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Things to know about windows of heaven points

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  1. All points except two are on the neck
  2. 7/10 points have the word “tian” in their name
  3. Regulating and descending qi to and from the head. Like a sky light tying heaven in
  4. Move the yin to the upper body and yang to the lower
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Indications of window of heaven points

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  1. Cough or wheezing from rebellious LU qi or vomiting from rebellious ST qi.
  2. HA and dizziness and heat, redness or swelling of face and eyes
  3. Goiter, scrofula, or throat disorders
  4. Sudden onset of disorders
  5. Emotional disorders
  6. Disorders of the sense organs
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Window of sky points: 10

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ST9, LI18, SJ16, UB10, LU3, PC1, RN22, SI16, SI17, DU16

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Functions & clinical significance of divergent channels

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  1. strengthen yin and yang relationship btwn int./ext. paired channels & zangfu
  2. distribute qi and blood to head and face (esp. yin channels)
  3. integrate areas of body not supplied or interconnected by the primary channels
  4. help explain clinical action of some commonly-use acupuncture points. (ex. BL57/BL58)
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Functions of 8 EVs

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  1. are reservoirs
  2. link the 12 primary channels
  3. protect the body from EPFs
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Functions of LUO channels

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  1. strengthen the connection btwn int./ext. paired channels and zangfu
  2. tx. disorders reached by luo channel
  3. psycho-emotional disorders
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7
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LU7

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travels to palmar and thenar eminence; poor memory, propensity to laughter

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8
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LI6

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travels to teeth, jaw and ear;

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9
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ST40

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travels to nap of neck, head and throat; mania-depression mad laughter, great happiness, desires to ascend to high places and sing, discards clothing and runs around, seeing ghosts

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10
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SP4

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travels to abdomen, ST, INTS; mania-depression disorder, mani raving, insomnia, restlessness, GB xu, much sighing

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HT5

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follows the HT to the HT, base of tongue and eye; frequent yawning and groaning w/ sadness, vexation and anger, sadness and fright, frequent agitation w/ burning sensation in HT, depressive disorder

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SI7

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travels to the shoulder; restless zang disorder, mania-depression

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13
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BL58

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travels to KD channel

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14
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KD4

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follows KD channel to perineum and vertebrae; ascends to a point below PC- can tx. palps, restlessness, agitation, dementia, mental retardation, somnolence, propensity to anger, fear, fright and unhappiness, desire to close door and remain at home

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P6

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travels to PC and HT, loss of memory following windstroke, 5 types of epilepsy

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16
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SJ5

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meets PC at chest

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17
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GB37

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travels to dorsum of foot

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18
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LV5

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travels to genitals; plumpstone sensation in throat, depression, fright palps, fear an fright worried oppression

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CV15

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spreads over abdomen

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20
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DU1

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travels up sides of spine to the top of the head; at shoulder blades joins w/ BL channel and threads through spine

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21
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SP21

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great LUO channel, spreads through chest and lateral costal region

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22
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sinew channels

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-circulate on periphery of body, DO NOT penetrate zangfu, originate at extremities and ascend to head or trunk, follow course of associated channel but are wider, more superficial and follow lines of major mm groups, tendons, ligaments, etc.

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23
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minute collaterals

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branches of larger channels help distribute qi and blood to even smaller places

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24
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12 cutaneous regions

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skin regions overlying broad networks of superficial channels, EPFs invading via skin, manifest disorders of deep lying channels ex. skin sensation, lesion, or discoloration

25
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jingwell

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qi emanates

26
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yingspring

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qi glides

27
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shu stream

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qi pours

28
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jingriver

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qi flows

29
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hesea

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qi enters inward

30
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jingwell points

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  1. clearing heat, restoring consciousness, rescuing collapse
  2. tx uppermost reached of channel
  3. fullness below the HT= apex of epigastrium aka LV qi stag
  4. treat disorders of the spirit
31
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LU11, ST45, SP1, HT9, SI1, KD1, LV1

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tx mania

32
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ST45, SP1, GB44, LV1

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insomnia, nightmares, somnolence

33
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Yingspring points

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  1. clear heat
  2. treat changes in complexion
  3. tx. dz of zang w/ shu-stream pnt. (more effect over the course of whole channel than just the uppermost end)
34
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Pain of LU and HT

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LU9+LU10

35
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somnolence

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LI2+LI3

36
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Deafness

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SI2, SI3, LI6

37
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swelling of inside of throat

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KD2+KD3

38
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ceaseless laughter

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P7+P8

39
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pain of LV and HT

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LV2+LV3

40
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shustream pnts.

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located at wrist flexure, or proximal to metacarpo-phalangeal or metatarso-phalangeal joints, except KD3 
good for: 
1. disorders of zang +yingspring pnt. 
2. disorders of yang channels
3. heaviness of body and joints
4. diseases manifesting intermittently
41
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Jing river points

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  1. cough and dyspnoea, chills and fever
  2. diseases manifesting in pts. voice
  3. Diseases of sinews and bones
42
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Hesea

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  1. counterflow qi and diarrhea, dz of ST & disorders from irregular eating and drinking
  2. diseases of fu
  3. diseases of skin
43
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LI5

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mani raving, propensity to laughter

44
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ST41

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ST heat w/ raving

45
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P5

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loss of voice, halting speech mani raving as if seeing ghosts

46
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SP5

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stiffness and pain of root of tongue, impaired speech, propensity to laughter, cold body w/ much sighing

47
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HT4

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sudden loss of voice

48
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KD7

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cold and hot bones, atrophy disorder of leg

49
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GB38

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wind Bi w/ numbness, wandering pain of joints, hemiplegia, contracted sinews, pain of a hundred joints (i.e. all joints), lower limb Bi, severe lumbar pain, like a small hammer in the middle of back, pain in lateral malleolus

50
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LV4

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contracted sinews, lumbar pain

51
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xi-cleft pnts.

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tx. acute conditions and pain, on the yin channels they also help w /disorders of the blood

52
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yuan

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qi lingers & surfaces, original qi

53
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HOST-GUEST COMBO

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yuan source of 1st or primarily affected channel is combined w/ the luo connecting point of its int./ext. coupled channel; may also use yuan and luo of same channel clinically

54
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sea of qi pnt.

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ST9, CV17, DU15, DU14

55
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sea of blood

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BL11, ST37, ST39

56
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sea of water and grain

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ST30, ST36

57
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sea of marrow

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DU16, DU20

58
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Window of Heaven functions

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  1. disharmony btwn qi of body and the head, w/ qi or blood rebelling upwards
  2. scrofula, goiter
  3. psycho-emotional disorders
59
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9 needles to return yang

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ST36, SP6, LI4, KD1, KD3, P8, GB30, DU15, CV12

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