Sunstroke — severe type
StarEssentials of Chinese Acupuncture (Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing Colleges of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1980) — the standard prescriptions of the Chinese colleges.
Points
-
Governing Vessel point at the philtrum; revives the patient
Reducing method.
-
Governing Vessel point at the vertex; restores clarity of mind
Reducing method.
-
He-Sea of the Bladder; clears heat and summer oppression
Reducing method.
-
Extra points at the ten fingertips; clear heat
Reducing method.
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-UE11. No flag here does not mean no risk.
Treatment Principle
Clear heat and restore consciousness with reducing method, mainly on Du channel points.
Indications
Method
Reducing method. The book cross-refers to its treatment of tense windstroke.
⚠ Cautions
Heatstroke is a medical emergency: call emergency services, move the patient to shade and start active cooling immediately; acupuncture must not delay this. Collapse with altered consciousness is heatstroke until shown otherwise. Use sterile technique if the fingertips are pricked.
About
The textbook's prescription for severe sunstroke, in which the patient collapses and loses consciousness from summer heat.
Rationale
GV26 and GV20 revive the patient and clear the mind. BL40 and the Shixuan points at the fingertips bring down heat and relieve the oppression of summer heat.
Clinical Notes
The book refers to its treatment of the tense form of windstroke for this situation.
Sources
- Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, et al. Essentials of Chinese Acupuncture. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1980. Chapter III, Sunstroke, p. 342–343.
📝 Notes
Public notes from the community and your own private notes on Sunstroke — severe type.
No notes yet.