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Vagina Yeast and Bacterial Infections, Acupuncture Therapy

By: Joe Hing Kwok Chu

Body acupuncture

Mainly select the points on ren mai, dai mai and Spleen channel foot taiyin.

Prescription:

dai mai, bai huai shu (B 30), qi hai (Ren 6), san yin jiao (Sp 6).

Damp heat: use xie method; do not use moxibustion.

Cold and damp: use ping bu (mild tonic), ping xie (mild purging), and use more moxibustion.

If damp heat is high: add xing jian (Liv 2), yin ling quan (Sp 9).

If cold damp is high: add guan yuan (Ren 4), zu san li (S 36).

Ear acupuncture

prescription: zi gong, luan chao, nei fen mi, pang guang, shen.  Each time select 3 to 5 points leaving needles for 15 to 20 minutes.

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Last update: Sept 3, 2008;  3:27 p.m. LAH