DU Meridian Part 2

Question 1

Du-1 is the _____ ______ point of the Du

Answer 1

luo-connecting point

Question 2

Du-1, lasting strength, is _____ the spirit, cools the ____, is indicated for use of _____, clears _____ and clears the lower ______.

Answer 2

calms, blood, moxa, heat, orifice.

Question 3

Du-2, given its peculiar shape like a ____, is indicated for _______. Because it is also a part of the _____ spine, it is also useful to treat the _____. Like most of the Du, it also treats ____, specifically ____-____.

Answer 3

nose, rhinitis, lumbar, lumbar. wind, wind-damp.

Question 4

Du-3 is a _____ joint, and therefore also affects the back of the ______, by ______ the _____.

Answer 4

hinge, knees, warming, yang.

Question 5

Du-4 is contraindicated for ____ in those under the age of ____. It _____ KD ____, benefits the _____, expels ___ and is also a _____ point.

Answer 5

moxa, 20. tonifies, yang, lumbar, cold, DOE

Question 6

Du-5 also benefits the ____, and because it wraps around the front, it also starts to affect ____ yang and _____qi.

Answer 6

lumbar, SP, SP.

Question 7

Du-6 is level with the SP ___, and therefore affects the ____, benefitting the ____, as well as ___ yang.

Answer 7

shu, SP, middle, SP.

Question 8

Du-7 is level with UB-19, which is the ____ Shu, and has an affect in treating ________ fullness.

Answer 8

GB, abdominal.

Question 9

Du-8, or _____ _______ is level with UB-18 which is the ____ back Shu point. It is therefore indicated in conditions related to the _____, the _____; it relieves ______ in contracted ______ and anger injury of the ____. It is also indicated in internal _____-______ wind–tremors and convulsions.

Answer 9

sinew contraction, LR. sinews, eyes, spasms, muscles.

Question 10

Du-9, or Reaching Yang, is a highly influential point for _____, relating to ___ and ___. It is the back Shu of the _______, level with UB-17 and is used to stimulate _____. Qi is ____ and _____ at this point. In a western sense, given its assocaition with the ___ and ____, it also treats _____ and _______. Finally, Du-9 is highly indicated in treating ____-_____.

Answer 10

blood, GB, LR. Diaphragm, yang. dispersed, redistributed. GB, LR, jaundice, hepatitis. Wind-damp.

Question 11

Du-10 or ‘Spirit Tower-Broadcasting station’ is level with UB-16, or the Shu of the ____, and it is said to be positioned 1 vertebra below the space where the ____ emanates from the _____. It therefore relaxes the ____, clears ____ and detoxifies _______, or _______-___.

Answer 11

Du, Spirit, Heart. chest, heat, poisons, toxic-heat.

Question 12

Du-11 or Spirit Pathway, is level with UB-15, aka the __ Shu. It is said to be the entrance to the ___ lodging in the ___. It is opposite to KD-4, which is the front ___, relating to the Ren. This point is associated with the ___-___-___ relationship and therefore calms the _____, and relates specifically to ____ patterns of the ___ and ___.

Answer 12

HT, spirit, HT. Mu. Heart, Ling, Shen, spirit, xu, HT, LU.

Question 13

Du-12 or Body Pillar, is associated with UB-13, which is the ___ Shu and is said to hold up the ___ and the ____. Compared to the former, DU-11, this point is indicated for patterns of _____, and it assists in calming _____ and _____ in the HT. It has a strong ____ indication, as well as ____ disease.

Answer 13

LU, head, back. excess, spasms, heat. LU, febrile.

Question 14

Du-14 is a VIP pt: Great Hammer is able to treat whole body _____ and lack of ______. It is the meeting pt of the ___ mai and ___ channels of the hands and feet. It is a sea of ____ pt and it tonifies ____. It expels wind, clears heat, and calms the spirit by unblocking _____ qi. It is highly important in its ability to treat _____ ____, at which point it is ___. It also benefits the entire ____.

Answer 14

deficiency, strength. du, yang, qi, deficiency, yang. high fever, bled. spine.

Question 15

Du-13, or Way of Happiness, has the ability to strengthen _____ Qi as well as for nurturing the ____. It is level with UB-11, which is the influential point for ____, therefore influencing a particular substance–and therefore associated with ____ and ____ qi. It tonifies and disperses ____ qi, and is effective in treating the beginning of a ____ invasion, with _____ fever and chills.

Answer 15

protective, spirit. bone. immunity, wei. wei, wind, alternating.

Question 16

Du-15, or gate of Muteness, has a main action on the ____. It is a _____ point affecting the ____ and therefore benefits the _____, the ___, and stiffness of the ____. It is contraindicated in moxa.

Answer 16

voice. WOS, throat, tongue, neck, tongue.

Question 17

Du-16, or Palace of Wind, is where ____ wind settles. It has a ____/_____ association and therefore eliminates ___-____ or ___-_____, it benefits the ____. It is also a sea of ____ point, given its assocation with the _____. Jeffrey says the rhythm of Wei starts here and travels for 21 days down to the coccyx, and up for nne days flowing to the chest and abdomen.

Answer 17

pf. LR/Brain, wind-cold, wind-heat, brain. Marrow, brain.

Question 18

Du-17, or Brain Door, regulates the ____ and surrounding _____.

Answer 18

Brain, tissues.

Question 19

Du-18, or Unyielding Space, is also associated with the _____ and it calms the ____, soothes the ____ and _____.

Answer 19

brain, spirit, sinews, resuscitates

Question 20

Du-19, or Behind the Crown, is good for stabbing ___ in the back of the ___, as well as _______ and regulating _____.

Answer 20

pain, head, resuscitation, yang.

Question 21

Du-20, or Hundred Meetings, is the ____ pole of the body, and the ______ pt for a lot of channels. It is also a _____ of _____ point and is the most ____ on the body. It can be used for both excess and deficiency conditions—pulling up for ______, and pushing down for ______. It subdues LR ____, promotes _______ and is used with the ____ to balance the Yin and Yang of the body. It is also indicated to treat the lower _____, stiffness between the _______, depression related to the ____, seizures, and restless ____ due to ____ deficiency.

Answer 21

Yang, meeting, sea, marrow, yang. prolapse, hypertension. yang, resuscitation, KD,. orifices, scapula, LR, fetus, Qi.

Question 22

Du-21, or in front of the Crown is contraindicated for needling in _____, and is used for ____ wind, benefitting the ___ and used for _____ _____ of the face, as well as external ___.

Answer 22

infants, internal, head, swelling edema, wind.

Question 23

Du-22 or Fontanelle Meeting benefits the ____ and ___, as well as eliminates ____.

Answer 23

head, nose, wind.

Question 24

Du-23, or Upper Star, is extremely important for the _____ cavity, and is called so as the ___ is what receives cosmic Qi. It is also a _____ ____ point, and is excellent in treating _____ and ____.

Answer 24

nasal, LU. SSM ghost, allergies, cavities.

Question 25

DU-24, or Courtyard of the Spirit is very good at calming the ____and the _____ due to its proximity to the _____ ___. It quiets the ____ and helps return to True Spirit.

Answer 25

mind, spirit, inner eye. Heart.

Question 26

Du-25, or White Bone Hole, reduces _____ intoxication and clears _____.

Answer 26

alcohol, heat.

Question 27

Du-26, or Man’s middle, is also a _____ _____ point, used for ______. It is also highly affective in regulating the ___ and the ____ and calming the spirit by transforming _____ phlegm.. It is moving to the Lumbar and also treats _____.

Answer 27

SSM Ghost, resuscitation. Ren, Du, HT. Epilepsy.

Question 28

Du-27, or Extremity of the Mouth is used for ___ problems and stiffness of the ___–it also nourishes ___.

Answer 28

gum, lips. yin.

Question 29

Du-28, or Gum Intersection is the meeting of the ___, the ___ and the ____. It clears ___ and benefits the _____.

Answer 29

Ren, Du, Stomach. Heat, gums.