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Constitutional Acupuncture
Long Covid Treatment Cases

Horary acupuncture points are effective in recovery.

By David Lee, L.Ac.

second vaccine shot. Her Che Qian Zi, Qiang Huo, Du
fear of dying from Covid was Huo) is the common herbal
intense. At times, she felt medicine for recovery.
pressure in left chest with
tingling down left arm. There
was an uncontrollable tremor
and shaking of hands. Prior to
this, she hardly had sickness
nor visited doctor.
Left side yang horary points
LI1, UB66, GB41, SI5, and
ST36 calmed her down. She
felt her anxiety attack was
△imageⓒDavidLee.
lessening. Adding Wood
△ image©shutterstock_Marta Ortiz long Covid for close to two
points LI3, SI3, UB65, and
years. Along with the typical
ST43 as a Lesser Yang
Long Covid is characterized symptoms, he also had pain △imageⓒDavidLee.
primary and Greater Yang
by lingering symptoms in right ankle, left wrist, right
secondary constitution was Case (4) Soeumin (Han
lasting for months or longer. inguinal/hip area, and right
additionally helpful. Taeeumin). From Covid, Philip
After the acute infection had shoulder. He was utterly tired
And then the worst fear had failing lungs, which
passed, there should have after work and sat on couch
had realized. Rhonda caught required 47 days of ventilator
been a complete recovery. until time for bed.
Covid, which was 4 weeks in an emergency room. He
Some typical symptoms are Right side Yang horary
after she began acupuncture. had a constant need for an
shortness of breath, fatigue, points of LI1, UB66, GB41,
For two weeks, she had oxygen tank.
cough, brain fog, difficulty SI5, and ST36 did not work.
pneumonia and typical Left-side Yang Horary
thinking, weak muscles, The alternative horary
symptoms, which took her Points LI1, UB66, GB41,
shaking, metallic taste in points GB44, SI2, ST43, LI5,
anxiety into a tailspin with a SI5, and ST36. Earth points
mouth, loss of appetite, loss of and UB40 were noticeably
fear that it may kill her. When LI11 and GB34 were added
smell/taste and feeling under helpful. So far, he had 11
the weather. △imageⓒDavidLee. treatments at twice a week she resumed acupuncture for a Lesser Yin primary
treatment, her foggy mind and Greater Yin secondary
These lingering symptoms 13 treatments so far. The for 6 weeks. Adding Fire
and chronic cough had constitution. Sasang formula
are both mentally and frequency was twice a week points LI2, UB66, GB43, and
improved. She teared out of Gui Zhi Ban Xia Sheng Jiang
physically debilitating. Also, for 5 weeks and once a week ST44 for this Greater Yin
joy that acupuncture was Tang (Sheng Jiang, Gui
it is fear inducing due to a thereafter. Weekly, there primary and Lesser Yang
again helpful in accelerating Zhi, Ban Xia, Bai Shao, Bai
lack of an effective treatment. was a gradual improvement secondary constitution were
recovery. Zhu, Chen Pi, Zhi Gan Cao)
Compromise in an ability to in intensity, frequency, and additionally helpful. There
Sasang formula Jing Fang Di was additionally helpful in
do daily task and having no duration. was an incremental weekly
Huang Tang (Shu Di Huang, reducing his anger and for
end in sight are not easy to Because her constitution improvement. He was not
Shan Zhu Yu, Fu Ling, Ze Xie, the lungs.
bear. was a Lesser Yin primary nearly as exhausted during
Are there acupuncture and Greater Yang secondary and after work. Joint pains
points for Covid? Of course, constitution, Fire element were mostly gone by the 5th
yes, there are. The effective points were added. treatment.
acupuncture points are the Stimulating Fire points LI5, Sasang formula Han Da Re
ones that help establish GB38, and UB60 further Shao Tang (Yi Yi Ren, Lai Fu 한의타임즈 제작진
physiological homeostasis. helped. She can now Zi, Mai Men Dong, Jie Geng,
When the physiological comfortably do her normal Huang Qin, Xing Ren, Ma -총괄 및 한국어판 편집장: 진희정
-영어판 편집장: 조남욱
function is optimal, there is daily activities such as Huang, Gan Li) is the common
-디자이너: 미셸장
no opportunity for the Covid working as a schoolteacher, herbal medicine for recovery.
-OC배포: 박형호
to take hold of. A well- pursuing her doctorate
-한국어 연재: 강주봉 원장, 이한옥 교수,
functioning body prevents degree, and jogging.
김용훈 원장, 홍대선 원장, 조현창 원장
Covid’s ability to proliferate. Sasang formulas Chuan Xiong -영어 연재: 강주봉 원장, 오세준 원장,
Gui Zhi Tang (Gui Zhi, Bai 이우경 원장, 데이비드 리 원장
Ca se (1 ) S oe umi n. 2 Shao Yao, Chuan Xiong, Cang
years ago, Mary caught Zhu, Chen Pi, Gan Cao, Sheng Acupuncture Times
Covid-19. Although many Jiang Da Zao) or Bu Zhong Yi -General & Korean Edition, Editor in Chief:
symptoms were gone, she Qi Tang (Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Heejeong Jin
still experienced a profound Bai Zhu, Gan Cao, Dang Gui, -English Edition, Editor in Chief: Namwook Cho
fatigue. Resting did not Chen Pi, Huo Xiang, Zi Su Ye, -Design: Michelle Chang
reduce the tiredness. Sheng Jiang, Da Zao) are the -O.C. Publisher: Hyungho Park
Acupuncture was given on common herbal medicine for -Column(Korean): Hanok Lee, Daesun Hong,
the right side using Horary recovery. △imageⓒDavidLee. Jubong Kang, Yong Hoon Kim, Hyun Chang Cho
points, which were LI1, UB66, Case (3) Soyangin. Rhonda’s -Column(English): Brandon SJ Oh,
GB41, SI5, and ST36. She had Case (2) Taeeumin. Travis had high anxiety began after a Winston Lee, David Lee, Hyunchange Cho