A&E I and II- Final Exam- Arm Yin Flashcards
Actions:
- Clears heat from the PC & Revives consciousness
- Clears heat from the HT & Calms the spirit
- Clears heat from the middle jiao
- Clears the nutritive level & Cools blood
Indications:
- Febrile heat in the Pericardium (fever, coma, loss of consciousness)
- Spiritual disorders d/t HT fire (mania-depression, epilepsy, ceaseless laughter)
- Ulceration/erosion of the mouth & tongue**
- Stomach Qi rebellion d/t ST fire (foul breath, vomiting, difficult digestion)
- Heat @ blood level (hemorrhage: vomiting blood, nosebleed, blood in stool; skin disorder in palm: eczema, tinea, scaling of skin)
- Hand disorders: (tremor, sweating, pain)
PC8 ***
- Disseminates & Descends LU-Qi
- Clears heat & Moistens the LU
- Clears heat & Stops bleeding
- Moderates acute conditions
(Xicleft)
Indications:
- Acute cough, wheezing, asthma of any etiology (Particularly indicated for attack of exterior pathogenic wind-heat or wind-dryness)
- All kinds of bleeding from the Lungs (Hemoptysis d/t wind-dryness, wind-heat, phlegm-heat, LV-LU disharmony, Yin deficiency)
- Pain along the LU channel (Pain in the chest, elbow & arm, difficulty in flexing and extending the fingers, inability to raise the arm above the head)
LU6 ***
Actions:
- Invigorates blood and Dispels stasis
- Cools blood and Stops bleeding
- Calms the spirit
- Moderates acute conditions
Indications:
- Acute conditions (Acute Heart pain d/t blood stasis; Nosebleed, coughing/vomiting blood d/t blood heat)
- Mental/emotional disorders (agitation, insomnia, melancholy, fear&fright of people)
PC4 ***
•Tonifies the Lung(Qi&Yin) & Transforms phlegm (d/t LU def.)
(YUAN-SOURCE, SHU-STREAM, EARTH & MOTHER POINT)
- Promotes the descending function of the Lung
- Regulates & Harmonizes the vessels (HUI-MEETING POINT OF VESSELS)
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
•LUNG deficiency: chronic weak coughing/wheezing
−LU-Qi def.: SOB, frequent yawning, copious watery phlegm, fatigue −LU-Yin def.: dry cough w/scanty dry phlegm or streaks of blood, malar flush, 5-palm heat
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT POINT ON THE CHANNEL TO TONIFY
- Stagnation of Gathering Qi (fullness/oppression of chest w/ inability to lie down)
- Disorders of blood vessels (pulseless syndrome, Heart pain with Choppy pulse)
- Pain along the course of the LU channel
LU9 ****
•Clears LU-Heat & Benefits the throat
MAIN POINT FOR EXTREME SORE THROAT d/t EXCESS
•Revives consciousness (JING-WELL, GHOST POINT)
Indications:
- All acute THROAT disorders d/t excess heat or poison (Sore throat d/t wind-heat, tonsillitis, mumps; LU10 vs. LU11: excess& def. vs. only excess)
- Mental disorders (Loss of consciousness(from windstroke), mania, epilepsy, childhood fright wind)
- Spasmodic pain of thumb
LU11 ***
Actions
- Activates the channel & Benefits the arm
- Clears heat, Transforms phlegm & Calms the spirit
Indications:
- Disorders of the HT channel in the upper limb (Numbness, trembling, pain of the arm and hand, esp. the elbow (main point for medial epicondylitis); Hemiplegia & atrophy after windstroke, Parkinson’s)
- Disorders of the chest (HT pain, palpitations; chest pain, intercostal neuralgia)
- Heat or Phlegm (Mania & excessive laughter, epilepsy, tongue thrusting; Scrofula esp. under the armpit; Redness of the eyes, erosion & swelling of the gums, toothache accompanied by chills & fever)
HE-SEA, WATER point
HT3***
Actions:
- Calms the spirit
- Regulates & Tonifies the Heart
Indications:
- All disorders of the spirit (Insomnia, poor memory, absent-mindedness, disorientation, restlessness; Dementia, mania, mad laughter, epilepsy)
- All disorders of the Heart (Palpitations, heart pain(PC) )
- Heat in the HT channel (Swelling, dryness, pain of the throat, red face, yellow eyes, heat in the palms; spitting/vomiting blood; Enuresis d/t heat in the bladder (HT- SI - BL))
SHU-STREAM = YUAN-SOURCE
MOST NOURISHING Pt. on HT CHANNEL
EARTH, CHILD point — EXCESS
HT7****
Actions:
- Clears heat from HT & S.I.
- Regulates HT-Qi (stag./def.)
- Calms the spirit
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Heat in the lower burner transmitted via the HT—S.I.—BL connection (Urogenital disorders: difficult urination, enuresis, itching or pain of the genitals, accompanied by HT-Fire: insomnia, mouth & tongue ulcers, thirst, agitation)
- Stagnation of Qi in the Heart & chest region (Oppression/pain of the chest, accompanied by excessive sighing, fear, plumstone Qi)
- Emotional disorders d/t deficiency of HT-Qi (Fright palpitations, sadness & worry)
- Channel disorders: spasm of little finger, heat in palms
YING-SPRING, FIRE POINT
MAIN POINT FOR HT—SI—BL
HT8***
Actions:
- Clear HEAT* from the Qi, nutritive & blood levels
- Harmonizes the ST & intestines, Stops vomiting/diarrhea
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- HEAT in the Qi, nutritive & blood levels (febrile disease: high fever, agitation with thirst; dry mouth & tongue; hemorrhage; sudden turmoil disorder, summer-heat stroke: + BL?; hot skin rashes(related to W-H or nutritive stage): + LI?, SP?)
- Disorders of the HT & chest (HT pain, palps, agitation & fullness in chest, propensity to fright)
- Disorders of the ST & intestines (epigastric pain, vomiting & diarrhea)
- Channel disorders elbow pain/numbness, Parkinson’s
PC3 ***
Actions:
•Clear heat* from the HT & Calms the spirit
•Clears the nutritive level & Cools blood
•Harmonizes the Stomach & intestines
•Unbinds the chest
COOLING POINT
Child point — Excess heat
Indications:
- Spiritual disorders, esp. d/t HEAT disturbing the Heart (mania, epilepsy, palpitation, insomnia w/ irritability, ceaseless laughter, deep sadness)
- Stomach-Qi rebellion, esp. d/t excess HEAT or FIRE (foul breath, epigastric pain, vomiting or vomiting blood; sudden turmoil disorder)
- Heat at the nutritive & blood levels (febrile disease: fever w/ agitation, restlessness, dryness; eczema, wind rash, carbuncles, furuncles)
- Carpal tunnel syndrome* (Main Point)
PC7 ***
Actions:
- Benefits the tongue
- Regulates heart rhythm(HT-Qi)
- Calms the spirit
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Speech disorders d/t tongue stiffness (post-stroke speech difficulty, sudden loss of voice, stuttering)
- Disorders of heart rhythm (Palpitations, irregular heart beat, tachycardia, bradycardia)
- Psycho-emotional disorders (Fright, agitation, anxiety, fear, sadness, depression)
- Channel disorders (Throat: soreness & swelling; Eye: dizziness or headache + redness/pain of the eyes; Arm: pain or spasm of forearm, wrist, fingers)
‘Penetrating the Interior’
Luo-Connecting point
HT5****
What is the difference between LU7 and LU9?
LU7
- Exterior Excess
- Affects Qi
- Emotional component
- Weak at phlegm transformation
LU9
- Interior Deficient
- Affects Qi & Blood
- No emotional component
- Resolves Phlegm
- Disseminates & Descends LU-Qi, Transforms phlegm, Clears heat, Alleviates cough & wheezing
- Regulates the water passages
- Descends ST-Qi
Front-Mu point
Meeting point of LU&SP →Phlegm
Indications:
- Deficiency/Excess patterns of all LU disorders, bias towards heat penetrating deeply into the chest, esp. with accumulation ofphlegm (Coughing/wheezing/dyspnea/fullness of the chest, heavy yellow/green phlegm, fever)
- ‘Upper source of Water’- ‘lid of a teapot’ (Yang edema, acute swelling of the face d/t attack of exterior wind)
- Dual disharmony of the LU & ST (Difficult ingestion, vomiting, abdominal distention)
LU1 ***
What is the different between HT5, HT6, and HT7?
•HT5 Luo-connecting
Benefits the tongue & Regulates HT-Qi; MP for speech disorders d/t tongue stiffness(GV15, CV23), disorders of heart rhythm(PC6)
•HT6 Xi-cleft
Regulates HT-blood; MP for night sweating(SI3)
•HT7 Yuan-source
Regulates & tonifies the Heart, any disorders of the Heart and spirit, excess/deficiency; Main point for insomnia(SP6), palpitations(PC6)
Actions:
- Clears deficient fire & Alleviates night sweating
- Regulates HT-blood
- Calms the spirit
- Moderates acute conditions
Indications:
- Night sweating, steaming bone disorder (+ SI3)
- Acute conditions (Heart pain d/t blood stasis: PC4 favored; Nosebleed, vomiting blood d/t blood heat; Acute fright with or without palpitations)
XI-CLEFT POINT
HT6***
Actions:
- Unbinds the chest* & Regulates Qi, Opens Yin Wei Mai
- Harmonizes the ST* & Stops nausea/vomiting
- Clears heat
Indications:
- Disorders of the chest (#1 distal pt. for chest) (Pain & stuffiness of the chest, lateral costal region & hypochondrium (LV-Qi stagnation); Cough, asthma)
- Disorders of the Heart & spirit (Heart pain, palpitations, irregular heart beat; Insomnia, epilepsy, mania, poor memory, sadness, …)
- Disharmony of the Stomach & Spleen (+ SP4) (Nausea & vomiting of any etiology; Distention & pain of epigastrium and abdomen)
- Channel disorder: pain /spasm in elbow & arm
- Heat: fever, jaundice, malaria, red face w/ hot skin, …
PC6 ****
Actions:
- Transforms phlegm*, Settles & Calms the spirit
- Descends rebellious Qi & Regulates the ST
- Regulates menstruation
Indications:
•PHLEGM**
Ø Spiritual disorders (Ghost Point ‘Guilu’)
−Mild: agitation, apprehension, restlessness, being easily startled/frightened, confusion, disorientation
−Severe: mania, manic raving, epilepsy
Ø Others
−drooling following stroke, vomiting of foam,
goiter, scrofula, plumstone Qi
•Middle Jiao (esp. associated w/ retention of phlegm) (Epigastric pain, nausea, retching, vomiting)
•Lower Jiao (GYN, painful urinary dysfunction)
PC5 ***
What is the difference between LU5, LU6, and LU7?
•LU5: He-Sea point, Water pt., child pt.
–All forms of LU-Heat –vomiting & diarrhea
•LU6: Xi-Cleft point
–Acute cough/asthma/wheezing, Bleeding from the LU
•LU7: Luo-Connecting point
–The most exterior-acting of LU channel point, indicated for all the Wind disorders –Primary point for head and nape of the neck –Confluent point of CV, for genito-urinary disorders
- Releases the exterior & Expels wind
- Pacifies wind & descends phlegm
- Benefits the head & nape of neck (LUO-CONNECTING POINT, FOUR COMMAND POINTS)
- Promotes descending function of LU
- Regulates the water passages
- Activates channel & Alleviates pain
- Opens & Regulates Ren Mai
(CONFLUENT PT. OF Conception VESSEL, LU7 + KD6)
Indications:
•Exterior/Interior Wind Disorders
-Exterior Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, Wind-Dryness: chills & fever, h/a, ache & pain in neck/shoulders/back; cough, asthma, wheezing; acute swelling of face or limbs
THE MOST EXTERIOR-ACTING OF LUNG CHANNEL POINTS & THE MAIN POINT FOR COMMON COLD
\+ LI4, TW5, GB20, GV16, GV14, BL12 to strengthen the action of expelling Wind −Interior Wind-Phlegm: facial paralysis, lockjaw, epilepsy, hemiplegia −Other: wind painful obstruction, numbness of the whole body
- HEADACHES, stiffness of the neck & nape
- Genito-urinary disorders (Confluent point of CV) (Retention of lochia, retention of dead fetus; Pain of the genitals, seminal emission; Hot, painful & difficult urination, blood in urine)
- Psycho-emotional disorders (Luo point) (Poor memory, frequent yawning & stretching, propensity to laughter)
- Disorders of the LU channel (Weakness or pain of the wrist, heat in the palm, pain of the thumb joint and index finger)
LU7 ****
- Benefits the throat
- Clears LU-Heat (YING-SPRING, FIRE POINT)
- Descends rebellious Qi
- Harmonizes the ST & HT
Indications:
- THROAT disorders characterized by heat/dryness, no matter excess or deficiency (Pain, swelling, congestion, dryness of throat, loss of voice)
- LU-HEAT Any inflammation of the lungs or throat–Excess Heat , Phlegm-Heat (LU1/5), Yin-deficient Heat (KD6)–Bleeding d/t heat: coughing blood, vomiting blood, blood in urine (LU-Heat→ HT→ SI →BL)–LU-Heat →HT: agitation, mania, anger–LU-Heat →ST: breast abscess, toothache
•Local pain & heat in palm/thumb
LU10 ***
- Clears LU-Heat (excess/def.)& Descends rebellious Qi (LU/ST)
- Regulates the water passages
- Activates the LU channel
- Relaxes the sinews & Alleviates pain
**best for excess conditions of the LU
Indications:
•All forms of LU-Heat **excess/deficient, exterior/interior, acute/chronic **
−Excess Heat: fullness in the chest, expectoration of heavy yellow/green/brown phlegm, agitation
(+ST40, LU1: to resolve phlegm & clear heat)
−Deficient Heat: tidal fever, taxation heat, dry mouth
(+LU9, BL43, KD3: to nourish Yin & moisten the Lung)
- ‘Counterflow Qi & Diarrhea’ —ST-Qi rebellion (Vomit, abdominal distention, diarrhea)
- Bleeding from heat (Coughing/spitting/vomiting blood, nosebleed)
- Disorders of water metabolism (upper source of water)
−Excess: urinary retention, swelling of the four limbs −Deficiency: enuresis, frequent urination
- Heart (LU/HT: upper burner) (agitation, heart pain)
- Swelling & pain in upper limb or the whole body (tennis elbow, wind painful obstruction syndrome; ‘crane’s knee wind’ (cross-connection needling); ‘5 types of lumbar pain’ (mirror point of BL40)
LU5 ****
