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Du Channel Flashcards

1
Q

Where does the Du Channel Begin

A

originates in the lower abdomen and emerges at the perineum (DU1)

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What is the confluent point of the DU channel

A

SI3

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3
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Which points on the CV are classified as meeting points on the GV

A

REN 1 and REN 24

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*DU1

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Lou Connecting Point of GV

Needling: perpendicular .5 to 1cun

Actions: Treats hemorrhoids; benefits the lower yin; activates the channel and alleviates pain; calms the spirit

Indications: hemorrhoids, urinary dysfunction, blood in the stool

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DU2

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Lumbar Shu

Needling: Oblique superior insertion .5 to 1 cun

Actions: benefits the lumbar region and legs; dispels wind-damp

Indications: pain of the sacrum, pain of the lumbar region and hips with inability to flex and extend; irregular menstruation

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DU3

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: perpendicular insertion .5 to 1 cun

Actions: dispels wind damp- benefits the lumbar region and legs; regulates the lower jiao

Indications: inability to flex and extend the knee, inability to walk; disorders of menstruation, leucorrhea

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*DU4

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Gate of Life

Needling: perpendicular insertion .5 to 1 cun

Actions: clears heat, regulates the GV, tonifies the kidneys, benefits the lumbar spine

Indications: heat in the body like fire, absence of sweating, steaming bones, dizziness, stiffness of the lumbar spine

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DU 5

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: perpendicular .5 to 1 cun

Actions: benefits the lumbar spine and lower jiao

Indications: stiffness of the lumbar spine with inability to flex and extend; undigested food in stool, diarrhea, running piglet qi

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DU 6

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: Perpendicular .5 to 1 cun

Actions: fortifies the spleen and drains damp; benefits the spine

Indications: abdominal fullness with no pleasure in eating; jaundice; diarrhea; warm febrile disease; wind epilepsy

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DU 7

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: perpendicular .5 to 1 cun

Actions: benefits the spine; benefits the middle jiao

Indications: pain of the lumbar region and back; abdominal fullness, no desire to eat; jaundice; amenorrhea

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*DU 8

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

(Sinew Contraction)

Needling: Oblique Superior Insertion .5 to 1 cun

Actions: soothes the Liver, pacifies wind and relieves spasm; calms the spirit

Indications: Upward starting eyes; clonic spasm; epilepsy; pain of heart; mania; mad walking

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DU 9

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: Oblique superior insertion .5 to 1 cun

Actions: fortifies the spleen, drains dampness and regulates the middle jiao; treats jaundice; unbinds the chest

Indications: cold in the stomach, inability to eat, emaciation, 5 types of jaundice; diminished qi; fullness of the chest

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DU 10

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: oblique superior insertion .5 to 1 cun

Actions: Alleviates cough and wheezing; clears heat and detoxifies poison

Indications: dyspnea, asthma, heat in spleen, chronic cough

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DU 11

Needling
Actions
Indications

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Needling: Oblique superior insertion .5 to 1 cun

Actions: tonifies the heart and lung and clams the spirit; clears hear and pacifies wind

Indications: sadness and anxiety; poor memory; childhood wind epilepsy, fever due to injury by cold with headache that comes and goes

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DU 12

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: perpendicular-oblique superior insertion .5 to 1 cun

Actions: clears heat from the lung and heart; calms the spirit; pacifies wind

Indications: heat in the chest, dry mouth, headache and sweating, mad walking

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DU 13

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: perpendicular oblique superior insertion .5 to 1 cun

Actions: clears heat and treats malaria; regulates the GV

Indications: malaria, chills and fever, stiffness of the spine, steaming bone disorder

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Q

*DU 14

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Point of Sea of Qi

Needling: perpendicular-oblique .5 to 1 cun

Actions: expels wind and firms exterior; clears heat; treats malaria; tonifies deficiency; pacifies wind

Indications: injury by cold leading to high fever with agitation and vomiting; chills and fever; malaria; deficiency sweating

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DU 15

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Gate of Muteness
- Point of Sea of Qi

Needling: perpendicular insertion slightly inferiorly, .5 to 1 cun

Actions: benefits the tongue and treats muteness; eliminates wind; benefits neck and spine

Indications: stiffness of the tongue with inability to speak; loss of voice; loss of consciousness due to wind stroke; absence of sweating; all kinds of yang heat and qi exuberance

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*DU 16

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Point of Sea of Marrow
Point of Window of Heaven
Sun Si Miao Ghost Point

Perpendicular insertion slightly inferiorly, .5 to 1 cun

Actions: eliminates wind; nourishes the sea of marrow and benefits the head and neck; calms the spirit

Indications: heaviness in the body with aversion to cold; cold shivering with sweating; headache, head wind difficulty in breathing; pain in neck with inability to turn neck

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Q

DU 17

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: transverse insertion superiorly or inferiorly .5 to 1 cun

Actions: eliminates wind and alleviates pain; benefits the eyes; clams the spirit

Indications: heaviness of the head; head wind; dimness of vision; lockjaw

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DU 18

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: transverse insertion .5 to 1 cun

Actions: pacifies wind and alleviates pain; clams the spirit

Indications: headache, dizziness with agitation, epilepsy, shaking of the head

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DU 19

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: transverse .5 to 1 cun

Actions: eliminates wind and alleviates pain; calms the spirit

Indications: stiffness and pain of the head and neck, one-sided headache, wind dizziness

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*DU 20

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Point of Sea of Marrow

Needling: transverse .5 to 1 cun

Actions: pacifies wind and subdues yang; raises yang and counters prolapse; benefits the head and sense organs; nourishes the sea of marrow; benefits the brain and calms the spirit

Indications: head wind; one sided headache; windstroke; prolapse of the rectum/uterus

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DU 21

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: transverse .5 to 1 cun

Actions: eliminates wind and treats convulsions; benefits head

Indications: head wind, visual dizziness; pain and swelling of the vertex; swelling and redness of the face

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DU 22

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: transverse insertion .5 to 1 cun

Actions: benefits the nose; eliminates wind and benefits the head

Indications: nosebleed; nasal congestion; head wind; chronic headache

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  • DU 23

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Sun Si-Miao Ghost Point

Needling: transverse .5 to 1 cun

Actions: benefits the nose and eyes; eliminates wind, benefits the head and face and dispels swelling; calms spirit

Indications: nasal obstruction and discharge; clear nasal discharge; pain of the eyes; visual dizziness

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*DU 24

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: transverse insertion .5 to 1 cun

Actions: benefits the brain and calms the spirit; eliminates wind and benefits the head; benefits the nose and eyes

Indications: mania-depression; fright palpitations; insomnia; loss of consciousness

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DU 25

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: perpendicular insertion .2 to .3 cun or transverse insertion directed superiorly .5 to 1 cun

Actions: benefits the nose

Indications: copious nasal discharge; rhinitis; nasal polyps

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Q

*DU 26

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Sun Si Miao Point

Needling- oblique insertion directed superiorly .3 to .5 cun

Actions: restores consciousness and calms spirit; benefits the face and nose and expels wind; benefits the spine and treats acute lumbar sprain

Indications: sudden loss of consciousness, coma, hypertension; ceaseless nosebleed

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DU 27

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: oblique insertion directed superiorly .2 to .3 cun

Actions: Clears heat; generates fluid and benefits the mouth; clams the spirit

Indications: ulceration of the mouth, pain of the gums, nasal congestion, lockjaw

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DU 28

Needling
Actions
Indications

A

Needling: oblique insertion .2 to .3 cun, prick to bleed

Actions: Clear heat and benefits the gums; benefits the nose and eyes

Indications: Redness, swelling and pain of the gums; bleeding of the gums; excessive lacrimation; superficial visual obstruction

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