Du Channel Flashcards
Where does the Du Channel Begin
originates in the lower abdomen and emerges at the perineum (DU1)
What is the confluent point of the DU channel
SI3
Which points on the CV are classified as meeting points on the GV
REN 1 and REN 24
*DU1
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU2
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU3
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
*DU4
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 5
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 6
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 7
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
*DU 8
Needling
Actions
Indications
(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
DU 9
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 10
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 11
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 12
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 13
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
*DU 14
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 15
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
*DU 16
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 17
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 18
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 19
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
*DU 20
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 21
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 22
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
- DU 23
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
*DU 24
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 25
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
*DU 26
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 27
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
DU 28
Needling
Actions
Indications
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
