Eight principle TX Principles

Question 0

What is the main indicator for an exterior pattern?

Answer 0

aversion to cold + fever

Question 1

What are the 8 principles?

Answer 1

1) interior/exterior
2) yin/yang
3) cold/heat
4) deficiency/excess

Question 2

How can you distinguish half interior and half exterior pattern?

Answer 2

alternating chills/fever

Question 3

What are the 4 meridians to needle for EXTERIOR pattern?

Answer 3

1) LU (H-taiyin)
2) LI (H-yangming)
3) DU
4) UB (f-taiyang)

Question 4

What technique do you use for EXTERIOR pattern?

Answer 4

1) SHALLOW depth
2) Reduce
3) Cold= moxa, long retention
Heat= short retention

Question 5

What meridians do you needle for an INTERIOR pattern?

Answer 5

• corresponding zang-fu meridian

Question 6

What techniques do you use for INTERIOR patterns?

Answer 6

1) DEEP depth
2) Cold= moxa, long retention
Heat= reduce, short retention

Question 7

What meridians do you needle for COLD patterns?

Answer 7

1) REN

2) 3 YIN meridians (6 in total)

Question 8

What meridians do you needle for HEAT patterns?

Answer 8

1) DU

2) 3 yang meridians (6 in total)

Question 9

What technique do you use for COLD patterns?

Answer 9

1) WARM
2) moxa
3) long retention

Question 10

What technique do you use for HEAT patterns?

Answer 10

1) CLEAR HEAT
2) short retention
3) bleeding

Question 11

What meridians do you use for EXCESS patterns?

Answer 11

1) DU
2) 3 yang meridians
3) MU

Question 12

What meridians do you needle for DEFICIENCY patterns?

Answer 12

1) SHU
2) REN
3) 3 yin meridians

Question 13

What technique do you use for EXCESS patterns?

Answer 13

1) REDUCE

Question 14

What technique do you use for DEFICIENCY patterns?

Answer 14

1) TONIFY

2) moxa

Question 15

What meridians do you needle for YIN patterns?

Answer 15

1) REN

Question 16

What meridians do you needle for YANG?

Answer 16

1) DU

2) 3 yang meridians

Question 17

What techniques do you use for YIN patterns?

Answer 17

1) WARM YANG
2) DISPELL COLD
3) deep insertion
4) long retention
5) moxa

Question 18

What techniques do you use for YANG patterns?

Answer 18

1) CLEAR HEAT
2) shallow insertion
3) short retention
4) bleeding