(1) External Medicine:
Take a Liu Shen Wan and grind it into powder, then mix it with moderate amount of Yu Shi Zhi soft cream. Apply it on the effected part and fix it with adhesive plaster. Change it once a day for 3-5 days. It is helpful to clear away heat and toxin, expel swelling and stop pain. It is applicable for acute cholecystitis with swelling and pain in cholecyst.
(2) Acupuncture Therapy
Method One: Water-needing.
Acupoints: Danshu (BL19), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongwan, Zhidan.
Process: Select 1-2 points and each is inserted with 2ml of the fluid of Danggui or Honghua or 5 ml of 10% dextrose. Push the insertion quickly when inserting for needling sensation. The insertion is given once or twice a day.
Method Two: Electro-acupuncture
Acupoints: Right Danshu (cathode), Zhidan, Riyue, Taichong (LR 3)
Process: Insert the needle and connect with the electro-acupuncture stimulator when the needling sensation is left. Select the adjustable waveform and then gradually amplify the strength to the tolerance of the patient. The stimulation continues for 30 minutes and is given 2-3 times a day.
Method Three: Insertion
Acupoints: Danshu (BL19), Zhongwan, Zusanli (ST 36), Zhidan, Yanglingquan. Hegu (LI 4) is added for angina; Quchi (LI 11) is added for high fever; Neiguan (PC6) is added for vomiting.
Process: Select 2-4 of the above acupoints, deeply insert with heavy strength and then twirl the needle for 3-5 minutes. Hold the needle in the acupoint for 30 minutes and the insertion is given twice a day.
(3) Massage Therapy
Acupoints: Quchi (LI 11), Neiguan (PC6), Qimen (LR 14), Yanglingquan, Dannang and so on.
Process: Put the thumbs and forefingers of both hands on the point. Massage them in clockwise and anticlockwise direction for 30 minutes respectively.
Massage for stop pain: it is helpful to remove spasm and relieve pain. Common acupoints: Yanglingquan, Qiuxu, Taichong (LR 3), Qimen (LR 14), Riyue, Ququan, Dannang and so on. Press the acupoints with the a little strong strength until an obvious sour and swelling sensation is gained. Each point is for about 1 minute.
(4) Measles scratching
Effective meridians and points
Bladder meridians: Riyueshu, Yangkang; footpath vessel: Zhongwan; gallbladder meridians: Yanglingquan; Liver meridians: Qimen, Taichong; triple energizer: Zhigou; governor vessel: Zhiyang.
Order of massage: 1. back; 2.abdomen and both sides of the chest; 3. dorsal part of forearm; 4. outboard of legs; 5. inner side of feet.
(5) Cupping Therapy
Acupoints: Dannang, Ganshu, Danshu
Process:
1) Keep cups sucked: Lie prostrate. Get the moderate jars suck on the above points and the cups are sucked in place for 15-20 minutes. Take it once a day and 10 times is a course of treatment.
2) Cupping and acupuncture: prick the above points first and then take cupping on them with moderate jars. The cups are sucked in place for 15-20 minutes.
(6) Foot Massage
Reflection zone with special efficiency: liver, gallbladder, adrenal gland, kidney, spleen, stomach, pancreas, duodenum, nervous plexus in abdominal cavity, small intestine, large intestine and lymphatic system of upper and lower body.
Process:
1) Press and scrap the reflection zones of liver, gallbladder, adrenal gland, Kidney, spleen with the joint of forefinger for 30 times respectively until the a little swelling sensation is left.
2) Push-press the reflection zones of stomach, pancreas, duodenum, nervous plexus in abdominal cavity, small intestine and large intestine with single forefinger which is buckled with fist. Each zone is pressed for 10 times.
3) Take press-push method with both thumbs or press the lymphatic system of upper and lower body (Fig.2) with the joint of forefinger. The strength should be in line with the tolerance of the patient and the massage should be taken continuously and be finished slowly at last.
