Examples of Acupuncture Treatment for Intractable Diseases

1 SpermatorrheaA patient,16 years old,suffered from sper-matorrhea for over one year.At the beginning,ithappened once several days,and recently it happenedonce every other day or every night,accompanied bya withered complexion,soreness and weakness in thelower back and legs,poor sleep,poor memory,a redtongue tip with thin tongue coating,and a thready

1 Spermatorrhea A patient, 16 years old, suffered from spermatorrhea for over one year. At the beginning, it happened once several days, and recently it happened once every other day or every night, accompanied by a withered complexion, soreness and weakness in the lower back and legs, poor sleep, poor memory, a red tongue tip with thin tongue coating, and a thready and rapid pulse. The condition is attributed to kidney deficiency leading to poor containing ability, seminal emissions, and intemal disturbance of monarch fire. Therefore, bilateral Tongli （HT 5）, Shenshu （BL 23）, Guanyuan （CV 4） and Taixi （KI 3） were punctured by the twisting technique for reinforcement,