Kuang
– Manic Psychosis (mania)
Everything is excess, loud, anger, violent,
laughing – phlegm fire blocking the heart cavities
Phlegm Fire attacking Mind
- Doesn’t eat, doesn’t sleep, violent, red
complexion
- T – red, yellow greasy coat, P – wiry,
slippery, big
- PT – purge liver fire, eliminate phlegm
and calm heart
- Acupuncture- DU meridian, foot jue yin
meridian, DU26, MH8, ST40, LR2, LR3, RN13
Hyperactive Fire with Yin injury
- Usually second stage, irritable, angry,
easily shocked, doesn’t feel safe, insecure
- T – geographic yellow greasy coat with
cracks
- PT – purge Fire, nourish yin and calm
mind
- Acupuncture: HT7, MH7, SP6, KI4, ST40,
RN13
Qi and Blood Stagnation
- Angry, irritable, loud talking,
delusions, hallucinations, pain in chest, palpitations, fullness in chest,
dark- dull complexion, T – purple dots, P – uneven
- PT – promote circulation, remove blood
stasis to open mind
- Acupuncture- hand shao yin and Du
meridian, DU26, HT7, MH7, LR3, LI4, SP10, BL17
- Delusion: SI19, BL1
- Palpitations: MH6
Alternative Treatment Methods
- electrical: DU26 – DU20, DU16 – DU14
(extreme caution)
- Scalp acupuncture: motor area
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