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

Chinese Medicine Differentiation and Treatment

Lung Yin deficiency

Principle of Treatment – nourish Lung Yin, kill bacteria, relieve cough

Acupuncture points - hand taiyin, foot yangming, foot shaoyin, *LU 9 (yuan), *KI 3, LU 1 and BL 13, BL 43, ST 36 and 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 sweaTongue - 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 points - hand taiyin, foot shaoyin, LU 9 (yuan), LU 1 and 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

Principle of Treatment – strengthen Spleen and Lung

Acupuncture points - hand and foot taiyin, Moxa, LU 9, BL 13, 43 (Qi), SP 6, ST 36, Ren 17 (regulate Lung Qi) - poor appetite – BL 20, 2

Yin and Yang deficiency frothy pink bloody sputum, coldness, diarrhea, night and spontaneous sweats, T- pale geographic, P- rapid empty

Principle of Treatment – nourish Yin and Yang

Acupuncture points - 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 point

injection injection – TB point 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.