Acupuncture Treatment for Asthma

Asthma
Acute onset – during attack (cold, hot, or deficiency)
Remission stage (cold, hot, and deficiency)

Acute onset – during attack of Cold
P/T – warm up meridians, disperse Cold, eliminate Phlegm, relieve Asthma
Acupuncture Rx – hand Taiyin, Ren, sedate, LU 7, 5, BL 13 (expel patho., relieve asthma), Ren 17, ding chuan
- wheezing – Ren 22
- runny nose – LI 20, ST 3
- Phlegm – ST 40
- Fever – LI 4, LI 11

Acute onset – during attack of Heat
P/T – descend and disperse Lung Qi, clear Lung Heat, transform Phlegm, stop Asthma
Acupuncture Rx – LI 4, 11, DU 14 (clear heat), LU 1, 6 (relieve asthma), Ren 17, ding chuan (descend LU Qi), ST 40 (phlegm)
- heat – bleed LI 1, 11
- wheezing – Ren 22
- Phlegm – Ren 12
- Liver Fire attack Lung – LR 3, 14

Acute onset – during attack from deficiency
P/T – nourish Qi, relieve Asthma
Acupuncture Rx – hand Taiyin, back-shu, ding chuan, LU 9, BL 13, 43

Remission stage – cold, hot, and deficiency
Lung, Spleen, and Kidney Qi deficiency
P/T – tonify Qi
Acupuncture Rx – Lung Qi : LU 9, BL 13, 20, 43, Spleen Qi: LU 9, BL 13, 43, ST 36, 40, SP 3,
Kidney Qi: LU 9, BL 13, 43, 23, 24, KI 3


Alternative treatment methods
auricular – LU, shenmen, bronchi, adrenal, sympathetic
Moxa – back-shu during remission stage
herbal application – Bai Jie Zi 21g, Yan Hu Suo 21g, Xi Xin 15g, Gan Sui 12g, place on ding chuan, BL 13, Ren 20, ST 16 (may cause blister)
electro – LU 5, 6