1. Traditional Chinese Medicine
Cancer Support
Dr. Jaclyn Engelsher, DNP
Integrative Nurse Practitioner
Certified Acupuncturist

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine
 Huang Di Nei Jing (Yellow Emperor’s
Inner Classic) 300-100 BC/2698-2589
BC
 Acupuncture
 Acupressure/Tui Na
 Cupping
 Moxabustion (heat therapy)
 Nutrition
 Herbal therapy
 Exercise

3. Qi
 Qi is the root of a human being. It is the
basis of all phenomena in the body
 One of the 3 treasures with Jing and
Shen
 Qi flows through meridians providing
the ability to move, protect, transform,
and warm
 Qi may be deficient, collapse, rebel, or
stagnate
 Genetics and daily lifestyle determine
your Qi
(Maciocia, 1989)

4. Meridians
 Lung/Large Intestine
 Stomach/Spleen
 Heart/Small Intestine
 Urinary Bladder/Kidney
 Pericardium/San Jiao
 Gallbladder/Liver

5. Three Free Therapies
 Healthy Diet
 Adequate physical exercise
 Physical and Mental Rest

6. Cancer and TCM
 Fu zheng gu ben - strengthen the good,
enhance regeneration
 Eliminate toxins by draining damp
accumulations
 Increase Qi and blood flow
 Harmonize Jing, Qi, and Shen

7. Stomach 36
 Most important point to
tonify Qi; disorders of
spleen, stomach and
intestines
 3 cun below the “knee
hole” one finger breadth
from the tibia bone
 2004 study: prevent
bone marrow
suppression, maintain
healthy CD4/CD8 ratios,
decrease incidence and
severity of
gastrointestinal toxic
reactions
(Acupuncture.com, 2010) (Chen, et. Al, 2004)

8. Pericardium 6
 Nausea, vomiting,
stomachache, insomnia,
chest pain, anxiety,
palpatations
 Used with e-stim and sea
bands for chemotherapy
induced nausea with
75% positive benefit in
study group
 2 cun above the
transverse crease of the
wrist in between the
central tendons
(Acupuncture.com, 2010) (Dundee & Yang, 1991)

9. Heart 7
 Insomnia, heart
palpitations, poor
memory, irritability
 On the pinky finger
side of the
transverse wrist
crease an in the
depression to the
thumb side of the
tendon
(Acupuncture.com, 2010)

10. Kidney 7
 Sweating at night or
spontaneously in the
day, edema,
abdominal distenion
 2 cun above KI3
(point halfway
between achillies
tendon and tip of the
inner ankle)
(Acupuncture.com, 2010)

11. Ren 17
 Influential point of Qi,
stimulates thymus,
vomiting, chest
fullness, difficulty
swallowing
 On the midline level
with the 4th intercostal
space
(Acupuncture.com, 2010)

12. Du 20
 Clears the mind,
lifts the spirit,
headache,
dizziness,
concentration
 Center of the
scalp on the line
connecting the
apex of the ears
(Acupuncture.com, 2010)

13. References
Acupuncture.com (2010). Acupuncture point locations. Retrieved from
http://www.acupuncture.com/education/points/index.htm
Chen, K. Y., Zhang, G. Z., Liasng, S. Y., et. Al. (2004). A clinical
survey of the treatment of toxic reactions to chemotherapy with
electroacupuncture at zu san li. Xin Zhong Yi (New Chinese Medicine).
3:46-47.
Dundee, J. W., and Yang, J. (1990). Prolongation of the antiemetic
action of P6 acupuncture by acupressure in patients having cancer
chemotherapy. J R Soc Med. 83(6): 360–362.
Maciocia, G. (1998). The foundations of Chinese medicine: A
comprehensive text for acupuncturists and herbalists. Edinburgh:
Churchill Livingstone.