Yīn summerheat

A summerheat pattern attributed to exposure to wind or drafts or to excessive consumption of cold drinks in the hot summer months. When cold invades the fleshy exterior, there is heat effusion, headache, aversion to cold, sweating, and generalized pain; this is treated by warming and dispersing with formulas such as Origin-Boosting Powder (益元散 yì yuán sǎn). When cold damages the viscera, there is vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain; this is treated by warming the center with formulas such as Patchouli Qì-Righting Tablet (藿香正气片 huò xiāng zhèng qì piàn).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on PC, LI, ST, and CV. Main points: PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), and ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ).

• For cold assailing the fleshy exterior, select GV-20 (Hundred Convergences, 百会 bǎi huì), GB-20 (Wind Pool, 风池 fēng chí), TB-5 (Outer Pass, 外关 wài guān), LU-7 (Broken Sequence, 列缺 liè quē), LI-11 (Pool at the Bend, 曲池 qū chí), and GB-34 (Yáng Mound Spring, 阳陵泉 yáng líng quán), needling with drainage and adding moxa.
• For cold damaging the viscera, select CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), CV-4 (Pass Head, 关元 guān yuán), CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi), and ST-25 (Celestial Pivot, 天枢 tiān shū), needling with supplementation and adding moxa.