CALE: gio Kidney point prescriptions Flashcards

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Urination - frequent, pale, abundant, incontinent, waking up, dribbling, weak stream
Low back/Knee pain
Leukorrhea
Premature ejaculation
uterine prolapse
recurrent miscarriages
Tinnitus

(kidney qi xu w/lower yin not holding s/s - don’t confuse with spleen qi

T: pale
P: deep + weak

A

Kidney Qi Not Firm

(not holding the lower yin)

causes: too much sex, too much childbirth, lifestyle

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B 23, 52, 32
Jing Gong (3.5 lateral from du 4 at L2)
Du 4
K 3
Ren 4, 6
Du 20
K 13 (.5 cun lateral from ren right over the sex organs)
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Kidney Qi Not Firm

B 23, 52, 
B 32 (firms qi in sexual organs)
Jing Gong (3.5 lateral from du 4 at L2)
Du 4
K 3
Ren 4, 6
Du 20
K 13 (.5 cun lateral from ren right over the sex organs)
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Key s/s for what pattern?
Upper - dizzy, tinnitus, bright white complexion

Middle - low backache, cold back, cold and weak knees

Lower - abundant clear urination, night urination, loose stools, infertility in women, impotence in men, premature ejaculation, decreased sperm count, cold and thin sperm, edema in legs, cold and weak legs, DECREASED LIBIDO

General/Mental - tiredness, lassitude, apathy, depression, feel cold

T: Pale + Wet
P: deep + weak

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Kidney Yang Xu

kidney yin xu and yang xu have the same root, so you can see symptoms of both, however, one will predominate over the other

TP: tonify and warm the kidneys and strengthen the fire at the gate of life

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Du 4
*K 7 * 
B 23
B 52
Ren 4, 6
K 3
Jing Gong
A

Kidney Yang Xu

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some rx for what pattern

jin gui shen qi wan
you gui wan or wen jing (good for trying infertility, 2nd half of cycle
zou gui wan 1st half - for kidney yin follicular cycle)
huang qi
huan shao dan (michelle loves this rx for kids night time urination, kidney qi and essence xu, can’t use during pg)

A

kidney

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key s/s for what pattern:
kids:
poor bone development, late closure of the fontanel
deafness
mental retardation/dullness

adults:
weak knees + legs
falling hair + premature greying
weak sexual activity - low libido, impotance + infertility/sterility + primary amenorrhea

loose teeth, softening of bones
dizzy, blurred vision
tinnitis, deafness
poor memory, decreased mental sharpness, absent minded

T: no coat (if px also has kd yin xu) and/or pale (if px also has kd yang xu - this one is more common
P: floating + empty or “leather”

leather = taut, hard, rapid, not a qi xu, the qi is floating up because there is a not enough jing/essence, the inside of the pulse is missing, but the outside is there

e

A

Kidney Essence Deficiency

nourish essence + tonify kidney

this is a deficiency of yin and/or yang - see what s/s are predominant

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K 3, 6, 13
UB 11, 15, 23
Du 4, 14, 16, 17, 20
GB 39

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Kidney Essence Xu

K 3 yin
K 6 yin + jing
K 13  jing (sperm point also)
UB 11 influential point of bones
UB 15 heart tonify (fire/water tx)
UB 23 tonify yang + jing (only use if pronounced yang 
Du 4 tonify kidney yang
Du 14 stimulates marrow
Du 16 sea of marrow (sea point for bone)
Du 17 sea of marrow (sea point for bone)
Du 20 stimulates marrow

GB 39 influential point of marrow
Ren 4

plus moxa, unless there is yin xu, xu re

rx to restore the left zuo gui wan
(for yin xu - moistening/nourishing - use this one first)

careful - some people get diarrhea from sheng di/shu di allergy

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clear urination during an asthma attack
sob on exertion
difficult inhalation (more exhalation than inhalation)
dizziness
chronic cough or asthma
rapid and weak breathing
cold limbs after sweating
tinnitus
low backache
swelling of the face
cold limbs
thin body
spontaneous sweating
mental listlessness
T: pale
P: deep - weak - tense
A

kidney not grasping qi

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du 12 - b 13
K 3, 13, 25
Lu 7 - K6
K3 - Ren 4
ren 6 (moxa)
Du 4 - Bl 23
St 36
A

kidney not grasping qi

du 12- b 13 tonify lungs qi for chronic conditions (also for lung yin xu)

K 13, 7, 25 strengthen kidneys receiving of qi

Lu 7, Kd 6 stimulate kidneys receiving of qi, open ren channel and benefit throat

K 3 - Ren 4 - tonify kidneys in general

Ren 6 brings qi to abdomen
Ren 17 Tonifies Qi and descends Lung Qi
Du 4 - B 23, Moxa Ren 6 Tonify Kidney Yang
K 25 - local stagnation in chest, helps breathing
St 36 - tonify qi in general

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key s/s for what pattern?
edema (water overflows to kidney) legs and ankles
edema (water overflows to heart) if it overflows to heart - palpiations, cold hands, breathlessness
(lungs) if overflows to lungs - watery, frothy sputum, cough, asthma, breathlessness
feel cold
low back and knee pain
scanty clear urination

T: pale, could be wet and/or swollen, wet white coat
P: deep, weak, slow

A

kidney yang with water overflowing

if the water overrflowed to the heart - then zhen wu tang
if not heart - wu ling san
could use jin gui shen qi wan

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du 4
bl 22-23
k 7
bl 15 (also in kidney essence pattern, b/c heart houses mind and mind is sea of marrow)
b 13 - du 12 (chronic conditions** especially in lungs)

ren 9 (water)
St 28 (water)

sp 9- 6 (damp)

lung 7 (lung fx, open ren)

B 20 (spleen yang)
Du 14 (direct moxa to tonify yang)
A

kidney yang xu with water overflowing

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s/s for what pattern:
low back pain
night sweats
dry mouth, throat at night
constipation
dark urine
sexual issues: nocturnal emissions, premature ejac, infertitily
bones ache
ears: tinnitus, hearing loss
dizzy, vertigo
poor memory
A

kidney yin xu

and kidney yin xu with fire

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K3, 6, 9, 10
Ren 4, 7
Sp 6

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Kidney Yin Xu

K 6 benefits throat (pair w/lung 7 open ren, nourish kidney)
K 9 anxiety, connects to heart, emotional tension
K 10
K 3 source point
Ren 7 nourish yin
Sp 6 nourish yin and fluids
Ren 4 nourish yin and kidney yin/essence

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key points for what pattern
k 2, 6, 9, 10
sp 6
ht 6
li 11
lung 10
ren 4
ht 5 - lung 7
du 24
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kidney yin xu, xu re

k 2 empty heat
k 6 - sp 6 - ht 6 tonify yin (KEY)
k 3 tonify kidney
k 9 insomnia (heart)
Li 11 heat
ren 4 yin
lu 10 dry throat
ht 5 - lu 7 
du 24 (calming)
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