Sinew mounting

A mounting disease characterized by pain and itching of the penis, persistent erection, and discharge of white mucus with the urine. Sinew mounting is attributed to liver channel damp-heat and damage to the kidney through sexual intemperance. Note that in the term sinew mounting, sinew refers to the ancestral sinew, i.e., the penis.

Medicinal therapy: Treat by clearing damp-heat, using formulas such as Gentian Liver-Draining Decoction (龙胆泻肝汤 lóng dǎn xiè gān tāng) or Coptis Toxin-Resolving Decoction (黄连解毒汤 huáng lián jiě dú tāng). If there is swelling and rupture, Coptis Paste (黄连膏 huáng lián gāo) may be applied topically. When the tip has been treated, treatment can be given to boost the kidney.

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on LR, SP, and CV. Select LR-2 (Moving Between, 行间 xíng jiān), LR-3 (Supreme Surge, 太冲 tài chōng), SP-9 (Yīn Mound Spring, 阴陵泉 yīn líng quán), SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), CV-3 (Central Pole, 中极 zhōng jí); and BL-28 (Bladder Transport, 膀胱俞 páng guāng shù); needle with drainage.

Etymology

Chin 筋 jīn, sinew; 疝 shàn, an accumulation. See mounting. The term probably derives from the euphemistic attribute of the penis as the gathering place of the sinews.