6 Basic Meridians Flashcards
The 6 meridian theory refers to the 3 yin and 3 yang patterns
6 levels due to progression of conditions from the most external____ to the most internal _______
The most external is the Tai Yang or fire (small intestine —> urinary bladder)
The most internal is Jue Yin
Jue Yin is the pericardium and moves to triple heater
What are the characteristics common to Jue Yin
Fire and pericardium these are seen as
Irritable
Anxious
Emotionally volatile at times
Tend to harbor grudges and have explosive anger
Thank
Muscle cramps and often insomnia
Sensitive to many foods
Think Loui CK guy we worked on balancing his fire with wood
By treating the correct “stage” you can avoid
Driving the condition in deeper or blocking it’s way “out” of the body (tonifying when you need to disperse an external pathogen such as a cold)
Exceptions to the entry and exit points
LU 7
LI 4
ST43
KD 22
PC 8
TH 22
GB 41
CAN BE USED IF YOU WANT TO ALLOW A RELATIVE EXCESS OR DEFICIENCY IN ONE MERIDIAN TO BE OFFSET BY ITS YIN AND YANG PAIRED MERIDIAN
For example if you want to drain excess from LU and have if flow directly into LI you could needle LU7 nad LI 4
Entry to the LU meridian
LU1 LU7* (LU 11
ENTRY AND EXIT OF Liu
LI 4 * (LI1)
LI20
Entry and exit to PC
PC 1
PC 8* (PC9)
What is shen men
This is the master point in the year that is known as the divine gate it is in the middle of the auricle and can treat stress anxiety
Depression
Inflammatory disease
Point zer
Aligns with solar plexus (fetus)
Brings us into homeostatic balance ‘ Balances energy Can be used to regulate the brain Viscera Hromones
Sympathetic automatic point
Designed to jumpstart our bodies for survival; purposes
Our digestive organs shut down
This point balances our sympathetic nervous system with para sympathetic activation
It improves blood
Water emotions
Warm open Empathetic intuitive Articulate Empathetic Thinks acts and works quickly
Clear thinking
Motivated
Willful
Direct in expression
Ruled by FEAR
Negative wood emotions
Anger
SOUR
Water organs
Kidney
Bladder
Earth organs
Spleen
Stomach
Metal organs
Large intestine
LUNG
Remember the nature duty
Is both earth and metal
They feed each other
The earth is the stomach and the spleen and the metal is the lung and large intestine
Earth grounding nurturing
Ruled by worry think Luis
Metal is pure and negative is Grief
Master point of the lung meridian
Narrow defile
Ion the radial groove two can proximal to the wrist fold
This is also the exit point of the nurse meridian
Lu 9
Great abyss
This is in the radial groove and regulates emotions
This is a source point
Positive and negative emotions associated with fire
Joy and
What is the master point of the LI
Where is it located and what does it do
LI 4
LETTING GO
Not on pregnant women
Pain the upper extremity head and neck
Analgesia-lower jaw promotes drainage
It is located on the highest spot of the muscle when the thumb and index fingers are brought close together
GREAT for migraine and TTH
What is the master point for the ST
St 36
FOOT THREE MILES
3 CUN below ST35 which aligns on the lateral side of the patellar ligament
This can be used in combination with LI 4 for GI complaints
Can be used by itself for knee complaints
GI-constipation, diarrhea
N/V
Health promotion and longevity you
Hiccups
Major tonificación
IN ONE STUDY ST36 and SP 6 were more effective in raising leukocytes than western drugs
What is the master point for Spleen 6
Spleen 6 is located 3 CUN
