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Extra Points Flashcards

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Actions:

•Treats prolapse of the rectum and hemorrhoids

Indications:

  • Hemorrhoids esp. with blood in the stool
  • Rectal prolapse
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Er Bai

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Actions:

  • Clears heat & Reduces swelling
  • Generates fluids
  • Benefits the tongue

*‘Golden Liquid’ & ‘Jade Fluid’ *

Indications:

  • Disorders of the tongue (stiffness of the tongue & aphasia following windstroke, tongue ulceration)
  • Other (parched mouth in diabetes, severe nausea & vomiting of pregnancy)
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Jin Jin & Yu Ye

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Actions:

* Activates Qi & blood in the shoulder joint

Indications:

  • Stiffness & pain of anterior aspect of shoulder
  • Numbness, paralysis & immobility of shoulder
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Jian Qian

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Actions:

•Benefits the nose

  • ‘Penetrating the Nose’*

Indications:

•Disorders of the NOSE (rhinitis, allergic rhinitis, nasal congestion & discharge, nosebleed, nasal polyps )

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Bi Tong

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Actions:

•Dispels wind-damp, Reduces swelling & Alleviates pain

Indications:

•Main point for all knee disorders (deficiency or excess, heat or cold) (swelling, pain, weakness, numbness of knee, difficulty in flexing & extending the knee)
patellar ligament tendonitis, arthritis of knee

‘EYES OF THE KNEE’

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Xi Yan

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Actions:

•Opens the portals & Revives consciousness, Drains heat and Pacifies wind

Indications:

  • Acute conditions, esp. d/t wind or heat (Loss of consciousness, acute stage of windstroke, summer-heat stroke, epilepsy, childhood convulsions (w/high fever); Febrile disease, high fever, tonsillitis)
  • Numbness/pain of the fingers

‘10 DIFFUSIONS’

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Shi Xuan

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Actions:

•Clears heat & Dissipates swelling

Indications:

  • Disorders of the foot & leg (swelling & pain of the dorsum of the foot, peripheral neuritis on feet, poor circulation in lower extremities, lower limb edema, paralysis)
  • Others (headache, toothache, malaria, irregular menstruation)

‘Eight Wind’
DO NOT USE ON DIABETICS W/CIRCULATORY ISSUES!!

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Ba Feng

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Actions:

  • Regulates & Harmonizes the Zang-Fu Organs
  • Benefits the Spine

Indications:

  • Corresponding Back-Shu organ related issues
  • Musculoskeletal issues assoc. w/ particular areas (pain, stiffness, herniated disc)
  • Herpes zoster @ level of affected segmental nerve
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Hua Tuo Jia Ji

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Actions:

* Invigorates Qi & blood in the neck region

Indications:

  • Acute pain & stiffness of the neck
  • Whiplash
  • Swelling & pain on the dorsum of the hand, numbness of the fingers

‘STIFF NECK’

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Luo Zhen

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Actions:

  • Pacifies wind & Calms the spirit
  • Benefits the nose
  • Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
  • ‘Hall of Impression’*
  • IP: INSOMNIA & ANXIETY*
  • MP: NASAL CONGESTION*
  • MP: FRONTAL HEADACHE*

Indications:

  • Disorders of the spirit (insomnia, anxiety, agitation)
  • Interior wind (infantile convulsions, dizziness, headache)
  • Disorders of the nose (nasal congestion & discharge, rhinitis, nosebleed, sinus pain)
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Yin Tang

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Actions:

* Fortifies the Spleen & Dissipates accumulation

Indications:

•Childhood digestive disorders (childhood nutritional impairment; childhood accumulation disorder)

‘Four Seams’

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Si Feng

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Actions:

  • Benefits the eyes
  • Relaxes the sinews & Alleviates pain

Indications:

  • Disorders of the eyes & eyelids (redness/swelling/pain of the eyes, superficial visual obstruction; twitching/drooping of the eyelid)
  • Local pain (supra-orbital pain, frontal headache, frontal sinus pain)

‘Fish Waist’

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Yu Yao

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Actions:

“Clear the Brain point”

Indications:

  • Issues related to thinking (poor memory, foggy mind)
  • Dizziness
  • Foot drop
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Nao Qing

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Actions:

•Clears heat and Drains damp

Indications:

•Disorders of the Gall Bladder (Acute/chronic cholecystitis or cholelithiasis, post-surgical gall bladder pain)

‘GALL BLADDER POINT’

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Dannang Xue

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Actions:

•Clears heat and Generates fluid

  • ‘ST Controller (x)Lower Shu’*
  • ‘Pancreas Shu’*

Indications:

•Wasting & thirsting disorder

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Wei Guan Xia Shu

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Actions:

  • Clears heat from blood
  • Eliminates wind & Drains dampness

Indications:

•Severe itching (skin itching, wind rash, genital itching,
sores of the lower region)

‘Hundred Insect Burrow’

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Bai Chong Wo

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Actions:

  • Tonifies the Kidneys & Promotes urination
  • Activates Qi/blood & Alleviates pain

Indications:

  • MAIN POINT FOR LOW BACK PAIN (esp. L5-S1) (lower limb paralysis or pain, sciatica; local for herniated disc)
  • OFTEN VERY REACTIVE IN GYN DISORDERS (irregular menstruation)
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Shiqi Zhui Xia (Josen)

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Actions:

* Activates Qi & blood, Clears heat & fire poison from the Large Intestine

Indications:

* Acute/chronic appendicitis

‘APPENDIX POINT’

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Lanwei Xue

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Actions:

•Activates Qi & blood in the knee joint

Indications:

•Disorders of the knee joint (swelling & pain of the knee joint, weakness or atrophy of lower limb (Crane’s knee wind)
IP for patellar tendonitis (‘Jumper’s Knee’)

‘CRANE’S SUMMIT’

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He Ding

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Actions:

  • Transforms phlegm & Dissipates nodules
  • Stops cough & Calms dyspnea

Indications:

  • Disorders of the neck (stiff neck, cervical arthritis)
  • Disorders of the Lung (cough, asthma, chronic bronchitis)
  • Deficiency-taxation (steaming bone disorder with tidal fever, night sweating)

‘One Hundred Taxations’

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Bai Lao

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Actions:

•Strengthens the KDs & Benefits the lumbar region

Indications:

  • Acute/chronic lumbar pain d/t any etiology
  • Others (GYN: irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, ovarian pain, leukorrhea; frequent urination)
  • ‘LUMBAR EYES’*
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Yao Yan

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Actions:

  • Eliminates wind & Clears heat
  • Reduces swelling & Stops pain
  • Activates Qi & blood and Alleviates pain

‘Supreme Yang’ or ‘Sun’

Indications:

  • Pain of the head & face (temporal h/a, migraine; trigeminal neuralgia; toothache)
  • Disorders of the eyes (redness/swelling/pain of the eyes, dimness of vision, deviation of the mouth & eye)
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Tai Yang

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Actions:

•Calms dyspnea & wheezing, Stops cough

Indications:

  • Main point for acute or chronic asthma, wheezing and cough
  • Stiff neck (good local point)
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Ding Chuan

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Actions:

•Descends Qi from the Head & Calms Spirit

Indications:

  • Insomnia
  • Stress
  • Racing thoughts
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Shi Mian

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Actions:

  • Regulates Qi & Alleviates Pain
  • Stops diarrhea

Indications:

  • Chronic diarrhea
  • Infertility d/t Cold in the Uterus
  • Hernia pain (esp. due to Cold)

* moxibustion only

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San Jiao Jiu
(Qipang)

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Actions:

•Raises & Regulates Qi

‘Lift & Support’

Indications:

  • Prolapse of the uterus
  • Other GYN disorders (infertility, dysmenorrhea, uterine bleeding, postpartum bleeding)
  • Abdominal distention & pain, hernia pain
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Ti Tuo

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Actions:

* Clears Heat & Dissipates Swelling

Indications:

  • Local issues of the fingers & hand (pain, swelling, stiffness, spasm or numbness (esp. when there is Heat, contracture or spasm involved)
  • Heat in the head (h/a, toothache, pain & swelling of the throat, redness & swelling of the eyes)

‘Eight Pathogens’

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Ba Xie

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Actions:

•Calms the spirit & Pacifies the Liver

Indications:

  • Disorders of the spirit (insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep; agitation & restlessness, epilepsy)
  • Liver wind (dizziness, headache, tinnitus, hypertension)

‘Peaceful Sleep’

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An Mian

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Actions:

  • Raises & Regulates Qi
  • Regulates menstruation & Alleviates pain

Indications:

  • GYN disorders (uterine prolapse, dysmenorrhea, infertility, irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding, leukorrhea)
  • Others (hernia pain)

‘Uterus point’
MP: ALL UTERUS PROBLEMS

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Zigong Xue

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Actions:

* Invigorates Qi & blood in the lumbar region

Indications:

•Acute lumbar sprain
esp. when pain is worse on one side

‘LUMBAR PAIN POINT’

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Yao Tong Xue

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Actions:

  • Circulates Qi & Invigorates Blood
  • Dissolves Lumps & Softens Hardness

Indications:

•Abdominal masses (enlargement of the liver & spleen; benign tumors; hernia)

‘TUMOR ROOT’

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Pi Gen

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Actions:

  • Clears heat and Dissipates swelling
  • Benefits the eyes & throat

‘Tip of the Ear’

Indications:

  • Disorders of the eyes & throat d/t HEAT (redness, swelling & pain of the eyes; superficial visual obstruction [acute conjunctivitis, sty, pterygium]; pain & swelling of the throat)
  • High fever, one-sided headache, mumps
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Er Jian

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Actions

  • Calms the spirit
  • Pacifies wind
  • Benefits the eyes & ears

‘Four Alert Spirit’

Indications:

  • Disorders of the spirit (insomnia, poor memory, mania-depression)
  • Interior wind (windstroke, dizziness, headache, epilepsy)
  • Disorders of the eyes & ears
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Sishencong

A&E II from Alexis (7 decks)

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