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Asthma, Acupressure Therapy
by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu
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1. During acute attack:
alternately press
2. During subsiding period:
alternately press
five times
per day, 10 minutes each time.
3. For health maintenance:
use moxibution on
three
times a day, 15 minutes each time.
Note:
Location of
zhongfu (LU 1
中府):
On the both sides of the chest, in the first intercostal
(between ribs) space, 6
cun sideway to the midline, 1 cun inferior to Yunmen
(LU-2 雲門).
Indications: Cough , asthma , pain in the chest , shoulder and back ,
fullness of the chest .
Location of qihu (S 13
氣戶):
At the lower border of the middle of the clavicle
(collarbone), 4 cun sideway to
the Ren Meridian.
Indications:
Fullness in the chest , asthma , cough , hiccup , pain in
the chest and hypochondrium
Location of kufang (S 14
庫房):
In the first intercostal
(between ribs)
space , 4 cun sideway to the Ren Meridian.
Indications﹕ Cough, sensation of fullness and pain in the chest.
Location of wuyi (S15
屋醫):
In the second intercostal
(between ribs)
space , 4 cun sideway to the Ren Meridian
Indications:
Cough,
asthma,
fullness and
pain in the chest and the costal region.
Location of
hegu (LI4 合谷):
On the dorsum of the hand , between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal
bones , approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the
radial side. Line up the position the
transverse crease of the first joint of the
thumb with the margin of the web between the thumb and the index finger
of the other hand . The point is where the tip of the thumb touches .
Indications:
Headache , pain in the neck , tightness in the
shoulders, redness , swelling and pain of the eye ,
nose bleeding , nasal obstruction ,
nasal discharge, toothache , deafness ,
swelling of the face , sore throat , inflammation of
the saliva glands , lockjaw , facial
paralysis , fever without sweating,
excessive sweating , abdominal pain ,
dysentery , constipation , amenorrhea , delayed labor , infantile
convulsion , pain , weakness and motor impairment of the upper limbs .
Location of zusanli (S36
足三里):
3 cun below Dubi ( S35
犢鼻
) , one finger breadth from the anterior crest of
the tibia.
Indications:
Gastric pain , vomiting hiccup , abdominal distension ,
noisy intestine , diarrhea , dysentery , constipation , mastitis ,
enteritis , aching of the knee joint and leg , beriberi , edema , cough
, asthma , emaciation due to general deficiency , indigestion , apoplexy
, hemiplegia , dizziness , insomnia , mania .
Location of
fenglong
(S 40
豐隆):
8 cun above the external
malleolus , about one finger
breadth sideway to
Tiao kou (S38
條口).
Indications:
Headache , dizziness and vertigo , cough , asthma , excessive sputum ,
pain in the chest , constipation , mania , epilepsy ,
muscular atrophy , motor impairment , pain , swelling or
paralysis of the lower extremities .
Location of
shenzhu (Du 12 身柱):
Below the spinous process of the
third thoracic vertebra.
Indications:
Cough, asthma, epilepsy, stiffness and pain in the back.
Malleolus:
is either of the two rounded protuberances on
each side of the ankle. The
inner malleolus is formed by a projection of
the tibia and the outer one is formed by a
projection of the fibula.
Cun: length of the middle joint of the middle finger of the patient
being measured.
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Last update: April 27; 11:50 a.m. LA
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