AP & allied therapies to aid smokers to quit

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Hi All,

 

I stumbled on a Chinese article on AP & allied therapies to aid smokers

to quit. It mentions Jieyan-Quit Smoking Pt, which (I presume) is the

same point referred to as " Tim-Mee Pt " in US sources. The Chinese

version is at http://www.91985.com/zhongyi/nr.asp?id=25875 and the

machine translation (awful) is at http://tinyurl.com/bgjhj

 

I had a stab at translating it using Wenlin, and have the essential

excerpts below. I invite those of you who can read Chinese to feedback

any serious errors that may be in my excerpt, below.

 

Many thanks,

Phil

 

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Jieyan-Quit Smoking Pt is new AP point that American AP &

moxibustion doctor discovered. AP & moxibustion [help] quit smoking,

because method is simple, effective, quick, has no adverse side effect &

is well accepted.

 

AP & moxibustion quit smoking effect is mainly by nervous system

adjustment to eliminate tobacco addiction, by adjusting & improving lung

function. It has two aspects: (1) suppression of smoke addiction, causes

the subject not to want to smoke; (2) after eliminating smoking some

withdrawal symptoms arise: agitation and edginess, spirit-mind

(consciousness) is not centred, headache, drowsiness, stomach &

intestinal upset, anxiety, etc. Each of those aspects complements the

another.

 

AP NEEDLE THERAPY: Take Jieyan-Quit Smoking Pt, located in a

depression midway between LU07 Pt & LI05 Pt; smokers have definite

tenderness to pressure-palpation there. Puncture at this Pt functions to

suppress smoke addiction. Puncture Pt on one side / both sides each

time. Retain needle for 15 minutes, every day 1, for 4 sessions /

treatment course.

 

EAR AP PT THERAPY: Take Ear AP Pts Mouth, Shenmen, LU, etc.

Use 0.5 " AP needle, stabbed rapidly into each Ear Pt w moderate

stimulation; retain needles for 15 minutes, 3 times / week, for 10

sessions / treatment course. Also one may bury mini-arrow-head

needles or press-needles in the Ear AP Pts, or fix Vaccaria Seeds

(Wangbuliuxing) on the Pts with adhesive plaster, alternating each ear

in turn, every 4~6 days; instruct patient to press the Pts 3 times / day, or

to press them as needed when craving /withdrawal symptoms arise.

 

ELECTRO-AP THERAPY: Take bilateral LI04 or ST36; after AP induces

Deqi connect needles by cables to electrical stimulator; stimulate for 15

minutes in continuous wave mode, to maximum tolerance of patient.

Each time use 1 Pt bilaterally, daily; alternate Pts for 10 sessions /

treatment course.

 

LASER LIGHT THERAPY: Take LU07, LI05, LI04. Use helium-neon

laser, held 20~30mm off the AP point; irradiate 1~2 Pts / day for 5

minutes each time, for 10 sessions / treatment course.

 

AP Pt Paste-Application Therapy: Take equal parts of clove &

cinnamon; ground in 100-mesh sieve, mixed, melted & warmed with

black medicinal plaster semifinished product to prepare 6 plasters; allow

to cool to 60 degrees and add monosodium glutamate; spread 1g of

mixed paste on each 1.5×1.5 " medicinal plaster; Apply plaster to Jieyan-

Quit Smoking Pt w LI04 Pt, / to nearest tender Pt near them; change

plaster every day for 3-5 times / course.

 

For these methods to succeed, subject must be determined / motivated

to quit & be prepared suffer some minor withdrawal symptoms in the

first 10 days or so.

 

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Best regards,

 

 

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