Divergent Meridians Flashcards
Divergent meridians circulate ____ and _____ qi.
wei, yuan
They are branches of the ______ channel.
primary
They exist only in the presence of _______.
pathology
They divert pathogens away from the ___ ____ to the _____.
zang fu, joints
They strengthen and reinforce the bonds between paired ____ and ____ and _____ channels.
zang, fu, yin/yang
Do they have points of their own?
no
They begin on ______/_____ _____ and all go ___ the _____, ____, and _____. Except which one?
extremities, major articulations, trunk, face, head. Except the SJ divergent.
Their distribution can be summarized as:
________ from the primary channel
________ the body cavity
________ from the body cavity, and
________ with the primary yang channel of the pair.
separating, entering, emerging, converging
What is the 1st confluence and what are the confluent points?
KI/UB
UB 40/UB 10
What is the 2nd confluence and what are the confluent points?
LV/GB
RN2/GB1
What is the 3rd confluence and what are the confluent points?
SP/ST
ST30/UB1
What is the 4th confluence and what are the confluent points?
HT/SI
GB22/UB1
What is the 5th confluence and what are the confluent points?
PC/SJ
RN12/SJ16
What is the 6th confluence and what are the confluent points?
LU/LI
ST12/LI18
What does the opening point do?
It tells the body which channel is being treated
What is the full signal to the body that a divergent treatment is happening?
confluent point + needle style + starting/opening point
When do you use a jing well and what does it do?
It is used for SDS treatments. It shows the pathogen the way out.
Yang channels start near a _______.
joint
What confluence does not follow the rule that a yin channel follows a yang channel in the pair?
UB/KI
What is the jing well for bladder? Opening point?
BL 67
BL40
What channels go to Ren 17?
BL, ST, SP, SI, HT, SJ, PC
What 3 channels do NOT go to ST 12?
UB, KI, HT
What channels go to REN 23?
KI, ST, SP, HT, PC
What is jing well for KI? Opening point?
KI1
KI10
