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Vaginitis

How Chinese medicine differentiates vaginitis into the five patterns you'll actually meet in practice, and the points for each. Distinct from this site's own Vaginal Itching and Vulvitis pages. Acupuncture only — no herbs.

This page is educational, for practitioners and students — it is not a diagnostic tool and does not replace a proper in-person assessment. Foul-smelling or pus-like discharge with fever needs prompt medical evaluation before assuming a simple pattern.
General Acupuncture Points

Acupuncture points traditionally used for vaginitis — 12 key points, used across the patterns below rather than tied to just one.

PointKey action
REN-3Resolves Dampness from the Lower Burner. Benefits the Uterus and regulates menstruation.
G.B.-26Resolves Dampness in the Lower Burner. Regulates the Girdle Vessel and the Uterus.
SP-9Regulates the Spleen. Resolves Dampness. Opens the Water passages.
BL-20Tonifies Spleen and Stomach. Resolves Dampness. Nourishes Blood.
ST-36Benefits Stomach and Spleen. Tonifies Qi and Blood.
SP-6Strengthens the Spleen. Nourishes Blood and Yin. Regulates the uterus.
REN-4Nourishes Blood and Yin. Strengthens the Kidneys.
DU-4Tonifies Kidney-Yang and warms the Gate of Life. Tonifies the Original Qi.
BL-23Tonifies the Kidneys and nourishes Kidney-Essence. Strengthens the lower back.
KI-6Nourishes Kidney-Yin. Regulates the uterus and menstruation.
KI-10Resolves Dampness from the Lower Burner. Tonifies Kidney-Yin.
KI-3Tonifies the Kidneys (both Yin and Yang). Benefits Essence.
The Five Patterns

↑ reinforcing   ↓ reducing   ⊥ even method.

1. Damp-Heat in the Lower Burner View full pattern →

Clinical manifestations: Yellow or greenish, thick, foul-smelling vaginal discharge, intense vulvar itching and burning, lower abdominal heaviness and distension, burning or stinging during urination.
Tongue: Red body with yellow greasy coating, thickest at root. Pulse: Slippery and rapid, more pronounced at the rear position.
Treatment principle: Drain excess Fire from Liver and Gallbladder, clear Damp-Heat from the Lower Burner.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Damp-Heat-in-the-Bladder slide via the established Lower-Burner organ-system convention.

2. Spleen Deficiency With Dampness

Clinical manifestations: Profuse, thin, white or pale, odorless vaginal discharge, fatigue and lack of energy especially after meals, loose stools or diarrhea, poor appetite with abdominal bloating, heaviness of the body and limbs.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with teeth marks, white greasy coating, moist surface. Pulse: Soggy and slow, soft and lacking force.
Treatment principle: Strengthen the Spleen, drain Dampness, soothe the Liver and regulate Qi.
Note: moxa applicable on ST-36/BL-20. This site has no combined Spleen-deficiency-with-Dampness slide, a gap confirmed absent many times over this session — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.

3. Kidney Yang Deficiency View full pattern →

Clinical manifestations: Clear, watery, cold-feeling discharge, soreness and cold pain in the lower back and knees, frequent urination especially waking at night, feeling cold all over, worse in the lower body and abdomen.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender with teeth marks, wet white coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, and weak, especially at the rear position.
Treatment principle: Tonify Kidney-Yang, warm Yang and transform Qi, warm the Gate of Life fire.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Kidney-Yang-deficiency slide.

4. Kidney Yin Deficiency View full pattern →

Clinical manifestations: Scanty, yellow or blood-tinged discharge, vaginal burning or dryness, night sweats, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, dry mouth and throat, dizziness or tinnitus.
Tongue: Red, thin body with little or no coating, dry surface, possible cracks. Pulse: Fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourish Yin, clear deficiency Heat, nourish Kidney-Yin.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Kidney-Yin-deficiency slide.

5. Toxic-Heat

Clinical manifestations: Yellow-green, pus-like discharge, foul, fishy odor, pelvic pain and lower back soreness, fever or feeling of heat, restlessness and intense thirst.
Tongue: Red body with dry yellow coating, possibly prickly. Pulse: Rapid and forceful, often slippery in the Lower Burner.
Treatment principle: Clear Heat and resolve toxicity, cool the Blood, disperse swelling and dissipate nodules.
Note: no moxa; fever with foul pus-like discharge needs prompt medical evaluation regardless. This site has no standalone Toxic-Heat slide on any deck — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
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