A&E I and II- Final Exam- Leg Yang Flashcards
- Regulates the intestines & Transforms stagnation
- Clears damp-heat & Alleviates diarrhea/dysentery
- Regulates the SP/ST
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
LOWER HE-SEA of L.I., POINT of SEA OF BLOOD (+ BL11, ST39)
Indications:
•All of the intestinal disorders
−Diarrhea/dysenteric disorders (d/t def., cold, dampness or damp-heat)
−Constipation, abdominal distention/pain, intestinal abscess (d/t stagnation or obstruction)
•Disorders of the lower limb (Weakness, numbness, hemiplegia, atrophy, pain, swelling)
ST37 ****
- Harmonizes the ST
- Fortifies the SP & Resolves dampness
- Supports the correct Qi & Fosters the original Qi
- Tonifies Qi, Nourishes blood & Yin
- Clears fire & Calms the spirit
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
- Revives Yang & Restores consciousness
(Lower) HE-SEA, EARTH, COMMAND point for ABDOMEN, POINT OF SEA OF WATER & GRAIN, HEAVENLY STAR POINT, NINE NEEDLES FOR RETURNING YANG
Indications:
•All disorders of the ST, excess/def., cold/heat
−ST-Qi fails to descend: epigastric/abdominal fullness, distention & pain, poor appetite, difficult ingestion −ST-Qi rebels upwards: nausea, vomiting, belching, hiccup
•Dampness resulting from SP-Qi def.
−All disorders of the intestines (diarrhea, dysentery, flatulence, borborygmus) −Edema, heaviness of the four limbs, inability to urinate, jaundice
- Deficiency of Qi, blood & Yin (Overall health preservation, longevity: + CV4; Immune improvement: easily catches cold, HIV; Chronic deficiency: long-term diseases, cancer with chemotherapy, chronic fatigue, ‘5 taxations’, ‘7 injuries’)
- Mental disturbances (Phlegm-Fire*, HT-blood def., blood stasis)
- Disorders of ST channel (Weakness, atrophy, hemiplegia, pain of lower limbs; Breast issues, h/a, nose problems, palpitation)
- Yang collapse
ST36 ****
Actions:
•Benefits the lumbar region, Activates the channel & Alleviates pain •Regulates urination & Treats hemorrhoids
Indications:
- Channel disorders (local pain of the lumbar region, sacrum & buttocks; pain/atrophy of the leg: sciatica, hemiplegia)
- Urogenital disorders (difficult urination, retention of urine; seminal emission, turbid leukorrhea, genital pain)
- Anal disorders (hemorrhoids, prolapse of rectum)
BL54 ***
Actions:
- Tonifies LU-Qi & Nourishes LU-Yin
- Descends & Disseminates LU-Qi
- Clears heat from the LU
- Releases the exterior
Indications:
•All patterns of disharmony of the LUNG
− All deficiency LU patterns
LU-Qi def.: weak cough worsened by exertion, SOB with no desire to speak LU-Yin def.: dry sputum, dry mouth/throat/tongue
− All excess LU patterns
Interior excess: fullness/pain of the chest, LU abscess, coughing of phlegm
− Exterior pathogenic factors affecting the LU: aversion to cold, chills & fever with cough
•Disorders of the throat, nose, skin, sweating
Backshu of the LU
BL13 ****
Actions:
- Drains damp-heat from the LV & GB
- Clears pathogenic factors from Shaoyang
- Tonifies & Regulates GB Qi
- Tonifies deficiency
Indications:
- Damp-heat in the GB & LV (jaundice, bitter taste in the mouth, vomiting, distention of the lateral costal region)
- Shaoyang syndrome (bitter taste in the mouth, dry throat, blurred vision; fullness/distention of the chest & lateral costal region; nausea & vomiting)
- Deficiency of the Qi of the HT & GB (fright palpitations w/ restless sleep, insomnia)
- Steaming bone disorder, deficiency-taxation
‘Four flowers’ (BL17 + BL19)
BL19 ***
Actions:
- Benefits the ears, Eliminates wind and Clears heat
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Ear disorders (Alternate with TW21, SI19)
- Other local problems (TMJ, toothache, mumps, deviation of mouth & eyes)
GB2 ***
Actions:
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
- Benefits the hip joint
Indications:
- Hip disorders
- Weakness & paralysis of the leg, sciatica
GB29 ***
Actions:
- Harmonizes the Triple Burner & Regulates urination
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Urinary disorders (difficult urination, retention of urine, edema; enuresis)
- Local pain of the leg/foot
Lower HeSea of the Triple Warmer
BL39 ***
Actions:
- Benefits the sinews & joints
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
- Spreads LV Qi and Benefits the lateral costal region
- Clears LV & GB damp-heat
- Harmonizes Shaoyang
Indications:
- Disorders of the sinews & muscles esp. of the leg (pain, cramping, contraction, stiffness, sprain, numbness, atrophy, paralysis)
- Disorders of the lateral costal region (intercostal neuralgia, fullness in the chest & rib)
- Disharmony of the GB (damp-heat: bitter taste, nausea&vomiting, jaundice (cholecystitis, hepatitis, cholelithiasis); constipation from Qi stag. or heat: + TW6; Shaoyang syndrome; GB-ST(Wood attacking Earth): sour belching, indigestion; GB-HT(Qi def.): susceptibility to fright, timidity )
GB34 ****
Actions:
- Separates the pure from the turbid
- Regulates the intestines and Bladder
- Drains turbid dampness & Clears damp-heat
- Regulates Small Intestine Qi
Indications:
- Intestinal disorders, esp. d/t damp-heat (diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, blood & mucus in stools; constipation, hemorrhoids)
- Urinary disorders d/t damp-heat (dark yellow urine, enuresis, retention of urine, difficult/painful urination, blood in the urine)
- Genital disorders d/t damp-heat (seminal emission, leukorrhea)
- Others: (Small Intestine Qi pain, wasting & thirsting disorder − local pain)
BL27 ***
Actions:
- Eliminates wind
- Benefits the head & eyes
- Clears the sense organs
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
‘WIND POOL’
Meeting of Foot & Hand Shaoyang, Yang Qiao & Yang Wei
Indications:
- Exterior or interior wind (wind-cold or wind-heat: chills & fever + h/a, eye …; hypertension, hemiplegia, epilepsy)
- Head (headache, dizziness; eyes, nose, ears; sequelae of windstroke: loss of speech/memory)
- Channel disorders (neck, shoulders & upper back)
GB20 ****
Actions:
- Tonifies & Nourishes the LU, HT, KD, SP & ST
- Nourishes Yin & Clears heat
- Calms the spirit
- Fosters the original Qi •Resolves phlegm
(‘Shu of Gao & Huang’)
Indications:
•All kinds of deficiency, including 5 types of taxation, 7 injuries
− LU: consumption, coughing of blood, night sweating, steaming bone disorder, emaciation
− HT: poor memory, pounding of the Heart, insomnia, phlegm-fire mania
− KD: seminal emission, impotence
− ST/SP: undigested food in the stool, weariness of the four limbs;phlegm diseases
•Local pain of the back & shoulder
BL43 ****
- Warms the Lower Burner
- Regulates menstruation & Benefits the genital region
‘RETURN’
WARMING IN NATURE, good for EXCESS/DEFICIENT COLD conditions (Better use moxa) (Compare w/CV3)
Indications:
* COLD in the Lower Burner (excess/deficient)
−Amenorrhea of any excess/deficient pattern(‘return’), (dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, uterine masses, uterine prolapse, leukorrhea, infertility, swelling/pain/cold of the vagina) −Retraction of the testicles, pain of the penis, impotence, seminal emission, nocturnal urination, Shan disorder, running piglet Qi
ST29 ****
Actions:
- Activates the channel, Relaxes the sinews & Alleviates pain •Regulates the lower jiao & Alleviates pain
- Treats hemorrhoids
Indications:
•Disorders of the lower limb (Pain/atrophy/paralysis of the lower limb; sciatica)
MAIN POINT for UPPER HAMSTRING INJURY
•Hemorrhoids
BL36 ***
Actions:
- Eliminates wind & Clears heat
- Benefits the eyes
- Clears the head & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Eye disorders (acute conjunctivitis, blurred vision, lacrimation on exposure to wind; twitching of eyelid, ptosis)
- Frontal headache, esp. in the eyebrow region (sinusitis, one-sided or generalized head wind)
- Facial paralysis
- Pain of hemorrhoids
BL2 ***
Actions:
- Regulates Dai Mai & Drains dampness
- Regulates menstruation & Stops leukorrhea
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Leukorrhea (any pattern)
- Major damp-heat GYN point (+ SP9) (irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, infertility, uterine prolapse)
- Local problem (distention & pain of the lower abdomen in women, pain of the lateral costal region, lumbar pain)
GB26 ***
Actions:
- Eliminates wind, Benefits the head & Alleviates pain
- Benefits the eyes
Indications:
- Pain of the forehead (Yangming channel(+ infraorbital region); Shaoyang channel(+ temporal/parietal regions, eye))
- Eye disorders (lacrimation, redness, pain & itching; ptosis, twitching of eyelids)
GB14 ***
Actions:
- Benefits the eyes
- Dispels wind-damp, Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Principal distal point for eye disorders (itching, pain, redness, long/short sightedness, night blindness)
- Channel disorders (lower limb: knee pain, pain/spasm/atrophy of leg; breast: distention & pain)
‘BRIGHT LIGHT’
LUO-CONNECTING pt.
GB37 ***
Actions:
- Invigorates blood & Dispels stasis
- Cools blood heat & Stops bleeding
- Nourishes & Harmonizes blood
•Harmonizes the diaphragm & Descends rebellious Qi
Hui Meeting Point of Blood
Indications:
- All blood diseases, esp. in the upper & middle jiao (blood stasis: pain, fever, psycho-emotional disorders, hemorrhage; blood heat: hemorrhage, fever, psycho-emotional; blood deficiency: night sweating, steaming bone disorders; taxation consumption disorder(+ BL19 ) )
- Painful obstruction, skin disorders
- LU/ST Qi rebellion (cough, dyspnea; belching, hiccup, vomiting, ST reflux, esophageal constriction)
BL17 ****
Actions:
- Harmonizes the upper & lower
- Expels wind from Taiyang Channel
- Treats hemorrhoids
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Lower limb problems (lower limb pain/numbness/atrophy; RLS; sciatic pain located along either BL or GB channel)
- “Excess above + deficiency below” (‘Flying Yang’) (h/a, dizziness, pain of the neck & occiput, nosebleed; lumbar pain, coldness of the lower part of the body, inability to stand, weakness of legs)
- Mania & epilepsy, hemorrhoids
- Exterior syndrome in Taiyang stage (chills & fever, absence of sweating, pain of the neck & occiput, nasal congestion/watery discharge)
BL58 ***
Actions:
- Benefits sinews & bones
- Benefits the neck
- Dispels wind-damp
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
- Clears GB Fire
Indications:
- Disorders of the bone marrow, sinews & bones (weakness, flaccidity, contraction, pain of the limbs, esp. chronic painful obstruction & atrophy; main distal point for acute/chronic stiffness & pain of the neck; fractures, leukemia; dizziness, headache, tinnitus)
- GB Fire (distention of chest, lateral costal region & abdomen, anxiety, agitation, mania, poor appetite, nosebleed )
GB39 ****
Actions:
- Regulates Qi, Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
- Transforms & Lowers phlegm, Dissipates nodules
- Benefits the breast and Expedites delivery
STRONG DESCENDING ACTION
Contraindicated in pregnancy
Indications:
- Stiffness & pain of the neck & shoulders
- Phlegm disorders (windstroke, hemiplegia, loss of speech after stroke; scrofula, goiter)
- Breast disorders (pain, abscess, scanty breast milk)
- Rebellion of Qi (cough/dyspnea, leg Qi ascending to attack the HT )
- Difficult or prolonged labor
GB21 ***
- Regulates the Lower Burner & Dispels stagnation
- Benefits the Bladder & Uterus
‘WATER PASSAGE’, ‘Gate of Uterus’(L), ‘Child’s Door’(R)
DISPERSIVE IN NATURE, always for EXCESS d/t stagnation of Qi/blood (compare with CV4)
Indications:
Stagnation of Qi/blood, Dampness/Damp-Heat in the Lower Burner
−Urinary disorders (retention of urine, dysuria, cloudy urine) −Reproductive disorders (uterine masses, ovarian cysts, dysmenorrhea, infertility; retention of placenta or dead fetus; genital pain, inflammation of genital area (eg. Herpes)
−Lower abdominal distension, lumbar pain
ST28 ****
Actions:
- Tonifies & Nourishes the HT
- Regulates HT-Qi
- Calms the spirit
- Unbinds the chest & Resolves blood stasis
- Clears HT fire
Indications:
•All patterns of disharmony of the HEART (def. of Qi, Blood, Yin or Yang; HT fire, blood stasis, obstruction of phlegm)
− Heart: oppression of the chest, HT pain, palpitations or irregular heart beat
− Spirit: insomnia, poor memory, excessive dreaming; epilepsy, dementia, mania-depression(‘happy point’)
•Disorders of the eyes, tongue, sweating
BL15 ****
- Clears heat from ST channel & Alleviates pain
- Harmonizes the intestines & Clears damp-heat
- Calms the spirit
YING-SPRING, WATER, HEAVENLY STAR POINT
Indications:
- Heat/Fire in the upper reaches of the ST channel (Toothache, pain of the eye/face/throat, nosebleed: LI4; trigeminal neuralgia + ST4, 6, 7; nosebleed + LI20)
- Intestinal disorders d/t damp-heat (Diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, blood in the stools, constipation, abdominal pain)
- Mental disorders (Aversion to the sound of people talking, desire for silence)
- Pain/swelling of the dorsum of the foot
ST44 ***
- Moves Small Intestine Qi & Transforms stagnation
- Regulates & Harmonizes the intestines, Clears damp-heat
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
LOWER HE-SEA of S.I., POINT of SEA OF BLOOD (+ BL11, ST37)
Indications:
- ‘Small Intestine Qi pain’ (Severe lower abdominal pain radiating to the waist, lumbar region and down to the testicles)
- ‘Small Intestine deficient & cold’ (Dull lower abdominal pain improved with warmth and pressure, chronic diarrhea or dysenteric disorder)
- Diarrhea/dysenteric disorder d/t damp-heat (Pus & blood in the stool)
- Pain/atrophy/hemiplegia of lower limb
ST39 ***
Actions:
- Regulates the intestines
- Transforms stagnation & Alleviates pain
- Strengthens the lumbar region & legs
Indications:
- Intestinal disorders (constipation; diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, borborygmus; prolapse of the rectum, intestinal abscess)
- Local back pain or pain/atrophy of the leg
BL25 ****
Actions:
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
- Benefits the hip & leg
- Dispels wind-damp
Indications:
- Disorders of the hip & leg (Pain: sciatica*(# 1 point), painful obstruction; hemiplegia, numbness, stiffness, weakness, atrophy)
- Urticaria, eczema
GB30 ****
Actions:
- Benefits the eyes
- Expels wind & Clears heat
Indications:
•Eye disorders of any kind (Redness, swelling & pain of the eyes, vision problems)
(acute & chronic conjunctivitis, excessive tearing in windy conditions, astigmatism, optic neuritis, pterygium, color blindness, night blindness, early stage cataracts, glaucoma)
BL1 ***
Actions:
- Spreads LV-Qi
- Regulates & Nourishes LV blood
- Pacifies wind
- Cools fire & Clears damp-heat
- Benefits the eyes & sinews
Indications:
- All patterns of disharmony of the LIVER (LV-Qi stag., LV Fire/LV Yang rising, LV blood/Yin def., LV wind, damp-heat); hepatitis, cholecystitis, jaundice, liver cirrhosis …
- Eye, sinews or mental disorders characterized by LV pathology (pain, itching, dryness, redness of eyes, blurred vision; stiffness, contraction, cramping or pain of the sinews; stress, irritability, depression, mood swings)
- Local pain (tightness/pain in hypochondria, intercostal neuralgia)
BL18 ****
Actions:
- Eliminates wind
- Alleviates itching
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
‘wind market’
Indications:
- Wind-Cold-Damp painful obstruction (wandering pain, cold, heavy sensation of the leg)
- Hemiplegia following windstroke
- Wind-Damp skin disorders anywhere in the body (bias towards the lower body) (urticaria, dermatitis, generalized itching)
GB31 ***
Actions:
- Tonifies KD & Benefits essence
- Regulates urination
- Strengthens lumbar region
Indications:
- Male sexual dysfunction (impotence, premature ejaculation, seminal emission, swelling & pain of the genitals)
- Urinary disorders (difficult or dribbling urination w/ Yin edema)
- Local pain in the lumbar region
* BL channel point
BL52 ***
Actions:
- Relaxes the sinews, Activates the channel & Alleviates Pain
- Benefits the calf & heel
- Treats Hemorrhoids
Indications:
- Primary distal pt. for all kinds of hemorrhoids
- Main point for calf cramps
- Important point for heel pain
- Sciatica pain radiating to the calf region
BL57 ****
Actions:
•Clears heat & Lowers Yang
- Pacifies wind & Leads down the excess
- Activates the entire channel & Alleviates pain
- Relaxes the sinews & Strengthens the lumbar spine
- Promotes labor
Indications:
- Heat, excess Yang or wind in the head (h/a, heat in the head, redness/swelling/pain of eyes, nosebleed, toothache; epilepsy, lockjaw)
- Pain & contraction anywhere along the channel (occipital h/a, stiff neck, pain of the back & spine (SI3); Heart pain radiating from the chest to the back; pain of the lower limbs, heel & ankle)
- Prolonged labor
BL60 ***
Actions:
- Regulates the Bladder
- Clears damp-heat from the lower burner
- Dispels stagnation & Resolves masses
- Benefits the lumbar region and legs
Indications:
- All kinds of urinary disorders, esp. d/t damp-heat (painful/difficult/hesitant/frequent urination with scanty, dark flow)
- Damp-heat in the intestinal/genital region (diarrhea; genital itching/swelling/pain/ulceration, seminal emission, leukorrhea)
- Stiffness/pain of the lumbar region, sacrum, buttocks, coccyx and lower limbs
BL28 ***
- Expels wind-damp & Alleviates pain
- Benefits the shoulder
Indications:
- Disorders of lower limb (Atrophy, pain, numbness, swelling)
- Shoulder pain/stiffness (empirical; ST-LI Yangming)
ST38 ***
- Benefits the breasts and Reduces swelling
- Unbinds the chest and Alleviates cough & wheezing
Indications:
- Breast disorders (pain, distention, swelling, abscess)
- Scanty lactation (+ CV17, SI1)
- Local disorders of Lung or chest (pain of the chest with shortness of breath, cough, asthma)
ST18 ***
Actions:
- Regulates Qi & Pacifies wind
- Benefits the head & sensory orifices
- Calms the spirit
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Main point for occipital h/a, stiff neck & shoulders
- Disorders of the sensory orifices (nasal congestion, loss of sense of smell; swelling, redness & pain of the eyes, poor vision; swelling of the throat with difficulty to speak)
- Interior wind − dizziness, epilepsy, head wind
Point of Window of Heaven
‘Sudden contraction, epilepsy and dizziness with inability of the legs to support the body, select XX’ — Spiritual Pivot
BL10 ****
- Regulates the Intestines, SP & ST
- Resolves Dampness/Damp-Heat
- Regulates Qi & blood, Eliminates Stagnation
FRONT-MU OF LARGE INTESTINE, ‘Heaven’s Pivot’
Indications:
- All kinds of intestinal disorders (acute/chronic, hot/cold, excess/deficient: diarrhea, constipation, flatulence, borborygmus, bacillary dysentery, acute simple appendicitis ( + ST37, LI11)
- Stagnation in the lower abdomen (abdominal pain or distention, intestinal abscess, Shan disorder, abdominal or uterine masses in women, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, infertility)
- Dampness (edema, facial swelling, turbid painful urinary dysfunction)
- ST: retching, vomiting esp. accompanied by diarrhea
ST25 ****
Actions:
- Pacifies interior wind & Expels exterior wind
- Calms spirit & Treats epilepsy
- Benefits the head & eyes
- Opens & Regulates Yang Qiao
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Wind disorders (Exterior wind: chills & fever, aversion to wind, h/a; Interior wind: lockjaw, opisthotonos, up staring eyes, deviation of mouth & eyes, windstroke & hemiplegia)
- Mental disorders (daytime epilepsy, mania, insomnia, palpitations)
- Heat in the head (h/a, dizziness, nosebleed, deafness & tinnitus, redness/swelling/pain of the eyes)
- Pain of both the lumbar region and hip
BL62 ****
- Regulates the lower jiao and Facilitates urination & defecation
- Regulates menstruation & Stops leukorrhea
- Benefits the lumbar region & legs
- Important points for inducing labor
Liao points
Actions:
- Benefits the bones & joints
- Expels pathogenic factors & Firms the exterior
- Regulates Lung-Qi & Alleviates cough
Indications:
- Disorders of the bones & joints (Rheumatic / arthritic diseases, osteoporosis)
- Local pain (Rigidity of the nape of the neck or the spine, soreness & pain of the back and scapula)
- Attack of exterior pathogenic wind-cold (Chills & fever, absence of sweating, headache, stiffness & pain of the neck & upper back; Cough, dyspnoea, fullness of the chest)
INFLUENCE ON NECK, BACK & UPPER RESPIRATORY
BL11 ***
Actions:
- Benefits lower back & knees, Activates the channel & Alleviates pain •Cools blood
- Cools summer-heat and Stops vomiting & diarrhea
- Benefits the bladder
Indications:
- Disorders of the lumbar region & lower limbs (acute/chronic lumbar pain, sciatic pain, atrophy/ pain/hemiplegia of the lower limb, knee disorders)
- Heat in the blood level (febrile diseases, skin diseases(excess type), nosebleed)
- ‘counterflow Qi and diarrhea’ (summer-heat stroke, sudden turmoil disorder)
- Urinary disorders (enuresis, difficult urination, dark urination)
- Hemorrhoids
BL40 ****
Actions:
- Spreads LV Qi
- Benefits the chest, lateral costal region & breasts
- Clears the head and Benefits the eyes
- Transforms phlegm & Dissipates nodules
Indications:
•LV Qi stagnation along the course of GB channel
−distention & pain in the chest & lateral costal region with inability to catch the breath
−Head: one-sided h/a, dizziness, tinnitus
−Eyes: lacrimation or dry eyes, redness/swelling/pain
−Breasts: premenstrual distention & pain, abscess
−Qi+Phlegm: swelling&nodules in neck, breast, axilla
•GYN disorders (irregular menstruation assoc. w/ LV Qi stagnation, PMS, leukorrhea)
•Disorders of the lower limbs, esp. the feet
GB41 ****
Actions:
- Regulates the ST & Descends rebellion
- Harmonizes middle jiao
Indications:
- All diseases of the ST Fu-organ (ST Qi stagnation: distention/fullness/pain of the epigastrium & abdomen; ST Qi rebellion: ST reflux, nausea, vomiting )
- Disharmony of both the ST & SP (poor appetite, undigested food in the stool, borborygmus, diarrhea)
BL21 ***
Actions:
- Spreads LV-Qi, Clears GB heat/damp-heat
- Activates the channel, Alleviates pain, Benefits the joints
- Regulates Shaoyang
Indications:
- Heat & stagnant Qi in the GB channel (distention & pain of the chest & lateral costal region with sighing & inability to catch the breath; swelling/pain of head, eyes, neck, throat, axilla)
- Disorders of the lower limb (hip pain, sciatica, cramping & pain of leg, hemiplegia; ankle*: drop foot, flaccidity or swelling of the ankle)
- Shaoyang syndrome
- Disorders of the GB Fu or Wood attacking Earth (cholecystitis, vomiting & acid regurgitation)
GB40 ***
Actions:
- Tonifies KD-Qi, KD-Yang, KD-Yin & KD-Essence
- Regulates the water passages & Benefits urination
- Benefits & Warms the uterus
- Benefits the eyes & ears
- Strengthens lumbar region
Indications:
•All patterns of disharmony of the KIDNEY
(KD Qi def., KD Yang def., KD Yin def., KD Essence def.)
− frequent urination, incontinence, enuresis; cockcrow diarrhea; seminal emission, premature ejaculation, sterility; irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, infertility; edema with difficult urination; tinnitus, deafness, chronic ear infections
- Dual disharmony of the KD & SP, HT, LV or LU
- Chronic deficiency, esp. in the elderly
- Local pain in the lumbar region
BL23 ****
- Transforms phlegm & dampness
- Clears phlegm from the Lung & Alleviates cough/wheezing
- Clears phlegm from the Heart & Calms the spirit
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
LUO-CONNECTING POINT
Indications:
•All PHLEGM diseases
−Chest: fullness, oppression, pain
−Lung: copious phlegm, white or yellow
−Heart: mania-depression, lethargy, stupor
−Head: dizziness & h/a with heavy & clouded feeling, epilepsy, severe vertigo
−Throat: plumstone Qi, throat painful obstruction
•Channel disorders (Atrophy, pain, hemiplegia of the lower limb)
ST 40 ****
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
- Harmonizes the Stomach & Alleviates pain
- Moderates acute conditions
XI-CLEFT
Indications:
* PAIN
−Local swelling/pain of the knee
−Acute swelling/pain/abscess of the breast
−Acute epigastric pain
ST34 ***
Actions:
- Expels wind & Releases the exterior
- Strengthens defensive Qi & Firms the exterior
- Disseminates & Descends LU-Qi
- Benefits the nose
Indications:
- Exterior pathogenic wind attacks (Colds/Flu) (exterior excess: chills & fever, absence of sweating, rigidity & pain of the head and neck, P: floating-tight; exterior deficiency: fever & chills unrelieved by sweating, aversion to wind, P: floating-weak; susceptible to catching cold easily; wind attacking the lung: cough w/ chest pain, dyspnea; wind attacking the skin: wind rashes, urticaria)
- Nose disorders of all kinds (nasal stuffiness & discharge, nosebleed, sneezing, sensitivity to dust and pollen)
- Stiff neck
‘WIND GATE’
(bias towards exterior wind)
BL12 ****
Actions:
- Tonifies SP-Qi & SP-Yang
- Resolves dampness
- Raises SP-Qi & Holds blood
- Regulates & Harmonizes the Qi of the middle jiao
Indications:
•All patterns of disharmony of the SPLEEN
− SP Qi/Yang def. + dampness, prolapse from Qi sinking, hemorrhage d/t Qi not holding blood
− stagnation in the middle burner d/t SP Qi def., LV-SP disharmony or dampness: fullness, distention or pain in the abdomen or lateral costal region
•Local back pain (worse w/ cold & damp)
BL20 ****
Actions:
- Spreads LV-Qi & Unbinds the chest
- Regulates the HT
- Regulates & Descends Qi
Indications:
- Chest & heart disorders d/t LV Qi stagnation (pain/oppression of the Heart, chest & diaphragm, restlessness, agitation and oppression)
- Heart dysfunction (heart pain, palpitations, anxiety, stress (+ BL15)
- LU/ST Qi rebellion (cough, vomiting)
BL14 ***
