Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, a very powerful infection.

The 4 symptoms of TB:

1. cough

2. cough blood

3. tidal fever

4. night sweat

5. emaciation

Lung Yin deficiency

P/T - nourish Lung Yin, kill bacteria, relieve cough

Acupuncture Rx - hand taiyin , foot yangming , foot shaoyin , *LU 9 ( yuan ), *KI 3, LU 1 & BL 13, BL 43, ST 36 & SP 6 (tonify mother)

- Yin deficiency - KI 6

- Fire - KI 2, LR 2 ( ying -spring)

- Yin and Qi deficiency - BL 20, 21, Ren 6

- Yin and Yang deficiency - Moxa Ren 4

- cough Phlegm - LU 5

- cough blood - LU 6 (xi-cleft), BL 17 (blood influential)

- tidal fever - LU 5, 10 (purge Fire)

- night sweat - HT 6, KI 7

Lung Yin deficiency Fire

Lung Jing Luo are damaged, cough blood more, more Dryness and Heat symptoms, tidal fever, afternoon malar flush, T- red geographic

Acupuncture Rx - hand taiyin , foot shaoyin , LU 9 ( yuan ), LU 1 & BL 13 ( mu/shu ), KI 3 (Yin), LU 10 (deficiency Heat), LU 6 (xi-cleft, bleeding), HT 6 (night sweats)

Lung Qi and Yin deficiency

P/T - strengthen Spleen and Lung

Acupuncture Rx - hand and foot taiyin , moxa , LU 9, BL 13, 43 (Qi), SP 6, ST 36, Ren 17 (regulate Lung Qi)

- poor appetite - BL 20, 21

Yin and Yang deficiency

frothy pink bloody sputum, coldness, diarrhea, night and spontaneous sweats,

T- pale geographic, P- rapid empty

P/T - nourish Yin and Yang

Acupuncture Rx - hand taiyin , foot shaoyin and yangming , Moxa , LU 9 ( yuan ), BL 13, 43, 23, Ren 4, KI 3,

ST 36, Ren 17

Alternative treatment methods

auricular - LU, SP KI, endocrine, Shenmen, with electro or points injection

injection - TB points 3.5 cun bilateral to Du 14, and LU 1, BL 13. Inject B1 and/or antibiotics

application - Wu Bei Zi 60g + Long Gu 15g (powder and mix with warm water and apply to points). Try Bai Jie Zi on Lung area (antibacterial). Garlic on KI 1 is said to stop coughing blood.