Chief physician Zhang Yong-Shu's clinical experiences in application of the large intestine channel of Hand-Yangming / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

Chief physician ZHANG Yong-shu is engaged in medicine for over forty years, and he forms the academic point of view, "nourishing Yang and replenishing Yin, dredging and regulating the Governor Vessel, paying equal attention to moxibustion and acupuncture, combination of acupuncture with medicine". In this paper, clinical applications of "nourishing Yang and replenishing Yin" in acupoints of the Large Intestine Channel of Hand-Yangming are summarized. The acupoints of the Large Intestine Channel of Hand-Yangming have functions of nourishing Yang, promoting the production of the body fluid and inducing free movement of the bowels. Clinically, accurate differentiation of TCM syndromes can attain obvious therapeutic effects.