🌿 Folk Prescriptions

During May 1996 to July 1997, I applied acupressure-point stimulation to treat childhood enuresis in 35 cases with significant results, as reported below.
1. Clinical Data
Among the 35 cases: 25 males, 10 females; age range from 5 to 16 years; mild cases had enuresis once every few nights, severe cases experienced multiple episodes per night.
2. Treatment Methods
2.1 Acupoints Selected
Guan Yuan, Zhong Ji, San Yin Jiao, Zu San Li, Shen Shu.
2.2 Procedures
Supplementing Qi Method: Patient lies supine, relaxed, breathing naturally. The practitioner first presses Guan Yuan and Zhong Ji with one index finger, then uses the other palm heel to rub Guan Yuan clockwise 60–80 times. Next, use the right palm heel to perform centripetal tremors along the Ren meridian 40–50 times.
Warming Meridians Method: Patient lies supine with legs slightly abducted. The left thumb presses and rubs the right leg’s Zu San Li point, the right thumb presses and rubs the left leg’s San Yin Jiao point. Then, use the left hand's thenar and hypothenar eminences to rub the inner side of the right thigh’s three yin meridians, back and forth 100 times, repeating on the opposite side. Patients feel warmth in the lower abdomen and urethra. For prone position, use both thumbs to press and rub Bladder Shu and Shen Shu points. If spleen-lung qi deficiency is present, add Pi Shu and Fei Shu points. During treatment, advise children to avoid cold foods and refrain from drinking fluids two hours before bedtime.
Treatment is performed once daily, with 10 sessions constituting one course. Efficacy is evaluated after one course.
3. Efficacy Observation
3.1 Criteria for Evaluation
Cured: No further enuresis. Improved: Reduced frequency of enuresis. Ineffective: No reduction in enuresis.
3.2 Treatment Outcomes
26 cases cured, 6 improved, 3 ineffective. Total effective rate: 91%.
4. Discussion
Childhood enuresis, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, mostly stems from congenital kidney qi deficiency, lower jiao cold deficiency, bladder dysfunction, or spleen-lung qi deficiency leading to inability to control urination. The kidneys open into the two orifices, and the kidneys and bladder are interrelated. When kidney and bladder qi are weak, they cannot restrain the urinary tract, resulting in enuresis. Additionally, various illnesses causing spleen-lung damage and qi deficiency descending may also lead to enuresis. Point rubbing at Zu San Li and rubbing the three yin meridians warms the lower burner, strengthens vital energy, controls urination, stops enuresis, and aids digestion. Rubbing Guan Yuan supplements the Ren meridian, combined with back-shu points to boost qi, unblock meridians, and balance yin-yang. Together, these points produce excellent therapeutic effects.