Acupuncture Treatment for Sunstroke

Sunstroke



Mild

sweat. feel hot, red complexion, dizziness, irritability, injures body fluids,

T- red with yellow coat, P- floating rapid

P/T – clear summer heat, regulate mid Jiao to relieve superficial

Acupuncture Rx – Du, hand yangming, Du 14, LI 4 & ST 43 (purge heat), PC 6 (regulate Stomach Qi), ST 36

- headache – ST 8

- nausea – Ren 12

Severe

heat invades the Pericardium and injures Qi and Yin, high fever, no sweat, burning hot skin with red complexion and eyes, dry mouth and lips, thirst, very irritable, spasm/convulsions, collapse, lose consciousness, T- red with yellow coat, P- strong surging or weak hidden

P/T – purge summer heat, open orifices

Acupuncture Rx – Du 20, 26, Shi xuan, LI 4, 11, bleed PC 3 & BL 40 (purge Ying and Xue heat)





Alternative treatment methods

auricular – bleed apex, shenmen, adrenal, HT, occiput, strong stimulation for over 20 minutes)