【古方】
【病例】
何XX，男，3岁，家住成都市武侯树大街，1982年
9月18日初诊。
家长代诉：昨日开始发烧，今晨病势加重，出现抽风。
症状：双目上视，壮热神昏，口噤不开，继则四肢抽搐，面色青紫、便秘溲赤，脉浮数。
诊断：急惊风．
治则：清热熄风开窍。
治法：用细三棱针点制十宣，梅花针弹刺脊柱两侧出血，血为鲜红色。刺后病势缓解，再配合中药治疗。处方：钩藤10克，丹皮5克，川连2克，金银花13克，连翘15克，石膏10克，知母5克，甘草3克，麦门冬6克，地龙5克。服药2剂后，热解病愈。
三、慢惊风
小儿慢惊风多因体虚或大病之后，脾胃受损，虚土木盛，虚风内动；或因急惊风延及日久，转化而来，出现抽风，形瘦，腹泻等症状，多见3岁以内小儿。
【治疗】
脊柱两侧，梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
用大头针蘸酒点刺肘窝出血。
【古方】
【病例】
石XX，女，3岁，1981年7月4日初诊。
症状：肢体消瘦，精神不振，昏睡露睛，颈项强直，四肢厥逆，脉沉无力，指纹青淡。
诊断：慢惊风。
治则：平肝熄风健脾。
治法：梅花针弹刺大椎、脊柱两侧，手捏提出血。细三棱针点刺行间、大都穴出血。另用温灸尺泽、神道。经两次治疗，病痊愈。
四、脐风
【治疗】
承山、颊车，梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
在鼻侧从上斜下隆起处，辨色暗黄，按之坚硬拘急，用大头针刺出黄水，隔日再刺。
【古方】
【病例】
周X，男，婴儿，家住贵州省遵义市茅草铺生产队，1981
年5月19日初诊。
父母代诉：出生后6天，突然发现四肢很冷，神志昏迷
不醒，抽搐。
症状：胸满腹胀，牙关紧闭，角弓反张，身热抽搐，口吐白沫，两目上视，舌青，指纹紫。
诊断：脐风。
治则：驱风镇痉。
治法：用三棱针点刺印堂稍下处，此点其色暗黄，按之坚硬拘急，刺后黄水涌出；又向上斜刺人中入1分许，10分钟后症状减轻，然后用针刺大椎、少商、中冲，术后症状消失，复用麝香少许和陈艾绒敷脐。半月后随访，小儿健康。
五、吐泻
小儿由于食乳不节，食滞内停，或外感寒湿之邪，以致胃失和降，脾失健运或脾胃虚弱，升降失常等引起。
【治疗】
商阳、公孙，三棱针点刺出血。
【附方】
【古方】
六、疳积
此证多因饮食不节，断乳过早，病后失调，药物攻伐太过，以及虫积等因素，使脾胃受伤，津液枯涸，不能消磨水谷，久之积滞生热，因热成疳所致。
【治疗】
上院，火罐拔吸10分钟。
脊柱两侧，梅花针弹刺出血．
【附方】
【土方】
在食、中、无名指、小指中节横纹中（分上四缝、下四缝），用大头外或三棱针挑刺出黄色液体，每日一次。
【古方】
2、用三棱针点刺冲阳、公孙出血。
【病例】
谢X，男，5岁，家住重庆市市铜矿区红岩煤矿，1983年7月I7日初诊。
父母代诉：食欲不好，2年多，爱吃零食，易感冒。
症状：厌食，多汗，面黄肌瘦，腹满，肚脐周痛，头发枯燥。
诊断：小儿疳积。
治则：（l）用三棱针挑刺四缝穴（约一颗米粒深），挤出白黄色粘液．（2）内服：鸡矢藤15克，鸡内金5克，胡黄连6克，槟榔10克，乌梅6克，白芍10克，砂仁3克，甘草6克。
挑刺2次，服药15天。1周后食量明显增加，半月后饮食达到正常儿童水平，l月后症状消失，体重增加1.5公斤。
七、小儿麻痹
本病主要因感受暑湿时邪，滞留经络，湿热郁蒸，耗伤津液，气血不能通达四肢，筋脉失养，故成麻痹。
【治疗】
患肢部、后颈、背部，梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
命门、中脘，火罐拨吸10分钟。
【土方】
1、在患肢部位循经用梅花针叩刺出血。
2、先在四肢用手从上至下推至手指、足趾，然后用大
头针在指尖放血。
【病例】
王XX，男，6岁，家住云南省昆明市国通寺街，1981年9月15日初诊。
父母代诉：发现右手右脚变形已3月余，医院诊断为小儿麻痹后遗症。
症状：右手、脚萎缩，无力，苔白，脉细。
诊断：小儿麻痹。
治则：通经活络。
治法：梅花针沿患测经脉弹刺，然后两指拿提出血，用三棱针点刺十宣、十王穴出血。并嘱家长加强小儿功能锻炼。经7次刺血后，效果十分明显。后两月来信告诉，症状基本消除。
第五节五官科刺血
一、耳赤痛
宣；或因肝胆火盛，循经上扰，致经脉闭阻，血壅气滞而发。
【治疗】
风池，梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
【古方】
【病例】
陶XX，女，34岁，重庆市水土镇江北机械厂工人，1983年2月24日初诊。
主诉；双眼肿痛，心烦意乱，周身不适1年。
症状：目赤肿痛．面红心烦，日苦，大便干，小便黄赤，舌红，脉弦数。
治则：清肝泻火。
治法：用细三棱针尖挑耳尖穴挤出血，在大椎穴用梅花针弹刺后拔罐出血；第二次在内迎香穴放血，经3次治疗痊愈。
【病例】
姚XX，男，37岁，陕西省西安市印刷厂工人，1982年6月10日初诊。
主诉：几日前双眼红肿疼痛，用四环素眼膏和其他眼药水，但不见效。
症状：目赤肿痛，面红心烦，口苦，大便干，小便黄赤，舌红，脉弦数。
诊断：目赤肿。
治则：清肝泻火。
治法：第一次用三棱针点刺耳尖穴出血，血为紫红色；第二次用三棱针点刺太冲、太阳出血，血为鲜红色；在大椎、肝俞火罐拔吸15分钟，经两次针刺出血后，患者眼疾痊愈。
二、目翳
此症多因风热上壅，或肝虚不能上滋于目，或肝经积热，邪火上炎等所致。
【治疗】
眼周部，梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
1、在大敦穴上用三棱针点刺出血，然后用手指从膝关推揉此穴出血。
【古方】
此证多因肝胆之火上逆，致使少阳经经气闭阻；或因外感风邪，壅遏清窍；或因肾气虚衰，精气不能上达于耳所致。虚则补，实则泻。
【治疗】
【附方】
【土方】
【古方】
四、聋哑证
此证除先天性外，多由于急性热病后，或患耳疾所引起。如听力尚未完全丧失者，用针刺放血疗法有效。
【治疗】
耳部、颈部，梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
五、鼻塞
此证多因外感风寒之邪，鼻塞不通，以致肺气不宣所致，并伴有发热恶寒、头痛颈强，流涕等症状。
【治疗】
脊柱两侧，梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
【古方】
【病例】
李X，女，41岁，湖南省长沙市五一广场工人，1980年3月9日初诊。
主诉：感冒2日，一直头昏痛、鼻塞。
诊断：鼻塞。
治则；祛邪宣肺。
治法：用两指点按迎香5分钟，用细三棱针点刺内迎香出血。用梅花针弹刺大椎、肺俞穴，配合拔罐吸血。经两次治疗，病痊愈。
六、鼻渊
此证多因风寒袭肺，蕴而化热，肺气失宣，清肃失常。客邪上干清道，壅于鼻窍，则发为鼻渊。
【治疗】
脊柱两侧，梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
【古方】
七、酒糟鼻
【治疗】
鼻部，梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
1、用大头针或三棱针点刺鼻尖四周出血。
【古方】
【病例】
陈X，男，33岁，重庆市大足县香山公社一大队社员，1982年12月6日初诊。
症状：鼻尖和鼻翼两侧红肿。
诊断：酒糟鼻。
治则：泻热消肿。
治法：用三棱针点刺少商、迎香穴出血；梅花针弹刺印堂、大椎穴，经5次治疗即痊愈。
八、鼻衄
此证多因外感风热之邪，蕴藏于肺，或久食辛辣厚味，胃火素盛，迫使血液妄行，上冲鼻窍而成。亦有因阴虚火旺，灼伤血络而形成者。
【治疗】
后颈、骶部、鼻部，梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
【古方】
【病例】
何XX，男，3岁，家住成都市武侯树大街，1982年9月18日初诊。
家长代诉：昨日开始发烧，今晨病势加重，出现抽风（惊厥）。
症状：双目上视，高热神志昏迷，牙关紧闭，继则四肢抽搐，面色青紫、便秘尿赤，脉象浮数。
诊断：急惊风（急性惊厥）。
治则：清热熄风开窍。
治法：用细三棱针点刺十宣穴，用梅花针弹刺脊柱两侧出血，血色为鲜红色。刺后病势缓解，再配合中药治疗。处方：钩藤10克，丹皮5克，川连2克，金银花13克，连翘15克，石膏10克，知母5克，甘草3克，麦门冬6克，地龙5克。服药2剂后，热退病愈。
三、慢惊风
小儿慢惊风多因体质虚弱或大病之后，脾胃受损，虚火旺盛，虚风内动；或因急惊风拖延日久，转化而来，出现抽风、形体消瘦、腹泻等症状，多见于3岁以内小儿。
【治疗】
脊柱两侧，用梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
用大头针蘸酒点刺肘窝出血。
【古方】
【病例】
石XX，女，3岁，1981年7月4日初诊。
父母代诉：4月以来精神不振，食欲减退，昏睡时间长，时常抽动。
症状：肢体消瘦，精神不振，昏睡时眼睛半睁（露睛），颈项强直，四肢厥冷，脉象沉无力，指纹青淡。
诊断：慢惊风。
治则：平肝熄风健脾。
治法：用梅花针弹刺大椎穴、脊柱两侧，用手捏提出血。用细三棱针点刺行间穴、大都穴出血。另用温灸尺泽穴、神道穴。经两次治疗，病痊愈。
四、脐风
由于断脐时不慎，毒邪侵入经络，以致肝风内动，促成脐风（新生儿破伤风）。
【治疗】
承山穴、颊车穴，用梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
在鼻侧从上斜下隆起处，辨色暗黄，按之坚硬拘急，用大头针刺出黄水，隔日再刺。
【古方】
【病例】
周X，男，婴儿，家住贵州省遵义市茅草铺生产队，1981年5月19日初诊。
父母代诉：出生后6天，突然发现四肢很冷，神志昏迷不醒，抽搐。
症状：胸满腹胀，牙关紧闭，角弓反张，身热抽搐，口吐白沫，两目上视，舌色青，指纹紫。
诊断：脐风。
治则：驱风镇痉。
治法：用三棱针点刺印堂稍下处，此点其色暗黄，按之坚硬拘急，刺后黄水涌出；又向上斜刺入人中穴约1分许，10分钟后症状减轻，然后用针刺大椎穴、少商穴、中冲穴，术后症状消失，复用麝香少许和陈艾绒敷脐。半月后随访，小儿健康。
五、吐泻
小儿由于食乳不节，食滞内停，或外感寒湿之邪，以致胃失和降，脾失健运或脾胃虚弱，升降失常等引起。
【治疗】
商阳穴、公孙穴，用三棱针点刺出血。
【附方】
【古方】
六、疳积
此证多因饮食不节，断乳过早，病后失调，药物攻伐太过，以及虫积等因素，使脾胃受伤，津液枯涸，不能消磨水谷，久之积滞生热，因热成疳所致。
【治疗】
脊柱两侧，用梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
在食、中、无名指、小指中节横纹中（分上四缝、下四缝），用大头针或三棱针挑刺出黄色液体，每日一次。
【古方】
2、用三棱针点刺冲阳穴、公孙穴出血。
【病例】
谢X，男，5岁，家住重庆市铜矿区红岩煤矿，1983年7月17日初诊。
父母代诉：食欲不好2年多，爱吃零食，易感冒。
症状：厌食，多汗，面黄肌瘦，腹满，肚脐周围痛，头发枯燥。
诊断：小儿疳积。
治则：（1）用三棱针挑刺四缝穴（约一颗米粒深），挤出白黄色粘液。（2）内服：鸡矢藤15克，鸡内金5克，胡黄连6克，槟榔10克，乌梅6克，白芍10克，砂仁3克，甘草6克。
挑刺2次，服药15天。1周后食量明显增加，半月后饮食达到正常儿童水平，1月后症状消失，体重增加1.5公斤。
七、小儿麻痹
本病主要因感受暑湿时邪，滞留经络，湿热郁蒸，耗伤津液，气血不能通达四肢，筋脉失养，故成麻痹。
【治疗】
患肢部、后颈、背部，用梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
1、在患肢部位循经用梅花针叩刺出血。
2、先在四肢用手从上至下推至手指、足趾，然后用大头针在指尖放血。
【病例】
王XX，男，6岁，家住云南省昆明市国通寺街，1981年9月15日初诊。
父母代诉：发现右手右脚变形已3月余，医院诊断为小儿麻痹后遗症。
症状：右手、脚萎缩，无力，苔白，脉细。
诊断：小儿麻痹。
治则：通经活络。
治法：用梅花针沿患侧经脉弹刺，然后两指捏提出血，用三棱针点刺十宣穴、十王穴出血。并嘱家长加强小儿功能锻炼。经7次刺血后，效果十分明显。后两月来信告诉，症状基本消除。
第五节 五官科刺血
一、耳赤痛
目赤痛民间称火眼、风热眼等，多因外感风热，郁而不宣；或因肝胆火盛，循经上扰，致经脉闭阻，血壅气滞而发。
【治疗】
风池穴，用梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
1、用梅花针轻微弹刺眼圈部，捏提出血。
【古方】
【病例】
陶XX，女，34岁，重庆市水土镇江北机械厂工人，1983年2月24日初诊。
主诉：双眼肿痛，心烦意乱，周身不适1年。
症状：目赤肿痛，面红心烦，口苦，大便干，小便黄赤，舌红，脉弦数。
治则：清肝泻火。
治法：用细三棱针尖挑耳尖穴挤出血，在大椎穴用梅花针弹刺后拔罐出血；第二次在内迎香穴放血，经3次治疗痊愈。
【病例】
姚XX，男，37岁，陕西省西安市印刷厂工人，1982年6月10日初诊。
主诉：几日前双眼红肿疼痛，用四环素眼膏和其他眼药水，但不见效。
症状：目赤肿痛，面红心烦，口苦，大便干，小便黄赤，舌红，脉弦数。
诊断：目赤肿。
治则：清肝泻火。
治法：第一次用三棱针点刺耳尖穴出血，血为紫红色；第二次用三棱针点刺太冲穴、太阳穴出血，血为鲜红色；在大椎穴、肝俞穴火罐拔吸15分钟，经两次针刺出血后，患者眼疾痊愈。
二、目翳
此症多因风热上壅，或肝虚不能上滋于目，或肝经积热，邪火上炎等所致。
【治疗】
眼周部，用梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
1、在大敦穴上用三棱针点刺出血，然后用手指从膝关推揉此穴出血。
【古方】
此证多因肝胆之火上逆，致使少阳经经气闭阻；或因外感风邪，壅遏清窍；或因肾气虚衰，精气不能上达于耳所致。虚则补，实则泻。
【治疗】
【附方】
【土方】
【古方】
四、聋哑证
此证除先天性外，多由于急性热病后，或患耳疾所引起。如听力尚未完全丧失者，用针刺放血疗法有效。
【治疗】
耳部、颈部，用梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
五、鼻塞
此证多因外感风寒之邪，鼻塞不通，以致肺气不宣所致，并伴有发热恶寒、头痛颈强，流涕等症状。
【治疗】
脊柱两侧，用梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
【古方】
【病例】
李X，女，41岁，湖南省长沙市五一广场工人，1980年3月9日初诊。
主诉：感冒2日，一直头昏痛、鼻塞。
诊断：鼻塞。
治则：祛邪宣肺。
治法：用两指点按迎香穴5分钟，用细三棱针点刺内迎香穴出血。用梅花针弹刺大椎穴、肺俞穴，配合拔罐吸血。经两次治疗，病痊愈。
六、鼻渊
此证多因风寒袭肺，蕴而化热，肺气失宣，清肃失常。客邪上干清道，壅于鼻窍，则发为鼻渊（鼻窦炎）。
【治疗】
脊柱两侧，用梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
【古方】
七、酒糟鼻
【治疗】
鼻部，用梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
1、用大头针或三棱针点刺鼻尖四周出血。
【古方】
【病例】
陈X，男，33岁，重庆市大足县香山公社一大队社员，1982年12月6日初诊。
症状：鼻尖和鼻翼两侧红肿。
诊断：酒糟鼻。
治则：泻热消肿。
治法：用三棱针点刺少商穴、迎香穴出血；梅花针弹刺印堂穴、大椎穴，经5次治疗即痊愈。
八、鼻衄
此证多因外感风热之邪，蕴藏于肺，或久食辛辣厚味，胃火素盛，迫使血液妄行，上冲鼻窍而成。亦有因阴虚火旺，灼伤血络而形成者。
【治疗】
后颈、骶部、鼻部，用梅花针弹刺出血。
【附方】
【土方】
Use a large-headed needle to prick the Renzhong (GV26) and Dazhui (GV14) acupoints, then use two fingers to pinch and extract blood.
[Ancient Prescriptions]
1. Use a three-edged needle to prick the Renzhong (GV26), Shixuan (EX-UE11), and Yongquan (KI1) acupoints to bleed.
2. Use a plum-blossom needle to tap the Yinlingquan (SP9), Taichong (LR3), and Dazhui (GV14) acupoints to bleed.
[Case Record]
He XX, male, 3 years old, residing at Wuhou Shuda Street, Chengdu City. First consultation on September 18, 1982.
Reported by parents: Fever started yesterday; condition worsened this morning with convulsions.
Symptoms: Eyes rolling upward, high fever with coma, locked jaw, followed by limb convulsions, cyanotic complexion, constipation, and dark urine. Pulse is floating and rapid.
Diagnosis: Acute Convulsion (Ji Jing Feng).
Treatment Principle: Clear heat, extinguish wind, and open the orifices.
Treatment Method: Prick the Shixuan (EX-UE11) acupoints with a fine three-edged needle; tap both sides of the spine with a plum-blossom needle to bleed. The blood was bright red. The condition alleviated after needling, followed by Chinese herbal medicine treatment. Prescription: Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis (Gouteng) 10g, Moutan Cortex (Danpi) 5g, Coptidis Rhizoma (Chuanlian) 2g, Lonicerae Japonicae Flos (Jinyinhua) 13g, Forsythiae Fructus (Lianqiao) 15g, Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao) 10g, Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhimu) 5g, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) 3g, Ophiopogonis Radix (Maimendong) 6g, Pheretima (Dilong) 5g. After taking 2 doses, the fever subsided and the patient recovered.
III. Chronic Convulsion
Chronic convulsion in children often results from physical weakness or damage to the Spleen and Stomach after severe illness, leading to deficiency fire flourishing and internal movement of deficiency wind; or it may transform from acute convulsion prolonged over time, presenting with convulsions, emaciation, diarrhea, etc., mostly seen in children under 3 years old.
[Treatment]
Xingjian (LR2) and Zusanli (ST36): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Dazhui (GV14): Apply cupping for 5 minutes.
Both sides of the spine: Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Supplementary Prescriptions]
Baihui (GV20) and Dazhui (GV14): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Tianshu (ST25) and Qihai (CV6): Apply cupping for 5 minutes.
Zhangmen (LR13), Neiguan (PC6), and Ganshu (BL18): Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Folk Remedies]
Prick the cubital fossa with a large-headed needle dipped in alcohol to bleed.
[Ancient Prescriptions]
Pick the Shendao (GV11) acupoint with a three-edged needle to bleed.
[Case Record]
Shi XX, female, 3 years old. First consultation on July 4, 1981.
Reported by parents: Since April, lethargy, poor appetite, long periods of drowsiness, and occasional twitching.
Symptoms: Emaciated limbs, lethargy, eyes half-open during sleep, stiff neck, cold extremities, pulse deep and weak, fingernail vein pale blue.
Diagnosis: Chronic Convulsion.
Treatment Principle: Calm the Liver, extinguish wind, and strengthen the Spleen.
Treatment Method: Tap Dazhui (GV14) and both sides of the spine with a plum-blossom needle, pinching to bleed. Prick Xingjian (LR2) and Dadu (SP2) with a fine three-edged needle to bleed. Additionally, apply warm moxibustion to Chize (LU5) and Shendao (GV11). Recovered after two treatments.
IV. Umbilical Wind (Neonatal Tetanus)
Caused by improper umbilical cord cutting allowing pathogenic toxins to invade the meridians, leading to internal movement of Liver wind, resulting in umbilical wind.
[Treatment]
Baihui (GV20) and Renzhong (GV26): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Dazhui (GV14): Apply cupping for 2 minutes.
Chengshan (BL57) and Jiache (ST6): Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Supplementary Prescriptions]
Shaoshang (LU11), Zhongchong (PC9), and Dazhui (GV14): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Mingmen (GV4): Apply cupping for 2 minutes.
Quchi (LI11) and Kunlun (BL60): Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Folk Remedies]
On the nasal side, identify a raised area that is dark yellow and hard/tense upon pressure; prick with a large-headed needle to drain yellow fluid, repeat every other day.
[Ancient Prescriptions]
1. Prick Yintang (EX-HN3) with a three-edged needle to bleed.
2. Prick Shenque (CV8) with a three-edged needle and squeeze out yellow fluid.
[Case Record]
Zhou X, male, infant, residing at Maochaopu Production Team, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province. First consultation on May 19, 1981.
Reported by parents: Six days after birth, sudden onset of cold extremities, coma, and convulsions.
Symptoms: Chest fullness and abdominal distension, locked jaw, opisthotonos, fever with convulsions, foaming at the mouth, eyes rolling upward, bluish tongue, purple fingernail vein.
Diagnosis: Umbilical Wind.
Treatment Principle: Dispel wind and relieve spasms.
Treatment Method: Prick slightly below Yintang (EX-HN3) with a three-edged needle; this spot was dark yellow and hard/tense, yielding yellow fluid upon pricking. Obliquely insert into Renzhong (GV26) about 1 cun; symptoms alleviated after 10 minutes. Then needle Dazhui (GV14), Shaoshang (LU11), and Zhongchong (PC9); symptoms disappeared post-procedure. Apply a small amount of Moschus (Shexiang) and aged mugwort wool to the umbilicus. Follow-up after half a month showed healthy child.
V. Vomiting and Diarrhea
Caused by irregular feeding, food stagnation, or external invasion of cold-damp pathogens, leading to failure of Stomach Qi to descend, failure of Spleen Qi to transport, or Spleen-Stomach weakness causing dysfunction of ascending and descending mechanisms.
[Treatment]
Shangyang (LI1) and Gongson (SP4): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Weishu (BL21) and Zhongwan (CV12): Apply cupping for 5 minutes.
Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian: Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Supplementary Prescriptions]
Chongyang (ST42) and Zusanli (ST36): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Tianshu (ST25) and Dazhui (GV14): Apply cupping for 5 minutes.
Fengchi (GB20), Hegu (LI4), and Neiguan (PC6): Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Ancient Prescriptions]
Prick Lidui (ST45), Erjian (LI2), and Dachangshu (BL25) with a three-edged needle to bleed.
VI. Infantile Malnutrition (Gan Syndrome)
This syndrome is often caused by irregular diet, early weaning, post-illness imbalance, excessive drug toxicity, or parasitic accumulation, damaging the Spleen and Stomach, drying up body fluids, impairing digestion of food and water, leading to stagnation generating heat, which forms Gan syndrome.
[Treatment]
Sifeng (EX-UE10) and Yuji (LU10): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Shangwan (CV13): Apply cupping for 10 minutes.
Both sides of the spine: Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Supplementary Prescriptions]
Zusanli (ST36) and Lidui (ST45): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Weishu (BL21): Apply cupping for 10 minutes.
Neiguan (PC6) and Dazhui (GV14): Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Folk Remedies]
At the transverse creases of the middle phalanges of the index, middle, ring, and little fingers (divided into upper and lower Sifeng), prick with a large-headed needle or three-edged needle to drain yellow liquid, once daily.
[Ancient Prescriptions]
1. Bleed at the Sifeng points.
2. Prick Chongyang (ST42) and Gongson (SP4) with a three-edged needle to bleed.
[Case Record]
Xie X, male, 5 years old, residing at Hongyan Coal Mine, Tongkuang District, Chongqing City. First consultation on July 17, 1983.
Reported by parents: Poor appetite for over 2 years, loves snacks, prone to colds.
Symptoms: Anorexia, hyperhidrosis, sallow complexion and emaciation, abdominal fullness, periumbilical pain, dry hair.
Diagnosis: Infantile Malnutrition (Pediatric Gan Syndrome).
Treatment Principle: (1) Pick the Sifeng (EX-UE10) acupoints with a three-edged needle (approx. depth of a rice grain) to extrude white-yellow mucus. (2) Internal Medicine: Tetrastigma Caulis (Jishiteng) 15g, Medulla Avenae (Jineijin) 5g, Picrorhizae Rhizoma (Huhuanglian) 6g, Arecae Semen (Binglang) 10g, Mume Fructus (Wumei) 6g, Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishao) 10g, Amomi Fructus (Sharen) 3g, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) 6g.
Picked twice, took medicine for 15 days. Appetite increased significantly after 1 week, diet normalized after half a month, symptoms disappeared after 1 month, weight increased by 1.5 kg.
VII. Poliomyelitis
Mainly caused by summer-heat and dampness pathogens lingering in meridians, where damp-heat steams internally, consuming body fluids, preventing Qi and Blood from reaching the four limbs, causing malnourishment of sinews and tendons, resulting in paralysis.
[Treatment]
Shixuan (EX-UE11) and Quchi (LI11): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Dazhui (GV14): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Affected limbs, posterior neck, back: Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Supplementary Prescriptions]
Jiexi (ST41) and Zusanli (ST36): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Mingmen (GV4) and Zhongwan (CV12): Apply cupping for 10 minutes.
Yinlingquan (SP9), Huantiao (GB30), waist and abdomen: Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Folk Remedies]
1. Tap along the meridian in the affected limb with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
2. Push from proximal to distal on limbs with hands to fingers/toes, then bleed fingertips with a large-headed needle.
[Case Record]
Wang XX, male, 6 years old, residing at Guotong Temple Street, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. First consultation on September 15, 1981.
Reported by parents: Right hand and foot deformed for over 3 months; hospital diagnosed as sequelae of pediatric poliomyelitis.
Symptoms: Atrophy and weakness of right hand and foot, white coating, thin pulse.
Diagnosis: Pediatric Poliomyelitis.
Treatment Principle: Unblock meridians and activate collaterals.
Treatment Method: Tap meridians on the affected side with a plum-blossom needle, pinch to bleed. Prick Shixuan (EX-UE11) and Shiwang (EX-UE12) with a three-edged needle to bleed. Advised parents to strengthen functional exercise. After 7 bleeding sessions, effect was significant. Letter received two months later reported symptoms basically eliminated.
Section 5: ENT Bleeding Therapy
I. Red and Painful Ears/Eyes
Red and painful eyes are folk-called Fire Eye or Wind-Heat Eye, often due to external Wind-Heat constraint, or Liver/Gallbladder fire flaring up along meridians, blocking vessels and stagnating Qi and Blood.
[Treatment]
Taichong (LR3) and Taiyang (EX-HN5): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Dazhui (GV14) and Ganshu (BL18): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Fengchi (GB20): Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Supplementary Prescriptions]
Shangxing (GV23) and Shaoshang (LU11): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Shenzhu (GV12) and Danshu (BL19): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Abdomen, Taiyang (EX-HN5), Hegu (LI4): Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Folk Remedies]
1. Lightly tap eye sockets with a plum-blossom needle, pinch to bleed.
2. Pick Ear Apex (Erjian) with a large-headed needle or three-edged needle to bleed.
[Ancient Prescriptions]
1. Prick Neiyingxiang (EX-HN9) with a three-edged needle to bleed.
2. Bleed at Zan Zhu (BL2), Si Zhu Kong (TE23), and Jing Ming (BL1) with a three-edged needle.
[Case Record]
Tao XX, female, 34 years old, worker at Jiangbei Machinery Plant, Jiangbei Town, Shuitu, Chongqing City. First consultation on February 24, 1983.
Chief Complaint: Bilateral eye swelling and pain, irritability, general discomfort for 1 year.
Symptoms: Red, swollen, painful eyes, flushed face, irritability, bitter taste, dry stool, dark urine, red tongue, wiry-rapid pulse.
Diagnosis: Red and Painful Eyes (Liver-Gallbladder Fire Excess Type).
Treatment Principle: Clear Liver and purge Fire.
Treatment Method: Pick Ear Apex (Erjian) with a fine three-edged needle to squeeze blood; tap Dazhui (GV14) with a plum-blossom needle then cup to bleed. Second session: bleed at Neiyingxiang (EX-HN9). Recovered after 3 treatments.
[Case Record]
Yao XX, male, 37 years old, worker at Printing Factory, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. First consultation on June 10, 1982.
Chief Complaint: Bilateral eye redness, swelling, and pain for several days; ineffective treatment with tetracycline ointment and other eye drops.
Symptoms: Red, swollen, painful eyes, flushed face, irritability, bitter taste, dry stool, dark urine, red tongue, wiry-rapid pulse.
Diagnosis: Red and Swollen Eyes.
Treatment Principle: Clear Liver and purge Fire.
Treatment Method: First session: prick Ear Apex (Erjian) with a three-edged needle to bleed (blood purple-red). Second session: prick Taichong (LR3) and Taiyang (EX-HN5) to bleed (blood bright red); cup Dazhui (GV14) and Ganshu (BL18) for 15 minutes. Recovered after two bleeding sessions.
II. Corneal Opacity
Often caused by Wind-Heat rising, Liver deficiency failing to nourish the eyes, or accumulated heat in the Liver channel flaring up.
[Treatment]
Jingming (BL1) and Taiyang (EX-HN5): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Feishu (BL13) and Zhongfu (LU1): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Periorbital area: Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Supplementary Prescriptions]
Zan Zhu (BL2) and Dadun (LR1): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Ganshu (BL18) and Dazhui (GV14): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Both sides of spine, Xingjian (LR2): Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Folk Remedies]
1. Prick Dadun (LR1) with a three-edged needle to bleed, then massage from knee joint to bleed.
2. Tap posterior neck and Dazhui (GV14) with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Ancient Prescriptions]
Needle Zhongchong (PC9) and Shaoze (SI1) to bleed.
III. Tinnitus and Deafness
Often caused by Liver/Gallbladder fire counterflow blocking Shaoyang Qi, or external Wind obstructing clear orifices, or Kidney Qi deficiency failing to send essence to ears. Deficiency requires tonification, Excess requires purging.
[Treatment]
Zhongzhu (TE3) and Xiaxi (GB43): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Ganshu (BL18) and Dazhui (GV14): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Yifeng (TE17), Jiaosun (TE20), and Zhi Mai (TE18): Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Supplementary Prescriptions]
Taichong (LR3) and Qiuxu (GB40): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Danshu (BL19) and Shenzhu (GV12): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Guanyuan (CV4), Waiguan (TE5), Hegu (LI4): Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Folk Remedies]
1. Prick Zhongzhu (TE3) with a three-edged needle or large-headed needle to bleed.
2. Tap Hanyan (GB7) and Xuanli (GB5) with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Ancient Prescriptions]
Prick Baihui (GV20), Houxi (SI3), Kunlun (BL60), and Tinghui (GB2) with a three-edged needle to bleed.
IV. Deaf-Muteness
Apart from congenital cases, often caused by acute febrile diseases or ear diseases. If hearing is not completely lost, acupuncture bleeding therapy is effective.
[Treatment]
Zhongzhu (TE3) and Baihui (GV20): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Dazhui (GV14) and Ganshu (BL18): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Ear region, neck: Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Supplementary Prescriptions]
Yamen (GV15), Tinghui (GB2), Zulinqi (GB41), Xingjian (LR3): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Feiyang (BL58) and Geshu (BL17): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Zusanli (ST36), Quchi (LI11), Neiguan (PC6), Waiguan (TE5): Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Folk Remedies]
1. Prick Jinjin (EX-HN12), Yuye (EX-HN13), Baihui (GV20), Luxi (TE19) with a three-edged needle to bleed.
2. Prick Taichong (LR3), Fuliu (KI7), Lianquan (CV23) with a three-edged needle to bleed.
3. Tap midline of head from Yintang (EX-HN3) - Baihui (GV20) - Dazhui (GV14) with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
V. Nasal Congestion
Often caused by external Wind-Cold blocking nasal passages, preventing Lung Qi from dispersing, accompanied by fever, aversion to cold, headache, stiff neck, and runny nose.
[Treatment]
Shangxing (GV23) and Yingxiang (LI20): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Feishu (BL13) and Dazhui (GV14): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Both sides of spine: Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Supplementary Prescriptions]
Chize (LU5) and Pianli (LI8): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Shenzhu (GV12) and Fengmen (BL12): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Fengchi (GB20), Hegu (LI4), Lieque (LU7): Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Folk Remedies]
1. Prick Dazhui (GV14) with a three-edged needle to bleed.
2. Prick Yingxiang (LI20) with a three-edged needle to bleed.
[Ancient Prescriptions]
1. Prick Neiyingxiang (EX-HN9) with a three-edged needle to bleed.
2. Tap both sides of spine with a plum-blossom needle, then cup to bleed.
[Case Record]
Li X, female, 41 years old, worker at Wuyi Square, Changsha City, Hunan Province. First consultation on March 9, 1980.
Chief Complaint: Cold for 2 days, persistent dizziness, headache, and nasal congestion.
Symptoms: Blocked ears, headache and stiff neck, thin white coating, floating-tight pulse.
Diagnosis: Nasal Congestion.
Treatment Principle: Expel pathogens and disperse Lung Qi.
Treatment Method: Press Yingxiang (LI20) with two fingers for 5 minutes; prick Neiyingxiang (EX-HN9) with a fine three-edged needle to bleed. Tap Dazhui (GV14) and Feishu (BL13) with a plum-blossom needle, combined with cupping to bleed. Recovered after two treatments.
VI. Sinusitis (Bi Yuan)
Often caused by Wind-Cold attacking the Lung, transforming into heat, failing to disperse Lung Qi, disrupting clearing and descending functions. Pathogens interfere with clear pathways, obstructing nasal cavities, causing sinusitis.
[Treatment]
Yintang (EX-HN3) and Yingxiang (LI20): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Dazhui (GV14) and Feishu (BL13): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Both sides of spine: Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Supplementary Prescriptions]
Shangxing (GV23) and Taichong (LR3): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Shenzhu (GV12) and Dazhu (BL11): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Fengchi (GB20), Hegu (LI4), Yingxiang (LI20): Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Folk Remedies]
1. Prick Yingxiang (LI20) and Shangxing (GV23) with a three-edged needle to bleed.
2. Tap nasal area and midline of head from Yintang (EX-HN3) - Baihui (GV20) with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Ancient Prescriptions]
Prick Qucha (BL4) with a three-edged needle, pinch to bleed.
VII. Rosacea
Often caused by accumulated heat in Lung and Stomach steaming upward, compounded by Wind-Cold invasion, or blood stasis in collaterals not dissipating.
[Treatment]
Yingxiang (LI20) and Yintang (EX-HN3): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Dazhui (GV14), Feishu (BL13), Ganshu (BL18): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Nasal area: Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Supplementary Prescriptions]
Suliao (DU26) and Neiyingxiang (EX-HN9): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Shenzhu (GV12), Geshu (BL17), Weishu (BL21): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Dazhui (GV14), Pishu (BL20), Yintang (EX-HN3): Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Folk Remedies]
1. Prick around the nasal tip with a large-headed needle or three-edged needle to bleed.
2. Prick Hegu (LI4) and Yingxiang (LI20) with a three-edged needle to bleed.
[Ancient Prescriptions]
Prick Lieque (LU7) with a three-edged needle to bleed.
[Case Record]
Chen X, male, 33 years old, member of Dayidui Commune, Xiangshan, Dazu County, Chongqing City. First consultation on December 6, 1982.
Chief Complaint: Dry nose, discovered nasal redness and swelling for over 2 years.
Symptoms: Redness and swelling at nasal tip and alae nasi.
Diagnosis: Rosacea.
Treatment Principle: Purge heat and reduce swelling.
Treatment Method: Prick Shaoshang (LU11) and Yingxiang (LI20) with a three-edged needle to bleed; tap Yintang (EX-HN3) and Dazhui (GV14) with a plum-blossom needle. Recovered after 5 treatments.
VIII. Epistaxis
Often caused by external Wind-Heat accumulating in the Lung, or chronic consumption of spicy/rich foods leading to strong Stomach Fire forcing blood to move recklessly upward into nasal cavities. Also caused by Yin deficiency with Fire hyperactivity damaging blood vessels.
[Treatment]
Shaoshang (LU11) and Erjian (LI2): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Dazhui (GV14) and Feishu (BL13): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Posterior neck, sacrum, nasal area: Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Supplementary Prescriptions]
Shangxing (GV23) and Yingxiang (LI20): Prick with a three-edged needle to bleed.
Shenzhu (GV12) and Weishu (BL21): Apply cupping for 15 minutes.
Hegu (LI4), Chize (LU5), Zusanli (ST36): Tap with a plum-blossom needle to bleed.
[Folk Remedies]
1. Tap Dazhui (GV14) with a plum-blossom needle to bleed, then cup for 15 minutes.