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        Bisoma Five-Element Acupuncture                                                                                       By David Lee, L.Ac.







                                                                                          Shu-Stream), LI5 (Metal, Jing-  there. It is a gateway into
                                                                                          River), and UB40 (Water, He-  constitutional medicine, which
                                                                                          Sea). This alternate labeling  integrates Korean Sasang Four-
                                                                                          of five-element points was  constitutions Medicine, Korean
                                                                                          proposed by Lee Dongwoong in  Eight-constitutions Acupuncture,
                                                                                          his text Physical Constitution  Unani’s Greco-Roman Four
                                                                                          by Yin-Yang Theory, published  Temperaments, Indian Ayurveda,
                                                                                          in 1999.                   and American Myers-Briggs 16
                                                                                                                     Personality Types. Your success
                                                                                          After giving acupuncture to  with Bisoma will take you wide
                                                                                          more than 5,000 patients for  and deep into the medicines
                                                                                          more than 50,000 treatments  of the world, helping you see
                                                                                          over a 15-year period at my  the unity in and underlying
                                                                                          Los Angeles suburb clinic, 30%  commonality between them.
                                                                                          of the population is clinically  Like Alice in Wonderland, you
                                                                                          verified to have this alternate  will enter the rabbit hole to
                                                                                          five-element order instead of  discover timeless truths and
                                                                                          the traditional order. When the  secrets of the universe.
                                                                                          traditional order did not work, the
         △ Bisoma acupuncture requires utilization of only 10 Transporting Shu points. To have it even   alternate order was significantly  Korean physician Jema Lee
         better, manipulation technique is not necessary. 사진ⓒAdobeStock_manusapon
                                                                                          helpful. In addition, other  foresaw constitutional medicine
                                                                                          acupuncturists are achieving  practiced commonly by the
        Have you often wished your                                                        the same outcome. Once you  masses. He expressed this wide-
        acupuncture system can          Horary for 70% of          Horary for 30% of      see the result for yourself,  spread acceptance in his text
                                           population                 population
        be simplified while patient                                                       you will be a believer. It will  Longevity and Life Preservation
        satisfaction is exponentially                                                     not only open the possibility  in Eastern Medicine, published
                                       상양 Large Intestine 1        규음 Gall Bladder 44
        increased? Just like you, I have                                                  of making your patients and  in 1894. Contrarily, Traditional
        wondered about it constantly in   통곡 Urinary Bladder 66   점곡 Small Intestine 2    pocket happier, but will also  Eastern Medicine treated a human
        the first 10 years of my practice                                                 accelerate the acceptance of  being as a well-balanced blank
        hoping that it will get easier   임읍 Gall Bladder 41         함곡 Stomach 43         acupuncture by both the public  slate, which after birth became
        over time.                                                                        and medical establishment.  imbalanced by the external
                                       양곡 Small Intestine 5       양계  Large Intestine 5
                                                                                                                     climatic forces. Constitutional
        The answer was a resounding                                                       Although these points are a  medicine views human beings
                                        족삼리  Stomach 36          위중 Urinary Bladder 40
        yes! Bisoma acupuncture is a                                                      stand-alone protocol, which is  as inherently imbalanced prior
        very simple method while still                                                    enough to give a phenomenal  to birth. Climatic factors are not
        highly effective. Bisoma in Greek   known to treat, such as asthma,  GB44 (wood), SI2 (fire), ST43  relief to your patients, you can  necessarily the cause of a disease.
        means two bodies because it   allergies, muscle-joint pain,  (earth), LI5 (metal), and UB40  still add your favorite points.  Bisoma acupuncture addresses
        treats at the constitutional   chemical dependency, anxiety/  (water) apply to 30% of the  You do not have to give up your  the human at the level of
        level. Since it uses only two   depression, hot flashes, migraine,  population. “Wait a minute!  own hard-earned acupuncture  epigenes, allowing the individual
        sets of 5-point prescriptions   neuropathy, and vertigo.  These are not horary points”,  know-how. You can integrate  to holistically rebound at the
        for a wide variety of pain and   Improvement of the patient’s  you may say. These points  your experience with this new  fundamental level. Empowering
        dysfunction, a disease diagnosis   condition has been shown to  are horary points from the  knowledge. Medicine continues  the individual sets the tone for
        is not necessary.          be immediate and dramatic. In  perspective of the five-element  to evolve. Acupuncture is no  autonomy and freedom. By going
        Simply, if one set of 5 points do   addition, multiple patients can  order that begins with Wood  exception. It is those who dare  deeper at the constitutional
        not provide relief, then the other   be treated at one time without  on the yang meridians at the  to think differently and try  level, Bisoma acupuncture is
        5 points do. Furthermore, it is so   compromising efficacy. Due  Jing-Well points, just as yin  the out-of-the-box approach  part of our history of human
        user-friendly that it is scientifically   to the ease of learning about  meridians do. Therefore, the  sometimes make a discovery  enhancement through optimizing
        measureable, predictable, and   and implementing Bisoma  new horary points are GB44  of the century. This is one of  the individual’s particular
        repeatable. Yes, you can have the   acupuncture, clinical observation  (Wood, Jing-Well), SI2 (Fire,  those treasures.    strengths and improving upon
        cake and eat it, too. Add some   shows it can be utilized to treat  Ying-Spring), ST43 (Earth,  But Bisoma does not just stop  the weaknesses.
        whip cream and a cherry on top   anyone, anywhere.
        while you are at it.
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                                    The first set of 5 horary points                                     7월
        The best is that Bisoma    LI1 (metal), UB66 (water), GB41
        acupuncture requires utilization   (wood), SI5 (fire), and ST36
        of only 10 Transporting Shu   (earth) apply to the 70% of
        points. To have it even better,   population. Since these points
        manipulation technique is not   are ingrained in the individual
        necessary. Futhermore, only   from birth, it retains the
        tiny acupuncture needles   same relevancy through one’s
        0.20 mm x 0.15 mm needles   lifetime. This means these same
        are enough even for larger   acupuncture points will be
        patients. Bisoma acupuncture   effective for a person’s variety
        relieves pain for a wide range   of problems from childhood to
        of acute and chronic health   old age.
        problems that acupuncture is   The second set of horary points
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