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Yīn pile

阴痔 〔陰痔〕 yīn zhì

Any protrusion of flesh from female genitals.

Biomedical correspondence:prolapse of the uterus; submucosal myoma of the uterus.

Patterns

Liver depression or damp-heat (肝郁 gān yù) causes yīn pile with a flow of yellow water from the vagina.

Medicinal therapy: Resolve depression, clear heat, and disinhibit dampness. Use Gentian Liver-Draining Decoction (龙胆泻肝汤 lóng dǎn xiè gān tāng) or Moutan and Gardenia Free Wanderer Powder (丹栀逍遥散 dān zhī xiāo yáo sǎn).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on GV, LR, GB, SP, ST, and LI. Select GV-20 (Hundred Convergences, 百会 bǎi huì), GB-28 (Linking Path, 维道 wéi dào), KI-12 (Great Manifestation, 大赫 dà hè), LR-3 (Supreme Surge, 太冲 tài chōng), LR-2 (Moving Between, 行间 xíng jiān), SP-9 (Yīn Mound Spring, 阴陵泉 yīn líng quán), LR-8 (Spring at the Bend, 曲泉 qū quán), SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), and ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ); needle with drainage. The nonchannel points Infant’s Palace (子宫 zǐ gōng) and Holding the Uterus (维胞 wéi bāo) can both be used for prolapse of the uterus due to any cause.

Spleen vacuity (脾虚 pí xū) causes yīn pile characterized by a flow of white water from the vagina.

Medicinal therapy: Fortify the spleen and boost qì. Use Center-Supplementing Qì-Boosting Decoction (补中益气汤 bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng) or Spleen-Returning Decoction (归脾汤 guī pí tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on GV, CV, and SP. Select GV-20 (Hundred Convergences, 百会 bǎi huì), CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi), BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), BL-21 (Stomach Transport, 胃俞 wèi shù), LR-13 (Camphorwood Gate, 章门 zhāng mén), GB-28 (Linking Path, 维道 wéi dào), KI-12 (Great Manifestation, 大赫 dà hè), and SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo); needle with supplementation and moxa. A steam-wash can be prepared by stewing seven aconite main tuber (Aconiti Radix, 川乌头 chuān wū tóu) in vinegar. See pile; yīn protrusion; prolapse of the uterus.

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