Main Treatment Diseases

  • Runny Nose

Mnemonic Verse

A runny nose has a most unpleasant smell,
Commonly known as “brain leakage”, with a heavy head as well.
Shenting, Shangxing, and Tongtian work wonders,
Along with Neiting, Yingxiang, and Fengchi to follow.

Specific Treatments

  • Brain leakage, nasal sinusitis, nasal discharge, chronic nasal discharge that doesn’t heal for months or years, foul – smelling nasal discharge, acute and chronic sinusitis, chronic rhinitis, profuse and continuous turbid nasal discharge.

Specific Acupoints

  • Shenting, Shangxing, Tongtian, Neiting, Yingxiang, Fengchi

Introduction to Acupoints

  • Shenting: Located half a cun above the hairline, directly above the tip of the nose.
  • Shangxing: Located one cun above the hairline, directly above the tip of the nose.
  • Tongtian: Located one and a half cun behind Chengguang, half a cun in front of Baihui, and one and a half cun away from the midline.
  • Neiting: Located in the depression at the end of the webbing between the second and third toes on the foot.
  • Yingxiang: Located one and a half cun below the eye and five fen outside the nasal depression.
  • Fengchi: Located in the depression at the lower part of Naokong, on the hairline. Pressing it can cause a sensation to spread to the ear.

Pathological Analysis

  • Analysis 1: According to Golden Mirror of Medicine, this condition is caused by the heat in the gallbladder meridian transferring to the brain marrow internally, and the external contraction of wind – cold stagnating the fire pathogen. Yellow – turbid nasal discharge flows out of the nasal cavity from time to time. If it persists for a long time without recovery, there will be a fishy – smelly bloody fluid dripping from the nose, accompanied by dizziness and headache. This is definitely due to worms eroding the brain, which is called “Kong Nao Sha”.
  • Analysis 2: This disease is commonly known as “brain leakage”. It can be triggered by influenza, acute infectious diseases, or the growth of nasal polyps. The main symptoms of this disease include a foul smell in the nose, decreased sense of smell, mucus – like or purulent nasal discharge that drips out, a feeling of pressure or pain in the affected area. In severe cases, dull pain occurs at the root of the nose and in the eye sockets, and the nerves above the eyebrows also hurt.

Medical Cases

  • Case 1: Ms. Sun, 73 years old, from Zhejiang, lived in Section 3, Xinyi Road, Taipei City. She had suffered from brain leakage for several years. At first, she had a runny nose with a foul smell, a dull feeling on the top of her head, and unbearable soreness and pain in her nose. On May 26, 1967, she came to the clinic for treatment. After acupuncture at Shenting, Shangxing, Tongtian, Yingxiang, and Fengchi, and continuous treatment for over a month, she gradually recovered.
  • Case 2: Ms. Wang, 57 years old, from Jiangsu, lived on Yongli Road, Yonghe Town, Taipei County, Taiwan. She had suffered from brain leakage for over a year. The nasal discharge was continuous day and night, flowing into her mouth and down her throat. It had a foul smell, and she felt drowsy all day long with difficulty opening her eyes. On August 14, 1967, she came to the clinic for treatment. After acupuncture at the above – mentioned acupoints and continuous treatment, she recovered.