Sagging of one testicle

Also hemilateral sagging. Painful swelling and sagging of one testicle attributable to phlegm-damp, static blood, or liver channel fire-heat. Sagging of the left testicle is usually due to static blood or liver fire; sagging of the right testicle is usually due to phlegm-damp or food accumulation.

Medicinal therapy: Phlegm-damp or static blood patterns can be treated with Tangerine Pip Pill (橘核丸 jú hé wán), whereas liver channel fire-heat can be treated with Gentian Liver-Draining Decoction (龙胆泻肝汤 lóng dǎn xiè gān tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on CV, LR, SP, and ST. Main points: LR-1 (Large Pile, 大敦 dà dūn), LR-4 (Mound Center, 中封 zhōng fēng), LR-3 (Supreme Surge, 太冲 tài chōng), SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), and CV-4 (Pass Head, 关元 guān yuán).

• For phlegm-damp and static blood, add ST-40 (Bountiful Bulge, 丰隆 fēng lóng), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), SP-9 (Yīn Mound Spring, 阴陵泉 yīn líng quán), BL-17 (Diaphragm Transport, 膈俞 gé shù), SP-10 (Sea of Blood, 血海 xuè hǎi), and LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ); needle with drainage, or prick to bleed with a three-edged needle.
• For liver channel fire-heat, add BL-18 (Liver Transport, 肝俞 gān shù), BL-17 (Diaphragm Transport, 膈俞 gé shù), LR-2 (Moving Between, 行间 xíng jiān), GB-43 (Pinched Ravine, 侠溪 xiá xī), SP-9 (Yin Mound Spring, 阴陵泉 yīn líng quán), GB-34 (Yáng Mound Spring, 阳陵泉 yáng líng quán), and KI-1 (Gushing Spring, 湧泉 yǒng quán); needle with drainage.

Etymology

Chin 偏 piān, biased, to one side; 坠 zhuì, sag. Hemilateral sagging.