Mainly show in winter and spring.
TCM- toxic Heat blocks the Shaoyang.
Epidemic Febrile Heat in superficial (1st stage) starts with swelling around the mandible angle P/T – expel Wind/Heat, dissolve hardness
Acupuncture – hand Shaoyang, foot Yangming, SJ 17, ST 6, SJ 5, LI 4
– Heat- Du 14, LI 11, Lu 11, LI 1)
Toxic Heat stagnation (full onset, 2nd stage) high fever, swelling is significant P/T – clear Heat, detox, soften hardness
Acupuncture – Du 14, LI 11, SJ 3, LI 4, SJ 17, ST 6, GB 41
– headache- ST 8, taiyang
– sore throat- Lu 11 & LI 1 (bleed)
Toxic Heat invades the Heart and Liver possible convulsions
Acupuncture – Du 26, Jing-well (bleed), PC 8, 9, KI 1
Pathogen stagnated in Liver meridian P/T – purge Liver Gallbladder Heat, promote blood circulation
Acupuncture – foot Jueyin & Shaoyang, LR 1, GB 41 & LR 8 (jueyin Heat), ST 29, 30
– fever- LI 11, Du 14, PC 9
Alternative Treatment Methods auricular- face, cheek, subcortex, apex, bleed painful points
Deng Xin Cao- direct moxa technique on SJ 20
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