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Lung Meridian

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Element: Metal
Associated Muscles: Delt, Coracobrachialis, Serratus Ant, Lev Scap
Tonification Point: Lu 9 (anterolateral palmar wrist crease)
Sedation Point: Lu 5 (elbow crease 1 cun lat to biceps tendon)
Luo Point: Lu 7 (2 cun from wrist crease on radial side)
Alarm Point: Lu 1
Associated Point: Bl 13 (T3-4)
Horary Clock: 3:00am-5:00am
B&E: Lu 1 (coracoid) & Lu 11 (lateral thumb nail)
Sedation Points: 1st: K10 & Lu 5
2nd: Lu 10 & H 8
Tonification Points: 1st: Lu 9 & Sp 3;
2nd: Lu 10 & Ht 8
Thermal Area: Lu 6

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Stomach Meridian

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Element: Earth
Tonification Point: St 41 (anterior ankle flexure)
Sedation Point: St 45 (lateral nail of 2nd toe)
Luo Point: St 40 (8 cun proximal to lateral malleolus)
Alarm Point: CV 11
Associated Point: Bl 21 (T12/L1)
Horary Clock: 7-9am
B&E: St 1 (below eye) & St 45 (lateral nail of second toe)
Sedation Points: 1st: St 45 & LI 1
2nd: St 43 & GB 41
Tonification Points: 1st: St 41 & SI 5
2nd: St 43 & GB 41
Thermal Area: St 34-36

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Spleen Meridian

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Element: Earth
Tonification Point: Sp 2 (distal to base of proximal 1st metatarsophalangeal joint)
Sedation Point: Sp 5 (at hollow anterior and inferior to medial malleolus)
Luo Point: Sp 4 (proximal to base of 1st metatarsal)
Alarm Point: Lv 13
Associated Point: Bl 20 (T11-12)
Horary Clock: 9-7am
B&E: Sp 1 (medial nail of big toe) & Sp 21 (midaxillary line 6th intercostal space)
Sedation Points: 1st: Sp 5 & Lu 8
2nd: Sp 1 & Lv 1
Tonification Points: 1st: Sp 2 & Ht 8
2nd: Sp 1 & Lv 1
Thermal Area: Sp 9

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Heart Meridian

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Element: Fire
Tonification Point: Ht 9 (radial nail of 5th finger)
Sedation Point: Ht 7 (ulnar side of wrist crease)
Luo Point: Ht 5 (1 cun proximal to Ht 7)
Alarm Point: Cv 14
Associated Point: Bl 15 (T5-6)
Horary Clock: 11am-1pm
B&E: Ht 1 (in axilla); Ht 9 (radial nail of 5th finger)
Sedation Points: 1st: Ht 7 & Sp 3; 2nd: Ht 3 & K 10
Tonification Points: 1st: Ht 9 & Lv 1; 2nd: Ht 3 & K 10
Thermal Area: Ht 7-9

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Small Intestine Meridian

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Element: Fire
Tonification Point: Si 3 (ulnar edge of palm crease when a fist is made)
Sedation Point: Si 8 (in fossa between olecranon and medial epicondyle of humerus)
Luo Point: Si 7 (posterior forearm, 5 cun proximal to wrist crease on medial boarder of ulna)
Alarm Point: Cv 4
Associated Point: Bl 27 (S1)
Horary Clock: 1-3pm
B&E: Si 1 (medial nail of fifth finger); Si 19 (right at TMJ, anterior tragus)
Sedation Points: 1st: Si 8 & St 36; 2nd: Si 2 & Bl 66
Tonification Points: 1st: Si 3 & Gb 41; 2nd: Si 2 & Bl 66
Thermal Area: Si 3-4

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Bladder Meridian

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Element: Water
Tonification Point: Bl 67 (pinky toe nail)
Sedation Point: Bl 65 (proximal to 5th metatarsal head)
Luo Point: Bl 58 (8 cun proximal to lateral malleolus
Alarm Point: Cv 3
Associated Point: Bl 28 (S2)
Horary Clock: 3-5pm
B&E: Bl 1 and Bl 67
Sedation Points: 1st: Bl 65 & Gb 41; 2nd: Bl 54 & St 36
Tonification Points: 1st: Bl 67 & Lu 1; 2nd: Bl 54 & St 36
Thermal Area: Bl 59-60

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Kidney Meridian

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Element: Water
Tonification Point: K 7 (3 cun proximal and posterior to medial malleolus)
Sedation Point: K 1 (plantar surface)
Luo Point: K 4 (posterior to medial malleolus)
Alarm Point: Gb 25
Associated Point: Bl 23 (L2)
Horary Clock: 5-7pm
B&E: K1 & K 27
Sedation Points: 1st: K1 & Lv 1; 2nd: K 3 & Sp 3
Tonification Points: 1st: K 7 & Lu 8; 2nd: K 3 & Sp 3
Thermal Area: K 7

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Circulation Sex Meridian

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Element: Fire
Tonification Point: Cx 9 (in the middle of the tip of the middle finger)
Sedation Point: Cx 7 (middle of wrist crease between tendon of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis)
Luo Point: Cx 6 (2 cun proximal to Cx 7) (master point for abdomen)
Alarm Point: Cv 17
Associated Point: Bl 14 (T4)
Horary Clock: 7-9pm
B&E: Cx 1 & Cx 9
Sedation Points: 1st: Cx 7 & Sp 3; 2nd: Cx 3 K 10
Tonification Points: 1st: Cx 9 & Lv 1; 2nd: Cx 3 & K 10
Thermal Area: Cx 4

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Tripple Heater Meridian

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Element: Fire
Tonification Point: Th 3 (dorsum of hand proximal and ulnar to the 4th metacarpal head)
Sedation Point: Th 10 (1 cun proximal to olecranon process)
Luo Point: Th 5 (2 cun proximal to wrist crease, between radius and ulna) (Master point for upper extremity)
Alarm Point: Cv 5 (also Cv 17, 12, and 7)
Associated Point: Bl 22 (L1)
Horary Clock: 9-11pm
B&E: Th 1 & Th 23
Sedation Points: 1st: Th 10 & St 36; 2nd: Th 2 & Bl 66
Tonification Points: 1st: Th 3 & Gb 41; 2nd: Th 2 & Bl 66
Thermal Area: Th 4-10

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Gallbladder Meridian

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Element: Wood
Tonification Point: Gb 43 (where skin joins the fourth and fifth toes)
Sedation Point: Gb 38 (4 cun proximal to lateral malleolus on ant border of fib)
Luo Point: Gb 37 (1 cun proximal to Gb 38)
Alarm Point: Gb 24
Associated Point: Bl 19 (T10)
Horary Clock: 11pm-1am
B&E: Gb 1 (1/2 cun lat to lat canthus of eye) & Gb 44 (lat 4th toenail)
Sedation Points: 1st: Gb 38 & Si 5; 2nd: Gb 44 & Li 1
Tonification Points: 1st: Gb 43 & Bl 66; 2nd: Gb 44 & Li 1
Thermal Area: Gb 33-39

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Liver Meridian

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Element: Liver
Tonification Point: Lv 8 (with patient’s knee flexed, at the medial end of the popliteal crease; bet med condyle of femur and semimembranosis)
Sedation Point: Lv 2 (between 1st and 2nd metatarsophalangeal joints)
Luo Point: Lv 5 (5 cun above med malleolus on post edge of tibia)
Alarm Point: Lv 14
Associated Point: Bl 18 (T9)
Horary Clock: 1-3am
B&E: Lv 1 & Lv 14
Sedation Points: 1st: Lv 2 & Ht 8; 2nd: Lv 4 & Lu 8
Tonification Points: 1st: Lv 8 & K 10; 2nd: Lv 4 & Lu 8
Thermal Area: Lv 8

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Conception Vessel Meridian

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Element:
Tonification Point:
Sedation Point:
Luo Point:
Alarm Point:
Associated Point: Bl 17 (T8)
Horary Clock:
B&E: CV 1 & CV 24
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Governing Vessel Meridian

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Element:
Tonification Point:
Sedation Point:
Luo Point:
Alarm Point:
Associated Point: Bl 17 (T7)
Horary Clock:
B&E: GV 1 & GV 28
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14
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How far is the width of the 2-5 finger?

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3 cun

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15
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How far is the distance from the eyebrows to the hair line?

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3 cun

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16
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How far is the width of the index and middle finger put together?

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1.5 cun

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17
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How far is the distance between the nipples?

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9 cun

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18
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How far is the distance from the xiphoid to the umbilicus?

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8 cun

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19
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How far is it from the umbilicus to the top of the pubic bone?

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5 cun

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How for is the distance from the top of the pubis to the inferior portion of the patella?

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15 cun

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21
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How far is it for the top of the greater trochanter to the inferior part of the patella?

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19 cun

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22
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How far is it from the inferior part of the patella down to the ankle?

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13 cun

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23
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How far is the width of the thumb?

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1 cun

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24
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How far is the distance from the armpit to the crease of the elbow?

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9 cun

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25
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How far is it from the elbow crease to the wrist crease?

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12 cun

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26
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Chest heavy, shortness of breath, heavy cough, and copious amounts of mucus

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Lung Excess

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Patient feels like he is coming down with a cold; symptoms of sneezing, sniffles, cough and chills.

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Lung Deficiency

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28
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Shoulder pain, dizziness, and shoulder pain associated with constipation.

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Large intestine excess

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29
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Gas, dry lips, and constipation

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Large intestine deficiency

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30
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Overeating, warm feeling, and pain at lateral thigh

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Stomach excess

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31
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Loss of appetite, no taste for food, legs seem weak

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Stomach deficiency

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32
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Patient wants to rest, appetite will vary, patient will want something to eat but does not know what he wants

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Spleen excess

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33
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Patient talks a lot, has dry mouth, feels heaviness in chest

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Heart excess

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34
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Overwhelming fatigue, fear, or dread

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Heart deficiency

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35
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Pain at sphenoid sinus and down sides of neck, shoulders, and arms; noisy bowel but no flatulence

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Small intestine excess

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Head hurts on one side with the pain around ears; gas which is odorless

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Small intestine deficiency

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37
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Spinal pain concentrated around waists and down both legs

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Bladder excess

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38
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Frequent urination; general spinal pain from shoulder to coccyx

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Bladder deficiency

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39
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Patient has a lot of intestinal activity, including peristalsis and gas movement but not necessarily flatulence. The urine has a dark color. The patient has a great deal of energy

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Kidney excess

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Lacks courage, timid, lacks self-assurance, lacks sexual interest

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Kidney deficiency

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Heavy head feeling with headaches, upper abdominal distress, light sleep with dreaming

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Circulation sex excess

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42
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Sleeps poorly, fear of heights, head feels heavy

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Circulation sex deficiency

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43
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Patient has trouble hearing, although audiometer test is normal

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Triple heater excess

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44
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Patient cold all over, sphenoid sinus pain

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Triple heater deficiency

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45
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Head and stomach seem heavy, pain and cramps along the anterolateral abdominal wall

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Gallbladder excess

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46
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Relative acidosis which causes patient to sigh; has chills, dizziness, and also tendency to stumble

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Gallbladder deficiency

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47
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Patient excitable and cries easily, starts on several different projects at once and goes in different directions at one time; has an obsession to keep going until everything is done

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Liver excess

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Visual disturbances, cannot use eyes for a long period; has short temper and will fly into rage over nothing; dizziness and clumsiness present

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Liver deficiency

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49
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How far is the distance from the proximal interphalangeal joint to the tip of the index finger?

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2 cun

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50
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How far is the distance from hair line to hair line horizontally across the forehead?

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9 cun

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51
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How far is the distance from the middle of the manubrium to the acromion?

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8 cun

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52
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How far is the distance from the posterior hair line to the inferior boarder of C7?

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3 cun

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53
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How far is the distance from the anterior hair line to the posterior hair line?

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12 cun

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54
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How far is the distance from the inferior gluteal fold to the posterior knee crease?

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14 cun

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55
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How far is the distance from the posterior knee crease to the medial malleolus?

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15 cun

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56
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How far is the distance from the posterior knee crease to the lateral malleolus?

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16 cun

57
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How far is the distance from the superior to inferior boarder of the patella?

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2 cun

58
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How far is the distance between the medial boarders of the scapulae?

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6 cun

59
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Sense: speech

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Fire

60
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Sense: taste

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Earth

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Sense: smell

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Metal

62
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Sense: hearing

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Water

63
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Sense: sight

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Wood

64
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Color: red

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Fire

65
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Color: yellow

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Earth

66
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Color: white

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Metal

67
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Color: black

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Water

68
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Color: green

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Wood

69
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Smell: burnt

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Fire

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Smell: sweet

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Earth

71
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Smell: fleshy

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Metal

72
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Smell: putrid

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Water

73
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Smell: rancid

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Wood

74
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Fluid: sweat

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Fire

75
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Fluid: lymph

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Earth

76
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Fluid: mucus

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Metal

77
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Fluid: saliva

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Water

78
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Fluid: tears

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Wood

79
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Sound: laughter

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Fire

80
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Sound: song

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Earth

81
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Sound: sob

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Metal

82
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Sound: groan

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Water

83
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Sound: cry

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Wood

84
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Emotions: joy

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Fire

85
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Emotions: worry

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Earth

86
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Emotions: grief

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Metal

87
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Emotions: fear

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Water

88
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Emotions: anger

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Wood

89
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Season: Summer

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Fire

90
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Season: midsummer

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Earth

91
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Season: Autumn

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Metal

92
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Season: winter

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Water

93
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Season: spring

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Wood

94
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Climate: Heat

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Fire

95
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Climate: moisture

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Earth

96
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Climate: dryness

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Metal

97
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Climate: cold

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Water

98
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Climate: wind

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Wood

99
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Orifice: ears

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Fire

100
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Orifice: mouth

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Earth

101
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Orifice: nose

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Metal

102
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Orifice: anus-urinary

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Water

103
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Orifice: eyes

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Wood

104
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Direction: south

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Fire

105
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Direction: north

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Earth and water

106
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Direction: west

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Metal

107
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Direction: east

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Wood

108
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Taste: bitter

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Fire

109
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Taste: sweet

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Earth

110
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Taste: piquant

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Metal

111
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Taste: salty

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Water

112
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Taste: acid

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Wood

113
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Psychic: conscience

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Fire

114
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Psychic: ideas

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Earth

115
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Psychic: animal spirit

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Metal

116
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Psychic: will, ambition

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Water

117
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Psychic: spirit

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Wood

118
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Energy: psychic

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Fire

119
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Energy: physical

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Earth

120
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Energy: vital

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Metal

121
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Energy: will power

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Water

122
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Energy: blood

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Wood

123
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Strain: walking

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Fire

124
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Strain: sitting

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Earth

125
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Strain: lying down

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Metal

126
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Strain: standing

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Water

127
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Strain: eyes

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Wood

128
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Planet: Mars

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Fire

129
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Planet: Saturn

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Earth

130
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Planet: Venus

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Metal

131
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Planet: mercury

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Water

132
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Planet: Jupiter

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Wood

133
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Controls: fire

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Taste - tongue
Pulse
Complexion

134
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Controls: earth

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Tactile - lips

Flesh - lips

135
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Controls: metal

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Smell - nose
Skin
Body hair

136
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Controls: water

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Hearing - ears

Bones

137
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Controls: wood

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Eyes
Muscles
Nails

138
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Large Intestine

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Element: Metal
Tonification Point: LI 11 (elbow crease on flexion)
Sedation Point: LI 2 (radial side of index finger, distal to the base of the metacarpophalangeal joint)
Luo Point: LI 6 (3 cun proximal to wrist crease)
Alarm Point: St 25
Associated Point: Bl 25 (L4-5)
Horary Clock: 5-7am
B&E: LI 1 (tip of index finger) & LI 20 (nose)
Sedation Points: 1st: LI 2 & Bl 66
2nd: LI 5 & SI 5
Tonification Points: 1st: LI 11 & St 36
2nd: LI 5 & SI 5
Thermal Area: LI 11

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