Acupuncture and moxibustion for stress-related disorders

Table 4 The effects of fundamental meridian points for holistic therapies on Qi, blood, and water patterns

Pattern	Related disorder	Therapeutic principle	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	CV	CV	GB	GB	GV	KI	LI	LR	ST	ST	TE
Pattern	Related disorder	Therapeutic principle	10	11	13	14	18	20	23	25	32	12	6	20	21	12	6	11	14	25	36	4
Qi deficiency	Mood disorders and major depression	Tonifying Qi			+			+	+				+			+			+		+
Qi stagnation	Mood disorders and major depression	Soothing the liver and regulating Qi			+	+	+				+	+	+						+		+
Qi counterflow	Anxiety disorders, generalized anxiety disorder and somatoform disorder in females	Downbearing Qi counterflow				+		+				+				+		+	+		+
Blood deficiency	Generalized anxiety disorder in males and somatoform disorder in females	Tonifying blood					+	+													+
Blood stagnation		Activating blood				+					+	+		+	+			+	+	+
Water retention	Eating disorder in females	Dispelling edema							+						+		+	+		+	++	+
Water retention	Eating disorder in females	Diuresis						+	+								+				+
Yin deficiency		Tonifying yin					+		+								++					+

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