(1) Herbal therapy
1) Internal medicine
a. Deficiency of both Qi and Blood : Modified Pure Ginseng Decoction (Du Shen Tang).
b. Spleen Deficiency or Sinking of Center Qi: Center-Supplementing Qi-Boosting Decoction (Buzhong Yiqi Tang).
c. Yang Deficiency of the Kidney: Modified Right-Restoring (Life Gate) Pill (Yougui Wan).
d. Qi and Yin Deficiency of the Heart: Pulse-Engendering Beverage and Honey-Fried Licorice Decoction (Shengmai Yin and Zhigancao Tang).
e. Yin and Yang Deficiency of the Kidney : Modified Golder Coffer Kidney Qi Pill (Jingui Shenqi Wan).
2) External medicine
Moxibustion: Select Baihui (GV20), Hegu (LI 4), Guanyuanshu (BL 26). Light moxa roll (or cigarette), then apply it to the selected acupoints, keep a distance where the skin feel warm and the time for each acupoint is 15 minutes.
(2) Acupoints Massage
Acupoints selected: Baihui (GV20), Hegu (LI 4), Zhongwan (CV12), Guanyuanshu (BL 26), Taichong (LR 3), Yongquan (KI 1).
Manipulation: Apply digital pressing manipulation by thumb to each acupoint for 5 minutes, repeat it 2-3 times, and manipulate for 2-3 times a day.
(3) Guasha Therapy
Apply Guasha manipulation to Baihui (GV20), Jueyinshu (BL14), Xinshu (BL15), Geshu (BL17), Pishu (BL20), Zhishi (BL52), Shenshu (BL23), Zhongwan (CV12), Neiguan (PC6), Ximen (PC4), Fengshi (GB31), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP6).
Manipulation: apply regular manipulation, generally according to the patient’s constitution, mainly with reinforcing manipulation, supplementing with gently scrape, with the gentle and comfortable force, repeat scrape the selected parts until a local red skin occurs. 10 times as a course of treatment. The efficiency and the time will be different according to different kinds of diseases.
(4) Cupping Therapy
Acupoints selected: Shanzhong, Zhongwan, Qihai, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao (SP6), Yongquan (KI 1), Geshu (BL17), Pishu (BL20), Shenshu (BL23), Guanyuanshu
Methods: you can let the patient sit or lie down. Then you should cup on the acuptions mentioned above with vacuum cups or dry cup. Caution that you should keep the cups sucking above the acupoints for 10-15 minutes, one time each day, and 7-10 days as one course of treatment.
