DU Meridian

Question 1

Each of the Four Sease are a reservoir for _____ ______, namely ___, _____, ______ and _____. They are used to treat specific ____ of the body.

Answer 1

vital substance, qi, blood, food/nourishment, marrow

Question 2

These points can treat any condition whether _____ or _____, regardless of _____. You can use all of them in the grouping or choose from among them to rectify the imbalance.

Answer 2

excess, deficiency.

Question 3

The Sea of Qi is in the _______.

Answer 3

Chest.

Question 4

An excess in the sea of Qi would manifest in symptoms generally in the ______, namely: _____ in the ______, urgent _____, red _______.

Answer 4

chest, fullness, breathing, complexion.

Question 5

A deficiency in the sea of Qi would manifest as scanty energy for _____.

Answer 5

speech.

Question 6

The Sea of Blood is in the _____ ______ and in excess would manifest as: sensation that the ____ is ____, as well as _____. Deficiency in the Sea of Blood would manifest as one feeling _____ or timid and _______.

Answer 6

lower abdomen, body, big, malaise. small, apologetic.

Question 7

The Sea of Food and Drink/Water is in the ____ _____ and in excess would manifest as ______ ______; and in defciency you might see hunger with the _____ to eat.

Answer 7

upper abdomen, abdominal fullness, inability

Question 8

The Sea of Marrow is in the ____/____ area and an excess of it may manifest as ______ of body, much _____ and the person’s ______ exceeds the normal level. A deficiency may manifest in ______.

Answer 8

head/brain, lightness, strength, self. light-headedness

Question 9

There are _____ command points, originally four, and they treat specific sections of the body. They are used when the respective ____ of the body suffers from illness whether ___, ____, ___, ___, ____ or ____.

Answer 9

6, area, chronic, deficient, hot, cold, acute, chronic.

Question 10

There are ___ Window of Heaven points, and the majority of them are on the ____ and ____.

Answer 10

head, neck

Question 11

The indications for WOH, WOS points include disharmony between the ___ of the body and the head with ___ and ____ rebelling upward; ____, swelling and ___ in the ______; ________ disorders, _____ organ disorders, _____ onset disorders. They are also used with ____ point selections.

Answer 11

Qi, Qi, blood, nodules, pain, neck; psychoemotional; sensory, sudden. ghost.

Question 12

WOS and DOE points mediate the movement of ____ and ____, ____ and ___ from above and below and they are located at the ___ and around the ____. To balance the ____ above with the ____ below, pick a combination of the ____ and the ____.

Answer 12

Qi, blood, yin, yang, knee, pubis. Qi, Qi, WOS, WOE

Question 13

Ghost points were written about by ____ ___ ____ and ghosts can refer to _____, ____, ____ ____, ____ and things ____. They are financed by ____ and ____.

Answer 13

worms, parasites, guilt, desires, unrequited. dampness, phlegm.

Question 14

Ghost points function in treating ____ and ____, severe separation of ___ and ____ and deal with ____ disturbances.

Answer 14

mania, epilepsy, yin, yang, shen.

Question 15

External ghosts include: ____, ____, ___, ___ and ____. Internal ghosts include ______ love, ____ and ______ trauma.

Answer 15

wandering, hungry, horny, worms and parasites. unrequited, desire, psychological.

Question 16

Possession can occur when ____ qi is weaker than the ___, when the overall ____ is not developed in children, as a result of ____ and because of a ____ break due to drugs.

Answer 16

Yang, Yin, spirit, phlegm, psychotic.

Question 17

Treatment for possession is used in ____ to address the degrees of possession/psycho-emotional problems. These Ghost points are used in combination with ____ points. The last form of treatment includes _____ of a spiritual life.

Answer 17

trinities. WOS, cultivation.

Question 18

Internal and External Dragons were developed by Worsley and follow the idea of possession from SSM. The points associated with Internal dragons are ____, ___, ___/__/___ and ____. The points associated with External Dragons are ____, ___, ___, ____.

Answer 18

Ren15, ST25, ST32/36/36, ST41. DU20, UB11, UB23, UB61.

Question 19

Luo connecting vessels divert from the PM at a ____ _____ point and they distribute ___ and ____ over the entire body. Each PM, plus the ___ and the ____ have a ___ ____ point. In total there are 15: 12___, ___ ___ and the ___ ___ of the ____.

Answer 19

luo connecting, qi, blood. Ren, Du, luo connecting. PM, Ren, DU, great Luo of the SP.

Question 20

Transverse Luo connect ____ pairs through the corresponding Luo points. They thus affect their corresponding ___ or ___ channel, by transferring energy between the pairs. These treatments are known as ___-_____ treatments.

Answer 20

couple, yin, yang, Source-Luo.

Question 21

Longitudinal Luos have their own ____, their own ___ of ____ and _____, and describe the small connecting vessels that spread ___ and ____ to the ____ that lie between the _____ of the channels.

Answer 21

pathways, symptoms, disease, pathology, qi, blood, tissues, pathways.

Question 22

Functions and uses for the Luo points include: Transfer of ____ between meridians; treats ____-____ disorders ( ___), blood or phlegm ____, ____ Qi, _____ associated with the particular element, can _____ the ___ organs, and with the Yang organs can help expel ____ of the ____ type. Fullness = ____ _____ ____ and emptiness = ____.

Answer 22

energy, psycho-emotional (blood), stasis, rebellious, emotions, tonify, yin, PF, excess. broken blood vessels, nodules.

Question 23

The 8 Extra Meridians are associated with ____ where the body took on ____ absorbed by them.

Answer 23

ditches, excess.

Question 24

Coupled pairings are _____. We use mostely ___ points as opening points for the 8 Extra because they connected with the _____ points.

Answer 24

Luo. Source.

Question 25

The Master point of the DU is _____; its coupled point is ____, Luo pt is _____ and starting point is ____. There _____ points on the trajectory.

Answer 25

SI3; UB62, DU-1, DU-1.

Question 26

The Sea of Yang, or the DU mediates the ____-____ tract, _____/____ and the curious organs associated with it are the ___, ___ and ___ and ____.

Answer 26

sensory-motor, movement/action, brain, uterus, bone, marrow

Question 27

The Level of the DU and Ren is ______, associated with the ____/___. They give birth to one another. They deal with loss of _____ by tonifying _____. DU opens the _____. It can assist in ___ ____ decline as well as issues with ___ and ____; namely ___ disturbance. DU settles the ____.

Answer 27

constiutional, jing/essence. consciousness, yang. portals. sensory motor, phlegm, dampness, shen. spirit.

Question 28

The DU originates in the ___ ____ and emerges at the _____. It meets the Ren at ____ and _____.

Answer 28

lower abdomen, perineum. Ren 1, Ren 24

Question 29

The Du has a relationship with the ____, the ___ and the _____ and mediates between the ___ and the ____.

Answer 29

KD, HT, brain. brain, heart.

Question 30

The DU treats diseases of the ___, ____ and the _____; diseases of the _____, ____ system and the uterus. The ____. It treats febrile diseases and reduces ____ in the body, as well as diseases of the ____ ____. It treats disorders of the ____ organs and of the ____ zang, as well as disorders of the brain and spirit.

Answer 30

anus, rectum, intestines. genitals, urinary, spine. heat, zang fu, sensory, Heart.