Large Intestine Cold

Large Intestine Cold TCM Pattern Connections

Below you will find various relationships to the concept of and potential approaches for large intestine cold.

Large Intestine Cold is one of many possible underlying factors from a TCM perspective for health issues such as dysentary, and/or irritable bowel syndrome (ibs).

The above issues are common examples. In clinical situations, however, there are any number of other possibilities. Many times there will be a layered combination of issues intermixed from a variety of causal patterns in TCM terms. While initially complex, this is illustrative of the the web of relationships that Chinese Medicine is designed to approach.

Treatment approaches are often akin to unravelling an onion, with the goal of resolving the root factor involved in the constellation of resulting issues. The current and historical array of issues and signs must be taken into consideration as well as the timing of the onset of each individual aspect.

Related Acupuncture Protocols

When developing an acupuncture protocol a practitioner is very often focusing on the causal diagnoses in Chinese Medicine terms, not on the condition itself. To guide you towards treatment potentials, large intestine cold is referenced in the following acupuncture protocol section:

• View KD 16 (Huang Shu)
  
      .5 cun lateral to CV 8.
  
      Cold a/or Dry effecting the lower abdomen a/or intestines - constipation, abdominal pain, five types of Lin, shan disorder
• View UB 25 (Large Intestine Shu)
  
      1.5 cun lateral to GV 3, level with L4.
  
      Main point for low back pain especially when related to constipation a/or menstruation. Combine with local points such as GV 3, UB 26, Shiqizhui (between L5 and S1), UB 31, UB 32, GB 30 & distal points such as GB 34, GB 39, GB 41, UB 4…
• View UB 26 (Origin Pass Shu)
  
      1.5 cun lateral to GV line, level with L5.
  
      Local point for clearing the channel - low back pain, both as a local point and from wind invasion (possibly with UB 28). Dissipates cold in the lower warmer - abdominal pain, bowel issues, abdominal masses. Possibly useful for a range o…