Acupuncture should begin with stabilizing the Yang and securing the outer layer. Once the condition stabilizes, treatment continues with replenishing Qi and nourishing blood, removing stasis, and unblocking the channels.
Choose points Guanyuan, Shenque, Zusanli (bilateral). Use large moxa cones separated by ginger slices for moxibustion on these three points, with no fixed number of treatments, stopping when perspiration is controlled and the pulse is strengthened.
If the patient shows improvement after acupuncture, you may suspend the previous treatment and select Hegu (right), Waiguan (right), Yanglao (right), Jianjing (right), Quchi (right), Fengshi (right), Huantiao (right), Yanglingquan (right), and Juegu (right).
All these points should be needled with balanced reinforcing and reducing techniques, once daily, with a retention of 30 minutes per session and Qi achieved every 5 minutes.
