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Large intestine heat bind
大肠热结 〔大腸熱結〕 dà cháng rè jié
Evil heat in the large intestine causing the stool to become dry and hard; characterized by constipation, abdominal pain that refuses pressure, dry yellow tongue fur, and a sunken replete pulse. Large intestine heat bind is seen in externally contracted febrile disease manifesting as yáng brightness (yáng míng) bowel repletion patterns (corresponding to qì-aspect patterns in the warm disease school).
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on alarm, back transport, and lower uniting points of LI, and on ST and LI. Select BL-25 (Large Intestine Transport, 大肠俞 dà cháng shù), ST-25 (Celestial Pivot, 天枢 tiān shū), ST-37 (Upper Great Hollow, 上巨虚 shàng jù xū), LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), LI-11 (Pool at the Bend, 曲池 qū chí), SP-14 (Abdominal Bind, 腹结 fù jié), and KI-6 (Shining Sea, 照海 zhào hǎi); needle with drainage.
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