Du & Ren Functions

Question 1

Rectifies Qi and loosens the chest; clears heat and disinhibits dampness; frees the channels and quickens the network vessels

Answer 1

Du-9

Question 2

Banks the origin and supplements the kidney; secures essence and checks vaginal discharge; soothes the sinews and harmonizes the blood; courses the channels and regulates qi

Answer 2

Du-4 Ming Men

Question 3

Subdues liver yang and extinguishes liver wind; upbears yang and stems desertion

Answer 3

Du-20

Question 4

Rectifies the spleen and stomach, transforms phlegm turbidity, courses qui, stabilizes the spirit-mind

Answer 4

Ren-13

Question 5

Warms and frees original yang, opens the orifices and rouses the brain, moves gastrointestinal qi, transforms cold damp accumulating stagnations

Answer 5

Ren-8

Question 6

Dispels wind evils and dissipates cold; clears the spirit-mind; disinhibits the joints and drains fire

Answer 6

Du-16

Question 7

Assists movement and transformation in the stomach and intestines, disperses food accumulation and qi stagnation

Answer 7

Ren-10

Question 8

Courses exterior evils in the yang channels, clears yang qui of the whole body, clears the heart and quiets the spirit, clears lung heat and regulates qi

Answer 8

Du-14

Question 9

Courses and regulates localized qi; harmonizes yin and yang; rectifies intestinal qi and arrests diarrhea; disperses swelling and relieves pain

Answer 9

Du-1

Question 10

Courses and regulates localized channel qui; dispels wind and brightens the eyes; clears heat and stanches bleeding; dissipates evils and frees the orifices

Answer 10

Du-23

Question 11

Harmonizes the stomach and downbears counterflow, fortifies the spleen and disinhibits dampness

Answer 11

Ren-12

Question 12

Banks the kidney and secures the root, supplements qi and returns yang, warms and regulates the blood chamber, separates the clear and the turbid, safe guards health and prevents disease

Answer 12

Ren-4