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EXAM 3 - HT, SI, BL, KD Flashcards

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Primary point to treat loss of voice and stiffness of tongue which affects the speech usually resulting from mental disorders or sequelae of windstroke. Also regulates HT Qi for disorders of HT rhythm.

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HT 5

LUO Connecting Point

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As the water point of HT channel this point is able to treat heat of head or heart. However, the main application of this point is to treat disorders of the upper limb such as epicondylitis, Hemiplagia or Parkinson’s

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HT 3 - HS, Water point

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As the fire point on the HT channel the strength of this point is to treat HT fire which transmits to the SI and BL in the lower burner, giving rise to a variety of urogenital disorders such as genital itching or difficult urination

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HT 8 (Fire)

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The strength of this point is in treating Yin fluids of the HT, thus being essential in the treatment of HT Yin Xu or Blood such as night sweating. Also able to treat Acute HT pain, nosebleeds, vomiting, and fright palpitations

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HT 6 (Xi Cleft)

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Named ‘Support the Aged’, this point is renowned in treatment of deficiency type eye disordered characterized by blurry or dimness of vision. Also used for Acute pain of the shoulder, scapula and arm, acute lumbar sprain.

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SI 6 (Xi Cleft)

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Confluent point of the GV, important in the treatment of pain, stiffness or contraction along the Taiyang channel and Du Mai, eg. headache, acute lumbar sprain. Also good for febrile diseases, nightsweating, epilepsy

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SI 3 (SS, Wood point)

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Important point for local pain of scapula and shoulder, also used in combination ? for a variety of breast disorders; also found to be tender in palpation with urinary tract infection or gall stones

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SI 11

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Indicated for use in mania-depression, fear and fight, sadness and anxiety due to its ability to calm the spirit. Empirical point for excrescence on the skin such as warts or lipomas

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SI 7 (Luo - HT channel)

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Important local point for jaw problems and all kinds of ear disorders including tinnitus, deafness, TMJ, motor impairment of mandibular joint
SI

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SI 19

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As Yuan Source point of a Yang channel, this point is mainly used in treatment of contraction, stiffness and pain along the SI channel itself. However, it is also effective in treating Jaundice due to its ability to clear dampness via the SI’s function of ‘separating the clear from the turbid’
SI

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SI 4 (Yuan Source)

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Vital point in the treatment of a wide range of blood disorders, including heat and blood deficiency, however especially good for treating the upper back due to its location. One of the points in the combination of ‘Four Flowers’
BL

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BL 17

Four Flowers BL 19 and BL 17

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Vital point on the upper back used to treat a number of deficiencies LU, HT, KD, ST, and SP. Moxa is preferred.

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BL 43

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Important point on upper back to expel wind and release pathogenic factors from the exterior portion of the body. Good for wind- cold, heat, dryness, rashes, uticaria, and all kinds of nose disorders.
BL

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BL 12

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Command point for the lumbar region, equally effective for acute or chronic conditions; good for sciatica, atrophy and pain of lower limbs; good at clearing heat; primary point for excess skin conditions, vomiting and diarrhea in summertime
BL

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BL 40 - Lower HS point (Earth point), Blood Xi Cleft, Command point for Low Back/Lumbar

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Luo Connecting point of BL channel, able to treat excess above and deficiency below conditions due to its location is also able to treat sciatic pain along the BL and GB channels. Able to calm the spirit and treat epilepsy and mania
BL

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BL 58

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Alternative name ‘Palace of Essence’ reflects its ability to fortify KD Qi and supports the sexual function and control of discharge of semen, thus good for impotence, premature ejaculation, seminal emmision. However, it is not as strong as the KD Back Shu to nourish and tonify the KDs

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BL 52

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One of the foremost points on the head to treat disorders of the nose such as loss of smell, nasal congestion and discharge, rhinitis, nosebleed; also good for vertex headache
BL

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BL 7

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Renowned for is use with moxa for its role in malposition of fetus during pregnancy

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BL 67 (JW)

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Primary distal point in treatment of hemorrhoids; often palpated and treated with tenderness for treatment of restless leg syndrome
BL

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BL 57

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Very dispersive and strong in descending, good at clearing and descending heat and yang from the head; also know as the ‘Aspirin Point’ for its good effect on pain along the BL channel
BL

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BL 60

Jing River and FIRE point

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Confluent point of the Yang Motility Vessel (Yang Qiao), good for day-time epilepsy, excessive daytime sleepiness, eye disorders beginning at the inner canthus of the eye, attach of exterior wind and harassment of interior wind
BL

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BL 62

SI 3 + BL 62 Yang Qiao Mai
INNER CANTHUS OF EYE, EAR, NAPE NECK, SCAPULA

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Indicated for various bone diseases and rigidity and pain of the neck. e.g. rheumatis arthritis, osteoporosis, cervical spondylopathy
BL

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BL 11
HUI of Bones
Pt of Sea of Blood

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Point of Window of Heaven, indicated for inversion of Qi rising to the head, eyes, and throat; primary local point for occipital HA
“Celestial Pillar”
BL

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BL 10

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Lower HS point of the Triple Warmer, this point specifically acts on the Qi transforming action of the BL and hence an important point in the treatment of urinary disorders including retention of urine, difficult urination and enuresis
BL

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BL 39

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An indispensable point that should be palpated and needled in the treatment of low back pain radiating down the buttock and leg; also able to treat obstructed and difficult urination due to enlarged prostate; due to its location it can also be used to treat hemorrhoids and prolapse of rectum.
BL

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BL 54

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The most commonly used of the Liao points, used to treat urinary, intestinal and Gyn disorders such as dysmenorrhea, leukorrhea, infertility as well as genital disorders; also lumbosacral disorders, pain and atrophy of the leg
BL

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BL 32

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Main point for all disorders of the SP Zang-organ, tonifies SP and resolves dampness; indicated for abdominal distention, diarrhea, anorexia, organ prolapse and hemmorhage
BL

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BL 20

Back Shu of SP

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Main point for all disharmonies of the LV Zang-organ, spreads LV Qi, nourishes LV Blood, cools LV fire, pacifies LV wind; indicated for hepatitis, jaundice, irritability, mood swings, distention and pain of lateral coastal area, pain of sinews, eye disorders
BL

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BL 18

LV Back Shu

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Main point for tonifying KD Qi, Yang, Yin, Essence, indicated for all patterns of KD disorders, including sexual and reproductive, chronic deficiency in elderly, low back pain, asthma, daybreak diarrhea, edema and urinary problems.
BL

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BL 23

Back Shu of KD

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Deals with problems related to Jueyin (Terminal Yin), able to spread LV Qi and able to descend LU and ST Qi, mainly used for chest and HT disorders due to LV Qi stagnation; also able to regulate the HT in many other forms of dysfunction, cough, vomiting…
BL

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BL 14

Back Shu of PC (Jueyin)

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Mother point of KD Channel, one of the foremost points to assist KD yangs function of dominating body fluids and regulating urination and sweating. Used for regulating edema and various sweating disorders
KD

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KD 7

JR, Metal Point, Mother

32
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Confluent point of Yin Motility Vessel (Yin Qiao), this point can be selected for any kind of sore throat, esp. Yin Xu heat scorching the throat; also good for constipation, insomnia, daytime sleepiness, night-time epilepsy
KD

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KD 6

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Fire point of the KD channel, the strength of this point is to clear deficiency heat, rather than nourish the KD yin, indicated for throat painful obstruction, night sweating, dyspnea and coughing blood, wasting and thirsting disorder, seminal emission, genital itching, infertility
KD

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KD 2

Ying Spring - Fire Point

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Child point of KD Channel, this point has a powerful effect on descending excess from above, ‘returning the unrooted back to its source’, indicated for uprising of LV Yang, LV fire or disharmony of HT and KD; able to rescue Yang and revive consciousness
KD

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KD 1

Child point, Wood, JW

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Nourishes KD Yin and tonifies KD Yang, indicated for any KD Xu, including deficient asthma, low back and knee pain, chronic toothache, loose teeth, tinnitus, insomnia, constipation, infertility, impotence, enuresis.
KD

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KD 3

SS, Yuan Source, Earth

36
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Which Guest-Host pair could be used to calm anxiety and stress, esp. with stress in the upper back and shoulder?

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HT 7 + SI 7

37
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This EV confluent pair is SI 3 + BL 62 used to treat? Areas of body?

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inner canthus, ear, nape of neck, scapula, chills & fever

38
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This EV confluent pair is best used to treat what areas of body?
LU 7 + KD 6

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Throat, Chest, LU

39
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This EV confluent pair is best used to treat what part of body?
SP 4 + PC 6

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Chong

Chest, Stomach, Heart

40
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This EV confluent pair is best used to treat what parts of body?
TW 5 + GB 41

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Outer canthus of eye, ear, cheek, neck, shoulder

alt. chills and fever

41
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What point do we commonly combine with KD 7 to control: no sweating, spontaneous sweating,

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LI 4?

42
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For any type of insomnia, what point do we commonly combine with HT 7?

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SP 6

43
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Which point can be used to treat water metabolism anywhere in the body?
BL 12
BL 18
BL 21
BL 22
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BL 22

Back Shu of TW

44
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Foremost point on Heart channel to treat all disorders of the Spirit and the HT Zang organ. Main point for Insomnia and Palpitations

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HT 7

Yuan Source point

45
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For chronic low grade sore throat, which gets worse with fatigue and towards the end of the day, this combination of points will largely assist the throat area?

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KD 6 + LU 7

46
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In case of constipation due to Yin or Blood deficiency, use the ‘float the boat’ combination?

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KD 6, TW 6, SP 6

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