Acupuncture with spacer moxibustion for bronchial asthma

Bronchial asthma belongs to the category of “croup” in traditional Chinese medicine, and it is said in “Evidence and Treatment Huixing – Croup” that “croup is a long and frequent occurrence of phlegm and asthma because of the congested gas inside, the untimely sensation outside, and the glued phlegm between the three together, avoiding and rejecting the airway, fighting with sound, and developing as croup.” It can be seen that the congested qi and glued phlegm are the common pathogenesis of asthma. The use of acupuncture and moxibustion can not only effectively control acute asthma attacks, but also calm asthma, resolve phlegm and promote the recovery of lung function. Acute stage Cold asthma points: Lung Yu, Tanzhong, Zhongfu, Fenglong, Hegu, Waiguan, Lijiao, Fengmen, Tiantou, and Yingxiang for clear nasal discharge; Yin Tang for headache. Needle with diarrhea method, first needle lung Yu, Tanzhong, fast needle (Tanzhong needle into the needle tip facing down) after getting the qi twisting line of needle 1 to 2 minutes. Until the patient feels better wheezing, retain the needle for 20 minutes, during which the needle is performed 1 to 2 times. Followed by Zhongfu, Fenglong, Hegu, Waiguan, Lijiao, Fengmen and Tiantou, with the needles remaining for 20 minutes after obtaining Qi. Selected points for heat croup: Lung Yu, Tanzhong, Fenglong, Hegu, Shouze, Kong most, Zhongfu, Tiantou, Dazhi; wheezing is very bad, plus Ankylosis; reduce Dazhi; heat is heavy, plus Shaoshang, Shang Yang trigeminal needle puncture to release several drops of blood. Needle with the diarrhea method, Dazhi does not stay needles first needle lung Yu, rapid needle (Tanzhong into the needle tip facing down) after getting gas twisting needle for 1 to 2 minutes until the patient feels better wheezing, stay needles for 20 minutes, during which the needles are performed 1 to 2 times. Followed by acupuncture Dazhi, Hegu, Shouze, Kong most, Fenglong, 20 minutes after obtaining Qi. Only twisting and turning, no lifting and inserting. In the remission period, selected acupoints are diaphragm acupoint, spleen acupoint, kidney acupoint, dazhi, definite asthma, and fengmen. Combined with intermittent moxibustion, make medicinal cakes with ephedra, pseudostellaria and white mustard seeds, and apply moxibustion to the selected points for about 30 minutes. Cough and asthma are mostly caused by the invasion of external evils due to the deficiency of the body, so moxibustion can warm the Yang and promote the Qi, dispel the dampness and remove the evil, normalize the elevation of the lung Qi, warm the spleen and kidney, and thus enhance the body’s ability to resist diseases.