Nasal bleeding

This is a nasal condition caused by trauma, inflammation, polyp or tumor of nose, or

general diseases of the body including hypertension, arteriosclerosis, hematological
diseases, pulmonary cardiac disease, rheumatic fever, intoxication, avitaminosis, and
febrile infectious diseases.

Treatment:

Foot massage: The massage is applied to frontal sinus (2), nose (6), parathyroid
gland (13) and lymph nodes (upper body, chest and abdomen, 39, 41 and 40)
reflecting areas (Fig. 113). When the nose bleeds, a gentle massage may be applied to
nose (6), parathyroid gland (13) and frontal sinus (2) reflecting areas for 5 to 10
minutes, and at the same time a cold compress applied to the forehead and nasal root
region also helps stop bleeding.

Foot acupuncture:

1) Meridianal acupoints: At Kunlun (BL 60), Lidui (ST 45), Shenmai (BL 62), J inggu
(BL 64), Zutonggu (BL 66), Zhiyin (BL 67), Yongquan (KI 1), Taixi (KI 3)
and Xingjian (LR 2) acupoints, a reducing acupuncture technique is applied and the
needles are retained for 30 minutes.
2) Foot acupoints: A moderate acupuncture stimulation is applied at the Head and face
(FA-P 1) and Lung (FA-P 6) acupoints and the needles are retained for 20 minutes.

External application of drugs:

1) Nasal bleeding uncontrollable by the oral administration of drugs: Garlic paste the
size of a coin, 1-2 mm thick, is applied to the foot contralateral to the nostril reflecting
area for nose bleeding and is applied to both feet, if there is bleeding from both
nostrils.
2) Nasal bleeding in pregnant women: Wuzhuyu (evodia fruit) 12 gm is soaked in
yellow wine for several hours and a wet compress with the tincture is applied to the
soles before going to bed; or the powder of Wuzhuyu is mixed with vinegar to prepare
a paste for application to the central area of soles.
3) Nasal bleeding: Five bulbs of peeled garlic is pounded with Shengdi (rehmannia
root) 15 gm to prepare a paste the size of a coin, 1-2 nun thick, for application at the
central area of the sole contralateral to the nostril reflecting area, and at the same time
the juice of J iucaigen (root of Chinese chives) is diluted with water for oral
administration. Nasal bleeding will be stopped within 5 minutes.
4) The powder of Dahuang (raw rhubarb), Zhizi (cape-jasmine fruit), Huanglian
(Chinese goldthread rhizome), 20 gm each, and Rougui (cinnamon bark) 5 gm, is
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mixed with vinegar to prepare small cakes for application to Yongquan acupoints to
cure nose bleeding caused by heat pathogens in blood.



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