Main Treated Disease Name
Bleeding from the Interdental Spaces

Song Formula
Bleeding from the interdental spaces is hard to eliminate due to internal fire. If the elderly suffer from this, their lives may be in jeopardy. Pricking the acupoints of Dazhui, the second and third vertebrae, Pishu, Weishu, Hegu, and Zusanli can achieve high therapeutic effects.

Introduction of Acupoints
Dazhui: Located on the Governor Vessel Meridian. When turning the head, the immovable point is Dazhui.

Dazhui

The second vertebra: Located on the Governor Vessel Meridian, the second vertebra.
The third vertebra: Located on the Governor Vessel Meridian, the third vertebra.
Pishu: Located below the eleventh vertebra, one cun and five fen away from the spine.
Weishu: Located below the twelfth vertebra, one cun and five fen away from the spine.
Hegu: Located in the depression between the first and second metacarpal bones of the hand.
Zusanli: Located three cun below the patella, outside the tibia, in the depression between the two tendons.

Analysis of Etiology and Pathology
[Analysis 1]: According to the Golden Mirror: Tooth bleeding (gingival bleeding) from the interdental spaces is due to excess or deficiency heat in the Stomach and Kidney Meridians. In cases of excess, there is often bad breath and the teeth are firm. In cases of deficiency, the situation is the opposite, and these should be distinguished. This condition is caused by heat and should be differentiated into excess and deficiency types. Whether for adults or children, if there is excess heat in the Stomach Meridian, the blood will gush out, the mouth will surely have a bad smell, and the teeth will not move. If there is deficiency fire in the Stomach Meridian, the gums will be rotten and there will be a continuous seepage of light-colored blood. If there is deficiency in the Kidney Meridian, the blood will drip out, the teeth will also have a slight pain, there will be no bad breath but toothache, or the teeth may fall out.
[Analysis 2]: According to the New Compilation of Effective Prescriptions: The disease of bleeding from the interdental spaces is called “tooth declination” and also “tooth bleeding”. It is mainly due to the internal burning of yin fire. When yin deficiency leads to extreme heat, it irritates the Yangming Meridian. When it occurs, the bleeding may not stop. If not treated urgently, it will be difficult to save the patient. However, for the elderly, if there is bleeding from the interdental spaces with purple-black blood clots gushing out like a spring, it indicates that the true yin has been lost and the dragon fire (a metaphor for the strong fire of the kidney) has escaped. If the bleeding does not stop within three days, it is extremely dangerous.

Medical Cases
[Case 1]: Ms. Ou, 36 years old, from Taiwan, lives on Ershizhang Road, Xindian Town, Taipei County. She has suffered from bleeding from the interdental spaces, which stops and starts, for eight years. She has a pale face, is as thin as a stick, is in a trance, and extremely fatigued. Recommended by Mr. Zhang, she came to seek treatment on March 4, 1967 (the fifty-sixth year of the Republic of China). The acupoints of Dazhui, the second vertebra, the third vertebra, Pishu, Weishu, and Zusanli were pricked. After several successive acupuncture treatments, she was cured.
[Case 2]: Mr. Zhang, 26 years old, from Fujian, lives on Xin’er Road, Keelung City, Taiwan Province. He has suffered from bleeding from the interdental spaces for more than half a year. He came to seek treatment on December 19, 1968 (the fifty-seventh year of the Republic of China). The acupoints of Dazhui, the second vertebra, the third vertebra, Pishu, Weishu, Hegu, and Zusanli were pricked. After four successive acupuncture treatments, he was cured.