Japanese Acupuncture - Spleen Deficiency Cold - Five Phase Protocol
This page contains the abdominal presentation, treatment points and associated signs and symptoms for the Spleen Deficiency Cold Five Phase treatment. For a description of the overall treatment protocol see our Five Phase treatment information page.
Five Phase - Spleen Deficiency Cold Pattern
- Root Treatment Points:
- Technique: #0 or #1 needle, approx. 1mm insertion, retain approx. 10-15 minutes
- Yuan Source Points - PC 7 & SP 3 or
- Luo Connecting Points - PC 6 & SP 4
- Common Symptoms:
- Excess saliva in mouth
- Pimples or small boils around the mouth
- Edema of the legs a/or face
- No desire to speak, weak voice
- Cold limbs a/or body
- Poor appetite
- Tends toward loose stools
- Related Patterns & Treatment (in lieu of controlling cycle):
- LV Cold - tonify GB 40, TH 4 & TH 6
- HT Cold - tonify SI 4
- LU Cold - tonify SP 5
- KD Cold - tonify TH 4 & KD 3
Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Kuwahara, Koei: New England School of Acupuncture, Advanced Japanese Techniques Lecture Notes