Clinical Experience of Acupuncture in Treating Oculomotor Nerve Palsy
It is believed that the pathogenesis of oculomotor nerve palsy is insufficient marrow sea(髓海),withered yang qi,poor contraction of eyelids and periocular meridians,and inability to open and close the eyes.The eye system is connected to the marrow sea,as well as the the foot taiyang(太阳)channel,foot yangming(阳明)channel,foot jueyin(厥阴)channel,yinqiao mai(阴跷脉)and yangqiao mai(阳跷脉),and is nourished by the liver,spleen and kidney.Treatment should take into account both the branch and the root cause.It is suggested to treat the root by regulating the marrow sea,and treat the branch by unblocking the meridians and dredging the collaterals,thereby balancing the mild and the urgency of the yinqiao mai and yangqiao mai.Using the"Gen(根)-Liu(溜)-Zhu(注)-Ru(入)"acupoints to bypass the various meridians and taking the gallbladder meridian according to twelve major meridians that run on both sides of the body,both of which can provide ideas for improving symptoms such as ptosis and limited eye movement caused by oculomotor nerve palsy.
NETL
NSTL
万方数据
