Chinese Medicine - Lung, Spleen, Heart, Kidney and Liver

Diagnosis	Signs & Symptoms	Treatment Principle	Points
Spleen Qi Deficiency	No appetite, sallow complexion, weak limbs, fatigue, loose stools	Tonify SP Qi	Ren12, ST36, SP3, SP6, BL20, BL21
Spleen Qi Sinking	No appetite, Loose stools, Fatigue, weak limbs, bearing down sensation in abdomen, frequent and urgent urine, hemmorhoids, varicose viens	Tonify SP Qi & Raise	Ren12, ST36, SP3, SP6 BL20, BL21, Du20, Du1, Ren6, ST21
Spleen not controlling Blood	Fatiuge, Loose stools, no appetite, Blood spots under skin, blood in urine or stools, menorrhagia, metrorrohaiga, sallow complexion, shorthness of breath	Tonify SP Qi	Ren12, ST36, SP3, SP6, BL20, BL21, SP10, BL17, SP1
Spleen Yang Deficiency	Loose stools, chilliness, cold limbs, fatiuge, edema, lack of appetite, weakness of the limbs	Tonify and Warm SP Yang	Ren12, ST36, SP3, SP6, BL20, BL21, SP9, Ren9, ST28, BL22
Cold-Damp invading the Spleen	No appetite, heavy head, no thirst, stuffy chest, feeling cold i the epigastrium, sweet or no taste, loose stools, white vaginal discharge	Resolve Dampness	Ren12, SP3, SP6, SP9, ST8
Damp-Heat invading the Spleen	loose stools with offensive oder, low grade fever, stuffiness in epigastrium, no appetite, thirst with desire to drink, nausea, vomiting, buring sensation, dark scanty urine, headache	Resolve Dampness & Clear Heat	SP6, SP9, Du9, LI11, BL20, GB34
Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency	no appetite, fatigue, loose stools, weak voice, slight breathlessness, bright-white complexion, slight spontaneous sweating	Tonify LU and SP Qi	ST36, SP3, BL20, BL21, LU9,BL13, Du12
Spleen and Liver Blood Deficiency	Dizziness, blurried vision, floaters, numbness or tingling of the limbs, fatigue, sallow complexion, loose stools, no appetite	Tonify SP and LR Blood, Promote Blood	ST36, SP3, BL20, BL21, SP6, LR8, BL17, BL18
Obstruction of Spleen by Dampness with Liver Qi Stagnation	Stuffy and fullness of the epigastrium, heaviness, nausea, thirst with desire to drink small amounts, no appetite, loose stools, sallow complexion, hypochondriac pain, jandice, bitter taste	Tonify SP, Promote smooth flow of LR Qi, Clear Heat	SP3, SP6, LR13, LR 14, GB24, GB34, Ren12, BL20, Du9
Kidney Yin deficiency	dry mouth at night, night sweating, dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, 5-palm heat, thirst, sore back, ache in bones, constipation, dark scanty urine, nocturnal emission	Nourish KI Yin	Ren4, KI3, KI6, KI9, KI10, SP6, Ren1
Kidney Yang Deficiency	cold in the back, abundant clear urine, soreness in the back, aversion to cold, cold knees, weak legs, bright white complexion, impotence, premature ejaculation, lassitude, apathy, edema of the legs, infertility in women, poor appetite, loose stools	Tonify Warm KI Yang, Stregthen Ming Men	Du4, BL23, BL52, Ren4, KI3, KI7, Jing Gong, Ren6
Kidney Qi not Firm	Dribbling after urination, nocturnal emissions w/o dreams, soreness in the lower back, clear and frequent urine, weak stream urine, enuresis, premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea, proplapse of uterus	Reinforce and Stablize KI Qi	Du4, BL23, Ren4, KI3, Jing Gong, Du20, Ren6
Kidneys failing to Recieve Qi	SOB upon exertion, sweating, clear urination, difficulty in inhaling, cough , asthma, cold limbs, swelling of the face, thin body, mental listlessness, soreness of the back	Tonify and Warm KI Yang, Stimulate the KI reception of Qi, Stimulate the LU Descending and Dispersing function	KI3, LU7, KI6, ST36, BL23, Du4, Ren6, Ren17, KI25, Du12, Ki7
Kidney Essence Deficiency	poor bone development in children, weakness, falling hair, weak sexual activity, softening of bones, poor memory, loose teath, soreness of the back	Nourish the essence	Du4, BL23, KI3, KI6, GB34, BL11. DU14, Du20, BL15
Kidney Yang deficiency, Water Overflowing	edema of the ankles, cold feeling in legs, distension of the abdomen, sore lower back, (if in HT: palps, breathlessness, cold hands) (in in LU: thin watery sputum, cough, asthma, SOB on exurtion)	Tonify and Warm the KI and SP Yang, Transform Water, (Warm and Tonify HT Yang and/Or LU Qi)	Du4, BL23, BL20, BL22, Ren9, ST28, KI7, Du14, BL15, Du12, BL13, LU7
Kidney Yin deficiency, Empty Fire Blazing	malar flush, mental restlessness, dry throat at night, feeling of heat in the afternoon, night sweats, low grade fever, insomnia, scanty dark urine, blood in urine, soreness of the lower back, nocturnal emissions w/ dreams, excessive sexual desire	Nourish KI Yin, Clear Heat, Calm the MInd	KI3, KI6, KI10, KI9, KI2, LU10, HT5, LU7
Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency	dry eyes, dry throat, night sweats, scanty menstration, sallow complexion, dull occipital or vertex headaches, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, numbness of the limbs, malar flush, dizziness, blurried vision, outbursts of anger, soreness of the lowerback	Nourish KI and LR Yin	KI3, KI6, LR8, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL10, Du20, Ren4
Kidney and Heart Not Harmonized	Palps, insomnia, night sweating, mental reslessness, poor memory, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, soreness of the lower back, nocturnal emissions w/ dreams, feaver or heat in the afternoon,	Nourish KI and HT Yin, Clear Heat from the HT	KI3, KI6, KI9, HT5m HT6, HT7, GB13, Du24, Ren15, PC6, Ren4, SP6, Yin Yang
Kidney and Lung Yin Deficiency	Dry cough, heat in the evening, night sweating, dry mouth, thin body, breathlessness on exurtion, soreness of the lower back, weak limbs, nocturnal emissions, 5 palm heat	Nourihs LU and KI Yin, INcrease body fluids	KI3, KI6, LU7, LU9, LU1, SP6, Ren4, BL43
Kidney and Spleen Yang deficiency	chronic diarrhea, chilliness, feeling cold in the back, physically weak, mental listlessness, phlegm in the throat, breathlessness, dislike to talk, desire to lie down, poor appetite, aversion to cold, abundant clear urine, loose stools	Tonify adn Warm KI and SP Yang	KI3, KI7, BL23, Du4, BL20, BL21, ST6, Ren6, ST37, ST25, BL25
Heart QI Deficiency	Papls, tiredness, SOB, Sweating, Pallor, Listlessness	Tonify HT QI	HT5, PC6, BL15, Ren17, Ren6
Heart Yang Deficiency	Palps, feeling of cold, cold limbs, SOB, listlessness, sweating, feeling of stuffiness in chest	Tonify and Warm HT Yang	HT5, PC6, Ren17, Ren6, Du14
Heart Yang Collapse	Cyanosis of lips, cold limbs, palps, SOB, Shallow breathing, profuse sweating, in severe cases can be a coma	Rescue Yang, Stop Sweating, Restore Consciousness	Ren4, Ren6, Ren8, Du4, BL23, St36, PC6, LB15, Du14, Du20
Heart Blood Deficiency	Palps, insomnia, poor memory, dizziness, dream-disturbed sleep, anxiety, eaisly startled, dull-pale compexion, pale lips	Tonify Blood, Tonify HT, Pacify the Mind	HT7, PC6, Ren14, Ren15, Ren4, BL17, BL20
Heart Yin Deficiency	palps,insomnia, dream-dsiturbed sleep, eaisly startled, poor memory, anxiety, mental restlessness, feeling of heat, malar flush, heat in the evening, night sweating, dry mouth and throat, 5-palm heat	Tonify and Nourish HT Yin, Nourish KI Yin (if necessary), Pacify the Mind	HT7, PC6, Ren4, Ren14, Ren15, HT6, HT7, SP6, KI6
Heart Fire Blazing	Ulcers in mouth, thirst, palps, mental restlessness, feeling of heat, insomnia, red face, dark/blood in urine, bitter taste	Clear Heat, Pacify the MInd	HT9, HT8, HT7, Ren15, SP6, KI6
Phlegm-Fire Harasing the Heart	mental restlessness, palps,insomnia, easily startled, incoherent speech, confusion, rash behavior, tendency to hit/scold, uncontrolled laughter, shouting, muttering to oneself	Clear HT-Fire, Resolve Phlegm, Pacify the Mind	HT9, HT8, HT7, PC6, Ren15, Ren12, ST40, PC5, SP6, LR2, LR3, Du20, Du24, GB13, GB15
Phlegm Misting the MInd	mental confusion, rattling sound in throat, lethargic stupor, vomiting, aphasia, unconsciousness, coma	Open HT, Resolve Phelgm, Restore consciousness (if necessary)	HT9, PC5, ST40, BL15, Du26, Ren12, BL20
Heart Blood Stagnation	Pain in chest, Cyanosis of lips, palps, Stuffiness in chest, cold hands, radiating pain down left arm	Regulate Blood, Remove stasis, Tonify and Warm HT Ynag, Pacify the Mind	PC6, PC4, HT7, Ren17, BL14, BL17, SP10, KI25
Liver Qi Stagnation	feling of distension, melancholy, depression, moodienss, feeling lumb in throat, irregular/painful menses, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, belching, sighing, hiccup, porr appetite	Disperse Liver, Regulate/Move Qi	G34, TE6, LR3, LR13, LR14, PC6
Liver Blood Stasis	Dark clotted menstral blood, vomiting of blood, abdominal pain, "masses" in the abdomen, iregular and painful periods	Disperse LIver, Regulate/ move Blood	GB34, BL17, SP10, BL18, Ren6
Liver FIre Blazing Upwards	irritability, red face, red eyes, outburst of anger, tinnitus, temporal HA’s, dizziness, thirst, bitter taste, dream-disturbed sleep, constipation with dry stools, dark yellow urine	Sedate LR, Clear Fire	LR2, LR3, GB20, GB13, Tai Yang
Extreme Heat Generating Wind	hight temp, convulsion, coma, stiff tongue	Disperse LR, Clear Heat, Subdue Wind	LR2, LR3, SI3, Du16, Du20, GB20, Shi Xuan (10 declarations)
Liver Yang Rising Causing Wind	unconsicousness, convulsions, deviation of eyes	Nourish LR Yin, Subdue LR Yang and Wind	LR 8, SP6, KI3, LR3, Du16, DU20, BL18
Deficiency of Liver Blood causing Wind	numbness of limbs, tics, shaking, tremors	Tonify LR Blood, Subdue Wind	LR3, LR4, Du16, Du20, GB20, LR8, Sp6, KI3, BL20, BL23, BL17, BL18
Damp-Heat in Liver/Gall Bladder	fever fullness in chest, nausea, vaginal dicharge, bitter taste, vomiting, loss of appetite,	Resolve Dampness, Disperse LR and GB, Clear Heat	LR2, LR14, GB24, GB34, LI11, BL18, BL19, Du9, SP3, SP6, SP9, Ren12
Stagnation of Cold in Liver Channel	Hypogastric pain, distension, contraction of scrotum and vagina	Sedate LR, Disperse Cold	Ren3, LR5, LR1
Deficiency of Liver Blood	blurry vision, scanty periods, pale complexion, dizziness, pale lips, floaters, weakness, dry skin and hair	Tonify LR, Nourish Blood	BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, LR 8, ST36, Sp6, Ren4
Liver Yang Rising	Headaches, irritability, dizziness, tinnitus, dry mouth, insomnia, shouting in anger, worked-up	Subdue LR Yang, Tonify Yin	LR3, TE5, SP6, KI3, LR8, GB43, GB38, BL2, GB(, GB8, GB6 GB20, Tai Yang
Liver invading Spleen	Atlernating Constipation and Diarrhea, abdominal distension and pain, flatulence, tiredness	Harmonize LR, Tonify SP	LR 13, LR14, GB34, Ren6, Ren12, ST36, SP6
Liver Invading Stomach	irritability, distention and pain, fullness in epigastrum, sour regurgitation, belching, nausea, vomiting	Harmonize LR, Tonify SP	LR14, GB34, Ren13, Ren10, ST36, BL21
Liver Fire insulting the Lungs	breathlessness, asthma, fullness, HA’s, cough, yellow or blood in sputum, constipation, scanty dark urine	Clear LR Fire, Harmonize LR, Stimulate LU QI descending	LR2, LR14, Ren17, Ren22, PC6, LU7, LI11
Lung Qi Deficiency	SOB, weak voice, cough, daytime sweating, dislike cold, fatigue, disinclination to speak	Tonify LU QI, Warm Yang	LU9, LU7, Ren6, BL13, Du12, ST36
Lung Yin Deficiency	Dry cough, low grade fever in the afternoon, malar flush, night sweating	Tonify LU Yin, Nourish Fluids, Clear Empty Heat	LU9, Ren17, BL43, BL13, Du12, Ren4, KI6, LU7, Ren12, LU10
Invasion of Lungs by Wind-Cold	cough, fever, itchy throat, occipital HA, body aches, aversion to cold	Release Exterior, Scatter Cold, Stimulate D/D fx of Lungs	LU7, BL12, Du16, BL60, BL64
Invasion of Lungs by Wind-Heat	cough, fever, sore throat, aversion to cold, HA’s, body aches, sweating, thirst, swollen tonsils	Release Exterior, Clear Heat, Stimulate Lung D/D	LI4, LI11, Du14, BL12, GB20
Invasion of Lungs by Wind-Water	sudden swelling of eyes and face, bright shiny complexion, scanty pale urine, aversion to wind, fever, cough, breathlessness	Release Exterior, Scatter cold, Resolve Dampness, Stimulate LU D/D, Open water Passages	LU7, BL12, LI6, LI7, LI4, Ren9
Lung Dryness	dry cough, dry throat, dry mouth, dry skin	Moisten LU, Nourish Fluids	LU9, Ren4, KI6, SP6, Ren12
Damp-Phlegm obstructing the Lungs	chronic cough, profuse white sputum, stuffiness in chest, "clogged up", dislike lying down	Resolve Dampness, Restore D/D fx of LU	LU5, ST40, LU1, Ren22, PC6, Ren17, LU7,BL13, Ren9, Ren12, BL20
Phlegm-Heat Obstructing the Lungs	barking cough, profuse yellow sputum, foul smelling, SOB, stuffy chest	Resolve Phlegm, Clear Heat, Stimulate LU D/D Fx	LU5, LU7, LU10, LI11, BL13, ST40, Ren12
Phlegm-Fluids Obstructing the Lungs	Cough, breathlessness, white-watery sputum, chilliness, cough by scare	Resolve Phlegm, Tonify SP and LU Qi	LU5, ST40, Ren9, LU9, Ren17,BL13, BL43, ST36

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