Rhinorrhea
StarEssentials of Chinese Acupuncture (Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing Colleges of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1980) — the standard prescriptions of the Chinese colleges.
Points
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Luo-Connecting of the Lung; expels wind by restoring the lung's dispersing function
Reduce.
- Pregnancy: contraindicated
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Yuan-Source of the Large Intestine; clears lung heat through the paired channel
Reduce.
- Pregnancy: contraindicated
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Large Intestine point beside the nostril; clears heat and opens the nose
Reduce.
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Extra point between the eyebrows; local point to clear heat and unblock the nose
Reduce.
Needling Safety
Cited hazards for these points. Tick what applies to the patient to see the cautions that follow from it.
No cited needling data yet for EX-HN3. No flag here does not mean no risk.
Treatment Principle
Disperse heat from the lung with reducing technique, mainly at Lung and Large Intestine points.
Indications
Method
Reducing technique.
⚠ Cautions
Unilateral, blood-stained or persistent nasal discharge, facial swelling, or orbital or neurological signs need ENT or urgent medical assessment. LI4 is contraindicated in pregnancy.
About
The college prescription for rhinorrhea (thick, foul nasal discharge), from wind-cold that lingers and turns to heat in the nose, or from damp-heat of the Gall Bladder channel rising.
Rationale
LU7 restores the lung's dispersing action to drive out wind. LI4 and LI20 regulate the Large Intestine channel, paired with the Lung, to reduce lung heat, LI20 working at the nose itself. Yintang, close to the nose, clears heat by freeing the blockage.
Clinical Notes
For headache add GB20, which expels wind and clears heat, and Taiyang (EX-HN5), a key headache point. The book equates the condition with chronic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis. It also gives an ear-acupuncture option.
Sources
- Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, et al. Essentials of Chinese Acupuncture. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1980. Chapter III, Rhinorrhea, p. 392–393.
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