DU Meridian Flashcards
Each of the Four Sease are a reservoir for _____ ______, namely ___, _____, ______ and _____. They are used to treat specific ____ of the body.
vital substance, qi, blood, food/nourishment, marrow
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.
excess, deficiency.
The Sea of Qi is in the _______.
Chest.
An excess in the sea of Qi would manifest in symptoms generally in the ______, namely: _____ in the ______, urgent _____, red _______.
chest, fullness, breathing, complexion.
A deficiency in the sea of Qi would manifest as scanty energy for _____.
speech.
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 _______.
lower abdomen, body, big, malaise. small, apologetic.
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.
upper abdomen, abdominal fullness, inability
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 ______.
head/brain, lightness, strength, self. light-headedness
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 ____.
6, area, chronic, deficient, hot, cold, acute, chronic.
There are ___ Window of Heaven points, and the majority of them are on the ____ and ____.
head, neck
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.
Qi, Qi, blood, nodules, pain, neck; psychoemotional; sensory, sudden. ghost.
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 ____.
Qi, blood, yin, yang, knee, pubis. Qi, Qi, WOS, WOE
Ghost points were written about by ____ ___ ____ and ghosts can refer to _____, ____, ____ ____, ____ and things ____. They are financed by ____ and ____.
worms, parasites, guilt, desires, unrequited. dampness, phlegm.
Ghost points function in treating ____ and ____, severe separation of ___ and ____ and deal with ____ disturbances.
mania, epilepsy, yin, yang, shen.
External ghosts include: ____, ____, ___, ___ and ____. Internal ghosts include ______ love, ____ and ______ trauma.
wandering, hungry, horny, worms and parasites. unrequited, desire, psychological.
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.
Yang, Yin, spirit, phlegm, psychotic.
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.
trinities. WOS, cultivation.
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 ____, ___, ___, ____.
Ren15, ST25, ST32/36/36, ST41. DU20, UB11, UB23, UB61.
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 ____.
luo connecting, qi, blood. Ren, Du, luo connecting. PM, Ren, DU, great Luo of the SP.
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.
couple, yin, yang, Source-Luo.
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.
pathways, symptoms, disease, pathology, qi, blood, tissues, pathways.
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 = ____.
energy, psycho-emotional (blood), stasis, rebellious, emotions, tonify, yin, PF, excess. broken blood vessels, nodules.
The 8 Extra Meridians are associated with ____ where the body took on ____ absorbed by them.
ditches, excess.
Coupled pairings are _____. We use mostely ___ points as opening points for the 8 Extra because they connected with the _____ points.
Luo. Source.
