Acupuncture Treatment for Pulmonary tuberculosis

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, a very powerful infection.

The 4 symptoms of TB:

1. cough

2. cough blood

3. tidal fever

4. night sweat

5. emaciation



Lung Yin deficiency

P/T – nourish Lung Yin, kill bacteria, relieve cough

Acupuncture Rx – hand taiyin, foot yangming, foot shaoyin, *LU 9 (yuan), *KI 3, LU 1 & BL 13, BL 43, ST 36 & SP 6 (tonify mother)

- Yin deficiency – KI 6

- Fire – KI 2, LR 2 (ying-spring)

- Yin and Qi deficiency – BL 20, 21, Ren 6

- Yin and Yang deficiency – Moxa Ren 4

- cough Phlegm – LU 5

- cough blood – LU 6 (xi-cleft), BL 17 (blood influential)

- tidal fever – LU 5, 10 (purge Fire)

- night sweat – HT 6, KI 7

Lung Yin deficiency Fire

Lung Jing Luo are damaged, cough blood more, more Dryness and Heat symptoms, tidal fever, afternoon malar flush, T- red geographic

Acupuncture Rx – hand taiyin, foot shaoyin, LU 9 (yuan), LU 1 & BL 13 (mu/shu), KI 3 (Yin), LU 10 (deficiency Heat), LU 6 (xi-cleft, bleeding), HT 6 (night sweats)

Lung Qi and Yin deficiency

P/T – strengthen Spleen and Lung

Acupuncture Rx – hand and foot taiyin, moxa, LU 9, BL 13, 43 (Qi), SP 6, ST 36, Ren 17 (regulate Lung Qi)

- poor appetite – BL 20, 21

Yin and Yang deficiency

frothy pink bloody sputum, coldness, diarrhea, night and spontaneous sweats,

T- pale geographic, P- rapid empty

P/T – nourish Yin and Yang

Acupuncture Rx – hand taiyin, foot shaoyin and yangming, Moxa, LU 9 (yuan), BL 13, 43, 23, Ren 4, KI 3,

ST 36, Ren 17



Alternative treatment methods

auricular – LU, SP KI, endocrine, Shenmen, with electro or points injection

injection – TB points 3.5 cun bilateral to Du 14, and LU 1, BL 13. Inject B1 and/or antibiotics

application – Wu Bei Zi 60g + Long Gu 15g (powder and mix with warm water and apply to points). Try Bai Jie Zi on Lung area (antibacterial). Garlic on KI 1 is said to stop coughing blood.