Acupuncture Treatment for Vaginal Itchiness

Vaginal Itchiness

May combine with pain. Can happen at any age but is most common around menopause.

Western Medicine – yeast infection, herpes, eczema, allergies (contact, atopic), endocrine disorders, neurosis.



Damp/Heat

P/T – clear Heat and Damp, calm Heart, relieve pain and itch, resolve eruptions.

Acupuncture – sedate Ren, foot Jueyin, *Ren 3 (diuresisz0, LR 2, 8 (heat), HT 8 (fire), PC 5 (mental factors), SP 9 (diuresis)

- digestion- Ren 12, BL 20, ST 36

Toxic Damp (parasites)

bacterial, fungal, viral infection, with foul yellow leukorrhea

P/T – clear Damp/Heat, eliminate parasites, relieve itch

Acupuncture – Ren, foot Jueyin, Ren 2 & BL 32 & LR 5, SP 9 & HT 8

- frequent urination- LI 4, SP 6

Yin/Blood deficiency

P/T – nourish Yin, purge Fire, expel Wind, relieve itch

Acupuncture – Ren, foot Shaoyin, KI 3 & BL 23 & SP 6, Ren 3 & BL 18, Ren 1





Alternative Treatment Methods

auricular- Shenmen, external reproductive organs, adrenal, endocrine, LR, SP, KI

injection- vit B12 @ BL 32, SP 6, 0.2-0.3ml