Acupuncture/Acupressure
Ancient Art to Modern medicine
Acupuncture/Acupressure
• Western:
– Relieve muscle spasms
– Change Immune System
– Enhance mental
clarity/Calm mind
– Release hormones and
neurotransmitters
• Decrease pain, swelling,
etc.
– Increase bloodflow to area
• Eastern
– Works with meridians
to restore balance of
organs
– Remove energy
blockages
– Tonify deficient Qi
– Sedate and Disperse
Stagnation or Excesses
Acupoints
• Often found in depressions between muscle
bundles and bones
– Find the Dip!
• Technique
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Acupuncture
Acupressure
Aquapuncture
Lacer
Moxa
Pneumoacupuncture
Electric Stimulation
Diagnostic Points
• Alarm –May indicate organ involvement or
energy imbalance
• Association points – transport Qi to organ
• If reactive, rule out:
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Local problem
Problem on that meridian distally
Disharmony of TCVM Organ
If both reactive often organ or organ and meridian
problem
Diagnostic Points
• Excess
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Protruding
Warm
Painful/Sensitive
Tender to light
pressure
– Hard/Dense
• Deficiency
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Depressed
Cool/Cold
Vacant/Empty
Tender to deep
pressure
– Soft/Spongy
Acupressure:
Local Diagnostic Point Treatment
• Sedate excessive
points:
– Apply light pressure
until feel resistance
– Hold Pressure until
feel resistance dissipate
– Then exert more
pressure until feel
resistance
– Repeat
• Tonify deficient
points:
– Apply pressure in
short, pulsating thumb
movement
– Continue until point
warms
– Less time
Contraindications
• Pregnancy
– Body is out of balance and needs to stay out of
balance
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Wait 3-4 hours after or before eating
Excitement
High fever
12-24 hours post breeding
Meridian Review - Lung
• Govern Skin and Hair
• Indicated: respiratory
conditions, dry skin, dull
coat, compulsive
behavior, chronic grief
and depression
• Function: Takes Qi from
air to build defenses,
regulates sweat and skin
moistening, body hair
and skin, eliminates
noxious gases
Meridian Review – Large Intestine
• Skin and Hair
• Indicated in
constipation/diarrhea,
respiratory conditions,
tight neck muscles,
skin problems, weak
immune system
• Function: receive food
and H2O, absorb fluid
and excrete remainder
thus removing
stagnant qi, supports
the lung
Meridian Review - Stomach
• Governs Muscles and
lymph
• Indicated: Digestive tract
disorders, eye problems,
knee problems,
inflammation, jaw
tension/pain, lethargy and
weakness
• Function: receive and
transform all food with
spleen, transport food
essence and qi to body,
nourish muscles
Meridian Review Spleen
• Governs muscles and
lymph
• Indicators: Immune
system
deficiency/disorder,
muscle problems, decrease
strength, digestive
disorders
• Function: Primary organ
in production of postnatal
Qi, governs blood,
immune system, essential
Energy, governs muscles,
connective tissue, 4 limbs,
proper movement,
digestion
Meridian Review Heart
• Vascular system
• Indicators: Shoulder
problem, restless,
disturbed sleep,
cardiovasc. Problems,
nervous system
disorders, hyper or
depression
• Function: Control
direction and strength of
blood flow, center of
emotion and mental
consciousness, memory
• Pericardium is protector
Meridian Review – Small Intestine
• Indicators: Shoulder
problems, foreleg
problems, neck and jaw
pain/stiffness, lack of
clarity or enthusiasm,
depression
• Function: receive and
transform nourishment,
assimilate nutrients, rules
discernment, brings
clarity with Ht.
Meridian Review - Bladder
• Indicators: Urinary
Tract, Lower back and
hock, general pain,
muscle spasms or
cramps of hindquarters,
arthritis, bone/joint
problems, association
point sensitivity
• Function: Transforms
fluids through storage
and excretion, blance
meridian system,
Meridian Review - Kidney
• Indicators: Bone problems,
periodontal disease, dull
coat, reproductive issues,
fear, aggression
• Function: Houses essence
therefore fuels metabolism
and maintain vitality,
growth and bone healing,
ears, sexual function,
survival and instinctual fear
Meridian Review - Pericardium
• Indicated for: Stiff neck,
foreleg, and elbow, chest
conditions, irregular heart
rhythm including rapid
heart, heart murmurs
• Function: Protect heart
from external stresses,
absorbs heat, protect heart
from emotional stress,
calms heart, balance
emotions
Meridian Review – Triple Heater
• Indicated for: ear
problems, neck problems,
forelimb problems
• Function: TH is a
function not an organ,
transforms and transports
Qi between upper, mid
and lower regions of the
body, enhances the
lymphatics system
Meridian Review – Gall Bladder
• Indicated for:
Arthritis, hock
problems, muscle
soreness, ear and eye
problems, governs
ligaments, tendons,
anger, timidity,
indecision
• Function: Regulate
flow of Qi through
body and governs
decision making, rules
eys, ligaments,
tendons, joints
Meridian Review - Liver
• Indicated for: eye
problem, estrous cycle,
digestive disorder, joint,
tendon, ligaments,
aggressiveness and anger
• Function: even and
harmonious flow of Qi
through body,
metabolism, synthesize
proteins, neutralize
poisons, assisting in
regulating blood sugar,
secreting bile, controller
of strategic planning,
tendon and ligaments
Meridian Review – Conception Vessel
• Indicated for:
Genital disorders,
problems of lung and
chest, repro
ailments, head and
neck pain, itching,
abdominal pain
• Function: controls
Yin of an animal.
Regulates peripheral
nervous system,
absorbs overflow of
energy from one
meridian and
redirects it where
energy is deficient
Meridian Review – Governing Vessel
• Indicated for: Spinal
problems, backache,
hindquarter lameness,
Nervous disorders,
immune stimulation
• Function: Strengthen back
and spine, controls
bladder, central nervous
system, redistributes and
balances body’s QI
especially Yang aspect
Alarm Points
Association Points
Influential Points
Lung 9 – Arteries
BL 11 – Bones
BL 12 – Wind and Trachea
BL17 – Blood and
diaphragm, Build Immune
system
Stomach 40- Phlegm
GB 34 –Tendons
GB 39 – Marrow and Brain
Liv 13 – Yin Organs
CV 12 – Yang Organs
CV17 – Respiratory system
and Qi
Master Points
LI 4 – Face and Mouth
Lu 7 – Head and Neck
St 36 – Abdomen and
GI tract
Sp 6 – Urogenital
system and rear
abdomen
Bl 40 – Lower back and
hips
Pc 6 – Chest and front
abdomen
Emergencies
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Shock
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Trauma
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HT9, KI1, PC8, GV26,
Baiwei, Tip of Tail
LI4, ST35, 39, 44, SP6,
TH23, BL60, 62
Seizures
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GV20, GB20, SP6, TH5,
PC6, HT7
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Ancient Art to Modern Medicine
Chinese Herbal vs. Natural
medicine
• Extremely long written record of principles
and experience with herbal
• Pattern based system
• Almost always based on a formula of herbs
versus single herbs
Substances used in TCVM
Formula
• Plants ~ 80%
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Flower
Leaf
Root
Bark
Seed
Whole herb
• Animal Parts ~ 15%
• Bone
• Shell/Skin
• Tissue
• Minerals ~ 5%
Actions of Herbs
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Balance Yin and Yang
Prevent Disease
Improve quality of life
Regulate Qi
• Treat Pathologic
• Strengthen Normal
Naming of Chinese Herbals
• Different parts of plants and Different
Species are used in different formulae
– Each species and even parts of plants can have
different actions
• Ex: Ginseng
– American, Chinese and Siberian
Herbal Formula Names
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By Color
By Function
By Shape
By location
Chinese Herbal Toxins vs
Toxicity
• Heavy Metal
Poisoning
• Air Pollutant
• Solvents
• Insecticides
• Herbicides
• Fumigants
• Side Effects
• The etiology of
Disease
• Balancing herbals
• Allergy to
plant/animal
Causes of Herbal Reactions
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Toxic ingredients
Overdosage
Wrong Diagnosis
Wrong Source of herbal – stem versus flower
Processed Poorly – raw versus cooked
Contaminated
Reaction with Western Drugs
Allergy
Substitute in formula
Impure Injection
Using herbal too long - licorice
Forms of Administration
• Food Therapy
– Soup, tea/decoction
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Powder
Pill/Tablet
Injection
Wine/Tincture
Patch
Cream/Spray/Steam
Moxa
Herbal Formulations
• Emperor – Greatest effect on main pattern
– Usually in largest amount
• Deputy – Aids in treating main pattern or used
against 2ndary pattern
• Assistant – Reinforces effect of chief/deputy,
treats less important pattern, minimize side
effects
• Envoy – harmonizer, focuses on specific merdian,
organ, part of body
Food Therapy
• Let Food be your medicine
» Hippocrates
• Follow same principles as herbals
– Flavors
– Direction
– Energies
5 Element Flavors
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Fire -- Bitter
Earth -- Sweet
Metal -- Pungent
Water -- Salty
Wood -- Sour
Bitter
Sour
Salty
Sweet
Pungent
TCM Zang-Fu Foods
HT/SI--PC/TH SP/ST
LU/LI
KID/BL
LIV/GB
Bitter Gourd
Barley
Tofu
C. Egg Yolk
Brown Sugar
C. Egg Yolk
Chicken
Carrot
Cinnamon
Chive
Mung Bean
Chive
Mushroom
Duck
Crab/Clam
Mushroom
Clove
Corn
Kidney
Clove
R./G. Pepper
Garlic
Honey
Mussel
Eel
Red Bean (small) Ginger
Peanut
Lamb
Liver
Salt
Lettuce
Rice
Pork
Oyster
Spinach
Licorice
Spinach
Salt
Yam
Wheat
Lamb
Vinegar
Wheat
Wine
TCM Food Directions
Outward
Upward
Neutral
Downward
Inward
Pepper
Asparagus
Tofu
Barley
Bitter Gourd
Cinnamon
Beef
Mushroom
C. Egg White
Clam
Clove
Sugar
Duck Egg
Duck
Crab
Fennel
Carrot
Eggplant
Pork Kidney
Hops
Garlic
Chicken/Egg
Grape
Sheep Liver
Kelp
Ginger
Corn
Mung Bean
Mussel
Lotus Plumule
Green Onion
Honey
Radish Greens
Pork
Oyster Shell
Mustard
Kidney/Liver
Spinach
Sweet Potato
Salt
Nutmeg
Rice
Wheat
Vinegar
Seaweed
TCM Food Energies
Hot
Warm
Neutral
Cool
Cold
Black pepper
Brown sugar
Abalone
Apple
Bamboo shoots
Cinnamon bark
Chicken
Beef
Barley
Banana
Ginger
Fennel
Carrot
Tofu
Clams
Green pepper
Garlic
Peanuts
Chicken egg
Crab
Red pepper
Green onion
White sugar
Eggplant
Lettuce
Soybean oil
Shrimp
Oyster
Wheat
Kelp
Lamb
Pork
Mushroom
Seaweed
Ginseng
Rice
Spinach
Sugar cane
Raspberry
Egg Yolk
Mung bean
Watermelon
Use of Food Energies
• Treat hot conditions
with cooling foods
• Treat cold conditions
with warming foods
Hot/Warm
Foods
Function: clear cold,tonify yang/Qi,remove stagnations,activate channels
Treats: Yang deficiency,cold patterns,stagnation
Meat and Dairy
Grains and beans
Veggies and Fruits
Other
Chicken, Venison
Mutton, Shrimp
Lobster, Egg Yolk
Beef Kid, Lamb Kid
Lambs/Chicken Liv
Phesant, Ham
Prawn
Oats
White Rice
Glutinous Rice
Sorghum
Broad Bean
Ginger, Garlic, Onion,
Sweet Potato, Peach,
Chives, Pepper, Citrus
Horseradish, Squash,
Pumpkin, Hawthorn,
Papaya, Apricot, Plum
Black/Rasberry, Cherry
Sunflower Seed, Coconut
Coriander, Mustard,
Olive Oil
Rice Vinergar
Brown Sugar
Malt Sugar
Wine
Cold/Cool Foods
Function: Clear Heat, Drain Fire, Cooling blood
Treats: Heat patterns including cough, hot flash, anxiety, red face
Yin Defeciency
Meat/Dairy
Grains/Beans
Veggies & Fruits
Other
Turkey, Duck,
Duck Egg, Cod,
Clam, Mussel,
Conch, Crab,
Oyster, Scallop, Rabbit,
River Snail,
Egg White,
Alligator,
Turtle, Frog,
Shark, Mahi,
Yogurt
Millet
Barley
Brown Rice
Buckwheat
Wheat Flour
Barley Sprouts
Job’s Tears Seeds
Tofu
Mung Bean
Sesame Seed
Spinach, Broccoli,
Celery, Tomato,
Egg Plant, Kelp,
Seaweed, Alfalfa,
Amranth, Cucumber,
Watermelon, Bitter
Melon, Pear, Bananas,
Strawberry, Ginko,
Persimmon, Kiwi,
Mango, Mushroon,
Orange, White Radish
Sesame Oil
Flaxseed oil
Soybean Oil
Honey
Wheat Sausage
Salt
Chrysanthemum
Greent Tea
Neutral Foods
Function: General Qi and Blood tonic, Maintenance
Treats: Qi and Yin deficiency, Blood Deficiency, Any other condition
Caution: DO NOT PROMOTE DAMPNESS
Meat and Dairy
Grains and beans
Veggies and Fruits
Other
Pork, Beef, Cow Milk,
Beef Liver,
Pork Kidney,
Pork Liver, Salmon,
Sardines, Tuna, Chicken
Eggs,
Wild Rabbit, Tripe,
Quail, Carp, Jellyfish,
Cuttlefish, Flat Fish, Eel,
Octopus, Loach,
Mackeral, Yellow
Croacker
Corn, Sweet Rice,
Soy bean,
String Beans, Peanuts,
Black Bean,
Broad Bean,
Green Beans, Peas,
Kidney Beans,
Red Beans,
Black Sesame
Yam, Cabbage, Chinese
Cabage, Potato, Sweet
Potato, Apple, Calabash,
Carrots, Cauliflower,
Date, Ginkgo, Lemon,
Lychee, Longan, Lotus,
Pineapple, Raddish
Peanut Oil,
Black Sesame Oil
White Sugar
Crystal Sugar
TMC Food Tonics
• Yin Deficiency
– Air Conditioner is broken
– Cool Seeking, Panting, Hot, Fast pulse, red tongue
• Yang Deficiency
– Heat Seeking, Sleeps in warm area/bed, Tongue
pale/lavender, slow pulse
• Qi Deficiency
– Collapse, Congestive heart failure, incontinence, deep/weak
pulse, pale/wet tongue
• Blood Deficiency
– Deeper/Chronic disease, dry signs, cracked pads, pale-dry
tongue, cold paws
QI Tonic
Blood Tonic*
Yin Tonic
Yang Tonic
Beef, Chicken, Rabbit,
Mutton, Rumen, Eel,
Carp, Trout (warmest
of Fishes), Herring,
Mackeral, Millet,
Corn, Oats, Glutinous
& Brown Rice,
Pumpkin, Squash,
Sweet Potato, Yam,
Cherry, Figs, Chestnut,
Peanuts, Lychee, Lotus
Seed, Shitake
Mushroom, Ginseng,
Astragalus,
atractylodes,
Dioscorea, Licorice,
Date, Royal Jelly
Beef
Liver
Heart
Pork Skin
Hairtail Fish
Sardines
Eggs
Carrot
Longan
Kidney Beans
Parsley
Apricot
Dates
Angelica, Paeonia,
Asinath, Rehmannia,
Polygonum
Duck, Rabbit, Clam,
Mussels, Eggs, Goat
Milk, Pork,
Sea Cucmber, Tofu,
Cheese, Black Bean,
Kidney Bean, String
Bean, Honey, Black
Sesame Seed,
Asparagus, Wheat,
Barley, Spinach,
Tomato, Peas,
Apples, Lemons,
Mango, Pear,
Lycium, glehnnia,
Ophiopogon, Lily
Venison, Mutton,
Kidney, Shrimp,
Lobster, Prawn,
Chives, Walnut,
Cinnamon Bark,
Clove, Nutmeg,
Dried Ginger, Garlic,
Dill Seed, Fennel
Seed,
Basil, Thyme,
Rosemary,
Raspberry,
Cinnamon, morinda,
Cistanche,
Epimedium,
Psoralea, Eucommia
*Avoid too much dampness
Foods to Counteract Dampness
– Alfalfa, Barley, Garlic, Green Tea, Job’s Tears,
Kidney Bean, Mackeral, Mushroom, Parsley,
Pumpkin, Rutabaga, Rye, Turnip
• Water Draining: Edema, Swelling
– Aduki Bean, Alfalfa, Anchovy , Barley, Black Soybean,
Job’s Tears, Kelp, Lettuce, Mackeral, Sardines, Seaweed
• Phlegm Resolving: Masses, Mucous, Mental
issues, Seizures
– Almonds, Apple Peel, Garlic, Marjoram, Mushroom, Black
and White Pepper, Peppermint, Plaintain (green), Seaweed
(esp. thyroid masses, Shitake Mushrooms, Watercress
Other TCM food Therapies
Essence deficiency
Qi Stagnation
Blood stagnation
Shen
Almond
Artichoke leaf
Bone Marrow
Chicken
Egg
Kidney
Liver
Microalgae
Raw Milk
Mussel
Nettle
Oyster
Pollen
Royal Jelly
Seaweed
Sesame Seed
Walnut
Basil
Caraway
Cardamon
Carrot
Cayenne
Chive
Clove
Coriander
Dill seed
Fennel
Garlic
Grapefruit
Marjoram
Orange Peel
Peach
Peppermint
Plum
Radish
Squash
Turmeric
Turnip
Vinegar
Brown Sugar
Butter
Chestnut
Chicken Egg
Chili Pepper
Chive
Crab
Hawthorn
Leek
Mustard Leaf
Onion
Peach
Radish
Saffron
Scallion
Shark
Sturgeon
Sweet Rice
Rose
Turmeric
Turnip
Vinegar
Calm
Bitter orange
Celery
Chamomile
Frankinscense
Lavender
Lettuce
Mistletoe
Mulberry
Valerian
Warm Milk
Raise Spirit
Arnica
Basil
Bilberry
Gingko
Ginseng
Jasmine
Oat
Rosemary
Sage
St John’s wort
Wind
Wind Heat
Wind Cold
Wind Damp
Borage
Burdock Root
Catnip
Chinese cabbage
Chrysanthemum
Echineacea
Eucalyptus
Lemon balm
Marjoram
Mint
Oregano
Peppermint
Sage
Spearmint
Turnip
Yarrow
Basil
Black Pepper
Caraway
Cayenne
Chilli
Cinnamon
Coriander leaf
Garlic
Ginger – fresh
Leek
Mustard leaf
Onion
Peppermint
Rosemary
Sage
Scallion
Basil
Cayenne
Cherry
Eel
Job’s tear
Juniper
Mustard Leaf
Peppermint
Radish
Rosemary
Spearmint
Tangerine Peel
Thyme
Turmeric
Turnip
Principles of Using TCM Diet
• Identify constitutional
type
• Determine whether
Excess or Deficient
• In Excess, Feed the
Grandparent (Ko cycle)
• In Deficiency, Feed the
Zang-Fu and the Mother
(Shen cycle)
• Balance the ingredients
for each flavor,
direction and energy
• For Prevention, Feed the
Constitutional Grandchild
Web Help
• Nats 2.0 – Balance Calcium
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www.nat.uiuc.edu/mainnat.html
Ca:P ~1.2-1.4:1 adult
Calcium Citrate 1200-1500mg/cup of meat
Bone Meal- 5000mg/lb of meat
6 small chicken necks or 1 large turkey neck/cup of meat
• Turkey necks more of a choking risk
• Cusick’s Canine Nutrition
– Home.att.net/~cusickbook/2.pdf
• Integration Therapy for Specific Conditions
– Neuro.vetmed.ufl.edu/neuro/AltMed/Alt_Med_Neuro.htm
• Balanced Homemade Recipes Made
– Balanceit.com
– http://www.susanwynn.com/