Japanese Acupuncture - Liver Deficiency Cold - Five Phase Protocol
This page contains the abdominal presentation, treatment points and associated signs and symptoms for the Liver Deficiency Cold Five Phase treatment. For a description of the overall treatment protocol see our Five Phase treatment information page.
Five Phase - Liver Deficiency Cold Pattern
- Root Treatment Points:
- Technique: touching, #00 or #0 needle, approx. 1mm insertion, retain approx. 5 minutes
- Yuan Source Points - KD 3 & LV 3 or
- Luo Connecting Points - KD 4 & LV 5
- Common Symptoms:
- Small eyes
- Sighing
- Timidness
- Lack of decisiveness
- Poor appetite, but can eat
- Cold extremities
- Related Patterns & Treatment (in lieu of controlling cycle):
- HT Heat - tonify GB 41
- SP Cold - tonify SP 1 & ST 42
- LU Cold - tonify LV 4 & KD 7
- KD Cold - tonify UB 58, UB 59 & UB 65
Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Kuwahara, Koei: New England School of Acupuncture, Advanced Japanese Techniques Lecture Notes