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Enriching (and nourishing) the liver and kidney
滋养肝肾 〔滋養肝腎〕 zī yǎng gān shèn
1. A method of treatment used to address liver-kidney yīn vacuity characterized by dizziness, upbearing fire flush, flowery vision, tinnitus, aching lumbus, dry throat, unquiet sleep, possibly night sweating, yellow urine, red tongue with scant fur, and a fine stringlike pulse.
Medicinal therapy: Use
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on CV, back transport points, KI, and LR. Select CV-4 (Pass Head, 关元 guān yuán), BL-23 (Kidney Transport, 肾俞 shèn shù), BL-18 (Liver Transport, 肝俞 gān shù), SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), KI-3 (Great Ravine, 太溪 tài xī), KI-2 (Blazing Valley, 然谷 rán gǔ), and LR-3 (Supreme Surge, 太冲 tài chōng). Needle with supplementation and add moxa.
2. A method of treatment used to nourish liver yīn by enriching kidney yīn, i.e., to enrich water to nourish wood. Compare enriching water to moisten wood.
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