Guest guest Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Hi Sharon! What is the pineal ear point? I'm not familiar with it. I have a patient, male age 45, who hasn't slept 'normally' in 25 years. He is awake all night, and sleeps only from 6am to 9 or 10 at most. In his work as a stuntman he has sustained numerous head injuries, and feels a constant tingling on his left wrist and ankle which interferes with sleep. Needless to say, he is exhausted at all times and feels at the end of his rope. Tongue is red, puffy, foamy yellow coat, no coat at tip, raised edges. Pulse wiry, sl rapid, way down in left cun position, down in middle right position. I have a diagnosis of Ht yin xu, liv Qi yu, sp Qi xu. Any ideas? Thankyou! Beata Booth In one case of insomnia I found the use of the pineal ear point of paramount importance to restore the sleep pattern. Chinese Medicine Chinese Medicine 28 May 2005 15:41:36 -0000 Digest Number 996 There are 6 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. diabetes I " Benjamin Hawes, L.Ac. " <bhawes 2. RE: Auriculotherapy <> 3. Senate Bill 233 " Dead " ! " Tymothy " <jellyphish 4. Re: Auriculotherapy dkakobad <dkaikobad 5. Re: Auriculotherapy " sydneytcm " <sydneytcm 6. Re: Auriculotherapy " sydneytcm " <sydneytcm ______________________ ______________________ Message: 1 Fri, 27 May 2005 11:46:21 -0600 " Benjamin Hawes, L.Ac. " <bhawes diabetes I Has anyone had any experience treating patients with Diabetes I (i.e. insulin-resistant)? I am wary of a strict TCM approach since the patient in on an insulin pump and I don't know how herbs will interact with an exogenous insulin regulator (i.e. don't want to use lots of hypoglycemic herbs and knock the patient out), but if anyone has done this successfully I'd appreciate hearing about it. As for tongue, pulse etc. I don't have data - it's a prospective patient. -Ben Hawes, L.Ac. ______________________ ______________________ Message: 2 Sat, 28 May 2005 07:44:33 +1000 <> RE: Auriculotherapy Hi David, I tend to use Auriculotherapy for symptom management. For example for shoulder, neck, pelvic hip problems. In addition I have used if for strict pain management. In one case of insomnia I found the use of the pineal ear point of paramount importance to restore the sleep pattern. Now having said this the context of my use is on top of root treatments using 5 elements or Dr Manaka's 5 step treatment plan, of which one of his steps is symptom control and of that one approach is to use ear points. I hope this is of interest, Best wishes Chinese Medicine Chinese MedicineOn Behalf Of sydneytcm Friday, 27 May 2005 11:50 PM Chinese Medicine Auriculotherapy Hi All, My name is David White, i practice alot of Auriculotherapy in my clinic and i would be very interested in the practlitioners of this forums' experiences and knowledge on this well known micro-system of Acupuncture. Do any of you practice it? And if so, do you combine it with body Acupuncture or use it solo?? I have found that i mostly use it for pain, and as an adjunct to other TCM modalities. I am, however, getting more and more interested in AcuDetox programs and the like. Kind Regards, David White Clinical Director / Principal Practitioner Macquarie St. Clinic of Acupuncture & Director SydneyTCM http://babel.altavista.com/ and adjust accordingly. ---------- -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Beata, Good to hear from you. Terry Oleson's book Auriculotherapy Manual 2nd ed, pp112-115 is the reference to the pineal pt. " Pineal Gland (Epiphysis, Point E) TG1 Location: Found on the most inferior aspect of Tragus, at LM9 Function: Pineal gland releases melatonin hormone to affect circadian rhythm and day - night cycles. This point relieves jet lag, irregular sleep patterns, insomnia, depression. " Have you found there is a history of trauma in sleep disturbed people? The trauma may well be gone, yet the need to be on guard still remains. BTW I also added everything to this person, Shenmen and Ht 7 as well, I was determined to get the sleep pattern back and nothing had worked - complex case. In another case a man had fallen from a truck pile with lucerne (alfalfa) bales to the ground and broken his back. Years later he still only slept a few hours a night, whilst he worked by day and also had a small farm. As he slept longer he also felt more tired which I attributed to finally turning of the adrenals and having to make energy from sleep and food. The sleep pattern returned without the use of the pineal point, just another example of trauma. Please let me know what you think! Chinese Medicine Chinese MedicineOn Behalf Of coastacu Sunday, 29 May 2005 10:45 AM Chinese Medicine Re: Digest Number 996 Sleep Hi Sharon! What is the pineal ear point? I'm not familiar with it. I have a patient, male age 45, who hasn't slept 'normally' in 25 years. He is awake all night, and sleeps only from 6am to 9 or 10 at most. In his work as a stuntman he has sustained numerous head injuries, and feels a constant tingling on his left wrist and ankle which interferes with sleep. Needless to say, he is exhausted at all times and feels at the end of his rope. Tongue is red, puffy, foamy yellow coat, no coat at tip, raised edges. Pulse wiry, sl rapid, way down in left cun position, down in middle right position. I have a diagnosis of Ht yin xu, liv Qi yu, sp Qi xu. Any ideas? Thankyou! Beata Booth In one case of insomnia I found the use of the pineal ear point of paramount importance to restore the sleep pattern. Chinese Medicine Chinese Medicine 28 May 2005 15:41:36 -0000 Digest Number 996 There are 6 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. diabetes I " Benjamin Hawes, L.Ac. " <bhawes 2. RE: Auriculotherapy <> 3. Senate Bill 233 " Dead " ! " Tymothy " <jellyphish 4. Re: Auriculotherapy dkakobad <dkaikobad 5. Re: Auriculotherapy " sydneytcm " <sydneytcm 6. Re: Auriculotherapy " sydneytcm " <sydneytcm ______________________ ______________________ Message: 1 Fri, 27 May 2005 11:46:21 -0600 " Benjamin Hawes, L.Ac. " <bhawes diabetes I Has anyone had any experience treating patients with Diabetes I (i.e. insulin-resistant)? I am wary of a strict TCM approach since the patient in on an insulin pump and I don't know how herbs will interact with an exogenous insulin regulator (i.e. don't want to use lots of hypoglycemic herbs and knock the patient out), but if anyone has done this successfully I'd appreciate hearing about it. As for tongue, pulse etc. I don't have data - it's a prospective patient. -Ben Hawes, L.Ac. ______________________ ______________________ Message: 2 Sat, 28 May 2005 07:44:33 +1000 <> RE: Auriculotherapy Hi David, I tend to use Auriculotherapy for symptom management. For example for shoulder, neck, pelvic hip problems. In addition I have used if for strict pain management. In one case of insomnia I found the use of the pineal ear point of paramount importance to restore the sleep pattern. Now having said this the context of my use is on top of root treatments using 5 elements or Dr Manaka's 5 step treatment plan, of which one of his steps is symptom control and of that one approach is to use ear points. I hope this is of interest, Best wishes Chinese Medicine Chinese MedicineOn Behalf Of sydneytcm Friday, 27 May 2005 11:50 PM Chinese Medicine Auriculotherapy Hi All, My name is David White, i practice alot of Auriculotherapy in my clinic and i would be very interested in the practlitioners of this forums' experiences and knowledge on this well known micro-system of Acupuncture. Do any of you practice it? And if so, do you combine it with body Acupuncture or use it solo?? I have found that i mostly use it for pain, and as an adjunct to other TCM modalities. I am, however, getting more and more interested in AcuDetox programs and the like. Kind Regards, David White Clinical Director / Principal Practitioner Macquarie St. Clinic of Acupuncture & Director SydneyTCM http://babel.altavista.com/ and adjust accordingly. Messages are the property of the author. Any duplication outside the group requires prior permission from the author. If you are a TCM academic and wish to discuss TCM with other academics, -------- -- -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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