Face Reading in Classical Chinese Medicine

CT Holman, M.S., L.Ac. Redwood Spring, PC Salem, OR www.redwoodspring.com

 Diagnosis  Prognosis  Evaluate Progress  Validate Efficacy of Treatment

 Physical Manifestation of Shen, Qi and Jing

Transformation

 “Thus the inferior doctor knows one [diagnostic

approach], the mediocre two while the superior doctor can utilize all three. The superior ones can [cure] nine out of ten [illnesses], the mediocre ones [help] eight out of ten while the inferior doctor only [cures] six out of ten.”  (the three approaches are radial pulse diagnosis,

diagnosis of the color of the skin and channel examination).

 Jing  Qi  Shen

Emotional Map

 Fundamental   

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Constitution – Ears Secondary – under eyes Emotions – Chin Fertility – philtrum Kidney area – forehead/hairline Bladder – Chin,

 Size  Shape  Ear lobes  Ear placement  Distance off face

 Fundamental    

Constitution - Jaw Eyebrows Brow bones Emotions – 3rd eye and temples GB – outer eyebrows

 Size  Shape

 Eyes  Tips and Corners

(including dimples)  Nose Tip  Tongue Tip  Small Intestine – upper lip

 Shape  Eyelid open  Set of eyes  Turned  Inner Canthus

 Shape  Color  Markings

 Fundamental Constitution - mouth  Stomach – above upper lip  Esophagus – under nose  Small intestine – upper lip  LI – low lip (all about pleasure)  Spleen and Pancreas – bridge of nose  Warehouses

 Width  Tone  Upper lip  Lower lip

 Fundamental Constitution – nose  Cheek bones  Wide spaces

 Size  Shape  Off the face  Nostrils  Bridge

Nose

 Shen based healing – tapping, affirmations, Lillian Bridges’

lineage lifestyle suggestions, shen level acupuncture

 Qi based healing – qi level acupuncture  Jing based healing – Chinese herbal formulas (both topical

and internal treatments)

 Shen Changes: eyes, skin, and overall energy  Qi Changes: colors, shapes and qualities of features  Jing Changes: river of jing and emotional lines

 73 Year old Male  Lingering Lung

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Infection/Pulmonary Fibrosis Fatigue, winded easily Wife recently passed Tongue is red with thick white coat. Pulse is choppy overall, floating in special lung position, muffled and tight in heart position.

July 23, 2013

 Nose – Red purple = heat

and blood stagnation in lungs (inflammation)  Under eyes – Dark =

stagnation and deficiency of kidneys  Shen – Confused, sad, lost  Skin – dark, grey  Lost love lines – lost part

of self

 Wood insulting Lungs

causing lingering wind and heat with Kidney Deficiency  Calm Wood, Clear Fire

from Lungs, Benefit Water and Metal

 Acupuncture: Shui Jin

(1010.20), bleed ear apex, Lung 10 and ah shi prox to Lung 10 (needle vessel), Spleen 9 and 6.  Zhi Sou San modified JIE GENG ZI WAN BAI BU BAI QIAN JING JIE CHEN PI GAN CAO TAO REN SHI GAO

6g 6 6 6 3 4 2 6 8

Support Lungs and Kidneys

 Location – Shen: kidney and

lung holographic areas on face Qi: yang ming channel  Support kidney (shui) and

lung (jin) relationship – benefit will of kidneys and support lung energy  Sheng Mai San modified:

REN SHEN 10 g MAI DONG 8

WU WEI ZI

6

XUAN SHEN 6 XING REN 6 SHI GAO

15

DAN SHEN

7

TAO REN

6

3 Month Transformation 8 Acupuncture Treatments

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