Eight Extraordinary Channels Flashcards
Do the extraordinary channels have their own points?
Only the Ren and Du
Name the eight extraordinary channels
Du - Governing Vessel Ren - Conception Vessel Chong - Penetrating Vessel Girdling Vessel Yin Motility Yang Motility Yin Linking Yang Linking
the extraordinary channels link
the primary channels to each other
the extraordinary channels act as
reservoirs of qi and blood
The Du channel links all the yang channels at
Du 14
what vessel links all the yin channels?
Ren
which vessel regulates the qi in the yin channels?
Ren
what does the Chong/Penetrating vessel do?
links the stomach and kidney channels
links the Ren and Du
what is the Chong vessel also called?
the sea of blood
the sea of the 12 primary channels
what does the Girdling vessel do?
binds the vertical paths of all primary channels particularly the Ren, Chong, KD, LV, and SP channels
the yin motility vessel connects
the KD and UB channels
the yin motility vessel dominates
quietness
the yang motility vessel connects
the UB, GB, SI, LI, and ST channels
the yang motility vessel dominates
activity
the yin linking vessel connects the
LV, KD, SP and Ren channels
the yin linking vessel dominates
the interior of the body
the yang linking vessel connects the
GB, UB, SJ, SI, ST, and Du channels
the yang linking vessel dominates the
exterior of the body
what does the extraordinary vessels do?
protect the body
the Ren, Du, and Chong vessels circulate the protective qi
over the abdomen, back, and chest
which extraordinary vessels originate in the pelvic area?
Ren, Du, Chong
which extraordinary vessels are linked with the preheaven qi?
Ren, Du, Chong
what kind of points do the extraordinary channels have?
their own specific confluent points
pathological symptoms of the chong/penetrating vessel
Counterflow qi, abdominal urgency, dyspnoea, gynaecological disorders, atrophy disorder of the leg.
Pathological symptoms of the Girdling vessel
Abdominal fullness, a sensation at the waist as though
sitting in water, pain around the umbilicus, abdomen,
waist and lumbar spine, red and white leucorrhoea,
irregular menstruation, infertility, insufficient sperm,
shan disorder.
Pathological symptoms of the Yang Motility Vessel
Daytime epilepsy, eye diseases, loss of consciousness,
aversion to wind, hemiplegia, chronic painful obstruction,
rigidity of the body, lumbar pain, contracted sinews,
flaccidity of the muscles of the medial leg and tightness of
the muscles of the lateral leg.
which points does the chong vessel cross through?
Ren 1, Ren 7, ST 30, KD 11-21
which points does the girdling vessel cross through?
GB 26-28
which points does the yang motility vessel cross through?
UB 62, UB 61, UB 59, GB 29, SI 10, LI 15, LI 16, SJ 15, ST 4, ST 3, ST 1, UB 1
Pathological symptoms of the Yin Motility vessel
Night-time epilepsy, eye diseases, chills and fever, painful
obstruction of the skin due to damp-heat, hypogastric
pain, internal urgency, pain of the genitals, contracted
sinews, shan disorder, uterine bleeding, leucorrhoea, flaccidity of the muscles of the lateral leg and tightness of the muscles of the medial leg.
what points does the yin motility vessel cross through?
KD 6, KD 8, UB 1
Pathological symptoms of the Yang Linking vessel
Visual dizziness, dyspnoea, acute and sudden pain and
swelling of the lumbar region, chills and fever, dyspnoea
with raised shoulders, fever and chills.
which points does the yang linking vessel cross through?
UB 63, GB 35, SI 10, SJ 15, GB 21, ST 8, GB 13-20, Du 16, Du 15
Pathological symptoms of the Yin Linking vessel
Heart pain, pain of the chest, fullness and pain of the
lateral costal region, lumbar pain.
which points does the yin linking vessel cross through?
KD 9, SP 12-16, LV 14, Ren 22, Ren 23
