Patient's question:
Grandma got facial paralysis. It is said that acupuncture is very effective for treating facial paralysis. I want to understand some acupuncture prescriptions and their meanings for facial paralysis?Doctor's answer:
The acupuncture prescription for facial paralysis is: Yangbai, Sibai, Zanzhu, Xiaguan, Quanliao, Juliao, Dicang (transverse to Jiache), Hegu, and Zusanli.Syndrome-specific acupoints: If the nasolabial fold is flat, add Yingxiang; if the philtrum is flat, add Zhong; if the mental groove is drooping, add Chengjiang; for pain in the mastoid region, add Fengchi, Yifeng, and Waiguan.
The rationale is: Hegu and Zusanli are used to unblock the Yangming meridian and dispel wind pathogens from the head and face; Yifeng, Fengchi, and Waiguan are used to dispel wind pathogens from the Shaoyang meridian and activate blood circulation; Yangbai, Sibai, Zanzhu, Xiaguan, Quanliao, Juliao, Dicang, and Jiache are local acupoints used to unblock the meridian qi of the affected area.