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Heart mounting

心疝 〔心疝〕 xīn shàn

A mounting (shàn) pattern of abdominal pain with a bulge in the abdomen and a subjective sensation of qì surging up from the umbilicus to the heart. Heart mounting is attributed to cold affecting the heart channel.

Medicinal therapy: Warm the channels and disperse cold; harmonize the blood and relieve pain.

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment on back transport points, HT, PC, and ST. Select BL-15 (Heart Transport, 心俞 xīn shù), BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), HT-7 (Spirit Gate, 神门 shén mén), PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), and ST-25 (Celestial Pivot, 天枢 tiān shū); needle with supplementation and add moxa.

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