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Bladder vacuity cold
膀胱虚寒 〔膀胱虛寒〕 páng guāng xū hán
Loss of the retentive power of the bladder due either to insufficiency of qì transformation or to contraction of external cold evil. The main signs of bladder vacuity cold are frequent voidings of clear urine, enuresis, dribble after voiding, or incontinence. Other signs include white turbidity after urination, ungratifying dribbling urination, inability to achieve a full stream, and smaller abdominal cold pain. Lumbar pain and other kidney yáng vacuity signs are usually present. The tongue is pale with a thin moist white fur. The pulse is sunken and fine.
Medicinal therapy:
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on BL and CV. Select CV-3 (Central Pole, 中极 zhōng jí), BL-28 (Bladder Transport, 膀胱俞 páng guāng shù), CV-4 (Pass Head, 关元 guān yuán), SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), and BL-23 (Kidney Transport, 肾俞 shèn shù); needle with supplementation and add moxa. For pronounced vacuity cold, add CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi) and CV-4 (Pass Head, 关元 guān yuán), and apply a large amount of moxa. For concurrent kidney yáng vacuity, add GV-4 (Life Gate, 命门 mìng mén), and KI-3 (Great Ravine, 太溪 tài xī).
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