SOME TRADITIONAL THERAPEUTICS

TOOTHACHE

Etiology:-

1) Flaring up of the accumulated heat of the Stomach and intestines together with invasion of exogenous pathogenic factors.

2) Flaring up of xu fire due to an insufficiency of yin of kidney

Differentiation:-

1) Wind heat-Thirst and preference for cold beverage 

                      - Gingival swelling and pain.

                      - constipation 

                      - red tongue with yellow coating.

                      - rapid pulse. 

2) Xu of kidney: 

                      - Intermittent dull pain.

                      - loose teeth.

                      - red tongue.

                      -  thready and rapid pulse. 

Treatment:-

1) Wind heat- Reduce heat by using reducing method at points mainly selected from Large Intestine and Stomach channels.

Acupoints-   Li4, St7, St6, G.B.20.

2) Xu of kidney- To nourish yin and reduce fire by puncturing with even movements at the point of the Stomach Channel as the main points.

Acupoints- K.3, St.6, St.7, 

Teeth relate to the Kidney and are situated where the stomach channel and the Large Intestine travel through, thus K.3 is effective in nourishing yin of the kidney and reduce Xu fire.   St.6 and St.7 relieve pain by regulating Qi of the channels.