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Nourishing the blood and moistening dryness
养血润燥 〔養血潤燥〕 yǎng xuè rùn zào
A method of treatment used to address blood vacuity constipation characterized by dry stool that is difficult to evacuate and that is accompanied by somber-white complexion, lack of redness and moisture in the lips and nails, periodic dizziness, heart palpitation, soft pale tongue body, and rapid fine pulse.
Medicinal therapy: Commonly used blood-nourishing dryness-moistening medicinals include Chinese angelica (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 当归 dāng guī), dried/fresh rehmannia (Rehmanniae Radix, 生地黄 shēng dì huáng), hemp seed (Cannabis Semen, 火麻仁 huǒ má rén), peach kernel (Persicae Semen, 桃仁 táo rén), and bitter orange (Aurantii Fructus, 枳壳 zhǐ ké).
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on alarm, back transport, and lower uniting points of LI, and on other back transport points. 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), BL-17 (Diaphragm Transport, 膈俞 gé shù), BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), BL-21 (Stomach Transport, 胃俞 wèi shù), and SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo); needle with supplementation and add moxa.
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