ZHU Lili, CHEN Dong, ZHANG Yiying, et al. WU Xu′s Experience in Acupuncture Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder by “Regulating Intestines to Treat the Spirit” Needling Technique[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2020, 61(11): 950-953.
ZHU Lili, CHEN Dong, ZHANG Yiying, et al. WU Xu′s Experience in Acupuncture Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder by “Regulating Intestines to Treat the Spirit” Needling Technique[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2020, 61(11): 950-953.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2020.11.007.
To introduce Professor WU Xu′s experience in treating autism spectrum disorder. It is believed that this disease is mostly congenital insufficiency
and the disease is located in the heart and brain. The pathogenesis is malnutrition of heart spirit
and the brain and spirit are not clear
but it is closely related to the disorder of the spleen and stomach of middle jiao and the lack of generating qi and blood. The treatment advocates "regulating the intestines and treating spirit"
attaching importance to removing obstruction in viscera and regulating qi
tranquillization and replenishing the pulp. The main acupoints are Zusanli(ST36)
Quchi(LI11)
Tianshu(ST25)
Shangjuxu(ST37)
Baihui(GV20)
Yintang(EX-HN3)
Qihai(RN6)
and Guanyuan(RN4)
and the manipulations are mostly gentle operation method.