Point Prescriptions

Uterine Bleeding: Spleen Failing to Govern Blood

Strengthen the spleen, benefit qi, consolidate the Penetrating Vessel and stop bleeding. For bleeding outside the normal time, profuse and pale, with fatigue.

Moxibustion Uterine Bleeding

POINT SELECTION

SP10 Xuehai SP6 Sanyinjiao CV4 Guanyuan ST36 Zusanli BL20 Pishu

Moxibustion at ST36, CV4, BL20, SP10 and SP6 for 15 to 20 minutes each. Needling at SP10 with tonifying method may be added.

RATIONALE

BL20 and ST36 strengthen the spleen so that it can hold blood within the vessels; CV4 regulates the uterus and consolidates; SP10 is the point for blood disorders, used here in its tonifying aspect; SP6 regulates the Penetrating Vessel. Prolonged bleeding depletes qi, so the treatment tonifies rather than stanches.

SOURCE After the Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion and the theory that the spleen governs the blood

NOTE These are general formulas recorded in the literature; in clinical use they must be modified according to the individual, the season and the setting. Acupuncture and moxibustion should be performed by a licensed practitioner.

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