Itching

"Itching" Issue / Symptom Connections

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

Content Related to Itching

It is critical to appreciate that in Chinese Medicine, treatment for "itching" is rarely focused on the symptoms exclusively. Alternatively, a practitioner is looking at the factors that led to the development of "itching" - 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 UB 40 (Bend Middle)
  
      Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa, between the tendons of biceps femoris and semitendinosis.
  
      As the Lumbar Command Point, useful for all lumbar related issues: acute low back pain, sprain, muscle spasms, etc. Main point for heat conditions such as summer heat, heatstroke and heat exhaustion.  Nightsweats in some cases from defici…