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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
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
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
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,