Herbal Therapy
1) Internal Medicine
a. Toothache due to Wind-heat:
Radix Isatidis 30g, Radix Scutellariae (Huangqin) 18g, Rhizoma et Radix Rhei Officinalis 9g, Gypsum 30g, Glycyrrhiza 15g. Decoct all the ingredients in the water, one dose a day, a dose is to be taken in two separate portions a day for 4 doses successively.
b. Toothache due to Stomach Fire:
Gypsum 45g, Manchurian Wildginger 3g. Decoct them for two times, then mix the two decoctions, half of the decoction for gargle, the other half of the decoction for two separate oral administrations, one dose a day.
c. Toothache due to Deficiency Fire:
Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao) 15g, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata (Shudihuang) 15g, Radix Ophiopogonis 6g, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae (Zhimu) 5g, Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae (Niuxi) 5g. Decoct all the above ingredients for oral administration, one dose a day, a dose is to be taken in two separate portions a day.
2) External Medicine
a. Put several grain of peppers into the dental caries, then clench the teeth.
b. Light one apricot, then blow out it, put it into the pain teeth, then clench the teeth, continuously doing this for 2-3 times.
c. Grind 10g of Rhizoma Acori Graminei and 50g of realgar into powder, then sprinkle little amount in the pain teeth.
d. Grind 3g of camphor, 3g of borax and 3g of halite into powder, apply to the gingival of the pain teeth when the teeth are pain, twice a day.
e. Mix right amount of Golden Yellow Powder and tea water thoroughly, wrap the mixture with gauze, then apply to the swelling and pain parts, fix with adhesive plaster, once a day, continue for 3-5 days. Or apply right amount of the Bingpeng-San to the pain part externally after gargling with light salt water, 2-3 times a day.
(2) Acupoints Massage
1) Acupoint selected: Jianjing (GB21).
Manipulation: Ask the patients press shoulder by the offside forefinger, middle finger and ring finger, the forefinger near the neck, the middle finger press Jianjing (GB21). The performer stands on the back of the patient, find out the ipsilateral pain acupoint, then press Jianjing (GB21) with gradual force which patient can stand for 30 second, then relax, then press until the pain is relived and disappeared.
2) Press Hukou (LI4) with fingers. Pressing by finger can relieve toothache, but patients must press right acupoint and press the different side of the pain, i.e. if the pain in the left, patients should press the right Hukou (LI4).
3) Adopt sitting or standing position, then relax whole body, keep eyes forward and close eyes slightly, breathe evenly, tranquilize for 1-2 minutes, press and knead Xiaguan (ST7) by finger pulp of middle finger or fore finger with appropriate force for 0.5-1 minute.
Efficiency: To dispel wind and clear heat, relieve spasm and pain.
4) Adopt sitting or standing position, then relax whole body, keep eyes forward and close eyes slightly, breathe evenly, tranquilize for 1-2 minutes, press Jiache (ST6) by the finger pulp of the thumb with appropriate force for 0.5-1 minute, gently to heavily.
Efficiency: To resolve tetany and relieve pain, invigorate the blood circulation and disperse swelling.
5) Adopt sitting or standing position, then relax whole body, keep eyes forward and close eyes slightly, breathe evenly, tranquilize for 1-2 minutes, knead and press Fengchi (GB20) by fingertip of the thumb, the other four fingers put on the bilateral heads, with appropriate force for 0.5-1 minute.
Efficiency: To dispel wind and dissipate cold, refresh the spirit and restore consciousness.
6) Adopt sitting or standing position, then relax whole body, keep eyes forward and close eyes slightly, breathe evenly, tranquilize for 1-2 minutes, pinch Shaohai (HT3) fingertip of the thumb with appropriate force for 0.5-1 minute.
Efficiency: To dispel wind and dissipate cold, smooth collaterals and relieve pain. Continue to learn Chinese Medicine Treatment for Acute Epiglottiditis.
7) Adopt sitting or standing position, then relax whole body, keep eyes forward and close eyes slightly, breathe evenly, tranquilize for 1-2 minutes, knead and press Yangxi (LI 5) by the fingertip of thumb with appropriate force for 0.5-1 minute.
Efficiency: To free the bowels and discharge heat, clear heat and relieve pain.
8) Adopt sitting or standing position, then relax whole body, keep eyes forward and close eyes slightly, breathe evenly, tranquilize for 1-2 minutes, push Xingjian (LR2) by one finger pulp with appropriate force up to down for 0.5-1 minute.
Efficiency: To disperse swelling and relieve pain, clear and activate the channels and collaterals.
These massages can be applied when aching. When massaging the face, the force can be increased gradually until a local soreness and distention sensation occurs. Massage the affected face mainly. Massage the limbs and trunk can adopt bilateral acupoints.
(3) Cupping Therapy
Acupoints selected: Xiaguan (ST7), Jiache (ST6), Fengchi (GB 20), Dazhui (GV 14), Dazhu (BL 11), Weishu (BL21), Hegu (LI 4), Neiting (ST44), Xingjian (LR2) .
Methods:
Cupping: you should use putting fire into cup or cupping after flash of fire method to suck Dazhui, Fengchi, Jiache, Hegu; or you can adopt cupping method of air pump.
Acucupping: you should use needles to prick xiaguan, dazhui, weishu, neiting, xingjian, and then keep the needles pricking for the reflection of the patient. At last, you should get these acupoints cupped by cupping or cupping method of air pump.
Cupping of venesection: after disinfecting the acupoints of Hegu (LI 4), Jiache (ST6), Weishu (BL21) and Xiaguan (ST7), you should prick each acupoints for 2-3 times with three-edged needles and then you should adopt cupping after flash of fire method to suck the sites that have been pricked.
Moving cupping: you should move the cup along dashu of the back of foot-taiyang and urinary bladder meridian to weishu, moving it from top to bottom, untill the erubescence reveals.
