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Turbid yīn failing to bear downward
浊阴不降 〔濁陰不降〕 zhuó yīn bù jiàng
Also turbid qì failing to bear downward. Breakdown of the spleen and stomach’s function of moving and transforming grain and water, whereby grain and water do not move downward normally. The main signs are glomus and oppression in the chest, belching and hiccup, nausea and vomiting, and distension and fullness in the stomach duct and abdomen. Other signs include heavy-headedness and cumbersome body, no thought of food and drink, and scant urine and sloppy stool.
Medicinal therapy:
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on CV, ST, SP, and PC. Select CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), CV-10 (Lower Stomach Duct, 下脘 xià wǎn), PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), ST-25 (Celestial Pivot, 天枢 tiān shū), CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), and SP-4 (Yellow Emperor, 公孙 gōng sūn); needle with even supplementation and drainage or with supplementation.
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