Acupuncture Flashcards
Needle or acupuncture
Zhen
Cauterization or moxibustion
Jiu
Analgesic effects of acupuncture are dt the release of what?
Natural endorphins in the brain
What is one of the most common application for acupuncture?
Analgesia
What is used to treat hearing loss?
SJ5 (San Jiao 5)
What is translated as spirit or better understood as vital energy or life force?
Qi (Chi)
What are the 2 midline channels?
Ren and Du meridians
What is responsible for generating the protective Qi wc in turn shields the body from external elements?
Lung meridian
If you have rash, redness, bluishness of skin, it reflects the fxn of what?
Lungs
What is the source of heat wc gives warmth, and ctrls the mind’s fxn thus promotes proper mental fxn and alertness?
Heart
What is a very important cornerstone in most therapies and is the largest gland in the body?
Liver
What is responsible for blood health?
Spleen meridian
What is a good regulator of appetite, and water retention or symptoms resulting from excess activity s/a mania and mental restlessness?
Kidney meridian
What fxns as a protector and also affects psychosomatic relationships?
Pericardium meridian
Interconnecting or triple burner meridian
San Jiao Meridian
Upper burner
Lungs and heart
Middle burner
Epigastrium Upper abdomen Liver Spleen Pancreas Stomach
Lower burner
Kidneys Back Urinary bladder Intestines Pelvic region organs Reproductive organs
Location of San Jiao Meridian
Lateral part of the arm and going up to the side of the head
Yin/Solid organs
Lungs Heart Liver Spleen Kidneys
Yang/Hollow organs
Large intestine
Smol intestine
Gallbladder
U bladder
What absorbs and regulates the fluids of the body?
Large intestine meridian
Its connxn w the neck and mouth makes it useful in treating goiter and toothaches
Large int
Master pt of the body when it comes to pain and inflammation is located here
Large intestine meridian
It also ctrls body fluids and has connxn w the lower jaw, neck, and shoulders
Smol int
Useful in relieving shoulder pain, stiff neck, tooth ache
Secretory probs: jaundice, indigestion
Smol int meridian
What is the major regulator of mood and mental stability and phlegm prod regulation?
Stomach meridian
What is useful in ctrlling schizophrenia and mood dis, acid dyspepsia and reflux?
Stomach meridian
What dominates the back, making it v useful in musculoskeletal dis (backpain)?
Bladder meridian
- fertility
- water metab
What assists in the fxns of the liver?
Gallbladder meridian
What has a very wide distribution to the head and sides of the face?
Gallbladder meridian
What doesn’t belong to the yin/yang? “Midline vessel”
Conception vessel
- affects reproductive system, muscle strength, heart, lungs, and skin
- Ren meridian
Conception vessel
- traverses the midline from the upper lop to the top of head then down along the spine to tip of coccyx
- Du meridian
- balance, wakefulness, ability to rest
Governing vessel
Organs related to wood (middle)
Liver
Gallbladder
Direction: East Changes: Germinate Odor: Rancid Body types: Tall, slender, strong bones/joints, hark wrkers Taste: Sour Food: pickles, sauerkraut, vinegar, lemon, zucc, peas, beans, lettuce, green bell peppers Color: GREEN Food cautions: Soft dairy
Wood
Direction: South Changes: Grow Odor: Scorched Body types: Pointed, small, quick, energetic Taste: Bitter Food: Dandelion, greens, red bell p, alfalfa, romaine, pars, bitter melon, kale, berries, tomato, beets, lentils Color: RED Food cautions: Chocolate sugar
Fire
Direction: Center Changes: Transform Odor: Fragrant Body types: Large, strong legs, calm, generous Taste: Sweet Food: orange/yellow fruit or veg except chickpea, sweet potat Color: YELLOW Food cautions: Meat
Earth
Direction: West Changes: Reap Odor: Rotten Body types: triangle, strong voice, meticulous Taste: Pungent Food: mga ginigisa lol or garnish Color: WHITE Food cautions: Eggs
Metal
Direction: North Changes: Store Odor: Putrid Body types: Round, strong digestion, loyal, enjoy movement Taste: Salty Food: japan/kor food, buckwheat, water chestnut, aduki bean, blue/blackberries, eggplant, wild rice, purple potatoes Color: BLUE Food cautions: Cheese
Water
What is a woolly material derived from Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) and provides yang energy?
Moxa (Moxibustion)
