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6        Acupuncture                                                                                    Aug 1, 2021  Vol. 29  Hani Times
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                            Constitutional Acupuncture

        Cold Diagnosis of a Lesser Yin Constitution 소음인의 특성




                                                                                                                             By David Lee, L.Ac.

                                                              uneasiness in Lesser Yin.   17. My hands and feet get cold  increases the likelihood of being
                                                              5. Generally, I do my tasks  easily and tend to stay cold. I am  a Cold subtype by 95%.
                                                              earlier and in step-by-step  or was diagnosed with Raynaud’s  21. I’ve always had thick hair.
                                                              increments. Lesser Yins tend to  phenomenon, a condition  I have many follicles on my
                                                              be cautious types.          of  extreme  coldness  and  scalp that contain two or three
                                                              6. I do or can keep a regular  discoloration of the fingers and  hair roots. My hair density is
                                                              diary. Lesser Yins tend to  toes due to lack of proper blood  in the top 20 percentile of the
                                                              establish strong relationships.   circulation. Likely 95% of those  population. Because Lesser
                                                              7. I am good at upkeeping a  with Raynaud’s are Lesser Yins.   Yins have big Water, their
        There are 2 types of Lesser  A Lesser Yin has big  daily schedule on my phone  18. Drinking ice water causes  Kidney essence is strong with
        Yin Soeumin constitutions.  Water (Kidney and Urinary  or organizer.              cramping or bloating. It occurs  a high hair density.
        With Cold as commonality,  Bladder) and small Earth  8. I am good at paying attention  immediately or after a few days  22. I have a history of being
        one is Dry, and the other  (Spleen and Stomach).      to minute details; I do not mind it  of consistently drinking it.  anemic (mild to severe) or am
        is  Damp.  Sasang  Four                               being a requirement of my career.  19. I am allergic or intolerant to  prone to anemia. Lesser Yins
        Constitutional Medicine with  Here are some psychological  9. My room is usually  many prescriptions and over-  are diagnosed as Blood deficient,
        diet and herbal medicine  and physiological haracteristics  organized, and I cannot think  the-counter medications.  which includes symptoms of
        works beautifully well.  that help to identify the Lesser  clearly if it is messy.  I am often sick with food  anemia. Likely 80% of those with
        Establishing the diagnosis is  Yin body type.         10. I would rather have  poisoning symptoms after eating  moderate to severe anemia are
        becoming easier.           1. I often find myself forgetting  somebody else try something  out at a restaurant. Artificial  Lesser Yins.
                                   to eat meals. I can skip meals  new before I do. I am usually  flavoring such as monosodium  23. I am or was diagnosed with
                                   regularly and do not feel strong  not the first to try.  glutamate, artificial coloring,  gastroparesis, which is the slow
                                   hunger pangs on an empty  11. I have obsessive-compulsive  and food preservatives such  emptying of food from the
                                   stomach. The digestion rate of  disorder, or a mild form of it.  as nitrites cause headaches,  stomach into the small intestine.
                                   Lesser Yins tends to be slow.   12. My skin is prone to bruising,  indigestion, and fatigue. Those  Likely 90% moderate to severe
                                   2. I eat slowly. In a group of 10  and it can last for weeks.  who are highly sensitive to  gastroparesis are Lesser Yins.
                                   people, I am one of the last three  13. I am selective about where I  trace amounts of chemicals  24. I have allergic contact
                                   to finish a meal. The swallowing  sleep and am a light sleeper.  and artificial food additives are  dermatitis to nickel. My skin
                                   mechanism is not strong, so  14. When I am extremely tired, I  likely Lesser Yin by 95%.   breaks out with itching, rash,
                                   Lesser Yins cannot eat fast.  find it difficult to fall asleep.  20. I have gluten intolerance.  and redness. Likely 95% of those
                                   3. I am finicky with many foods.  15. Caffeine will cause insomnia  Wheat products  make  me  with moderate to the severe
                                   There are many food items or  if I drink it after 3:00 pm.  bloated or cause symptoms of  condition are Lesser Yins.
                                   dishes I avoid or refuse to try.  Overly sensitive to stimulants.  irritable bowel syndrome. A  25. Severe, tortuous varicose
                                   4. I like cinnamon-flavored  16. In cold weather, I am  confirmed medical diagnosis of  veins in the legs indicate a
                                   gum or candy more than mint.  comfortable sleeping with a  celiac disease (gluten intolerance)  95% likelihood of being a
                                   Mint is cold and can cause  blanket over my face.      in moderate to severe form  Lesser Yin.


          『Dongui Bogam-Internal Bodily Elements(동의보감-내경편 Ⅰ. Body(신형 身形)

         Methods of Making the Wondrous Pillow >神枕法 신묘한 베개를 만드는 법




                                   the year, and 8 of them pertain  the height is 4 chon; empty the  (肉蓗蓉), Cardui Crispi Herba seu  a year, the disease in the body will
        Written By Jun Heo(許浚,
                                   to poison and correspond to the  insides until there is space for one  Radix (飛廉), Thujae Semen (柏子  heal one by one and the body will
        1539~1615), Translated by
                                   eight winds. Using the pillow,  mal two doe. Also, make a top lid  仁), Coicis Semen (薏苡仁), Farfarae   become fragrant. After four years,
        Namil Kim, Wung Seok Cha
                                   I got younger, my hair turned  that is two pun thick from the red  Flos (款冬花), Cynanchi Radix (  the white hair will turn black,
        et al., Published by Ministry
                                   black, teeth regrew, and I could  center of the arborvitae tree; the  白薇), Zanthoxyli Pericarpium  teeth will regrow, and eyes and
        of Health & Welfare (Korea)
                                   walk 300 li a day. Now I am 180  top must fit the pillow perfectly.  (川椒), and sprout of Cnidium  ears will become good again. The
                                   years old. With longing for my  Make 40 pores in the top in size  officinale Makion (蘼蕪). These   mysterious secret prescription
        ① Long time ago there lived an  offspring, but I could not leave  of a millet in three rows, which  24 herbs correspond to the 24  is not passed down unless the
        old man. Wudi of the Han dynasty,  the secular world, and so I started  makes 120 pores in total.  subdivided seasons in a year.  receiver is a good man. Wudi (
        traveling east, met the old man  eating grains again. It has been                 There are eight toxic herbs that  武帝) asked Dongfangshuo (東
        weeding a field. There were several  20 years since. However, with the  ③ Prepare Cnidii Rhizoma (川  correspond to eight winds (八風),  方朔), and he answered “Long
        chunks of white sparkles coming  help of the wondrous pillow I do  芎), Angelica Gigantis Radix (當  which are Aconiti Tuber (烏頭),  time ago, Nulian (女廉) passed it
        from the old man’s back. Wudi (  not age. In Wudi (武帝)’s eyes,  歸), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix  Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata  on to Yuqing (玉靑), Yuqing (玉
        武帝) curiously asked him if he  the old man’s face looked only  (白芷), Magnoliae Flos (辛夷),  (附子), Veratri Rhizoma et Radix (  靑) passed it on to Guangchengzi
        trained himself in the Tao. The  50. Neighbors all told him that the  Asari Forbesii Herba (杜蘅),  藜蘆), Gleditsiae Spina (皂角), and   (廣成子), and Guangchengzi (廣成
        old man answered: “Long time  old man was 180 years old. Wudi  Atractylodis Rhizoma Alba (白朮),  Natrii Sulfas (芒硝), Alumen (礬  子) passed it on to Huangdi (黃帝).
        ago when I was 85 years old, I  (武帝) followed the method and  Angelicae Tenuissimae Radix (藁  石), Pinelliae Tuber (半夏), and  Recently Taoist Master (穀城道士,
        got weak and was about to die  made the wondrous pillow but  本), Magnoliae Sieboldii Flos (木  Asiasari Radix et Rhizoma (細辛).   Gucheng daoshi) Chunyugong (淳
        with white hair and sparse teeth.  could not do away with grains  蘭), Zanthoxyli Pericarpium (川椒),  Prepare 1nyang of these 32 herbs   于公), used this herb pillow and
        A hermit told me how to do away  or drink only water.  Cinnamomi Cortex (桂皮), Zingiberis  and cut them. Fill the inside of  his hair remained black after 100
        with grains, eat jujube and water,                    Rhizoma (乾薑), Saposhnikoviae  the pillow with the toxic herbs  years. Diseases invade the body
        and how to make the wondrous  ② Cut an arborvitae tree in the  Radix (防風), Ginseng Radix (人  on top, and make the cover of  through the yang meridian, so
        pillow. 32 kinds of herbs were  mountain on May 5th or July 7th  參), Platycodonis Radix (桔梗),  the pillow with hemp cloth. Sleep  the pillow protects the body from
        used in the pillow. 24 of them  and make a pillow from it. The  Poria Sclerotium (白茯苓), Viticis  with this pillow and the face will  wind pathogens. This is a very
        correspond to the 24 divisions of  length is one ja two chon, and  Fructus (荊實), Cistanchis Herba  shine after a hundred days. After  obvious principle.
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