Clearing summerheat and disinhibiting dampness

A method of treatment used to address summerheat-damp characterized by heat effusion, vexation, thirst, inhibited urination.

Medicinal therapy: A commonly used summerheat-clearing dampness-disinhibiting formula is Six-to-One Powder (六一散 liù yī sǎn).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on PC, LI, ST, KI, and CV. Select LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), HT-5 (Connecting Lǐ, 通里 tōng lǐ), KI-6 (Shining Sea, 照海 zhào hǎi), CV-3 (Central Pole, 中极 zhōng jí), SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), and SP-9 (Yīn Mound Spring, 阴陵泉 yīn líng quán), and needle with drainage.