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A disease manifesting in single or multiple swellings of the neck below the skin that have the appearance of upturned cups, soft and spongy to the touch, that never rupture, and that may be associated with sweating, oppression in the chest and heart palpitation. Flesh goiter is attributed to binding depression damaging the spleen preventing the normal movement of spleen qì.

Biomedical correspondence: thyroid tumor; tuberculous goiter.

Medicinal therapy: Treat by opening depression and transforming phlegm, assisted by softening hardness. Use Sargassum Jade Flask Decoction (海藻玉壶汤 hǎi zǎo yù hú tāng) as oral medication, and apply Harmonious Yáng Decongealing Plaster (阳和解凝膏 yáng hé jiě níng gāo) mixed with Cinnamon Twig and Musk Powder (桂麝散 guì shè sǎn).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on CV, GB, TB, and ST. Select TB-13 (Upper Arm Convergence, 臑会 nào huì), LR-3 (Supreme Surge, 太冲 tài chōng), TB-6 (Branch Ditch, 支沟 zhī gōu), CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), ST-40 (Bountiful Bulge, 丰隆 fēng lóng), CV-22 (Celestial Chimney, 天突 tiān tú), SI-17 (Celestial Countenance, 天容 tiān róng), and LI-17 (Celestial Tripod, 天鼎 tiān dǐng); needle with even supplementation and drainage. For thyroid enlargement, add Qì Goiter (气瘿 qì yǐng) and the paravertebrals of the neck (3–5).

Point selection according to signs: For copious sweat, add HT-6 (Yīn Cleft, 阴郄 yīn xī). For heart palpitation, add HT-7 (Spirit Gate, 神门 shén mén). For oppression in the chest, add PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān) and CV-17 (Chest Center, 膻中 shān zhōng).

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