History
When you read the inner classic with special attention to Bloodletting, sixty percent of the treatments in the Su Wen and Ling Shu talk about the use of bloodletting. At that time, bloodletting was the central focus of an acupuncture treatment.
Once it was an effective form of treatment, but it became misused with the short of education and many people died. Bloodletting must be used with caution because it can have side effects.
Purpose of Bloodletting
The classics say that "Ki governs blood and that blood is the mother of Ki". Blood provides the foundation for the creation of energy in the body. According to the Nan-Jing, “Bloodletting is used to treat the basic problems of the body”.
It states:
“Bloodletting is the first form of treatment to be used on the patient. It acts as a good foundation for other forms of treatment”.
Purpose of Bloodletting (2)
When conditions are excess with stasis, bloodletting is indicated. Needless to say diagnosis is very important to making the best use of bloodletting. It will smooth and disperse evil Ki. Choose the meridian, which has the most stagnation of Ki.
It is a effective form of treatment in the emergency situation.
It has a powerful effect on the extremities.
Effects from treatment with bloodletting last for a long time, thus having the potential of reducing the frequency of treatments.
Contraindications - Precautions
There are no absolute prohibitions to bloodletting. But in, is more cautious with the dosages and number of points used.
1. Cardiac problems 2. Hemophilia 3. Cerebral Embolism 4. Tuberculosis 5. Anemia 6. Extreme Weakness 7. Malignant Tumors
Reactions from Bloodletting
Cerebral Anemia, Light Headedness
Elevated Body Temperature
Fatigue
Exaggeration of Symptom
Hematoma
Overdose
Lie the patient down and make them comfortable.
Give them something warm to drink.
Burn cone moxa on CV8 (navel) on a salt bed. or burn cone moxa or direct moxa on ST36, GV20, CV14.
Bloodletting on the Jing points (TW).
A basic principle of recommended usage is to begin on the extremities and then move to other (more local) areas of the body.
Equipment/Materials
Three edged needle or lancet
Gloves and Facemask
Cotton Balls, Paper towel
Alcohol
10% bleach solution in a spray bottle and bucket
Biohazard Containers
Spills - If blood gets on the table or floor put on gloves and a lab coat, Clean the area immediately with a bleach solution.
Sterilization Methods - Chemicals
Bleach Solution: Make a diluted solution of 1 cup of bleach to 9 cups of water for the correct concentration. Let the cups soak for 1 hour and make sure that all blood is completely off of the cups before you put the cup in the solution. Only one day use.
Gluteraldehyde or Sidex both from Johnson & Johnson can be used as is. Soak cups for 10-30 minutes or as per directions. One week continuing use.
Jing -Well Points
According to Western physiology, the greatest amount of the Cerebral cortex's function is used for the operation of the hands. It also affects the autonomic and sympathetic nervous systems.
Blood gathers from distant areas just like water in a well. Just as with well water, when we check the quality of the water, it tells us something about the quality of the soil around it.
Jing -Well Points (2)
Jing-Well Points are located at the nail beds of the fingers and toes. It is an area of the vascular system where the artery and vein connect with each other. This area stagnates easily from any abnormality in the body. This makes it is an easy area to check for problems.
Jing-Well Points is often used for an emergency treatment.
Diagnosis
Decide from the pulse and abdomen, whether the condition is an overall deficiency or excess.
Then isolate the meridians involved based on channel symptomology and confirm it by looking and palpation at the fingers and toes.
Check the Jing points for the degree of blood stasis. darker red, swollen, puffy, darker color or look lack luster
Color of the nail: ashen white, dark red or purplish .
A cold and/or numb feeling at the fingertips. Stiff, hard to move joints.
Peeled cuticles or frostbitten fingers.
Jing-Well Point Indications
LU) radial or both sides:Tonsillitis, pharyngeal catarrh, mumps, asthma, teeth fever
LI) radial side: neck lymphadenitis, bronchial asthma, and lower jaw toothache
PC) radial side: palpitations, neurosis, paralysis of the median nerve, high fever
PC) ulnar side: (represents the Diaphragm) Difficulty swallowing, hiccups, stiff shoulder
TH) ulnar side: Headache, brain congestion, eye congestion, dizziness, pharyngeal pain
HT) radial side: Loss of consciousness, shock, Heart disorders, dypsnea, neurosis
SP) medial side: Indigestion, acute gastroenteritis, infantile seizures
Dosages
On average draw 15-20 drops of blood from each point. One drop is half the length of an azuki bean or 2-3mm long.
Internal problems take 15-20 drops.
Muscular-skeletal problems take 20-30 drops.
Children and sensitive patients use help of customary amount.
Stop squeezing once the blood color changes.
It can also be used for tonification i.e. in a Lu deficient pattern bleed LU11. Taking 2-3 drops with light needling can help tonify the organ.
Color and Viscosity of Blood
The healthy color of blood is bright red. The darker the color is the worse condition and prognosis. A dark color is expected when first coming out of the Jing point. It will change as it is bled.
The viscosity of the blood also reflects the severity of the condition. The more slowly blood flows, the more viscous it is, and the worse the condition and prognosis. Dark blood is usually more viscous.
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