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White flood
白崩 〔白崩〕bái bēng
Profuse white vaginal discharge of sudden onset. White flood is attributed to heart-spleen taxation damage from excessive worry and thought or to extreme vacuity cold taxation damaging the network vessels of the uterus.
Patterns
Heart-spleen taxation damage (劳伤心脾 láo shāng xīn pí) gives rise to white flood with heart palpitation, shortness of breath, insomnia, and low food intake.
Medicinal therapy: Nourish the heart and quiet the spirit; fortify the spleen. Use
Extreme vacuity cold taxation (虚冷劳极 xū lěng láo jí) gives rise to white flood with fatigue and lack of strength, physical cold and fear of cold, and cold in the smaller abdomen.
Medicinal therapy: Warm the channels and supplement vacuity. Combine sumac gallnut (Galla Chinensis,
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on the GIV, CV, back transport points, and SP. Main points:
- For heart-spleen taxation damage, add
BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù)BL-15 (Heart Transport, 心俞 xīn shù),ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ),SP-9 (Yin Mound Spring, 阴陵泉 yīn líng quán), andHT-7 (Spirit Gate, 神门 shén mén), needling with supplementation and adding moxa, and addingPC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān) andPC-4 (Cleft Gate, 郄门 xī mén) for heart palpitation. - For extreme vacuity cold taxation add
BL-23 (Kidney Transport, 肾俞 shèn shù),BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù),CV-4 (Pass Head, 关元 guān yuán),CV-3 (Central Pole, 中极 zhōng jí), andBL-32 (Second Bone-Hole, 次髎 cì liáo), needling with supplementation and large amounts of moxa.