Acupuncture points: Indications Flashcards
LU-1
- Front-Mu (alarm pt.) for lung
- Immune regulation
- Lung heat
- Cough
- Dyspnea
LU-5
- He-sea pt. (water)
- Water pt. (sedate) for Lung
- LU heat
- Fever
- Cough
- Asthma
LU-7
Luo-connecting pt. to LI (LI-6); confluent point of CV channel; Master point for head and neck
*Cough (CHF); autoimmune disease
LU-9
Shu-stream (Earth) point, Mother point for deficiency, Yuan (source) pt., influential pt. for blood vessels; lung deficiency; cough; asthma, dyspnea;
*LU Qi
LI-4
Yuan (source) pt., Master point for face and mouth; nasal discharge/congestion, facial paralysis; dental pain
*Headaches
*Nausea, calming (cats)
LI-10
Immune regulation; general tonic; skin itching; diarrhea; Wind-heat; elbow pain; thoracic limb and pelvic limb weakness
LI-11
He-sea pt. (Earth); Mother pt. for deficiency; wind-heat; diarrhea; constipation; elbow pain
LI-15
Shoulder pain, cervical stiffness
LI-20
Sinusitis or nasal discharge
ST-1
Conjunctivitis, uveitis, liver heat
ST-2
Conjunctivitis, uveitis, abdominal pain
ST-4
Facial paralysis; dental pain;
*Vestibular disease
ST-6
Facial paralysis, dental pain
ST-25
Front-Mu (alarm) pt. for LI; constipation; diarrhea, abdominal pain; vomiting
ST-35a/b
Stifle problems, pelvic limb weakness
ST-36
He-sea (Earth) pt., Master point for GI tract and abdomen; nausea, vomiting; gastric pain, gastric ulcer, food stasis; general tonic
ST-37
Lower He-sea pt. for LI; diarrhea, intestinal ulcers, constipation
ST-39
Lower He-sea pt. for SI channel; diarrhea; abdominal pain dysentery; hemiplegia, impaction
ST-40
Luo-connecting point to SP; influential point for phlegm; obesity, lipoma, phlegm, damp-heat skin, itching
ST-41
Jing-river pt. (fire); Wei syndrome; paresis/paralysis of pelvic limb, SP deficiency;
*Lar par
ST-42
Yuan (source) pt.; facial paralysis, facial swelling; dental problems; epilepsy; Wei syndrome, gastric pain
ST-44
Ying-spring point (water); stomach heat and gastric ulcers
ST-45
Jing-well (metal); son point for excess; diagnostic and treatment points for appetite
SP-3
Shu-stream pt. (earth); Yuan (source) pt; horary point; abdominal pain; diarrhea; constipation, obesity; stifle and thigh pain
SP-4
Luo-connecting point to stomach; confluent point to Chong channel; watery diarrhea; vomiting
SP-6
Master pt. for caudal abdomen and urogenital system; Yin/blood deficiency; damp; watery diarrhea; uterine problems;
*yin tonic
SP-8
Xi-cleft pt.; acute onset of diarrhea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, edema, irregular heat cycles, dysuria; abdominal masses
*becomes very hollow w/ blood stagnation
SP-9
He-sea (water); Yin deficiency, damp, watery diarrhea, skin itching, wei syndrome
SP-10
Bld deficiency; bld heat; bld stagnation; itching (skin); pelvic limb paresis or paralysis
SP-21
Major Luo point of the spleen; generalized pain; thoracic pain, dyspnea, digestive disorders, thoracic and pelvic limb weakness, Wei syndrome
HT-1
Shen disturbance, increased thirst, yin deficiency, chest pain, shoulder pain
HT-3
He-sea pt (water); elbow pain; chest pain; CHF
HT-7
Shu-stream point (earth); Yuan point; son point for excess; shen disturbance, anxiety, insomnia, chest pain, poor memory, restlessness, epilepsy
HT-8
Ying-spring (Fire); urinary incontinence; genital itching; palpitation; pain in the feet
HT-9
Jing-well (wood), mother point; febrile disease; mania; coma; palpitations
SI-3
Shu-stream (wood); mother pt for deficiency; confluent point of GV channel; cervical stiffness; back pain; red eyes
SI-4
Yuan (source point); thoracic limb weakness, cervical pain, intervertebral disk disease; jaundice; fever, carpal pain, osteoarthritis
SI-8
Son point for excess, He-sea point (earth); epilepsy, pain in elbow
SI-9
Ear problems, shoulder pain, thoracic limb lameness or paralysis
SI-16
Cervical stiffness; ear problems; deafness, pharyngitis
*Diagnostic neck point
SI-19
Otitis; deafness; headshaking, dental pain, epilepsh
BL-1
Crossing point among BL, SI, Yin-qiao, Yang-qiao and ST channels; eye problems, headache
BL-2
Headache, eye problems, facial paralysis
BL-10
Headache, wind-cold, nasal congestion/discharge, febrile disease, cervical stiffness, epilepsy, shoulder pain
BL-11
Influential point for bone; cough, fever, cervical stiffness, shoulder pain, DJD, IVDD, back pain
BL-12
Influential point for wind and trachea; wind-cold; wind0-heat; cough; fever; headache; cervical stiffness; pain in thoracic region
BL-13
Back-shu pt: LU
Cough, asthma, lower tidal fever, Yin deficiency, nasal congestion
BL-14
Back-shu pt. for PC
Cough, chest pain, vomiting, anxiety
BL-15
Back-shu pt. for HT
Anxiety, shen disturbance, insomnia, poor memory, epilepsy, chest pain, CHF
BL-16
Back-shu pt. for GV
IVDD, chest pain, cough, dyspnea, abdominal pain
BL-17
Back-shu pt. for diaphragm
Influential point for Blood, Bld deficiency; Yin deficiency; vomiting; regurgitation; cough; dyspnea
BL-18
Back-shu pt. for LIV
Jaundice, hepatic diseases, eye problems, hypertension, back pain, epilepsy, irritability
BL-19
Back-shu pt. for GB
Jaundice, hepatic diseases, lower-tidal fever, LIV Qi stagnation
BL-20
Back-shu pt. for SP
SP def., damp, abdominal fullness, vomiting, watery/bloody diarrhea, edema, jaundice, back pain
BL-21
Back-shu pt. for ST
abdominal pain, constipation, vomiting, gastric ulcer, diarrhea, abdominal fullness
BL-22
Back-shu pt. for TH
edema, vomiting, diarrhea, back pain
BL-23
Back-shu pt. for KID
KID Yin/Qi def, urinary incontinence, impotence, deafness, sore and weak back
BL-24
Qi Sea Hollow
Sea of Qi, Qi deficiency; back pain, abdominal pain, uterine disease
BL-25
Back-shu pt. for LI
Abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, back pain
BL-26
Gates of original/source Qi;
KID Yang/Qi deficiency, urinary incontinence or dribbling, impotence, back pain, diarrhea
BL-28
Back-shu pt. for BL
dysuria, urinary incontinence, diarrhea, constipation, lumbosacral pain
BL-35
Bloody urination or defecation, perianal itching
BL-36
Back pain, paralysis of pelvic limb
BL-39
Lower He-sea for TH; urinary dribbling, back pain, muscle spasms of rear limb
BL-40
He-sea (earth); master point for caudal back/hips; dysuria, urinary incontinence, hip joint, back problems, autoimmune disease, vomiting, diarrhea
BL-52
Lateral association point for KID
KID Yang/Qi deficiency; impotence, edema, urinary dribbling, back pain
*Fear