Needle ST25, ST36, CV6, TE5 and LI11 with even or tonifying method, retaining for 20 minutes. Abdominal massage in a clockwise direction follows the treatment.
Constipation: Qi Deficiency with Intestinal Dryness
Benefit qi, free the bowels and moisten the intestines. For weak defecation, fatigue after passing stool, and stool that is not dry or is hard only at the start.
POINT SELECTION
RATIONALE
ST25 and ST36 move the intestines without draining them; CV6 tonifies qi so that the patient has the strength to defecate; TE5 and LI11 clear the yangming and moisten the tract. The point of the prescription is that constipation of this kind is a problem of propulsion, not of dryness, and must not be treated with purgative methods.
SOURCE
After the Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion and modern textbooks
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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