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Acupuncture Today
December, 2006, Vol. 07, Issue 12
The Yang and Yin of Facial Acupuncture,
Part Three
Hormonal Response From the Perspective of Oriental Medicine
By Mary Elizabeth Wakefield, LAc, Dipl. Ac., MS, MM and Belinda
Anderson, hD, MA!M, LAc
THE EIHT E!TRAOR"I#ARY MERI"IA#$% A#&IE#T
HORMO#A' (A'A#&ER$
According to Royston Low, a ritis! acu"uncturist, t!e #ig!t
#$traordinary %eridians can &in'luence and control t!e (arious
!ormones o' t!e body.& %uc! o' t!e signi'icant researc! on !ormonal
balance is t!e result o' t!e &marriage o' )estern and #astern
a""roac!es,& alt!oug! little is documented in traditional *!inese
medicine. +igni'icant contributions !a(e been made by ad!erents o'
t!e ,renc! acu"uncture sc!ool - in "articular, .ac/ues La(ier and !is
colleagues. 0t!er studies !a(e been conducted in 1ermany and
.a"an.
According to Low, t!e #ig!t #$tra2ordinary %eridians can be di(ided
into two categories3 t!ose t!at a''ect t!e !ormones, and a "aired
c!annel t!at in'luences control (ia t!e ner(ous system3
Hormonal $)stem #ervous $)stem
yan" #iao $ai du $ai
yin #iao $ai ren $ai
dai $ai yan" %ei $ai
chon" $ai yin %ei $ai
HORMO#A' EFFE&T OF CHONG MAI/YIN WEI MAI *ROY$TO#
'O+,
Chong mai/yin wei mai% hormonal effect%
4!is meridian "air is used to address !ereditary imbalances. In
*!inese medicine, ancestral #i is considered to be stored in t!e
5idneys and chon" $ai !as its "oint o' origin in t!is organ. 6owe(er,
according to Low, due to its sym"tomatology, chon" $ai may, in 'act,
arise in t!e adrenal medulla. Low says t!at &t!e !ormone concerned
is adrenalin, w!ic! !as sym"at!etico2mimetic action, and its use is
t!ere'ore indicated in cases o' organ insu''iciency, es"ecially in t!e
6eart. &in %ei $ai !as two actions3 !ormonally, it a''ects t!e t!yroid
gland and t!e ner(ous system 7(agus ner(e connection8 (ia *V 22.
0t!er recommended "oints are Li( 19 and +" 1:, 1; and 16.
Chong mai *opening point - $p .,%
In t!e Lin" Shu, t!e chon" $ai is described as t!e &+ea o' lood.&
4!e "oints are < 11, +t :7 and +t :=. +ym"toms o' t!ese "oints
embrace a sub>ecti(e 'eeling o' 'ullness in t!e body 7e$cess blood8
and a &smallness& in t!e body 7de'icient blood8. 'hon" $ai clearly
relates to blood? it !as a strong e''ect on t!e digesti(e system, as
seen by t!e association wit! +t :7 and :=. In t!e Lin" Shu, t!ere is
an interesting discussion about chon" $ai@s blood and /i relations!i",
and t!e 'act t!at t!e "at!way encircles t!e li"s and mout!3
&I' t!e #i and blood are su''icient, t!e s5in becomes !ealt!y and t!e
'les! !as !eat. I' only t!e blood is su''icient, t!e blood moistens t!e
s5in and ma5es t!e body !air. Arenatally, women !a(e su''icient #i,
but not enoug! blood. 4!e (en Mai and chon" $ai cannot nouris! t!e
mout! and li"s su''iciently, w!ic! is w!y women do not !a(e
moustac!es or beards. In t!e eunuc!, !a(ing t!e zan" muscles
7"enis and testicles8 cut o'' damages t!e chon" $ai. 4!e beard and
moustac!e do not grow because t!e chon" $ai cannot nouris! t!e
mout!.&
I !a(e included t!is /uote because it relates to t!e !ormonal
'unction, and s!ows a "otential relations!i" o' t!e chon" $ai and
ot!er e$traordinary (essels to t!e endocrine systems.
4!e )an *in" re'ers to tension or contraction o' t!e lining o' t!e
abdomen in(ol(ing rebellious #i. )ang +!u 6e goes on to say3 &I' t!e
Bidney #i is de'icient, t!is de'iciency damages t!e chon" $ai. 4!e
chon" ma5es rebellious #i, w!ic! does not rise u", ma5ing t!e lining
tense wit! abdominal swelling and "ain.&
4!is relations!i" between Bidney #i and chon" $ai su""orts t!e
connection between t!e chon" $ai and t!e mo(ing #i between t!e
5idneys.
+ym"tomatology o' chon" $ai 7Low83
• "ain in !eart, tig!tness and 'ullness in c!est?
• abdominal swelling, wit! gas, "ain a'ter meals?
• abdominal rumbling?
• retention o' "lacenta? and
• digesti(e troubles in general? anore$ia, (omiting, myocarditis,
"al"itations.
'hon" $ai is t!e &+ea o' lood,& in t!at it regulates t!e 12 Regular
*!annels, t!e &+ea o' 12 *!annels.& It@s "roduced in t!e %iddle
6eater 'rom Bidney essence and is used a great deal 'or
gynecological and digesti(e orders.
Yin wei mai *opening point - P /,%
Wei means &to connect, ma5e a networ5, gat!er ot!er c!annels
toget!er.& 4!e yin and yang %ei c!annels connect all t!e yin and
yang c!annels, res"ecti(ely.
+ym"tomatology o' yin %ei $ai 7Low83
• a''ects emotions 7easily angered, anguis!, etc.8?
• "ain in !eart, cardiac discom'ort?
• "ains in genitalia, wea5ness?
• diarr!ea, rectal "rola"se?
• !y"ot!yroidism?
• 'ailure to recall words, timidity, 'ear, nig!tmares, !y"ertension,
mental de"ression? and
• ac!y waist area.
HORMO#A' EFFE&T$ OF DU MAI/YANG QIAO MAI
4!e yan" #iao (essel acts on t!e "roduction o' A*46, a !ormone t!at
im"acts t!e adrenal corte$. 4!e *!inese conce"t o' t!e Bidney organ
relating to t!e yin and yang o' t!e entire body recogniCes t!at t!is
organ system also includes t!e adrenals. According to Low, t!e yan"
#iao also acts u"on t!e somatotro"!ic !ormones.
Du $ai, w!ic! controls t!e s"inal cord and brain (ia Du 9, &1ate o'
Li'e& or &%ingmen ,ire,& strengt!ens t!e 5idney adrenal 'unction,
bene'its 5idney yang and nouris!es source #i. A "rescri"tion 'or
stimulating cortisone "roduction (ia acu"uncture treatments is to
toni'y < 1. 4!is acts directly on "re2"ituitary to stimulate t!e
"roduction o' bot! gonadotro"!ic and somatotro"!ic !ormones. +mall
Intestine : also is recommended 7a "ituitary "oint, according to Bii5o
%atsumoto8 and < 62.
Du mai *opening point - $I 0,%
&+ea o' &an" +i& go(erns all t!e yang c!annels. Du means
&go(erning& or &dominating.&
+ym"tomatology o' du $ai 7Low83
• unites t!e yan" #i o' t!e body?
• e$cess D sti''ening o' t!e s"ine, !eadac!e, eye "ain?
• de'iciency D !ead and s!oulders sag 'orward, !ead 'eels !ea(y
and s!a5es?
• !emorr!oids?
• sterility, retention o' urine?
• Aar5inson@s disease?
• general r!eumatic conditions o' t!e eye, s"ine, !ead and nec5,
and cerebros"inal system? and
• can cause irritability.
Yang qiao mai *opening point - 1( /2,%
4!is regulates t!e mo(ement o' and balances t!e yan" #i o' t!e le't
and rig!t lateral sides o' t!e lower e$tremities. It also regulates t!e
o"ening 'unction o' t!e eyes and normaliCes brain 'unction.
+ym"tomatology o' yan" #iao $ai 7Low83
• &angry& eyes t!at cannot be closed?
• insomnia 7yin low8?
• lateral, lower legs tig!t?
• e$cess D r!eumatoid art!ritis? red, !ot, swollen, "ain'ul >oints?
• de'iciency D abscess 'ormation? and
• "ain'ul, swollen renal area? &li5e t!e blows o' a !ammer.&
HORMO#A' EFFE&T$ OF REN MAI/YIN QIAO MAI
#dema or 'luid metabolism in women can be treated by t!e yin #iao
$ai (ia B 2, 6, and =. 4!e secretion o' renin 'rom t!e adrenal corte$
can be a''ected by t!ese "oints as well, w!ic! also im"act t!e
gonadotro"!ic center o' t!e "ituitary gland.
In meno"ause, an e$cess o' gonadotro"!ic !ormones is associated
wit! waning se$ !ormones? t!e < 1 "oint on t!e yin #iao meridian
connects t!e anterior "ituitary wit! t!e gonads and adrenal corte$.
Royston Low sti"ulates t!at t!e ren $ai corres"onds to &as"ects o'
t!e "el(ic "arasym"at!etic rami'ications.& 4!e use o' *V E, Lu 7 and
B 6 can be es"ecially e''ecti(e in treating edema.
In summary, to stimulate waning se$ !ormones, use t!e 'ollowing
"oints3
• < 1
• Lu 7
• *V 9 and 7
Ren mai *opening point - 'u 3,%
(en means &bearing, controlling or concei(ing.& 4!e ren c!annel
regulates all yin c!annels.
+ym"tomatology o' ren $ai 7Low83
• em"!ysema, bronc!itis, bron2c!ial catarr!, ast!ma 7o' wet,
stic5y nature8?
• sinusitis?
• dysmenorr!ea, leu5orr!ea, climacteric disturbances, digesti(e
"roblems?
• ecCema, acne, 'urunculosis?
• *V 2, :? urinary disturbances?
• *V :, 9? genital conditions?
• *V 6? lac5 o' energy 7em"ty #i8?
• *V =? general wea5ness 7mo$a and salt8?
• *V E? 'luid regulation, edema?
• *V 12? gastric disturbances?
• *V 17? lung conditions?
• *V 22? ast!ma? and
• "regnancy and 'emale cycles.
Yin qiao mai *opening point - 4 /,%
It regulates t!e mo(ement o' and balances t!e yin #i o' t!e le't and
rig!t lateral sides o' t!e lower e$tremities, as well as t!e closing
'unction o' t!e eyes? it also normaliCes brain 'unction.
+ym"tomatology o' yin #iao $ai 7Low83
• always slee"y, low yang, can@t 5ee" eyes o"en?
• eye "ain?
• blurred (ision 7lacrimation8?
• medial lower leg tig!t?
• >oints sti'' and bloc5ed 7w!en w!ole "at!way is a''ected8?
• 'luid metabolism in males and 'emales?
• organic imbalance?
• trans"orts yuan #i?
• "regnancy and birt! "roblems? and
• icy cold lower limbs, "!lebitis.
HORMO#A' EFFE&T$ OF DAI MAI/YANG WEI MAI
4!is "airing regulates migraines caused by syndromes suc! as
dysmenorr!ea. 4!e yan" %ei $ai a''ects t!e ner(ous system (ia t!e
1allbladder and Li(er meridians, and t!e "oints on t!e cranium, w!ile
t!e dai $ai a''ects t!e !ormonal system. Li( 1:, t!e 'ront $u o' t!e
s"leen, and in'luential "oint o' zan", is im"ortant because
&unem"loyed se$ !ormones are neutraliCed in t!e li(er.& +e(ere
migraines o'ten occur as a result o' e$cess gonadotro"!ic !ormones.
Dai mai *opening point - ( .5,%
Dai Mai means &belt& or &girdle,& and it binds all t!e c!annels t!at
tra(el longitudinally. It@s t!e only c!annel t!at circulates trans(ersely
and regulates t!e 1allbladder c!annel t!roug! its con'luent "oint, 1
91, and t!e waist, 1 26, 27 and 2=.
+ym"tomatology o' dai $ai 7Low83
• bloated abdomen?
• &sagging waist?&
• 'emale disturbances, dysmenorr!ea, wit! w!ite or bloody
disc!arge?
• art!ritic limbs?
• muscular "roblems?
• acute lumbar "ain? and
• !eadac!es, es"ecially wit! congestion o' t!e lower abdomen.
Yang wei mai *opening point - TH 6,%
It regulates %ei or "rotecti(e #i, and connects and regulates all t!e
yang c!annels, dominating t!e e$terior.
+ym"tomatology o' yan" %ei $ai 7Low83
• sym"toms are su"er'icial in nature, suc! as acne, s5in trouble,
nodules?
• sudden swelling o' t!e lumbar region wit! "ain radiating into
t!e abdomen?
• yang2ty"e art!ritis? acute or c!ronic, but not as red and swollen
as yan" #iao?
• contraction o' lateral leg or t!ig!?
• "ain and sti''ness o' t!e s!oulder w!en raising t!e arm?
• nec5 "ain?
• torticollis? and
• (ertigo 7diCCiness8, migraine and !eadac!es.
In addition to t!e abo(e s"eci'ic a""lications in t!e realm o' !ormonal
res"onse, t!e #ig!t #$traordinary %eridians are considered to encode
'undamental !ereditary as"ects o' t!e indi(idual, w!at 0riental
medicine terms t!e ,in"? t!us, em"loying t!em in t!e conte$t o' a
'acial acu"uncture treatment can !a(e "ro'ound im"act u"on bot!
t!e (isible and im"licit sym"toms o' t!e aging "rocess, "romoting
!ealt!y aging, greater /uality o' li'e and !armony.
In t!e ne$t article in t!is series, we will e$"lore con(entional )estern
'acial re>u(enation tec!ni/ues, suc! as im"lants, 'illers, oto$,
resur'acing 7bot! ablati(e and non2ablati(e, li"osuction, etc.8 in
relation to t!e com"arable e''ects o' constitutional 'acial acu"uncture
renewal.
Mar) Eli7a8eth +a9efield, LAc, MS, MM, is a "ioneer in t!e 'ield o'
!ealt!y aging, wit! 22 years o' clinical "ro'essional e$"erience in t!e
!ealing arts and as a co2creator o' t!e %arisandaF constitutional
'acial "rotocol. +!e is a licensed, G**A0%2certi'ied acu"uncturist, a
Cen s!iatsu "ractitioner, massage t!era"ist and *ranio+acral
t!era"ist. ,or a brie' bio, "re(ious articles and a lin5 to !er 4al5 ac5
'orum, "lease (isit
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