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Roundworm reversal

蛔厥 〔蛔厥〕huí jué

From On Cold Damage (伤寒论 shāng hán lùn, biàn jué yīn bìng mài zhèng bìng zhì). Episodic abdominal pain, vexation and agitation, and reversal cold of the limbs due to roundworm.

Biomedical correspondence: biliary ascariasis, ascaris intestinal obstruction.

Medicinal therapy: Quiet and kill roundworm using formula such as Mume Pill (乌梅丸 wū méi wán).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on CV, LR, and ST. Select CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), LR-13 (Camphorwood Gate, 章门 zhāng mén), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), Hundred Worm Nest (百虫窝 bǎi chóng wō), BL-25 (Large Intestine Transport, 大肠俞 dà cháng shù), BL-27 (Small Intestine Transport, 小肠俞 xiǎo cháng shù), and ST-25 (Celestial Pivot, 天枢 tiān shū). Needle with supplementation and add moxa.

See reversal.

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