Warming the kidney and disinhibiting water

A method of treatment used to address kidney yáng vacuity water swelling. When the kidney is vacuous, the transformative action is inhibited; hence water-damp collects internally causing swelling of the limbs, somber-white complexion, cold aching lumbus, short voidings of urine, pale tongue with thin white fur, and sunken fine weak pulse.

Medicinal therapy: A representative kidney-warming water disinhibiting formula is Life Saver Kidney Qì Pill (济生肾气丸 jì shēng shèn qì wán).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on back transport points, CV, GV, and KI. Select BL-23 (Kidney Transport, 肾俞 shèn shù), GV-4 (Life Gate, 命门 mìng mén), CV-9 (Water Divide, 水分 shuǐ fēn), CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi), KI-7 (Recover Flow, 复溜 fù liū), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), and SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo); needle with supplementation and add moxa.