This article introduces Professor

LIU Xing

's clinical experience in treatment of peripheral facial paralysis at the recovery and sequelae stages with the combination of acupotomy

cupping and herbal medication. Based on the analysis of etiology and pathogenesis of peripheral facial paralysis

Professor

LIU

believes that "invasion of pathogenic wind to collaterals and obstruction of

qi

and blood" is crucial. Therefore

the treatment focuses on "dispelling wind and harmonizing blood". The compound therapeutic mode is proposed

with acupotomy

cupping and herbal decoction involved

in which

"three-step sequential method of acupotomy" is predominated. Firstly

in the prone position

five "

feng

" (wind) points are stimulated in patient

Fengfu (GV16)

Fengchi (GB20)

Yifeng (TE17)

Bingfeng (SI12) and Fengmen (BL12). Secondly

in the lateral position

three-facial points are stimulated (FaceⅠneedle: Yangbai [GB14

]

-Yuyao [EX-H

N4

]

; Face Ⅱ needle: Sibai [ST2

]

-Quanliao [SI18

]

; Face Ⅲ needle: Jiache [ST6

]

-Dicang [ST4

]

) to restore the deviated facial muscles. Finally

in the supine

two Dantian points are stimulated on the forehead and chest

respectively (upper Dantian: Yintang [GV24

+

]

middle Dantian: Danzhong [CV17

]

)

to regulate

qi

and blood. As the adjunctive therapies

cupping is used to remove stasis

and herbal decoction is to harmonize the body interior. In view of holistic regulation

the treatment is administered in accordance with the affected meridians

so as to expel wind

remove obstruction in collaterals and regulate

qi

and blood.