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AIDS, Acupuncture Therapy

Edited by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu

1. Body acupuncture

Prescription: zu san li (S36), gao huang shu (B43), da zhui (Du14), shen men (H7), zhu bin (K9) and ge shu (B17).

Add the following supplementary points:

For anorexia:  pi shu (B20), wei shu (B21), and zhong wan (Ren12).

For chronic diarrhea: tian shu (S25), da chang shu (B25), shang ju xu (S37), and shen que (Ren8).

For fever: qu chi (LI 11).

For night sweating: fu liu (K7) and yin xi (H6).

For cough: zhong fu (L1), and fei shu (B13).

For pruritic dermatitis: ge shu (B17), xue hai (sp 10) and qu chi (LI 11).

For lassitude and listlessness: qi hai (Ren 6), san yin jiao (Sp 6), fei shu (B13) and shen shu (B 23).

Method: apply filiform needles with the reinforcing or even movement method, and supplement with moxibustion.

2. Ear acupuncture

Prescription: pt. spleen, pt. kidney, pt. endocrine, pt. subcortex, pt. shen men, pt. stomach, pt. lung, pt. occiput, pt. large intestine and pt. small intestine

Method: select 3 to 5 points for each treatment.  Use strong stimulation. Retain  the needles for 30 minutes. The auricular seed pressure can also be used.

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