Li Bihua Works Collection. 17. Bloodletting

Author: Li Bihua
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This is already the second time that Weng Guohui has come to receive "bloodletting." Dr. Luo doesn’t seem to have any of the traditional image of a Chinese medicine doctor. He looks more like a butcher—relatively upscale because he has a shop instead of pushing a wooden cart on the street. But he is a legendary miracle doctor. Dr. Luo first massaged repeatedly on Weng Guohui’s head, identifying three obvious pressure points: "Is it here?" "Yes, it hurts when pressed." "What about when not pressed?" "When not pressed, it hurts internally. The whole head aches." "Don’t move." As soon as he said this, quickly, he pricked the Baihui and Shéntíng points with a three-edged needle. Except for the pricking, a few drops of blood flowed out from each point. "Bloodletting therapy" has a long history in traditional Chinese medicine. Qi and blood flow together in the meridians, nourishing and moisturizing the entire body. If the healthy Qi is deficient and external pathogens invade, the Qi mechanism becomes chaotic, stagnant, unbalanced, and disease and pain result.