Class Eight: Pericardium

Question 1

PC-3 / Quze

Use:

Answer 1

He Sea point

Used for sunstroke (heat)

Expels fire poison; clears heat, cools blood
Treats irritability
Used for Stomachache
Clears heat at the nutrittive level
Water controls fire (heat) and benefit the shen

Question 2

PC-4 / Ximen

Use:

Answer 2

Xi-Cleft point

Used for angina

Stops pain
Opens the chest; expands the chest
Regulates blood
Used for bleeding

Question 3

PC-5 / Jianshi

Use:

Answer 3

Jing River point

Empirical point for malaria

Addresses phlegm misting the Heart
Regulates Heart qi, opens the chest

Question 4

PC-6 / Neiguan

Use:

Answer 4

Luo point

Guides qi in; regulates the middle jiao; opens the chest; calms the shen

One of the best points for:
Insomnia
Vomiting
Nausea
Shen Disturbance

Question 5

PC-7 / Daling

Use:

Answer 5

Yuan Source point

Calms the shen

Quiets the spirit: used for mental and emaitional conditions as well as irritability
Calms the mind
Clears Heart heat

Question 6

PC-8 / Laogong

Use:

Answer 6

Ying Spring point

Clears heat excess and calms the shen

Clears Heart fire (excess and intense conditions)
Used for mental disorders (mostly from excess)
Drains heat
Harmonizes the Stomach
Cools blood