Table 1.
Acupuncture Points Used to Treat Lymphedema in Patients with Breast Cancer
| Pattern (Acupointa) | Deficiency Syndrome (Jeong-Gyeok) | Excess Syndrome (Seung-Gyeok) | Cold Syndrome (Yeol-Gyeok) | Heat Syndrome (Han-Gyeok) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian | Tonification | Sedation | Tonification | Sedation | Tonification | Sedation | Tonification | Sedation |
| Liver (LR) | KI 10 LR 8 |
LU 8 LR 4 |
LU 8 LR 4 |
HT 8 LR 2 |
KI 2 LR 2 |
LU 5 LR 8 |
LU 5 LR 8 |
HT 8 LR 2 |
| Heart (HT) | LR 1 HT 9 |
KI 10 HT 3 |
KI 10 HT 3 |
SP 3 HT 7 |
LR 2 HT 8 |
KI 10 HT 3 |
KI 10 HT 3 |
SP 2 HT 8 |
| Spleen (SP) | HT 8 SP 2 |
LR 1 SP 1 |
LR 1 SP1 |
LU 8 SP 5 |
HT 8 SP 2 |
LR 8 SP 9 |
LR 8 SP 9 |
LU 10 SP 2 |
| Lung (LU) | SP 3 LU 9 |
HT 8 LU 10 |
HT 8 LU 10 |
KI 10 LU 5 |
SP 2 LU 10 |
HT 3 LU 5 |
HT 3 LU 5 |
KI 2 LU 10 |
| Kidney (KI) | LU 8 KI 7 |
SP 3 K I3 |
SP 3 KI 3 |
LR 1 KI 1 |
LU 10 KI 2 |
SP 9 KI 10 |
SP 9 KI 10 |
LR 2 KI 2 |
| Pericardium (PC) | LR 1 PC 9 |
KI 10 PC 3 |
KI 10 PC 3 |
SP 3 PC 7 |
LR 2 PC 8 |
KI 10 PC 3 |
KI 10 PC 3 |
SP 2 PC 8 |
| Gall Bladder (GB) | BL 66 GB 43 |
LI 1 GB 44 |
LI 1 GB 44 |
SI 5 GB 38 |
BL 60 GB 38 |
LI 2 GB 43 |
LI 2 GB 43 |
SI 5 GB 38 |
| Small Intestine (SI) | GB 41 SI 3 |
BL 66 SI 2 |
BL 66 SI 2 |
ST 36 SI 8 |
GB 38 SI 5 |
BL 66 SI 2 |
BL 66 SI 2 |
ST 41 SI 5 |
| Stomach (ST) | SI 5 ST 41 |
GB 41 ST 43 |
GB 41 ST 43 |
LI 1 ST 45 |
SI 5 ST 41 |
GB 43 ST 44 |
GB 43 ST 44 |
LI 5 ST 41 |
| Large Intestine (LI) | ST 36 LI 11 |
SI 5 LI 5 |
SI5 LI 5 |
BL 66 LI 2 |
ST 41 LI 5 |
SI 2 LI 2 |
SI 2 LI 2 |
BL 60 LI 5 |
| Bladder (BL) | LI 1 BL 67 |
ST 36 BL 40 |
ST 36 BL 40 |
GB 44 BL 65 |
SI 5 BL 60 |
ST 44 BL 66 |
ST 44 BL 66 |
GB 38 BL 60 |
| Triple Energizer (TE) | GB 44 TE 3 |
BL 66 TE 2 |
BL 66 TE 2 |
ST 36 TE 10 |
GB 38 TE 6 |
BL 66 TE 2 |
BL 66 TE 2 |
ST 41 TE 6 |
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Acupoints were written in Han Geul and the meaning of each acupoint is as follows: Jeong-Gyeok, taking the acupuncture point in the relevant meridian of the Deficient organ and tonifying the organ; Seung-Gyeok, taking the acupuncture point in the relevant meridian of the Excessive organ and sedating the organ; Yeol-Gyeok, taking the acupuncture point in the relevant meridian of the Cold organ and warming the organ; Han-Gyeok, taking the acupuncture point in the relevant meridian of the hot organ and cooling the organ.