Sore throat — xu type, KI6 and LU7
StarEssentials of Chinese Acupuncture (Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing Colleges of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1980) — the standard prescriptions of the Chinese colleges.
Points
-
Confluent point of the Yin Qiao vessel; reduces deficiency fire at the throat
Reinforce.
-
Confluent point of the Ren vessel; paired with KI6 to soothe the throat
Reinforce.
- Pregnancy: contraindicated
Needling Safety
Cited hazards for these points. Tick what applies to the patient to see the cautions that follow from it.
Treatment Principle
Nourish yin and reduce deficiency fire with reinforcing technique, mainly at Kidney points.
Indications
Method
Reinforcing technique. Alternate this prescription with the KI3 and LU10 pair.
⚠ Cautions
A sore throat or hoarseness lasting more than three weeks, especially in smokers, or with difficulty swallowing, weight loss or a neck lump, needs ENT investigation to exclude malignancy.
About
The second of two alternating college prescriptions for chronic (deficiency-type) sore throat, built on one of the Eight Confluent point pairs.
Rationale
KI6 and LU7 form one of the Eight Confluent pairings, opening the Yin Qiao and Ren vessels that meet at the throat. The book uses them to calm the deficiency fire that keeps the throat sore and dry.
Clinical Notes
The book directs that this pair and the KI3 and LU10 pair be used in alternation. It says the section covers acute tonsillitis and acute and chronic pharyngitis.
Sources
- Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, et al. Essentials of Chinese Acupuncture. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1980. Chapter III, Sore Throat, p. 395–396.
📝 Notes
Public notes from the community and your own private notes on Sore throat — xu type, KI6 and LU7.
No notes yet.