Agree or Disagree? (QiXu & ATx)

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At bit more comes to mind on " Acupuncture is not indicated in cases of

qi deficiency? "

 

Brings up a good example of a danger in the school-dogma approach to /

of TCM:

We tend (especially in the early years) to just work from the basic menu

of " patterns " codified in the taught system. The repertory is actually

s/w richer, and the usage more effective with greater interpretative,

diagnostic refinement (as too is mentioned often in this forum).

 

Example here, QiXu ( " deficiency " ) has a wide range of causes,

manifestations, degrees. And there's actually a related term that should

probably be used at time instead. That's " Qi Insufficiency " (Jeffery

Yuen has mentioned this often, gave the Chinese term, but it's not at my

tongue tip at the moment).

 

For instance, the patient who's simply exhausted (post-travel, worked

through the night, or similar, temporary taxation). As distinct from

longer-term, or chronic suppression of systemic metabolism ( " Spleen " ).

I.e. pulses perhaps weak, but even, and clearly stable in the proximal

positions (KiYin/Yang).

 

Here moxibustion probably is a main application (St-36, R4/6, maybe

circling R8, maybe K1, etc.; and probably back Shu-pts, but I treat 95%

of the time only to supine position.), but also mild needling to

disperse temporary stresses / blockages from qi insufficiency.

 

Note, the Shen-Hammer pulse system notes a spectrum of some 10 degrees

of weak qi. Dr. Hammer happens to use only the term " qi deficiency " , but

" insufficiency " would likely apply to cases on the milder side of this

spectrum.

 

I'm sure many will recognize what " qi insufficiency " is about.