Subject: Re: Blood at Acupuncture points

From: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 1995 02:07:28 -0500

Hi Gary,  I don't know who told you that only one point was supposed to bleed
after the needle was removed.  However, I can tell you that it is often
therapeutic for some blood to be let out of many of the points.  So, don't
worry too much. Unless you begin to feel light-headed, or faint.
Greg Lane,L.Ac.

---

From: bill schoenbart <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 08:51:44 -0800

Hi Gary
It's very common for points on the ear to bleed after removing the needle.  
Points elsewhere on the body will sometimes leave a drop of blood, but it 
happens less often.

>Hello..anyone out there????
>
>  I took an Oriental First Aid class a year or so ago and the 
>chiropractor/acupuncture person who gave the course said that there was 
>only one acupuncture point that blood should show up when the needle was 
>removed.  Through the hustle and bustle of the class he failed to tell 
>where the point was located.  I'm taking acupuncture sessions now and 
>frequently blood shows up after needles are removed in my ear and feet.  
>Is my acupuncturist trying to kill me or what? <G> Comments?
>
>Gary Kuhn
>
>
>.-
>
>

---

From: [email-masked] (Pankaj Seth)
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 1995 13:33:53 +0500

>[ Virtually *every* TCM text discusses bleeding points for therapeutic 
>effect. This has been, and is, a part of Chinese medicine for quite  
>some time. The technique involved, however, is quite different than 
>old Western ideas of bleeding. Leeches and other European bleeding 
>techniques were used to remove relatively large quanities of blood  
>on the theory that the patient was suffering from an oversupply. 
  
>BTW, leeches are back in Western medicine. 
> 
>Norm (OrMed Moderator) ] 
> 
 
Speaking of leeches, I have seen the use of leeches near sites of psoriasis
with excellent results (great reduction of psoriasis).  When I was visiting
Gujarat Ayurved University in India an Ayurvedic Doctor was conducting a
clinical trial.  The before and after photos were very impressive.  It is
my understanding that the use of leeches is originally Ayurvedic but like
much of Ayurveda was brought to Europe several hundred years ago.  I'll
post separately a brief on this history. 
 
Pankaj Seth, N.D.