A&E I and II- Final Exam- Leg Yin Flashcards
Actions:
•Harmonizes the LV & SP
− fortifies the SP
− spreads the LV
•Regulates the middle & lower jiao
Indications:
- Disharmony b/t the LV & SP (propensity to anger, abdominal distention & pain, borborygmus, diarrhea, loss of appetite; hepatitis, jaundice, enlargement of liver & spleen)
- Local pain in the flank, chest or back (lumbar pain w/ inability to turn & bend the waist, inability to raise the arm & shoulder; running piglet Qi)
FRONT-MU of the SPLEEN
HUI-MEETING of the ZANG
LV13 ***
- Regulates menstruation & Invigorates blood
- Harmonizes SP & Resolves damp
- Moderates acute conditions
XI-CLEFT POINT
Indications:
- GYN disorders d/t blood stasis or damp obstruction (Irregular menstruation(+ SP6,10), abdominal masses)
- Acute conditions (Dysmenorrhea: + LI4 (electro); ‘flooding & trickling’ (SP1))
- Dampness (Abdominal distention, poor appetite, difficult urination, edema, leukorrhea)
SP8 ***
What is the difference between SP9, CV3, and CV9?
•SP9 −Transforms dampness by regulating the Spleen’s function of transportation & transformation
−Focus more on middle & lower burner
•CV3 −Drains dampness by promoting the Bladder’s function of Qi transformation & diuresis
−Focus more on lower & middle burner
•CV9 −Regulates the water passages by working on the Small Intestine’s function of ‘separating the clear from the turbid’
−Better for edema of the abdominal region
- Tonifies the SP, Resolves dampness/damp-heat
- Harmonizes the SP & ST
- Regulates Qi
SHU-STREAM = YUAN-SOURCE, EARTH POINT of EARTH CHANNEL
Bias towards SP-DEFICIENCY
Indications:
•SP deficiency with consequent dampness or obstruction of Qi −Digestive disorders (poor appetite, indigestion, vomiting, epigastric/abdominal distention & pain, borborygmus, diarrhea, undigested food in the stool, dysenteric disorder, constipation)
−“Heaviness of the body & pain of the joints” (Febrile disease with fullness/oppression & inability to lie down, or begins with heaviness of the head; wind-damp painful obstruction; leg Qi; local joint)
SP3 ***
- Regulates SP & Resolves damp
- Opens & Moves the waterways
- Benefits the lower burner
HE-SEA, WATER POINT
Indications:
•DAMPNESS (damp-heat, cold-damp)
−Lower burner (intestines: diarrhea, dysentery; urinary system: retention of urine, difficult urination, painful urination – (KD10); genitals: pain of the genitals, leukorrhea – (LV8)) −Middle burner (jaundice, abdominal distention, fullness in the epigastrium, poor appetite) −Upper burner (fullness of the lateral costal region, dyspnea with inability to lie down) −Edema
•Local (knee pain esp. with swelling, painful obstruction)
SP9 ****
Actions:
- Clears deficiency heat
- Regulates the KDs
- Regulates the lower jiao
Indications:
- Deficiency heat (throat painful obstruction, dry throat; night sweating; dyspnea & coughing blood; wasting & thirsting disorder, hot & restless feet; irregular menstruation, infertility; seminal emission, nocturnal emissions, sterility; genital itching)
- KD-Yang deficiency (cold diarrhea, edema, impotence, spontaneous sweating; one foot hot and one foot cold)
KD2 ***
Actions:
- Spreads LV Qi, Subdues LV Yang, Eliminates LV Wind
- Nourishes LV blood & Yin
- Clears the head & eyes
- Regulates menstruation
- Regulates the lower jiao
Indications:
- Excess & deficiency patterns of the Liver (Stagnation of LV Qi: distention & pain(LI?), emotion; LV Yang/LV Wind: h/a, dizziness, epilepsy; LV blood/Yin def.: eyes, sinews, uterus)
- Eye disorders (blurred vision, redness/swollen/pain, twitching)
- Headache(esp. vertex) & dizziness
- Lower jiao (GYN, genito-urinary disorders, constipation)
- Disharmony involving the Liver & other organs (LV-LU, LV-HT, LV-SP, LV-ST, LV-GB, LV-KD)
LV3 ****
Actions:
- Clears Liver Fire
- Pacifies Liver Wind
- Spreads Liver Qi
- Clears heat & Stops bleeding
•Benefits the lower jiao
Indications:
- LV Fire blazing or LV Yang rising → LV Wind (h/a, dizziness, burning heat in the face, nosebleed, red & painful eyes, dry throat, bitter taste; epilepsy, childhood fright wind, wind stroke)
- Emotional disorders (irritability, anger; sadness, fear & fright; HT: insomnia, palpitations, mania; LU: shortness of breath, sighing)
- Heat/Damp Heat in the lower jiao (excessive/abnormal bleeding; genital itching, seminal emission, painful urination)
LV2 ***
Actions:
- Clears damp-heat from the lower jiao
- Benefits the genitals
- Invigorates blood and Benefits the uterus
- Nourishes blood & Yin
Indications:
- Damp-heat in the genital region (genital itching/swelling/pain; seminal emission, impotence)
- GYN w/ underlying damp-heat & blood stasis (infertility, abdominal masses, amenorrhea)
- LV blood & KD Yin deficiency (visual dizziness, blurred vision, menstrual disorders)
- Local disorders in the knee
LV8 ***
- Stops bleeding
- Regulates the Spleen
- Calms the HT & Spirit, Restores consciousness
- Unbinds the chest
JING-WELL, WOOD POINT, GHOST POINT
Indications:
•Hemorrhage (chronic(SP def.), lower burner, moxa −‘Flooding & Trickling’, menorrhagia (LV1); blood in the urine/stool; nosebleed, vomiting blood)
- Mental disorders (Insomnia w/ excessive or restless dreams & nightmares(ST45); mania-depression, epilepsy; loss of consciousness)
- “Dampness, swelling & fullness pertain to the SP” (Acute abdominal distention, swelling of limbs, diarrhea)
•“Fullness below the Heart” (Fullness in the chest & lateral costal region; dyspnea)
SP1 ***
- Invigorates blood & Dispels stasis
- Cools blood
- Harmonizes menstruation
- Benefits the skin •
“Sea of Blood”
MORE OF COOLING & MOVING NATURE
Indications:
- GYN disorders (Irregular menstruation, dysmenrrohea, amenorrhea, menorrhagia, post-partum blood def.)
- Skin disorders (Urticaria, eczema, psoriasis, herpes zoster, ulceration & itching of the genitals)
***** “ CAN TREAT ALL BLOOD DISEASES”
(blood stasis, blood heat, blood deficiency)
•Local (knee, leg)
SP10 ****
Actions:
- Descends excess from the head
- Calms the spirit
- Revives consciousness & Rescues Yang
Indications:
- “Excess above & deficiency below” (LV-KD: h/a, dizziness, cloudy vision; nosebleed; epilepsy, windstroke; running piglet Qi; HT-KD: insomnia, excessive dreams, agitation, palps; LU-KD: asthma, cough, dyspnea; dry cough, blood-streaked phlegm; Empty heat above: swelling, pain, dryness of throat; dry tongue, loss of voice; mouth ulceration; hot flushes)
- Loss of consciousness (windstroke, epilepsy, Yang collapse)
- Other (constipation, difficult urination; cold leg & foot)
KD1 ***
Actions:
- Spreads the LV & Regulates Qi
- Invigorates blood & Disperses masses
- Harmonizes the LV & ST
* Middle & Upper jiao *
Indications:
•LV Qi stagnation or rebellion (pain, distention, fullness in chest/lateral costal area; pain, distention, masses of the breasts (esp. PMS); LV-LU: cough, sighing, dyspnea; LV-ST: epigastric distention/pain, acid regurgitation, vomiting, hiccup)
- Blood stasis from prolonged/severe Qi stag. (hardness/masses with cutting pain in the chest, lateral costal region, abdomen or hypogastrium; cutting/stabbing pain of the HT)
- ‘Heat entering the blood chamber’
FRONT-MU of the LIVER
LV14 ***
Actions:
• Regulates Qi in the lower jiao & Benefits the genitals
− treats Shan disorder
− adjusts urination
− stops menstrual bleeding
•Revives consciousness & Calms the spirit
Indications:
•Lower jiao
−Any kind of Shan disorder, esp. acute & sudden pain
−Urinary: bias towards excess pattern (Qi stag./heat)
−GYN: heavy/prolonged bleeding d/t blood heat
•Loss of consciousness, disorders of spirit (Collapse, epilepsy; Mania-depression, fear & fright, worry, oppression)
LV1 ***
What is the difference between SP1, SP3, SP4, and SP6?
- SP1 –Focus on ‘wrapping blood’ & stops bleeding
- SP3 –More tonifying, bias towards SP deficiency
- SP4 –More moving, keep in mind its relationship with Chong Mai, good for abdominal pain, bias to excess
- SP6 –Tonifies & Moves, keep in mind it is the meeting point of SP, LV & KD, def. & excess, widest range of indications among the SP points
