CM SD Index - Differential Diagnosis

Condition Details
TCM Diagnosis
Qi, blood, yin and yang deficiencies
Herbal Formula
Imperial Tonic
- Left side: Yinlingquan (SP 9), Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Rangu (KI 2), Dazhong (KI 4), Fuliu (KI 7), Hegu (LI 4), Zhongzhu (TH 3), Zhizheng (SI 7), ear Shenmen
- Right side: Zusanli (ST 36), Jiexi (ST 41), Shaofu (HT 8), Tongli (HT 5), Shaohai (HT 3)
- Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.
- All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated.
- Yanglingquan (GB 34), Qiuxu (GB 40), Taichong (LR 3), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), 2 needles from Dazhong (KI 4) to Taixi (KI 3), Xiaohai (SI 8), Hegu (LI 4), Shaohai (HT 3), Shenmen (HT 7), Baihui (GV 20), Yintang (Ex-HN3), Anmian (Ex-HN16), Ear Shenmen, Heart, Kidney, Neurasthenia, Occiput
- Primary points: Huoxi (T 11.16), Mu (T 11.17), Muyan (T 11.20), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Dabai (T 22.04), Linggu (T 22.05), Zhenghui (T 1010.01), Qianhui (T 1010.05), Houhui (T 1010.06), Zhenjing (T 1010.08)
- Secondary points: Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21)
- Anemia: Ganmen (T 33.11), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Tongtian (T 88.03), Zusanli (ST 36), Tuling (T 88.46)*. Moxa Huofuhai (T 33.07), Zusanli (ST 36) .
- Insomnia, dreams: Linggu (T 22.05), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Shenjian (T 44.19), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Zhenghui (T 1010.01), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Huoying (T 66.03), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Muyan (T 11.20), Shenmen (HT 7) and Shenmen on the ear. Bleed du (governing) channel and back of the knee area. Bleed before needling for best result.
- Weakness and fatigue: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Beimian (T 44.07), Sanyan (T 11.21), Zhitong (T 44.13)
- Poor memory: Dizong (T 44.09), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Zhenghui (T 1010.01), Piyi (T 88.35)*, Pier (T 88.36)*
- Dizziness: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Zhenghui (T 1010.01), Wanshunyi (T 22.08), Wanshuner (T 22.09), Luotong (T 44.14), two points on the sides of the first metacarpal joint of the thumb, Fuding (T 44.04), Tongshen (T 88.09), Tongwei (T 88.10), Tongbei (T 88.11), Zhitong (T 44.13)
- Anemia: Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Tongtian (T 88.03), Zusanli (ST 36), Tuling (T 88.46)*. Moxa Huofuhai (T 33.07) and Zusanli (ST 36).
- Depression: Tongguan (T 88.01), Tongshen (T 88.09), Neiguan (PC 6), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Huoying (T 66.03), Huoxi (T 11.16). Bleed the HT and LU areas of the back with cupping. Bleed before needling for best result.
- Neuroasthenia, nervousness, palpitation, restlessness: Xinling (T 33.17)*, Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07), Tongwei (T 88.10), Tongshen (T 88.09), Tongtian (T 88.03), Tongguan (T 88.01) Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Zhenghui (T 1010.01), Qianhui (T 1010.05), Houhui (T 1010.06), Zhenjing (T 1010.08), Tianhuang (T 77.17), Dihuang (T 77.19), Renhuang (T 77.21), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Minghuang (T 88.12), Qihuang (T 88.14), Linggu (T 22.05), Huozhu (T 66.04), Jianzhong (T 44.06). Bleed the Frontal head area below the knees.
- 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)
- Purpura: Fenzhishang (T DT.01), Fenzhixia (T DT.02), Simazhong (T 88.17)
- Shenmen (HT 7), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Xinshu (BL 15), Pishu (BL 20), Taixi (KI 3), Weishu (BL 21), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiting (ST 44)
- Anmian (extra point), Shenmen (HT 7), Baihui (GV 20)
- Insomnia:
- Source 12: Baihui (GV 20), Sishencong (Ex-HN1), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Zhaohai (KI 6), Shenmen (HT 7), Anmian (Ex-HN16)
- Sourc 6: Neiguan (PC 6), Shenmen (HT 7), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yintang (Ex-HN3)
- Source 15: Yinbai (SP 1), Ganshu (BL 18), Jianshi (PC 5)
- Source 19: Yinbai (SP 1), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Shenmen (HT 7), Neiguan (PC 6), Ganshu (BL 18)
- Source 21: Taixi (KI 3), Gongsun (SP 4), Yinbai (SP 1), Feishu (BL 13), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yinxi (HT 6)
- Source 27:
- Fuxi (BL 38), Taiyuan (LU 9), Gongsun (SP 4), Yinbai (SP 1), Feishu (BL 13), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yixi (BL 45), Xingjian (LR 2), Shenmen (HT 7), Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiting (ST 44)
- Baihui (GV 20), Fengchi (GB 20), Hegu (LI 4), Shenmen (HT 7), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6).
- Spleen qi deficiency or overworrying: Shenmen (HT 7), Pishu (BL 20), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Quchi (LI 11), Zusanli (ST 36), Yinxi (HT 6), Houxi (SI 3), Guanyuan (CV 4)
- Heart and Kidney Disharmony: Shenshu (BL 23), Xinshu (BL 15), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Pohu (BL 42), Yongquan (KI 1), Fengchi (GB 20), Taichong (LR 3), Hegu (LI 4), Shenmen (HT 7), Daling (PC 7), Taixi (KI 3), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Neuroasthenia, nervousness, palpitation, restlessness:
- Source 18 : Yiming (Ex-HN14), Anmian (Ex-HN16), Dazhui (GV 14), Neiguan (PC 6), Shenmen (HT 7), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Xinshu (BL 15), Ganshu (BL 18), Shenshu (BL 23)
- Source 31: : Rugen (ST 18), Tongli (HT 5), Danshu (BL 19), Xinshu (BL 15), Yinxi (HT 6)
- 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)
- Zhaohai (KI 6), Baihui (GV 20), Xinshu (BL 15), Neiguan (PC 6), Shenmen (HT 7), Yemen (TH 2), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Jiexi (ST 41)
- Guanyuan (CV 4), Xinshu (BL 15), Tongli (HT 5), Daling (PC 7), Zusanli (ST 36), Shenmen (HT 7), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Neiguan (PC 6), Shenshu (BL 23), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Xinshu (BL 15), Geshu (BL 17), Ganshu (BL 18), Shenmen (HT 7), Ximen (PC 4), Shenshu (BL 23), Taixi (KI 3), Daling (PC 7), Guanyuan (CV 4). Moxa Xinshu (BL 15), Shenshu (BL 23)
- Due to Dampness : Add Pishu (BL 20), Zhongwan (CV 12), Shuifen (CV 9), Zhangmen (LR 13), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Ximen (PC 4), Ganshu (BL 18), Daling (PC 7), Yinxi (HT 6), Geshu (BL 17), Shanzhong (CV 17), Qihai (CV 6), Jingmen (GB 25), Dazhong (KI 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9). Moxa Guanyuan (CV 4), Shenshu (BL 23).
- Due to Yin deficiency : Neiguan (PC 6), Shenmen (HT 7), Taixi (KI 3), Sanyinjiao (SP 6).
- Due to Phlegm Fire : Neiguan (PC 6), Shenmen (HT 7), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongwan (CV 12).
- Source 29 :
- Dazhong (KI 4), Ximen (PC 4), Quze (PC 3), Daling (PC 7), Juque (CV 14), Jianshi (PC 5), Neiguan (PC 6), Yinxi (HT 6), Xinshu (BL 15), Tongli (HT 5).
- Liver qi stagnation : Shenmen (HT 7), Ligou (LR 5), Juque (CV 14), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Rangu (KI 2), Dazhong (KI 4), Ximen (PC 4), Jinggu (BL 64), Daling (PC 7), Qihai (CV 6), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Daju (ST 27)
- Phlegm : Baihui (GV 20), Shendao (GV 11), Tianjing (TH 10), Yemen (TH 2), Zhangmen (LR 13), Yinxi (HT 6), Jianshi (PC 5), Erjian (Ex-HN6), Sanjian (LI 3), Hegu (LI 4), Lidui (ST 45)
- 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)
- Purpura:
- Dream Disturbed sleep or to improve sleep: Dream Disturbed Sleep Area, Shenmen, Occiput, Heart, Neurasthenia Area, Neurasthenia Point, Nervous Subcortex. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Replenishing the blood: Spleen, Stomach, Heart, Kidney, San Jiao, Adrenal Gland, Blood, Endocrine
- Neurasthenia: Shenmen, Heart, Occiput, Nervous Subcortex, Neurasthenia Area, Neurasthenia Point, Dream Disturbed Sleeping Area, Deep Sleep Point. Bleed Ear Apex.
- Hypoglycemia: Pancreas, Diabetes, Pituitary, Endocrine, Thalamus, Sympathetic, Duodenum, Digestive Subcortex
- Dizziness from anemia: Dizziness Area, External Sympathetic, Liver, Occiput, Spleen, San Jiao. 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.