
Lung cold
Herbal Formula
Respitrol (Cold)
- All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
- Common cold : Zusanli (ST 36), two points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), two points from Dazhong (KI 4) to Taixi (KI 3), Pianli (LI 6), Shousanli (LI 10), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Asthma or cough : Zusanli (ST 36), two points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Fenglong (ST 40), two points from Fuliu (KI 7) to Jiaoxin (KI 8), Pianli (LI 6), Shousanli (LI 10), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Nose symptoms: Bilateral - Shangyang (LI 1), Erjian (LI 2), Sanjian (LI 3), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11)
- Lung symptoms: Bilateral - Chize (LU 5), Yinlingquan (SP 9)
- Sore Throat:
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Fenglong (ST 40) to Chongyang (ST 42), Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Gongsun (SP 4) to Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Neiguan (PC 6) to Laogong (PC 8)
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangchi (TH 4) to Zhigou (TH 6), Dazhong (KI 4) to Zhaohai (KI 6), 3 ah shi points on or near Daling (PC 7), 3 ah shi points on or near Qiuxu (GB 40)
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Fenglong (ST 40) to Chongyang (ST 42), Lieque (LU 7) to Shaoshang (LU 11), Rangu (KI 2) to Fuliu (KI 7)
- Asthma, Cough: Bilateral - 3 needles on each of the following points: Chize (LU 5), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zusanli (ST 36), Shousanli (LI 10), Quchi (LI 11), Neiguan (PC 6), Daling (PC 7), Zhongfu (LU 1)
- Primary points: Dajian (T 11.01), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Fujian (T 11.03), Waijian (T 11.04), Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15), Quling (T 33.16), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09)
- Secondary points: Zhisima (T 11.07), Muyan (T 11.20), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Feiqiyi (T 44.25)*, Feiqier (T 44.26)*
- Common cold, flu: Linggu (T 22.05), Fugesan (T 33.20)*. Bleed Ganmaosan (T DT.12), Taodao (GV 13), bilaterally Pohu (BL 42), Dazhui (GV 14), Ear Apex.
- Severe cold-pattern presentation: Moxa Ganmaosan (T DT.12), Taodao (GV 13), bilaterally Pohu (BL 42)
- Asthma: Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09). Bleed Fenglong (ST 40), Chize (LU 5), Lung Zone, Shierhou (T VT.02), Posterior Back Heart and Lung Zone.
- Kidney deficiency: Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19)
- Lung deficiency: Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Quling (T 33.16)
- Common cold, flu: Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Lieque (LU 7), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11)
- Asthma: Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Fenglong (ST 40)
- Asthma
- Kidney type: Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20)
- Heart type: Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15)
- Lung type: Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
- Dingke (T 44.28)*, Chongzi (T 22.01), Fugesan (T 33.20)*, Dabai (T 22.04), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Feiqiyi (T 44.25)*, Feiqier (T 44.26)*, Huofuhai (T 33.07), Quling (T 33.16), Zhongjian (T 11.05), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21)
- Chest stuffiness: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Shangli (T 1010.09)
- Asthma: Dajian (T 11.01), Zhongjian (T 11.05), Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Libai (T 44.12), Yunbai (T 44.11), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19). Bleed Sihuawai (T 77.14) or neaby dark veins. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Dyspnea: Fuchang (T 77.12), Sanling (T 44.18)*, Xiaojian (T 11.02)
- Emphysema: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Dajian (T 11.01), Xinchang (T 11.19), Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Sihuazhong (T 77.09). Bleed the Lung area below the knees. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Tuberculosis: Feiqier (T 44.26)*, Linggu (T 22.05), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11). Bleed 9 cun below Yanglingquan (GB 34). Bleed the HT and LU areas of the back. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Hegu (LI 4), Geshu (BL 17), Lieque (LU 7), Qihu (ST 13), Zhongfu (LU 1)
- Apply moxa to Dingchuan (Extra 6), Gaohuang, and Feishu (BL 13)
- Source 27: Dazhong (KI 4). Moxa Shenshu (BL 23), Zhongfu (LU 1), Yunmen (LU 2), Tianfu (LU 3), Huagai (CV 20), Feishu (BL 13), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenque (CV 8), Fengchi (GB 20), Xinshu (BL 15), Zhongwan (CV 12), Jianjing (GB 21), Fengmen (BL 12), Zusanli (ST 36).
- Deficient elderly: Ginger moxa Jianjing (GB 21), Tianzhu (BL 10), Feishu (BL 13), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Tiantu (CV 22), Qihu (T 77.26), Ximen (PC 4)
- Chronic bronchitis in children: Bleed and up Dazhui (GV 14)
- Chest stuffiness and pressure:
- Source 27 : Feishu (BL 13), Lingtai (GV 10), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17)
- Source 29 : Quchi (LI 11), Renying (ST 9), Shendao (GV 11), Zhangmen (LR 13), Zhongfu (LU 1), Zulinqi (GB 41), Tianchi (PC 1), Xuanji (CV 21), Geshu (BL 17), Ququan (LR 8), Shidou (SP 17), Xiangu (ST 43), Shimen (CV 5), Yangxi (LI 5), Tianrong (SI 17)
- Source 31 : Laogong (PC 8), Shanzhong (CV 17), Jianshi (PC 5)
- Asthma:
- Source 27:
- Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Qimen (LR 14), Rugen (ST 18), Zhongwan (CV 12), Taiyuan (LU 9), Feishu (BL 13), Fenglong (ST 40), Shanzhong (CV 17), Renzhong (GV 26), Tiantu (CV 22), Xuanji (CV 21), Zhongfu (LU 1), Tianjing (TH 10), Yuji (LU 10), Jiexi (ST 41)
- Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Fengmen (BL 12), Lieque (LU 7), Chize (LU 5), Feishu (BL 13), Zhangmen (LR 13)
- Source 30 : Bleed Quze (PC 3), Fenglong (ST 40), Neiguan (PC 6), Yuji (LU 10), Dingchuan
- Source 27:
- Asthma in children:
- Source 10 : Feishu (BL 13), Taiyuan (LU 9). Bleed Sifeng.
- Source 27 :
- Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongfu (LU 1), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Zhongwan (CV 12), Qihai (CV 6), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Zhaohai (KI 6)
- Hegu (LI 4), Taiyuan (LU 9). Moxa Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Feishu (BL 13), Shenshu (BL 23), Tiantu (CV 22), Shendao (GV 11), Shanzhong (CV 17), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Moxa Tiantu (CV 22), Lingtai (GV 10)
- Cough: Fengmen (BL 12), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shanzhong (CV 17), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongfu (LU 1), Lieque (LU 7), Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36), Rugen (ST 18), Quepen (ST 12), Pohu (BL 42), Jingqu (LU 8), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zhongwan (CV 12), Sanyinjiao (SP 6). Moxa Shaoshang (LU 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Qihai (CV 6), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Chronic, long-term cough: Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17), Rugen (ST 18), Fengmen (BL 12), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9)
- Tuberculosis:
- Source 19: Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Yaoyan (Ex-B7), Hegu (LI 4), Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5), Yinxi (HT 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
- Source 21: Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Feishu (BL 13)
- Source 23:
- Hegu (LI 4), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36). Moxa Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17), Tiantu (CV 22), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Yaoyan (Ex-B7), Qihai (CV 6), Geshu (BL 17), Fenglong (ST 40), Rugen (ST 18).
- For night sweating, add Yinxi (HT 6), Houxi (SI 3), Jianshi (PC 5)
- For cough with blood and pus, add Chize (LU 5), Shousanli (LI 10), Bailao (Ex-HN17)
- For steaming bones sensations, add Laogong (PC 8).
- Source 27: Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17). Moxa Feishu (BL 13), Qihu (T 77.26), Shenshu (BL 23), Taiyuan (LU 9), T5 area, Rugen (ST 18), Yixi (BL 45), Hegu (LI 4), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7), Jianshi (PC 5), Daling (PC 7), Zhigou (TH 6), Gaohuangshu (BL 43).
- Source 29: Bailao (Ex-HN17), Shenshu (BL 23), Feishu (BL 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Rugen (ST 18), Yuji (LU 10), Chize (LU 5), Jianshi (PC 5), Shenmen (HT 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Laogong (PC 8), Ququan (LR 8), Taixi (KI 3), Rangu (KI 2), Taichong (LR 3), Feishu (BL 13), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20). Moxa Feishu (BL 13), Pishu (BL 20), Ganshu (BL 18).
- Bronchi, Lung, Adrenal Gland, Prostate Gland. Apply ear seeds to these points on both ears.
- Asthma: Bronchus, Trachea, Lung, Chest, Stop Asthma, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Allergic Area, Endocrine. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Common cold: Lung, Internal Nose, Throat (Larynx, Pharynx)
- For fever, bleed Ear Apex and Helix 1-6.
- For dizziness, add Dizziness Area.
- For pain and soreness all over the body, add Liver and Spleen. Bleed Helix 4.
- For cough, add Trachea, Bronchus, and Stop Asthma.
- Bronchitis: Bronchus, Trachea, Lung, Spleen, Stop Asthma, Sympathetic. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Bronchiectasis: Bronchus, Lung, Chest, Stop Asthma, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Spleen
- Emphysema: Sympathetic, Allergic Area, Chest, Lung, Bronchus, Stop Asthma, Spleen, Kidney, Endocrine
- Cough: Trachea, Bronchus, Lung, Shenmen, Occiput, Stop Asthma, corresponding points of pain. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Snoring, apnea: Trachea, San Jiao, Lung, Pharynx, Larynx, Sympathetic, Nasopharynx, Chest, Mouth, Esophagus, Tooth
• Shenting (GV 24)
• Frontal Lateral Chest/Lung Area (Scalp-KT2) 額旁胸肺區
• Dazhui (GV 14)
• Dingchuan (Ex-B1)
• Feishu (BL 13)
• Shanzhong (CV 17)
If there is breathing difficulty, needle Neiguan (PC 6) bilaterally and Shanzhong (CV 17).
If there is asthma and wheezing, needle Dazhui (GV 14) or Dingchuan
TCM Diagnosis
Lung qi reversal
Herbal Formula
Respitrol (CF)
- All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
- Common cold : Zusanli (ST 36), two points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), two points from Dazhong (KI 4) to Taixi (KI 3), Pianli (LI 6), Shousanli (LI 10), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Asthma or cough : Zusanli (ST 36), two points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Fenglong (ST 40), two points from Fuliu (KI 7) to Jiaoxin (KI 8), Pianli (LI 6), Shousanli (LI 10), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Nose symptoms: Bilateral - Shangyang (LI 1), Erjian (LI 2), Sanjian (LI 3), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11)
- Lung symptoms: Bilateral - Chize (LU 5), Yinlingquan (SP 9)
- Sore Throat:
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Fenglong (ST 40) to Chongyang (ST 42), Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Gongsun (SP 4) to Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Neiguan (PC 6) to Laogong (PC 8)
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangchi (TH 4) to Zhigou (TH 6), Dazhong (KI 4) to Zhaohai (KI 6), 3 ah shi points on or near Daling (PC 7), 3 ah shi points on or near Qiuxu (GB 40)
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Fenglong (ST 40) to Chongyang (ST 42), Lieque (LU 7) to Shaoshang (LU 11), Rangu (KI 2) to Fuliu (KI 7)
- Asthma, Cough: Bilateral - 3 needles on each of the following points: Chize (LU 5), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zusanli (ST 36), Shousanli (LI 10), Quchi (LI 11), Neiguan (PC 6), Daling (PC 7), Zhongfu (LU 1)
- Primary points: Dajian (T 11.01), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Fujian (T 11.03), Waijian (T 11.04), Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15), Quling (T 33.16), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09)
- Secondary points: Zhisima (T 11.07), Muyan (T 11.20), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Feiqiyi (T 44.25)*, Feiqier (T 44.26)*
- Common cold, flu: Linggu (T 22.05), Fugesan (T 33.20)*. Bleed Ganmaosan (T DT.12), Taodao (GV 13), bilaterally Pohu (BL 42), Dazhui (GV 14), Ear Apex.
- Severe cold-pattern presentation: Moxa Ganmaosan (T DT.12), Taodao (GV 13), bilaterally Pohu (BL 42)
- Asthma: Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09). Bleed Fenglong (ST 40), Chize (LU 5), Lung Zone, Shierhou (T VT.02), Posterior Back Heart and Lung Zone.
- Kidney deficiency: Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19)
- Lung deficiency: Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Quling (T 33.16)
- Common cold, flu: Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Lieque (LU 7), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11)
- Asthma: Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Fenglong (ST 40)
- Asthma
- Kidney type: Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20)
- Heart type: Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15)
- Lung type: Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
- Dingke (T 44.28)*, Chongzi (T 22.01), Fugesan (T 33.20)*, Dabai (T 22.04), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Feiqiyi (T 44.25)*, Feiqier (T 44.26)*, Huofuhai (T 33.07), Quling (T 33.16), Zhongjian (T 11.05), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21)
- Chest stuffiness: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Shangli (T 1010.09)
- Asthma: Dajian (T 11.01), Zhongjian (T 11.05), Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Libai (T 44.12), Yunbai (T 44.11), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19). Bleed Sihuawai (T 77.14) or neaby dark veins. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Dyspnea: Fuchang (T 77.12), Sanling (T 44.18)*, Xiaojian (T 11.02)
- Emphysema: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Dajian (T 11.01), Xinchang (T 11.19), Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Sihuazhong (T 77.09). Bleed the Lung area below the knees. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Tuberculosis: Feiqier (T 44.26)*, Linggu (T 22.05), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11). Bleed 9 cun below Yanglingquan (GB 34). Bleed the HT and LU areas of the back. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Hegu (LI 4), Geshu (BL 17), Lieque (LU 7), Qihu (ST 13), Zhongfu (LU 1)
- Apply moxa to Dingchuan (Extra 6), Gaohuang, and Feishu (BL 13)
- Source 27: Dazhong (KI 4). Moxa Shenshu (BL 23), Zhongfu (LU 1), Yunmen (LU 2), Tianfu (LU 3), Huagai (CV 20), Feishu (BL 13), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenque (CV 8), Fengchi (GB 20), Xinshu (BL 15), Zhongwan (CV 12), Jianjing (GB 21), Fengmen (BL 12), Zusanli (ST 36).
- Deficient elderly: Ginger moxa Jianjing (GB 21), Tianzhu (BL 10), Feishu (BL 13), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Tiantu (CV 22), Qihu (T 77.26), Ximen (PC 4)
- Chronic bronchitis in children: Bleed and up Dazhui (GV 14)
- Chest stuffiness and pressure:
- Source 27 : Feishu (BL 13), Lingtai (GV 10), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17)
- Source 29 : Quchi (LI 11), Renying (ST 9), Shendao (GV 11), Zhangmen (LR 13), Zhongfu (LU 1), Zulinqi (GB 41), Tianchi (PC 1), Xuanji (CV 21), Geshu (BL 17), Ququan (LR 8), Shidou (SP 17), Xiangu (ST 43), Shimen (CV 5), Yangxi (LI 5), Tianrong (SI 17)
- Source 31 : Laogong (PC 8), Shanzhong (CV 17), Jianshi (PC 5)
- Asthma:
- Source 27:
- Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Qimen (LR 14), Rugen (ST 18), Zhongwan (CV 12), Taiyuan (LU 9), Feishu (BL 13), Fenglong (ST 40), Shanzhong (CV 17), Renzhong (GV 26), Tiantu (CV 22), Xuanji (CV 21), Zhongfu (LU 1), Tianjing (TH 10), Yuji (LU 10), Jiexi (ST 41)
- Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Fengmen (BL 12), Lieque (LU 7), Chize (LU 5), Feishu (BL 13), Zhangmen (LR 13)
- Source 30 : Bleed Quze (PC 3), Fenglong (ST 40), Neiguan (PC 6), Yuji (LU 10), Dingchuan
- Source 27:
- Asthma in children:
- Source 10 : Feishu (BL 13), Taiyuan (LU 9). Bleed Sifeng.
- Source 27 :
- Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongfu (LU 1), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Zhongwan (CV 12), Qihai (CV 6), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Zhaohai (KI 6)
- Hegu (LI 4), Taiyuan (LU 9). Moxa Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Feishu (BL 13), Shenshu (BL 23), Tiantu (CV 22), Shendao (GV 11), Shanzhong (CV 17), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Moxa Tiantu (CV 22), Lingtai (GV 10)
- Cough: Fengmen (BL 12), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shanzhong (CV 17), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongfu (LU 1), Lieque (LU 7), Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36), Rugen (ST 18), Quepen (ST 12), Pohu (BL 42), Jingqu (LU 8), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zhongwan (CV 12), Sanyinjiao (SP 6). Moxa Shaoshang (LU 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Qihai (CV 6), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Chronic, long-term cough: Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17), Rugen (ST 18), Fengmen (BL 12), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9)
- Tuberculosis:
- Source 19: Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Yaoyan (Ex-B7), Hegu (LI 4), Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5), Yinxi (HT 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
- Source 21: Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Feishu (BL 13)
- Source 23:
- Hegu (LI 4), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36). Moxa Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17), Tiantu (CV 22), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Yaoyan (Ex-B7), Qihai (CV 6), Geshu (BL 17), Fenglong (ST 40), Rugen (ST 18).
- For night sweating, add Yinxi (HT 6), Houxi (SI 3), Jianshi (PC 5)
- For cough with blood and pus, add Chize (LU 5), Shousanli (LI 10), Bailao (Ex-HN17)
- For steaming bones sensations, add Laogong (PC 8).
- Source 27: Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17). Moxa Feishu (BL 13), Qihu (T 77.26), Shenshu (BL 23), Taiyuan (LU 9), T5 area, Rugen (ST 18), Yixi (BL 45), Hegu (LI 4), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7), Jianshi (PC 5), Daling (PC 7), Zhigou (TH 6), Gaohuangshu (BL 43).
- Source 29: Bailao (Ex-HN17), Shenshu (BL 23), Feishu (BL 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Rugen (ST 18), Yuji (LU 10), Chize (LU 5), Jianshi (PC 5), Shenmen (HT 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Laogong (PC 8), Ququan (LR 8), Taixi (KI 3), Rangu (KI 2), Taichong (LR 3), Feishu (BL 13), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20). Moxa Feishu (BL 13), Pishu (BL 20), Ganshu (BL 18).
- Bronchi, Lung, Adrenal Gland, Prostate Gland. Apply ear seeds to these points on both ears.
- Asthma: Bronchus, Trachea, Lung, Chest, Stop Asthma, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Allergic Area, Endocrine. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Common cold: Lung, Internal Nose, Throat (Larynx, Pharynx)
- For fever, bleed Ear Apex and Helix 1-6.
- For dizziness, add Dizziness Area.
- For pain and soreness all over the body, add Liver and Spleen. Bleed Helix 4.
- For cough, add Trachea, Bronchus, and Stop Asthma.
- Bronchitis: Bronchus, Trachea, Lung, Spleen, Stop Asthma, Sympathetic. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Bronchiectasis: Bronchus, Lung, Chest, Stop Asthma, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Spleen
- Emphysema: Sympathetic, Allergic Area, Chest, Lung, Bronchus, Stop Asthma, Spleen, Kidney, Endocrine
- Cough: Trachea, Bronchus, Lung, Shenmen, Occiput, Stop Asthma, corresponding points of pain. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Snoring, apnea: Trachea, San Jiao, Lung, Pharynx, Larynx, Sympathetic, Nasopharynx, Chest, Mouth, Esophagus, Tooth
TCM Diagnosis
Lung and Kidney deficiencies
Herbal Formula
Cordyceps 3
- All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
- Common cold : Zusanli (ST 36), two points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), two points from Dazhong (KI 4) to Taixi (KI 3), Pianli (LI 6), Shousanli (LI 10), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Asthma or cough : Zusanli (ST 36), two points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Fenglong (ST 40), two points from Fuliu (KI 7) to Jiaoxin (KI 8), Pianli (LI 6), Shousanli (LI 10), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Nose symptoms: Bilateral - Shangyang (LI 1), Erjian (LI 2), Sanjian (LI 3), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11)
- Lung symptoms: Bilateral - Chize (LU 5), Yinlingquan (SP 9)
- Sore Throat:
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Fenglong (ST 40) to Chongyang (ST 42), Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Gongsun (SP 4) to Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Neiguan (PC 6) to Laogong (PC 8)
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangchi (TH 4) to Zhigou (TH 6), Dazhong (KI 4) to Zhaohai (KI 6), 3 ah shi points on or near Daling (PC 7), 3 ah shi points on or near Qiuxu (GB 40)
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Fenglong (ST 40) to Chongyang (ST 42), Lieque (LU 7) to Shaoshang (LU 11), Rangu (KI 2) to Fuliu (KI 7)
- Asthma, Cough: Bilateral - 3 needles on each of the following points: Chize (LU 5), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zusanli (ST 36), Shousanli (LI 10), Quchi (LI 11), Neiguan (PC 6), Daling (PC 7), Zhongfu (LU 1)
- Primary points: Dajian (T 11.01), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Fujian (T 11.03), Waijian (T 11.04), Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15), Quling (T 33.16), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09)
- Secondary points: Zhisima (T 11.07), Muyan (T 11.20), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Feiqiyi (T 44.25)*, Feiqier (T 44.26)*
- Common cold, flu: Linggu (T 22.05), Fugesan (T 33.20)*. Bleed Ganmaosan (T DT.12), Taodao (GV 13), bilaterally Pohu (BL 42), Dazhui (GV 14), Ear Apex.
- Severe cold-pattern presentation: Moxa Ganmaosan (T DT.12), Taodao (GV 13), bilaterally Pohu (BL 42)
- Asthma: Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09). Bleed Fenglong (ST 40), Chize (LU 5), Lung Zone, Shierhou (T VT.02), Posterior Back Heart and Lung Zone.
- Kidney deficiency: Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19)
- Lung deficiency: Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Quling (T 33.16)
- Common cold, flu: Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Lieque (LU 7), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11)
- Asthma: Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Fenglong (ST 40)
- Dingke (T 44.28)*, Chongzi (T 22.01), Fugesan (T 33.20)*, Dabai (T 22.04), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Feiqiyi (T 44.25)*, Feiqier (T 44.26)*, Huofuhai (T 33.07), Quling (T 33.16), Zhongjian (T 11.05), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21)
- Chest stuffiness: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Shangli (T 1010.09)
- Asthma: Dajian (T 11.01), Zhongjian (T 11.05), Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Libai (T 44.12), Yunbai (T 44.11), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19). Bleed Sihuawai (T 77.14) or neaby dark veins. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Dyspnea: Fuchang (T 77.12), Sanling (T 44.18)*, Xiaojian (T 11.02)
- Emphysema: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Dajian (T 11.01), Xinchang (T 11.19), Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Sihuazhong (T 77.09). Bleed the Lung area below the knees. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Tuberculosis: Feiqier (T 44.26)*, Linggu (T 22.05), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11). Bleed 9 cun below Yanglingquan (GB 34). Bleed the HT and LU areas of the back. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Hegu (LI 4), Geshu (BL 17), Lieque (LU 7), Qihu (ST 13), Zhongfu (LU 1)
- Apply moxa to Dingchuan (Extra 6), Gaohuang, and Feishu (BL 13)
- Source 27: Dazhong (KI 4). Moxa Shenshu (BL 23), Zhongfu (LU 1), Yunmen (LU 2), Tianfu (LU 3), Huagai (CV 20), Feishu (BL 13), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenque (CV 8), Fengchi (GB 20), Xinshu (BL 15), Zhongwan (CV 12), Jianjing (GB 21), Fengmen (BL 12), Zusanli (ST 36).
- Deficient elderly: Ginger moxa Jianjing (GB 21), Tianzhu (BL 10), Feishu (BL 13), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Tiantu (CV 22), Qihu (T 77.26), Ximen (PC 4)
- Chronic bronchitis in children: Bleed and up Dazhui (GV 14)
- Chest stuffiness and pressure:
- Source 27 : Feishu (BL 13), Lingtai (GV 10), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17)
- Source 29 : Quchi (LI 11), Renying (ST 9), Shendao (GV 11), Zhangmen (LR 13), Zhongfu (LU 1), Zulinqi (GB 41), Tianchi (PC 1), Xuanji (CV 21), Geshu (BL 17), Ququan (LR 8), Shidou (SP 17), Xiangu (ST 43), Shimen (CV 5), Yangxi (LI 5), Tianrong (SI 17)
- Source 31 : Laogong (PC 8), Shanzhong (CV 17), Jianshi (PC 5)
- Asthma:
- Source 27:
- Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Qimen (LR 14), Rugen (ST 18), Zhongwan (CV 12), Taiyuan (LU 9), Feishu (BL 13), Fenglong (ST 40), Shanzhong (CV 17), Renzhong (GV 26), Tiantu (CV 22), Xuanji (CV 21), Zhongfu (LU 1), Tianjing (TH 10), Yuji (LU 10), Jiexi (ST 41)
- Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Fengmen (BL 12), Lieque (LU 7), Chize (LU 5), Feishu (BL 13), Zhangmen (LR 13)
- Source 30 : Bleed Quze (PC 3), Fenglong (ST 40), Neiguan (PC 6), Yuji (LU 10), Dingchuan
- Source 27:
- Asthma in children:
- Source 10 : Feishu (BL 13), Taiyuan (LU 9). Bleed Sifeng.
- Source 27 :
- Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongfu (LU 1), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Zhongwan (CV 12), Qihai (CV 6), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Zhaohai (KI 6)
- Hegu (LI 4), Taiyuan (LU 9). Moxa Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Feishu (BL 13), Shenshu (BL 23), Tiantu (CV 22), Shendao (GV 11), Shanzhong (CV 17), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Moxa Tiantu (CV 22), Lingtai (GV 10)
- Cough: Fengmen (BL 12), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shanzhong (CV 17), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongfu (LU 1), Lieque (LU 7), Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36), Rugen (ST 18), Quepen (ST 12), Pohu (BL 42), Jingqu (LU 8), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zhongwan (CV 12), Sanyinjiao (SP 6). Moxa Shaoshang (LU 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Qihai (CV 6), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Chronic, long-term cough: Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17), Rugen (ST 18), Fengmen (BL 12), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9)
- Tuberculosis:
- Source 19: Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Yaoyan (Ex-B7), Hegu (LI 4), Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5), Yinxi (HT 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
- Source 21: Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Feishu (BL 13)
- Source 23:
- Hegu (LI 4), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36). Moxa Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17), Tiantu (CV 22), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Yaoyan (Ex-B7), Qihai (CV 6), Geshu (BL 17), Fenglong (ST 40), Rugen (ST 18).
- For night sweating, add Yinxi (HT 6), Houxi (SI 3), Jianshi (PC 5)
- For cough with blood and pus, add Chize (LU 5), Shousanli (LI 10), Bailao (Ex-HN17)
- For steaming bones sensations, add Laogong (PC 8).
- Source 27: Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17). Moxa Feishu (BL 13), Qihu (T 77.26), Shenshu (BL 23), Taiyuan (LU 9), T5 area, Rugen (ST 18), Yixi (BL 45), Hegu (LI 4), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7), Jianshi (PC 5), Daling (PC 7), Zhigou (TH 6), Gaohuangshu (BL 43).
- Source 29: Bailao (Ex-HN17), Shenshu (BL 23), Feishu (BL 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Rugen (ST 18), Yuji (LU 10), Chize (LU 5), Jianshi (PC 5), Shenmen (HT 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Laogong (PC 8), Ququan (LR 8), Taixi (KI 3), Rangu (KI 2), Taichong (LR 3), Feishu (BL 13), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20). Moxa Feishu (BL 13), Pishu (BL 20), Ganshu (BL 18).
- Bronchi, Lung, Adrenal Gland, Prostate Gland. Apply ear seeds to these points on both ears.
- Asthma: Bronchus, Trachea, Lung, Chest, Stop Asthma, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Allergic Area, Endocrine. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Common cold: Lung, Internal Nose, Throat (Larynx, Pharynx)
- For fever, bleed Ear Apex and Helix 1-6.
- For dizziness, add Dizziness Area.
- For pain and soreness all over the body, add Liver and Spleen. Bleed Helix 4.
- For cough, add Trachea, Bronchus, and Stop Asthma.
- Bronchitis: Bronchus, Trachea, Lung, Spleen, Stop Asthma, Sympathetic. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Bronchiectasis: Bronchus, Lung, Chest, Stop Asthma, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Spleen
- Emphysema: Sympathetic, Allergic Area, Chest, Lung, Bronchus, Stop Asthma, Spleen, Kidney, Endocrine
- Cough: Trachea, Bronchus, Lung, Shenmen, Occiput, Stop Asthma, corresponding points of pain. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Snoring, apnea: Trachea, San Jiao, Lung, Pharynx, Larynx, Sympathetic, Nasopharynx, Chest, Mouth, Esophagus, Tooth
TCM Diagnosis
Accumulation of damp and phlegm
Herbal Formula
Pinellia XPT
- All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
- Common cold : Zusanli (ST 36), two points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), two points from Dazhong (KI 4) to Taixi (KI 3), Pianli (LI 6), Shousanli (LI 10), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Asthma or cough : Zusanli (ST 36), two points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Fenglong (ST 40), two points from Fuliu (KI 7) to Jiaoxin (KI 8), Pianli (LI 6), Shousanli (LI 10), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Nose symptoms: Bilateral - Shangyang (LI 1), Erjian (LI 2), Sanjian (LI 3), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11)
- Lung symptoms: Bilateral - Chize (LU 5), Yinlingquan (SP 9)
- Sore Throat:
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Fenglong (ST 40) to Chongyang (ST 42), Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Gongsun (SP 4) to Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Neiguan (PC 6) to Laogong (PC 8)
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangchi (TH 4) to Zhigou (TH 6), Dazhong (KI 4) to Zhaohai (KI 6), 3 ah shi points on or near Daling (PC 7), 3 ah shi points on or near Qiuxu (GB 40)
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Fenglong (ST 40) to Chongyang (ST 42), Lieque (LU 7) to Shaoshang (LU 11), Rangu (KI 2) to Fuliu (KI 7)
- Asthma, Cough: Bilateral - 3 needles on each of the following points: Chize (LU 5), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zusanli (ST 36), Shousanli (LI 10), Quchi (LI 11), Neiguan (PC 6), Daling (PC 7), Zhongfu (LU 1)
- Primary points: Dajian (T 11.01), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Fujian (T 11.03), Waijian (T 11.04), Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15), Quling (T 33.16), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09)
- Secondary points: Zhisima (T 11.07), Muyan (T 11.20), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Feiqiyi (T 44.25)*, Feiqier (T 44.26)*
- Common cold, flu: Linggu (T 22.05), Fugesan (T 33.20)*. Bleed Ganmaosan (T DT.12), Taodao (GV 13), bilaterally Pohu (BL 42), Dazhui (GV 14), Ear Apex.
- Severe cold-pattern presentation: Moxa Ganmaosan (T DT.12), Taodao (GV 13), bilaterally Pohu (BL 42)
- Asthma: Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09). Bleed Fenglong (ST 40), Chize (LU 5), Lung Zone, Shierhou (T VT.02), Posterior Back Heart and Lung Zone.
- Kidney deficiency: Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19)
- Lung deficiency: Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Quling (T 33.16)
- Common cold, flu: Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Lieque (LU 7), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11)
- Asthma: Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Fenglong (ST 40)
- Asthma
- Kidney type: Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20)
- Heart type: Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15)
- Lung type: Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19)
- Dingke (T 44.28)*, Chongzi (T 22.01), Fugesan (T 33.20)*, Dabai (T 22.04), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Feiqiyi (T 44.25)*, Feiqier (T 44.26)*, Huofuhai (T 33.07), Quling (T 33.16), Zhongjian (T 11.05), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21)
- Chest stuffiness: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Shangli (T 1010.09)
- Asthma: Dajian (T 11.01), Zhongjian (T 11.05), Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Libai (T 44.12), Yunbai (T 44.11), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19). Bleed Sihuawai (T 77.14) or neaby dark veins. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Dyspnea: Fuchang (T 77.12), Sanling (T 44.18)*, Xiaojian (T 11.02)
- Emphysema: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Dajian (T 11.01), Xinchang (T 11.19), Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Sihuazhong (T 77.09). Bleed the Lung area below the knees. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Tuberculosis: Feiqier (T 44.26)*, Linggu (T 22.05), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11). Bleed 9 cun below Yanglingquan (GB 34). Bleed the HT and LU areas of the back. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Hegu (LI 4), Geshu (BL 17), Lieque (LU 7), Qihu (ST 13), Zhongfu (LU 1)
- Apply moxa to Dingchuan (Extra 6), Gaohuang, and Feishu (BL 13)
- Source 27: Dazhong (KI 4). Moxa Shenshu (BL 23), Zhongfu (LU 1), Yunmen (LU 2), Tianfu (LU 3), Huagai (CV 20), Feishu (BL 13), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenque (CV 8), Fengchi (GB 20), Xinshu (BL 15), Zhongwan (CV 12), Jianjing (GB 21), Fengmen (BL 12), Zusanli (ST 36).
- Deficient elderly: Ginger moxa Jianjing (GB 21), Tianzhu (BL 10), Feishu (BL 13), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Tiantu (CV 22), Qihu (T 77.26), Ximen (PC 4)
- Chronic bronchitis in children: Bleed and up Dazhui (GV 14)
- Chest stuffiness and pressure:
- Source 27 : Feishu (BL 13), Lingtai (GV 10), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17)
- Source 29 : Quchi (LI 11), Renying (ST 9), Shendao (GV 11), Zhangmen (LR 13), Zhongfu (LU 1), Zulinqi (GB 41), Tianchi (PC 1), Xuanji (CV 21), Geshu (BL 17), Ququan (LR 8), Shidou (SP 17), Xiangu (ST 43), Shimen (CV 5), Yangxi (LI 5), Tianrong (SI 17)
- Source 31 : Laogong (PC 8), Shanzhong (CV 17), Jianshi (PC 5)
- Asthma:
- Source 27:
- Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Qimen (LR 14), Rugen (ST 18), Zhongwan (CV 12), Taiyuan (LU 9), Feishu (BL 13), Fenglong (ST 40), Shanzhong (CV 17), Renzhong (GV 26), Tiantu (CV 22), Xuanji (CV 21), Zhongfu (LU 1), Tianjing (TH 10), Yuji (LU 10), Jiexi (ST 41)
- Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Fengmen (BL 12), Lieque (LU 7), Chize (LU 5), Feishu (BL 13), Zhangmen (LR 13)
- Source 30 : Bleed Quze (PC 3), Fenglong (ST 40), Neiguan (PC 6), Yuji (LU 10), Dingchuan
- Source 27:
- Asthma in children:
- Source 10 : Feishu (BL 13), Taiyuan (LU 9). Bleed Sifeng.
- Source 27 :
- Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongfu (LU 1), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Zhongwan (CV 12), Qihai (CV 6), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Zhaohai (KI 6)
- Hegu (LI 4), Taiyuan (LU 9). Moxa Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Feishu (BL 13), Shenshu (BL 23), Tiantu (CV 22), Shendao (GV 11), Shanzhong (CV 17), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Moxa Tiantu (CV 22), Lingtai (GV 10)
- Cough: Fengmen (BL 12), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shanzhong (CV 17), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongfu (LU 1), Lieque (LU 7), Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36), Rugen (ST 18), Quepen (ST 12), Pohu (BL 42), Jingqu (LU 8), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zhongwan (CV 12), Sanyinjiao (SP 6). Moxa Shaoshang (LU 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Qihai (CV 6), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Chronic, long-term cough: Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17), Rugen (ST 18), Fengmen (BL 12), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9)
- Tuberculosis:
- Source 19: Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Yaoyan (Ex-B7), Hegu (LI 4), Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5), Yinxi (HT 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
- Source 21: Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Feishu (BL 13)
- Source 23:
- Hegu (LI 4), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36). Moxa Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17), Tiantu (CV 22), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Yaoyan (Ex-B7), Qihai (CV 6), Geshu (BL 17), Fenglong (ST 40), Rugen (ST 18).
- For night sweating, add Yinxi (HT 6), Houxi (SI 3), Jianshi (PC 5)
- For cough with blood and pus, add Chize (LU 5), Shousanli (LI 10), Bailao (Ex-HN17)
- For steaming bones sensations, add Laogong (PC 8).
- Source 27: Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17). Moxa Feishu (BL 13), Qihu (T 77.26), Shenshu (BL 23), Taiyuan (LU 9), T5 area, Rugen (ST 18), Yixi (BL 45), Hegu (LI 4), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7), Jianshi (PC 5), Daling (PC 7), Zhigou (TH 6), Gaohuangshu (BL 43).
- Source 29: Bailao (Ex-HN17), Shenshu (BL 23), Feishu (BL 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Rugen (ST 18), Yuji (LU 10), Chize (LU 5), Jianshi (PC 5), Shenmen (HT 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Laogong (PC 8), Ququan (LR 8), Taixi (KI 3), Rangu (KI 2), Taichong (LR 3), Feishu (BL 13), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20). Moxa Feishu (BL 13), Pishu (BL 20), Ganshu (BL 18).
- Asthma: Bronchus, Trachea, Lung, Chest, Stop Asthma, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Allergic Area, Endocrine. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Common cold: Lung, Internal Nose, Throat (Larynx, Pharynx)
- For fever, bleed Ear Apex and Helix 1-6.
- For dizziness, add Dizziness Area.
- For pain and soreness all over the body, add Liver and Spleen. Bleed Helix 4.
- For cough, add Trachea, Bronchus, and Stop Asthma.
- Bronchitis: Bronchus, Trachea, Lung, Spleen, Stop Asthma, Sympathetic. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Bronchiectasis: Bronchus, Lung, Chest, Stop Asthma, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Spleen
- Emphysema: Sympathetic, Allergic Area, Chest, Lung, Bronchus, Stop Asthma, Spleen, Kidney, Endocrine
- Cough: Trachea, Bronchus, Lung, Shenmen, Occiput, Stop Asthma, corresponding points of pain. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Snoring, apnea: Trachea, San Jiao, Lung, Pharynx, Larynx, Sympathetic, Nasopharynx, Chest, Mouth, Esophagus, Tooth
TCM Diagnosis
Accumulation of damp and phlegm
Herbal Formula
Pinellia Complex
- All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
- Common cold : Zusanli (ST 36), two points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), two points from Dazhong (KI 4) to Taixi (KI 3), Pianli (LI 6), Shousanli (LI 10), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Asthma or cough : Zusanli (ST 36), two points from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Fenglong (ST 40), two points from Fuliu (KI 7) to Jiaoxin (KI 8), Pianli (LI 6), Shousanli (LI 10), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Nose symptoms: Bilateral - Shangyang (LI 1), Erjian (LI 2), Sanjian (LI 3), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11)
- Lung symptoms: Bilateral - Chize (LU 5), Yinlingquan (SP 9)
- Sore Throat:
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Fenglong (ST 40) to Chongyang (ST 42), Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Gongsun (SP 4) to Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Neiguan (PC 6) to Laogong (PC 8)
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Yangchi (TH 4) to Zhigou (TH 6), Dazhong (KI 4) to Zhaohai (KI 6), 3 ah shi points on or near Daling (PC 7), 3 ah shi points on or near Qiuxu (GB 40)
- Bilateral - 3 needles evenly spaced from Hegu (LI 4) to Pianli (LI 6), Fenglong (ST 40) to Chongyang (ST 42), Lieque (LU 7) to Shaoshang (LU 11), Rangu (KI 2) to Fuliu (KI 7)
- Asthma, Cough: Bilateral - 3 needles on each of the following points: Chize (LU 5), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zusanli (ST 36), Shousanli (LI 10), Quchi (LI 11), Neiguan (PC 6), Daling (PC 7), Zhongfu (LU 1)
- Primary points: Dajian (T 11.01), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Fujian (T 11.03), Waijian (T 11.04), Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15), Quling (T 33.16), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09)
- Secondary points: Zhisima (T 11.07), Muyan (T 11.20), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Feiqiyi (T 44.25)*, Feiqier (T 44.26)*
- Common cold, flu: Linggu (T 22.05), Fugesan (T 33.20)*. Bleed Ganmaosan (T DT.12), Taodao (GV 13), bilaterally Pohu (BL 42), Dazhui (GV 14), Ear Apex.
- Severe cold-pattern presentation: Moxa Ganmaosan (T DT.12), Taodao (GV 13), bilaterally Pohu (BL 42)
- Asthma: Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09). Bleed Fenglong (ST 40), Chize (LU 5), Lung Zone, Shierhou (T VT.02), Posterior Back Heart and Lung Zone.
- Kidney deficiency: Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19)
- Lung deficiency: Simazhong (T 88.17), Simashang (T 88.18), Simaxia (T 88.19), Quling (T 33.16)
- Common cold, flu: Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Lieque (LU 7), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11)
- Asthma: Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shousanli (LI 10), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Fenglong (ST 40)
- Dingke (T 44.28)*, Chongzi (T 22.01), Fugesan (T 33.20)*, Dabai (T 22.04), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Feiqiyi (T 44.25)*, Feiqier (T 44.26)*, Huofuhai (T 33.07), Quling (T 33.16), Zhongjian (T 11.05), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21)
- Chest stuffiness: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Shangli (T 1010.09)
- Asthma: Dajian (T 11.01), Zhongjian (T 11.05), Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Renshi (T 33.13), Dishi (T 33.14), Tianshi (T 33.15), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Libai (T 44.12), Yunbai (T 44.11), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19). Bleed Sihuawai (T 77.14) or neaby dark veins. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Dyspnea: Fuchang (T 77.12), Sanling (T 44.18)*, Xiaojian (T 11.02)
- Emphysema: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Dajian (T 11.01), Xinchang (T 11.19), Chongzi (T 22.01), Chongxian (T 22.02), Tianshi (T 33.15), Dishi (T 33.14), Renshi (T 33.13), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Sihuazhong (T 77.09). Bleed the Lung area below the knees. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Tuberculosis: Feiqier (T 44.26)*, Linggu (T 22.05), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Simashang (T 88.18), Simazhong (T 88.17), Simaxia (T 88.19), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11). Bleed 9 cun below Yanglingquan (GB 34). Bleed the HT and LU areas of the back. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Hegu (LI 4), Geshu (BL 17), Lieque (LU 7), Qihu (ST 13), Zhongfu (LU 1)
- Apply moxa to Dingchuan (Extra 6), Gaohuang, and Feishu (BL 13)
- Source 27: Dazhong (KI 4). Moxa Shenshu (BL 23), Zhongfu (LU 1), Yunmen (LU 2), Tianfu (LU 3), Huagai (CV 20), Feishu (BL 13), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenque (CV 8), Fengchi (GB 20), Xinshu (BL 15), Zhongwan (CV 12), Jianjing (GB 21), Fengmen (BL 12), Zusanli (ST 36).
- Deficient elderly: Ginger moxa Jianjing (GB 21), Tianzhu (BL 10), Feishu (BL 13), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Tiantu (CV 22), Qihu (T 77.26), Ximen (PC 4)
- Chronic bronchitis in children: Bleed and up Dazhui (GV 14)
- Chest stuffiness and pressure:
- Source 27 : Feishu (BL 13), Lingtai (GV 10), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17)
- Source 29 : Quchi (LI 11), Renying (ST 9), Shendao (GV 11), Zhangmen (LR 13), Zhongfu (LU 1), Zulinqi (GB 41), Tianchi (PC 1), Xuanji (CV 21), Geshu (BL 17), Ququan (LR 8), Shidou (SP 17), Xiangu (ST 43), Shimen (CV 5), Yangxi (LI 5), Tianrong (SI 17)
- Source 31 : Laogong (PC 8), Shanzhong (CV 17), Jianshi (PC 5)
- Asthma:
- Source 27:
- Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Qimen (LR 14), Rugen (ST 18), Zhongwan (CV 12), Taiyuan (LU 9), Feishu (BL 13), Fenglong (ST 40), Shanzhong (CV 17), Renzhong (GV 26), Tiantu (CV 22), Xuanji (CV 21), Zhongfu (LU 1), Tianjing (TH 10), Yuji (LU 10), Jiexi (ST 41)
- Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Hegu (LI 4), Waiguan (TH 5), Fengmen (BL 12), Lieque (LU 7), Chize (LU 5), Feishu (BL 13), Zhangmen (LR 13)
- Source 30 : Bleed Quze (PC 3), Fenglong (ST 40), Neiguan (PC 6), Yuji (LU 10), Dingchuan
- Source 27:
- Asthma in children:
- Source 10 : Feishu (BL 13), Taiyuan (LU 9). Bleed Sifeng.
- Source 27 :
- Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongfu (LU 1), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Zhongwan (CV 12), Qihai (CV 6), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Zhaohai (KI 6)
- Hegu (LI 4), Taiyuan (LU 9). Moxa Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Feishu (BL 13), Shenshu (BL 23), Tiantu (CV 22), Shendao (GV 11), Shanzhong (CV 17), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Moxa Tiantu (CV 22), Lingtai (GV 10)
- Cough: Fengmen (BL 12), Taiyuan (LU 9), Shanzhong (CV 17), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongfu (LU 1), Lieque (LU 7), Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36), Rugen (ST 18), Quepen (ST 12), Pohu (BL 42), Jingqu (LU 8), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zhongwan (CV 12), Sanyinjiao (SP 6). Moxa Shaoshang (LU 11), Tiantu (CV 22), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Qihai (CV 6), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Chronic, long-term cough: Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17), Rugen (ST 18), Fengmen (BL 12), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9)
- Tuberculosis:
- Source 19: Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Yaoyan (Ex-B7), Hegu (LI 4), Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Chize (LU 5), Yinxi (HT 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
- Source 21: Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Feishu (BL 13)
- Source 23:
- Hegu (LI 4), Lieque (LU 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Zusanli (ST 36). Moxa Zusanli (ST 36), Shanzhong (CV 17), Tiantu (CV 22), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Yaoyan (Ex-B7), Qihai (CV 6), Geshu (BL 17), Fenglong (ST 40), Rugen (ST 18).
- For night sweating, add Yinxi (HT 6), Houxi (SI 3), Jianshi (PC 5)
- For cough with blood and pus, add Chize (LU 5), Shousanli (LI 10), Bailao (Ex-HN17)
- For steaming bones sensations, add Laogong (PC 8).
- Source 27: Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17). Moxa Feishu (BL 13), Qihu (T 77.26), Shenshu (BL 23), Taiyuan (LU 9), T5 area, Rugen (ST 18), Yixi (BL 45), Hegu (LI 4), Chize (LU 5), Lieque (LU 7), Jianshi (PC 5), Daling (PC 7), Zhigou (TH 6), Gaohuangshu (BL 43).
- Source 29: Bailao (Ex-HN17), Shenshu (BL 23), Feishu (BL 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Rugen (ST 18), Yuji (LU 10), Chize (LU 5), Jianshi (PC 5), Shenmen (HT 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Laogong (PC 8), Ququan (LR 8), Taixi (KI 3), Rangu (KI 2), Taichong (LR 3), Feishu (BL 13), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20). Moxa Feishu (BL 13), Pishu (BL 20), Ganshu (BL 18).
- Bronchi, Lung, Adrenal Gland, Prostate Gland. Apply ear seeds to these points on both ears.
- Asthma: Bronchus, Trachea, Lung, Chest, Stop Asthma, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Allergic Area, Endocrine. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Common cold: Lung, Internal Nose, Throat (Larynx, Pharynx)
- For fever, bleed Ear Apex and Helix 1-6.
- For dizziness, add Dizziness Area.
- For pain and soreness all over the body, add Liver and Spleen. Bleed Helix 4.
- For cough, add Trachea, Bronchus, and Stop Asthma.
- Bronchitis: Bronchus, Trachea, Lung, Spleen, Stop Asthma, Sympathetic. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Bronchiectasis: Bronchus, Lung, Chest, Stop Asthma, Allergic Area, Sympathetic, Adrenal Gland, Spleen
- Emphysema: Sympathetic, Allergic Area, Chest, Lung, Bronchus, Stop Asthma, Spleen, Kidney, Endocrine
- Cough: Trachea, Bronchus, Lung, Shenmen, Occiput, Stop Asthma, corresponding points of pain. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Snoring, apnea: Trachea, San Jiao, Lung, Pharynx, Larynx, Sympathetic, Nasopharynx, Chest, Mouth, Esophagus, Tooth
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.