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Panting attributable to lung vacuity. Yīn vacuity patterns are mostly due to lung-kidney yīn vacuity, whereas yáng vacuity patterns are mostly due to dual vacuity of the spleen and lung or spleen-kidney yáng vacuity. Signs include panting and inability to catch one’s breath, accompanied by yīn vacuity or yáng vacuity signs.

Medicinal therapy: Boost qì and supplement the lung. For yīn vacuity, use Metropolis Qì Pill (都气丸 dū qì wán); for yáng vacuity, use Kidney Qì Pill (肾气丸 shèn qì wán) or Placenta Great Creation Pill (河车大造丸 hé chē dà zào wán).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on back transport points, LU, KI, SP, and CV. Main points: BL-13 (Lung Transport, 肺俞 fèi shù), M-BW-1 (定喘 dìng chuǎn, Panting Stabilizer), BL-43 (Gāo-Huāng Transport, 膏肓俞 gāo huāng shù), LU-9 (Great Abyss, 太渊 tài yuān), and ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ).

• For lung-kidney yīn vacuity, add BL-23 (Kidney Transport, 肾俞 shèn shù), KI-3 (Great Ravine, 太溪 tài xī), and KI-6 (Shining Sea, 照海 zhào hǎi), needling with supplementation.
• For dual vacuity of spleen and lung, add BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), BL-21 (Stomach Transport, 胃俞 wèi shù), and SP-3 (Supreme White, 太白 tài bái), needling with supplementation and adding moxa. For yáng vacuity of spleen and kidney, add BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), BL-23 (Kidney Transport, 肾俞 shèn shù), GV-4 (Life Gate, 命门 mìng mén), CV-4 (Pass Head, 关元 guān yuán), and CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi), needling with supplementation and using large amounts of moxa.

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