Cleft Points Are Used To Treat Acute Symptoms
Cleft Points With Harmonizing and Compulsive Points Combinations Increase Efficacy Significantly
By Brandon SJ Oh, L.Ac.
Last month, I explained the cleft points, which are belonged to the yin meridian, are used to cure hemostasis, and cleft points on the yang meridian are used to reduce acute pain, and the cleft points are useful for the cases needed for instant medical treatment.
In the clinic, the cleft points are used with the harmonizing acupoints to increase the efficacy of acupuncture treatment.
This month, I would like to introduce the acupuncture point combination to treat various symptoms by using the cleft points in case studies.
To help a patient with acute and unstoppable coughing due to bronchiectasis and the patient feel hard to breathe, and stuffy feeling in the chest, points combination will be as follows:
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A patient on a Vitamin C megadose therapy recently had a stomach ulcer. Due to the stomach ulcer symptoms, the patient complained of stomach pain with a pinching sensation, loss of appetite, loose stool, and bloating stomach.
This case only yielded one possible combination of the cleft points and the harmonizing points because the ST34, a cleft point of the stomach, is located near the knee joints where all harmonizing points are located, is considered a harmonizing point well as the cleft point of the stomach.
Here are the point combinations to apply the cleft points and harmonizing points for various acute symptoms.
The Earth Meridians (地經): Lung, Large Intestine, Stomach, and Spleen Meridian
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Hand Greater Yin (手太陰) Lung meridian (肺經) LU6 |
Hand Yangmin (手陽明) |
Harmonizing Point(HP): LI11 |
Foot Yangmin (足陽明) |
CP: ST41 |
Foot Greater Yin (足太陰) |
CP: SP5 |
Earth Taiji Points (太極穴部)
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Compulsive Point(CP): LI5 |
HP: ST36 |
CP: SP5 |
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CP: LI5 |
CP: ST41 |
HP: SP9 |
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Hand Yang Brightness(手陽明) Large Intestine(大腸) LI7 |
Foot Yang Brightness (足陽明) |
HP: ST36 |
Foot Greater Yin (足太陰) |
CP: SP5 |
Hand Lesser Yin (手少陰) |
CP: HT7 |
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CP: ST 41 |
HP: SP9 |
CP: HT7 |
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CP: ST41 |
CP: SP5 |
HP: HT3 |
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Foot Yang Brightness (足陽明) Stomach Meridian (胃經) |
Foot Greater Yin (足太陰) |
CP: SP5 |
Hand Lesser Yin (手少陰) |
CP: HT7 |
Hand Greater Yang (手太陽) |
CP: SI5 |
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Foot Greater Yin(足太陰) Spleen Meridian(脾經) SP8 |
Hand Lesser Yin (手少陰) |
HP: HT3 |
Hand Greater Yang (手太陽) |
CP: SI5 |
Foot Greater Yang (足太陽) |
CP: BL60 |
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CP: HT7 |
HP: SI8 |
CP: BL60 |
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CP: HT7 |
CP: SI5 |
HT: BL40 |
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The Heaven Meridians: Heart, Small Intestine, Urinary Bladder, and Kidney meridian
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Hand Lesser Yin (手少陰) Heart Meridian(心經) HT6 |
Hand Greater Yang (手太陽) |
HP: SI8 |
Foot Greater Yang (足太陽) |
CP: BL60 |
Hand Lesser Yin (手少陰) |
CP: K3 |
Heaven (天經) Taiji Points (太極穴部) |
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CP: SI5 |
HP: BL40 |
CP: K3 |
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CP: SI5 |
CP: BL60 |
HP: K10 |
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Hand Greater Yang (手太陽) Small Intestine Meridian (小臟經) SI6 |
Foot Greater Yang (足太陽) |
HP: BL40 |
Foot Lesser Yin (足少陰) |
CP: K3 |
Hand Reverting Yin (手厥陰) |
CP: PC7 |
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CP: BL60 |
HP: K10 |
CP: PC7 |
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CP: BL60 |
CP: K3 |
HP: PC3 |
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Foot Greater Yang (足太陽) Urinary Bladder Meridian (膀胱經) BL63 |
Hand Lesser Yin (手少陰) |
HP: K10 |
Hand Reverting Yin (手厥陰) |
CP: PC7 |
Hand Lesser Yang (手少陽) |
CP: TE4 |
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CP: K3 |
HP: PC3 |
CP: TE4 |
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CP: K3 |
CP: PC7 |
HP: TE10 |
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Foot Lesser Yin (足少陰) Kidney Meridian (腎經) K5 |
Hand Reverting Yin (手厥陰) |
HP: PC3 |
Hand Lesser Yang (手少陽) |
CP: TE4 |
Foot Lesser Yang (足少陽) |
CP: GB40 |
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CP: PC7 |
HP: TE10 |
CP: GB40 |
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CP: PC7 |
CP: TE4 |
HP: GB34 |
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The Human Meridians: Pericardia, Triple Burner, Gall Bladder, and Liver meridian
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Hand Reverting Yin (手厥陰) Pericardia Meridian (心包經) PC4 |
Hand Lesser Yang (手少陽) |
HP: TE10 |
Foot Lesser Yang (足少陽) |
CP: GB40 |
Foot Reverting Yin (足厥陰) |
CP: LV4 |
The Human Taiji Points (人經) (太極穴部) |
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CP: TE4 |
HP: GB34 |
CP: LV4 |
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CP: TE4 |
CP: GB40 |
HP: HT1 |
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Hand Lesser Yang (手少陽) Triple Burner Meridian (三焦經) TE7 |
Foot Lesser Yang (足少陽) |
HP: GB34 |
Foot Reverting Yin (足厥陰) |
CP: LV4 |
Hand Greater Yin (手太陰) |
CP: LU9 |
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CP: GB40 |
HP: HT1 |
CP: LU9 |
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CP: GB40 |
CP: LV4 |
HP: LU5 |
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Foot Lesser Yang (足少陽) Gall Bladder Meridian (膽經) GB36 |
Foot Reverting Yin (足厥陰) |
HP: HT1 |
Hand Greater Yin (手太陰) |
CP: LU9 |
Hand Yang Brightness (手陽明) |
CP: LI5 |
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CP: LV4 |
HP: LU5 |
CP: LI5 |
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CP: LV4 |
CP: LU9 |
HP: LI11 |
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Foot Reverting Yin (足厥陰) Liver Meridian (肝經) Lv6 |
Hand Greater Yin (手太陰) |
HP: LU5 |
Hand Yang Brightness (手陽明) |
CP: LI5 |
Foot Yang Brightness (足陽明) |
CP: ST41 |
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CP: LU9 |
HP: LI11 |
CP: ST41 |
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CP: LU9 |
CP: LI5 |
HP: ST36 |
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