Immunity

"Immunity" Issue / Symptom Connections

Below you will find various relationships to, and potential clinical treatment approaches for immunity.

Content Related to Immunity

It is critical to appreciate that in Chinese Medicine, treatment for "immunity" is rarely focused on the symptoms exclusively. Alternatively, a practitioner is looking at the factors that led to the development of "immunity" - i.e. the "cause(s)".

For non-practitioners, we recommend reading treating the "cause" and not the "symptoms" for more on the overall approach and the importance of the TCM diagnostic system in formulating treatment approaches.

• View KD 27 (Shu Mansion)
  
      In a depression on the lower border of the clavicle, 2 cun lateral to the CV line.
  
      Opens & relaxes the chest - asthma, constricted breathing, cough, chest tightness. Tonify KD Deficiency leading to adrenal exhaustion - fatique, lowered immunity. Local point for neck a/or jaw issues - pain, tension
• View ST 36 (Leg Three Li)
  
      3 cun below ST 35, one finger width lateral from the anterior border of the tibia.
  
      Tonify deficient Qi a/or Blood. Tonify Wei Qi and Qi overall - low immunity, chronic illness, poor digestion, general weakness, particularly with moxibustion, very important acupuncture point for building and maintaining overall health. …