Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Pulmonary Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, a very strong infection.

The 4 symptoms of Tuberculosis:

 1. cough 2. cough blood 3. tidal fever 4. night sweat 5. emaciation

Chinese Medicine Differentiation and Treatment of Tuberculosis: 

Lung Yin deficiency

Principle of Treatment – nourish Lung Yin, kill bacteria, relieve cough

Acupuncture points - hand taiyin, foot yangming, foot shaoyin, *LU 9 (yuan), *KI 3, Lung 1 and Bladder 13, Bladder 43, Stomach 36 and Spleen 6 (tonify mother) - Yin deficiency – Kidney 6 - Fire – Kidney 2, Liver 2 (ying-spring) - Yin and Qi deficiency – Bladder 20, 21, Ren 6 - Yin and Yang deficiency

 – Moxa Ren 4 - cough Phlegm – Lung 5 - cough blood – Lung 6 (xi-cleft), Bladder 17 (blood influential) - tidal fever – Lung 5, 10 (purge Fire) - night sweaTongue - Heart 6, Kidney 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 points - hand taiyin, foot shaoyin, Lung 9 (yuan), Lung 1 and Bladder 13 (mu/shu), Kidney 3 (Yin), Lung 10 (deficiency Heat), Lung 6 (xi-cleft, bleeding), Heart 6 (night sweats)Lung Qi and Yin deficiency  

Principle of Treatment – strengthen Spleen and Lung

Acupuncture points - hand and foot taiyin,

Moxa, Lung 9, Bladder 13, 43 (Qi), Spleen 6, Stomach 36, Ren 17 (regulate Lung Qi) - poor appetite – Bladder 20, 2 Y

in and Yang deficiency frothy pink bloody sputum, coldness, diarrhea, night and spontaneous sweats, T- pale geographic, P- rapid empty

Principle of Treatment – nourish Yin and Yang

Acupuncture points - hand taiyin, foot shaoyin and yangming,

Moxa, Lung 9 (yuan), Bladder 13, 43, 23, Ren 4, Kidney 3, Stomach 36, Ren 17

Alternative Treatment Methods for Tuberculosis: 

Ear Acupuncture – LU, Spleen KI, endocrine, Shenmen, with

electro or point injection injection – San Jiao point 3.5 cun bilateral to Du 14, and Lung 1, Bladder 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 Kidney 1 is said to stop coughing blood.