CALE: gio Kidney point prescriptions Flashcards
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
Kidney Qi Not Firm
(not holding the lower yin)
causes: too much sex, too much childbirth, lifestyle
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)
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)
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
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
Du 4 *K 7 * B 23 B 52 Ren 4, 6 K 3 Jing Gong
Kidney Yang Xu
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)
kidney
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
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Kidney Essence Deficiency
nourish essence + tonify kidney
this is a deficiency of yin and/or yang - see what s/s are predominant
K 3, 6, 13
UB 11, 15, 23
Du 4, 14, 16, 17, 20
GB 39
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
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
kidney not grasping qi
du 12 - b 13 K 3, 13, 25 Lu 7 - K6 K3 - Ren 4 ren 6 (moxa) Du 4 - Bl 23 St 36
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
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
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
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)
kidney yang xu with water overflowing
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
kidney yin xu
and kidney yin xu with fire
K3, 6, 9, 10
Ren 4, 7
Sp 6
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
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
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)
