Divergents/8 Extras Flashcards
What is the opening (master) point for the Ren?
LU 7
What are the paired points for the Ren?
Opening LU 7 (R women/L men) coupled w. closing point KD 6 (L women/ R men)
What is the Sea of Yin?
Ren
What is the Sea of Yang?
Du
What is the Sea of Blood?
Chong aka Sea of Miracles – gives birth to Ren & Du
What level do the 8 extras operate on?
Deepest level - Preincarnation
For stasis of Yin needle ____
Ren 3
To gather Qi for refinement needle _____
Ren 6 = Sea of Qi
To release accumulations of or to Build Yin needle _____
Ren 7 - Master point of all Ren points; move blood to nourish and nourish to move blood
Prior to needling & opening Ren points one should….
palpate the abd for nodules, feel for temp and add or remove points based on palpation.
Lower Jiao Ren points include:
Ren 3 - 7
Middle Jiao Ren points include:
Ren 8 (moxa only), 10 - 15
Upper Jiao Ren points include:
Ren 17-18 & ST 1
Within the Meridian system - 8 extras assist with which three levels:
- Wei-Defensive = skin, sinews
- Ying-Nutritive = blood, vessels, flesh
- Yuan-Source = marrow, bone
What are the 8 master points for the Extraordinary channels?
LU 7 = Ren; SI 3 = Du; SP 4 = Chong; GB 41 = Dai Belt; SJ 5 = Yang Wei; UB 62 = Yang Qiao; KD 6 = Yin Qiao; PC 6 = Yin Wei
Opening & closing point for the Dai?
GB 41 opens & SJ 5 closes
Opening & closing points for the Chong?
SP4 opens & PC 6 closes
Moxa _____ to tonify Qi
SJ 4
Divergents travel in ____/____ pairs
Yin/Yang
Needle technique for Divergents when dealing with an EPF in the following way:
Shallow; Deep; Shallow
Needle technique for Divergents when dealing with a condition one wants to put back into latency in the following way:
Deep; Shallow; Deep
The LU divergent separates from the regular channel around ___ then enters the chest to connect with ___ & ___. It then heads _____ & emerges at superclavicular fossa & connects with the throat at ____ where it converges with LI system
LU 1; connects with LU & LI; heads upwards & connects with throat at LI 18.
The Divergent for LI separates from the ___, & heads up the path of the regular channel to __, where there are 3 branches. The 1st branch goes posteriorly to connect w. ___ (below spinous process of C7). The 2nd branch heads anteriorly & goes to the chest & breast. The 3rd branch enters the body cavity @ the _____ ____& connects w. the LU, & then down to connect w. the LI. It then passes upward, emerges @ the supraclavicular fossa & up through the throat, where it connects w. ___(& joins the LI regular channel).
Hand; LI 15; DU 14; supraclavicular fossa; LI 18
SP divergent separates from regular channel on the ____, it joins the ___ Divergent at the groove. It then flows up & connects with the ____, then further upward to penetrate & connect with the ______
thigh; ST divergent; throat; tongue
St divergent separates from channel on the anterior aspect of the _____ & goes up to ___. Then enters body to connect w. SP & ST then goes up to connect w. ___. It then travels along the sides of esophagus & throat, emerges @ the ___, continues upwards along the sides of the nose, & finally connects w. the eye system @ ___.
thigh; ST 30 (inguinal groove); HT; mouth; UB 1 (converges with ST channel here)
T/F ALL 3 FOOT YANG DIVERGENT CHANNELS CONNECT TO THE HEART
True (ST, GB, UB)
T/F The Heart Divergent connects with the SI
False, The HT divergent does NOT connect with the SI
HT divergent separates at _____ fossa, enters the chest and connects w. the HT. It then goes up to _____ & emerges at _____. It finally converges w. ____ reg channel at inner canthus.
axillary fossa (HT 1); throat, face; SI reg channel
The SI divergent separates at ____, goes to the axillary fossa & enters body cavity connecting with ____ & ____
shoulder/SI 10; HT & SI
UB divergent separates at ____, goes up to _____ and separates into 2 branches. One branch goes to ____. 2nd branch goes internally to ____. Main pathway goes upward through the muscles along the sides of the spinal column, & emerges @ the nape where it converges
with UB @ ___
UB 40; sacrum (5 cun above anus around UB 31); 1st branch anus; 2nd branch heart; UB 10
KD Divergent separates at ____, it joins, and runs together w. the ___ Divergent Channel. At the ___ lumbar vertebra, a branch emerges to start the Dai channel. The main portion continues up to the ___, where it emerges & converges w. the UB Reg. Ch. (UB 10 area). A branch from the nape goes to ____ __ ____
popliteal fossa (KD 10); runs with UB divergent; 2nd lumbar emerges with Dai; nape; root of tongue
T/F KD Divergent is unusual in that it runs on the the back rather than the front of the body
True
The PC Divergent separates from Channel @ the level of 3 cun below the ___ ___. It then enters the chest, & successively connects with ___ ____. It then goes upward, passes through the throat, emerges @ the retroauricular area (mastoid process), where it converges w. SJ Reg. Ch.
axillary fossa; each of three jiao’s;
The SJ Divergent starts @ ___. It then goes downward to the supraclavicular fossa, where it enters the ___ ___, then connects successively with the Three Jiaos & disperses in the _____. This Divergent Channel is a special case in that: a) it starts from the vertex rather than separating from its Regular Channel on the arm, and b) the SJ Regular Channel has no distribution to the vertex, the Divergent Channel’s origin.
DU 20 (vertex); body cavity; chest
The GB divergent separates @ ___ area, curves around the __ ___, then goes to the ext. genitalia & it joins the ___ Divergent. It then follows the lat abd & flank, until it enters the body cavity @ the hypochondriac region. It then connects w. GB, LV, & further onward to connect w. the HT. It continues upward, alongside the esophagus, emerges @ the ____ near the mouth. From area, it disperses in face & connects w the ___ system, & finally converges w. the GB Reg Ch. @ the ___ ____
GB 30; curves around hip joint; joins LV divergent; emerges at mandible; connects w. eye system; outer canthus
After separating from the LV Reg. Ch. @ the _____ of the foot, the Divergent Ch. follows the Reg. Ch. to the ____ ___, where it joins GB Divergent Ch. & follows it to its end @ the ____ ____.
Dorsum of the foot; external genitalia; outer canthus
