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Damp phlegm lumbar pain

湿痰腰痛 〔濕痰腰痛〕shī tán yāo tòng

Lumbar pain attributable to damp phlegm pouring into the kidney channel, and characterized by cold heavy painful lumbus stretching into the back and rib-side and exacerbated by yīn-type (dull wet) weather, and associated with diarrhea and a slippery pulse.

Medicinal therapy: Use Tortoise Shell and Ailanthus Bark Pill (龟樗丸 guī shū wán) or Two Matured Ingredients Decoction (二陈汤 èr chén tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on BL, CV, and ST. Select BL-23 (Kidney Transport, 肾俞 shèn shù), BL-40 (Bend Center, 委中 wěi zhōng), GV-3 (Lumbar Yáng Pass, 腰阳关 yāo yáng guān), ouch points (阿是穴 ā shì xué), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), and ST-40 (Bountiful Bulge, 丰隆 fēng lóng). Needle with drainage and add moxa.

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