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Channels & Points Flashcards

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Flow of Qi

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Lung (hand taiyin)–> LI (hand yang ming)–> Stomach (foot yangming)–>SP (foot taiyin)–> HT hand shaoyin–> SI hand taiyang–> UB Foot taiyang–> KD foot shaoyin–> PC Hang jueyin–> SJ hand shaoyang–> LV foot jueyin–> GB foot shaoyang

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Circadian Clock

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Lung 3-5 am… All others two hours apart.

To tonify an organ, it’s best to tonify the organ’s time period after the organ you want to tonify. You can also tonify the organ by stimulating the opposite time on the clock.

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Entry & Exit Points

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the entry and exit points are on every meridian. The entry point is the first point where the Qi of the preceding meridian enters the next meridian. The exit point is where the qi exits the meridian
- Entry and exit points can be used to drain or supplement the channels

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Jing Well Point treat

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mental illness, chest stifling, fullness under heart

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Ying Spring points treat

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febrile, complexion change, hot sensations

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Shu Stream points treat

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Bi syndrome, wind, damp, heaviness, joint pain

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Jin River points treat

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asthma, cough, hot/cold sensations, voice sounds change

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He Sea points treat

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Fu organs, stomach, intestines, rebel qi, diarrhea

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Xi Cleft Points

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Accumulation Points

  • It is at this point that the Qi and blood of the channel gathers deeply.
  • They are used primarily for acute painful conditions
  • They are usually used for excess conditions and applied with a sedation method
  • Can be used with 8 influential points to enrich the effect of the treatment
Lung 6
LI 7
ST 3
SP 8
HT 6
SI 6 
UB 63
KI 5
P 4
SJ7
GB 36
LV 6
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8 Influential Points- Zang Organs

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Zang Organs- Effects all the yin organs (LV 13)

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8 Influential Points- Fu Organ

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Effects all the yang organs (Ren 12)

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8 Influential Points-Qi

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Tonifies the Qi and especially moves the qi in the chest due to emotional problems (REN 17)

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8 Influential Points-Blood

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Used to tonify or move the blood (UB 17)

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8 Influential Points- Sinews

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Used in weakness or stiffness in the ligaments and tendons (especially in the joint areas) - GB 34

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8 Influential Points- Marrow

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Used to nourish the marrow in bones, brain, spinal cord thus, is very effective in cases of wind-stroke. Also used in prevention of wind-stroke (GB 39)

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8 Influential Points- Bones

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Used primarily for arthritic conditions as well as bone diseases (UB 11)

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8 Influential Points- Vessels

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Used primarily to stimulate circulation in the vessels that contain blood

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Front Mu Points (Alarm Points)

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The mu points are yin because they are situated anteriorly in relationship to the body and are used in supplementing deficiencies (tonification)
- Best for treating the Yang/Fu organs

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Back/ Shu Points

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The back shu points are yang because they are situated posteriorly in relationship to the body and are used for draining excess conditions (sedation)

  • best for treating Yin/Zang organs
  • most current theories explain that the shu points can be used for the yin and yang organs and for sedation or tonification
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Functions of the Meridians and Collaterals

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  1. transporting qi and blood and regulating yin/yang
  2. resisting pathogens
  3. transmitting needling sensation and regulating deficiency and excess conditions
  4. responds to dysfunction in the body
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Signs of internal diseases on the channel

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pain, heat, cold and deficiency, and stagnation

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Characteristics of the muscle meridians

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  1. circulate only to the periphery
  2. don’t penetrate Zang Fu
  3. Superficial and follow lines of major muscle groups
  4. all originate at extremities and ascend to head and trunk
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Fx of divergent channels

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  1. strengthen yin-yang relationship between internally-externally paired channels and zang fu
  2. distribute qi and blood to head and face
  3. integrate areas of body not supplied or interconnected by primary channels
  4. help explain clinical action of some commonly used acu points
  5. apart from LV and HT the yin primary channels do not go to the head and face. They link with the Yang divergent and primary channels enables the other 4 yin channels to make a connection to the top of the body
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8 Extraordinary Meridians

  1. Ren
  2. Du
  3. Chong
  4. Dai
  5. Yang Qiao
  6. Yin Qiao
  7. Yang Wei
  8. Yin Wei
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  1. Conception
  2. Governing
  3. Penetrating
  4. Girdle
  5. yang motility
  6. yin motility
  7. yang linking
  8. yin linking
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yuan source points

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direct relationship to prenatal qi

  • used in evaluation by palpation bc they reflect the state of prenatal qi of each organ
  • tonify the yin and yang organs
  • combo of yuan (host) and lou (guest)= enhance treatment
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Lou Connecting points

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  1. tonify deficient meridians lou connecting or sedating the excess meridians lou connecting
  2. Tonify the yin organs, sedate the yang organs
  3. often used for superficial channel problems as opposed to internal problem
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Lower He sea Points

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treat illness of the six fu organs

  • because they are located on the lower or yin portion of body, they treat yang illnesses effectively
  • LI SI and SJ have 2 sets of lower he sea points
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window of sky points

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regulate ascending and descending of Qi to and from the head

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4 diagnostic methods

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  1. looking/observation
  2. smelling/listening
  3. palpation
  4. questioning/interviewing
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Diagnostic Methods

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  • Qi, Blood, and Body Fluid Diagnosis- dampness, phlegm
  • Zang Fu & Qi, Blood and Body Fluid Diagnosis- spleen qi deficiency
  • 5 element diagnosis- wood overacts on earth
  • 6 levels of diagnosis- due to exterior cold invasion
  • 4 levels diagnosis- progression of exterior heat

Fundamental Theory of OM (6 decks)

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