Flesh wilting

Also spleen wilting. Wilting (wěi) attributed to spleen qì heat depriving the flesh of nutrition or to dampness damaging the spleen and affecting the flesh, and characterized by numbness of the flesh and, in severe cases, inability to move the limbs.

Medicinal therapy: Clear heat and disinhibit dampness; fortify the spleen and harmonize the stomach. Use variations of Gardenia and Coptis Two Matured Ingredients Decoction (栀连二陈汤 zhī lián èr chén tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment on back transport points, CV, ST, and SP. Select BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), SP-9 (Yīn Mound Spring, 阴陵泉 yīn líng quán), PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), and KI-7 (Recover Flow, 复溜 fù liū). Needle with even supplementation and drainage.