I Can Talk to the Internal Organs-Chapter 62 - 55: Three Acupoints for Growing Taller
Lu Jiu placed his hand on the boy’s pulse points, and the Five Visceral Spirits began their usual clamor.
"Liver Wood, the Qi is pressing against us again, hurry up and deal with it," said the Spleen Earth.
"I’m dealing with it, I’m dealing with it, why are you rushing me!? It’s just a little Qi, do you have to overreact? I’m not happy either, my dispersing function is clogged, and it’s all because of the cold dampness that came from you," said the Liver Wood.
"You can’t blame me either. I’ve already processed very little, what more do you want?" the Spleen Earth replied.
"Well, you can’t blame me!" retorted the Liver Wood.
"You’ve been arguing all day, aren’t you tired? I’m exhausted just listening to you. Can you quiet down for a bit?" Heart Fire interjected.
"Heart Fire, why don’t you move a little more? Then, my problem might be solved," said the Spleen Earth.
"You wish. Normally, how much I move depends on him, unless there’s an invasion, I don’t have time for this," replied the Heart Fire.
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Shen focal coldness, disharmony between the liver and spleen?
From the dialogue of the Five Viscera, Lu Jiu quickly extracted important information.
In the boy’s viscera, the Spleen Earth was oppressed by Qi. It’s undoubtedly due to the liver’s failure to disperse, the liver Qi inversely attacking the spleen and stomach. Liver Wood said it’s caused by Spleen Earth, indicating shen focal coldness causing disruption in the body Qi mechanism, impairing liver’s dispersion, and the coldness leading to liver overpowering spleen, thus causing abdominal pain.
This reminded Lu Jiu of a prescription.
Minor Replenishing Middle Decoction!
This formula is specifically used to treat shen focal coldness and disharmony between the liver and spleen.
This problem in children can indeed affect height growth.
To put it simply, when a child eats more, the spleen and stomach will transport more Qi and blood, resulting in more nutrition for internal organs during the growth phase, naturally leading to better growth.
If there’s no genetic issue, improving appetite naturally won’t significantly impact height.
Of course, if you want some external help without affecting health.
There’s another way.
"Little one, do you often feel especially warm in your hands and feet?" Lu Jiu asked.
"Yes," replied Chen Wei.
"Do you drink a lot of water?" Lu Jiu asked.
"He doesn’t eat much but drinks a lot of water," Chen Wei said.
"Likes to drink warm water, right?" Lu Jiu said.
"Yes, yes, yes," Chen Wei replied.
"Alright, little one, open your mouth and let me see your tongue." Lu Jiu gently lifted the boy’s chin.
The little boy obediently opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue.
His tongue was pale with a white coating, and his pulse was thin and wiry.
No doubt about it.
It’s suitable for Minor Replenishing Middle Decoction.
Lu Jiu finally confirmed and said, "Currently, your son’s condition is shen focal coldness and disharmony between the liver and spleen. To put it simply, his stomach is too cold and there’s Qi stuck there, causing him to have no appetite, unable to eat much, and feeling blocked when he does. The abdominal pain before was also due to this. It’s not hard to adjust this. Once his appetite improves, and he eats more, his height should recover somewhat. However, if you want him to grow taller, he’ll need acupuncture."
Chen Wei was puzzled, "Acupuncture?"
Lu Jiu nodded, "There are three acupoints in the body that can help children grow taller: the Taiyin Acupoint, the Yangming Stomach Meridian, and the Shenzhu Acupoint. The first two acupoints help improve the child’s appetite, while the last one strengthens the body, making the child not only taller but also more resilient."
These three acupoints are actually very rarely used in clinical practice, especially the Taiyin and Yangming Stomach Meridian, they are almost unused.
However, the Shenzhu Acupoint is very important, located on our spinal column’s third vertebra.
Many paralyzed patients can be saved even if parts of the spinal column are damaged, but if the third vertebra is heavily damaged, even immortals can’t help.
So, the spinal column is extremely important; its structure and the acupoints on it should not be carelessly touched, or you might regret it forever.
Hearing Lu Jiu’s words, Chen Wei’s eyes sparkled with delight, but she quickly forced herself back from joy, "Will this harm his body?"
She knew this demand was a bit greedy. After all, even big hospitals in the city can’t guarantee no side effects from height increase treatments. How could a small clinic’s Traditional Chinese Medicine guarantee this?
Lu Jiu laughed, "Of course not, you can be totally assured. The treatment duration might be long, though."
Compared to risky acupoints like the Baihui, Taiyang Acupoint, and Chest Acupoint, the Taiyi, Yangming Stomach Meridian, and Shenzhu come much later.
Among so many acupoints in the human body, in terms of harm degree, these three are far from ranking.
So, this is a promise Lu Jiu can make!
Of course, the theoretical feasibility of growing taller by treating these three acupoints remains to be tested on this boy, Lu Jiu can only try first to see.
Upon hearing this, Chen Wei wasn’t too pleased, as "long treatment time" is something she’s heard from many doctors, especially Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners, otherwise she wouldn’t have spent over ten thousand seeking traditional medicine help.
"How long?"
Lu Jiu noticed a slight change in Chen Wei’s tone, but he didn’t mind, "It depends on how well he responds in the first few treatments. For instance, if after acupuncture and medication his appetite noticeably improves, he eats more without any discomfort, and his energy increases, playing all day without fatigue, this shows the treatment is on the right track. If after medication and acupuncture, his appetite remains unchanged and discomfort arises, it shows there’s an issue with my treatment plan, and there’s no point continuing."
Oh?
Chen Wei was slightly astonished at this response.
She thought Lu Jiu would tell her to try several courses of treatment, as surely short treatment offers no effect.
But Lu Jiu said efficacy must be seen after just a few tries; if not, no further treatment is needed.
Is this really Traditional Chinese Medicine?
How is it so different from the Chinese medicine she’s encountered before!
Others require several courses, but here it’s only a few tries. Could it really not be a scam?
After so many medical consultations, Chen Wei became wary of trusting any doctor, be it Chinese or Western.
However, Lu Jiu felt sincere, not like someone out to deceive her.
Well then, let’s trust Chinese medicine again!
"Doctor, please prescribe the medication," said Chen Wei.
Lu Jiu nodded, "Please place the child on that small bed and expose his belly. I’ll start acupuncture after preparing the medicine."
"Okay," Chen Wei responded and then carried her son to the small bed, chatting while she lifted his shirt.
Minor Replenishing Middle Decoction consists of six ingredients: malt sugar, cinnamon bark, peony, licorice, Chinese Dates, and ginger.
The combination of these six herbs offers warmth, replenishes deficiency, and alleviates urgency. It gently harmonizes liver and spleen, nourishes Yin and Yang, strengthening center Qi, and ensuring a source of Yin-Yang conversion, which is why it’s named Minor Replenishing Middle Decoction.
After preparing the medicine, Lu Jiu handed the herbal package to Chen Wei. Next, he performed acupuncture on the Taiyin and Yangming Stomach Meridian acupoints and moxibustion on the Shenzhu Acupoint...
