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Dizziness, aggravated by overstrain, pale complexion, palpitation, insomnia, lusterless lips and nails, poor appetite, SOB and unwillingness to speak.
Pulse: Thready and weak
Tongue: Pale
Qi and Blood Deficiency
GV20: good point for deficiency, needle along the channel ST36: for the qi CV6: qi SP6: helps the blood BL20: Back shu of speen SP10:
Dizziness with heaviness of the head as if it were tightly bound; fullness in the chest, nausea. May also feel like things are spinning Pulse: Slippery Tongue: Thick Greasy coat
Phlegm and Damp Obstruct Orfice
CV12: St mu PC6: Unbinds the chest ST40: Phlegm SP9: Damp ST8: local point to open the channel, yin yang pair with GB 20: if patient has spinning, associate with wind
Sx: Dizziness, distending pain in the head, tinnitus; irritability, flushed face, bitter taste in the mouth.
Pulse: wiry
Tongue: red body with
thin yellow coat
Hyperactive Liver Yang
Reduce Gb20: Wind Gb 43: ying spring Lv 2: ying spring yin yang with Gb43 Bl 18: Lv shu -Tonify Bl 23: Nourish the kidney and wood to be able to hold the yang Kd3: nourish the kd yin, work on the root
Depression, dementia, incoherent speech; muttering to oneself, excessive doubts, delusions (hearing voices), no desire for food(phlegm obstructs the earth). May be easy to gain weight. Phelgm and qi disrupt heart orfice
Tongue: greasy tongue coating
Pulse: wiry and slippery pulse.
Stagnation of phlegm and Qi
Ht7: source
Pc7: source, ghost point to tranquilize shen and open heart orfice
Yingtang: this is where you observe
CV17: influential point of qi unbinds the chest to tx phlegm
St40: phlegm
Sp6: three foot yin helps keep the qi moving
Trance, mental confusion, dull, severe palpitation, lusterless complexion (not good shen and color on the face), poor appetite, poor sleep
Tongue: pale with white coating
Pulse: thready and wiry
Deficiency of Heart and Spleen
Ht7: source Pc7: source, ghost point to tranquilize shen and open heart orfice Yingtang: this is where you observe CV17: influential point of qi unbinds the chest to tx phlegm St40: phlegm Sp6: three foot yin helps keep the qi moving
Prolonged manic-disorder becoming alleviated, excessive talking( damage to yin will not hold yang), fright, restlessness, emaciation. We will see mixed symptoms. The patient will loose weight and become thin
Tongue: red with less coating, could be smaller tongue than normal
Pulse: Thready and rapid
Excessive Fire injures Yin
Treatment principle: Nourishing yin and descending fire, clear heart and calming the mind.
GV26:
CV14: Ht Mu
HT7: nourish heart yin
PC7: Source, opens the heart orfice to calm the shen
KI4: Luo connecting, good for descending the energy, nourishes the yin,
SP6L Nourish heart yin (6 foot yin)
Angry, shouting and scolding, destroying and beating with unusual strength, violent behaviors; irritability, headache, insomnia, flushed face, red eyes, constipation.
Tongue: red with yellow and greasy coating.
Pulse: wiry, large, slippery and rapid
Flairing-up of phlegm fire
PC8: Ying Spring Fire point, clear fire in heart
GV26: Calms the spirit, open the heart orfice, shen out of control
CV14: Heart mu, we use because of the fire. With the ren and du we have the yin and yang to keep balance
ST40: Phlegm
Chronic onset shoulder pain; sore and weak, limited/painful movement, muscle atrophy and tendon spasm;
Tongue: pale/ purple dots, thin white coating
Pulse: choppy, thin and weak
Difficult Circulation of Qi and Blood, undernourishment of meridians and tendons
Treatment Principle: warm meridians and promote circulation, strengthen the muscle and tendons
ST38: Point for the shoulder with lack of nourishment, do first on opposit side, have them move
LI15:local point
Jianqian: local point
SI9: local point
BL11: point of sea of blood
SI11: good when you can not lift the shoulder
GB34:tendon and sinews
LI11: yang ming to nourish the tendon and sinews
Ashi:
Can do cupping to draw the stasis out
Shoulder sore or tender pain, the pain may radiate to neck and upper arm, worse at night and better during the day, the pain aggravated by cold ad decreased by warm, aversion to wind and cold, limited movement, painful with lifting, outward rotation and back extending, t
Tongue: thin white tongue coating,
Pulse: tight
Deficiency of meridians, wind and cold invading
Treatment Principle: dispel wing and cold, warm and dredge meridians
Gb20, Li4 Gb21: dispel wind and cold
Li4 + Gb20: Relieves the extioror
Gb21: meeting point of gb, tb, st, relieves stagnation
Si9, Li15, Tb 14: Local points
Sx: Painful limbs and joints, local burning with reddness and welling, pain becoming worse by touch and alleviated by cold, fever
Tongue: Yellow greasy coat
Pulse: slippery and rapid
Heat Bi (Re Bi)
Du: 14: All the yang channels gather here to activate the yang qi to relieve the pathogen and clear heat, good for fever
Li11: Creates movement and relieves heat when used with Li4, good for fever
Li4: release the exterior, clear the heat
Fixed pain but not as painful as painful bi. Soreness, heavy sensation of the limbs and joints, aggravated by bad weather, heavy sensation of the hands and feet
Tongue: Greasy coat
Pulse: Soft,moderate
Fixed/Damp Bi (Zhuo Bi)
Treatment Principle: Resolve dampness and activate blood movement, dispel cold and dispel wind
Emphasis on cold, cold causes contraction and causes less movement
Sx: Fixed severe stabbing pain in the joints, cold limbs, averse/worse cold better warmth, limited movement of joints, no thirst, urination is clear, they feel cold
Tongue: thin white coat
Pulse: Wiry, tense, tight
Painful/cold Bi (Tong BI)
Treatment principle: Expel cold by warming meridian and collaterals, disperse wind and remove dampness
Ren 4: front mu of kd, warm middle jiao to help raise the yang qi to dispel the cold
Sx: Wandering pain, soreness of body and limbs, joint and muscles, limited movement of joints, chills and fever(surface is more open to external pathogens)
Pulse: Floating and wiry
Tongue: thin white coat
Wandering/Wind Bi (Xing Bi)
Treatment principle: Dispel wind and cold, remove the damp, dredge the collaterals
Bl17: nourish the blood
Sp10: Influential point of blood, if the wind invades it invades first through the blood so you have to first treat the blood
Gb20: Release the wind, meeting point of gb and yang wei
Bl12: Gate of Wind
Lv3: Associated with wood, if the wind goes into the body it is easy to interupt the tendons and sinews
Muscle flaciddity of four limbs with motor impairment, HEAVY swollen legs, aversion to heat and preference for cold in affected area, general heavy of the body
could see digestive issues, nausea, burning loose stool, abdominal discomfort
Tongue: Yellow, sticky, thick could be red
Pulse: Soft Rapid
Damp Heat
Treatment Principle:
clear heat and drain dampness
Nourish the Spleen: increase transportation/transfortion
Sp9: he sea: reduce
Bl20: Back shu, use with he sea for mxied def/excess: neutral clear damp heat while nourishing
Li15 Li11 Li4 Tb5 St31 St34 St36 St41 These are the hand and foot yang ming Gb30 Gb34: Seven start heaven point good for sinew and tendon Gb39: influential point of marrow
flaccidity develops slowly more and more, weakness and inability of limbs, soreness and wakness of back and lumbar region. May have blurred vission and tinnitus. frequency of urine at night, dizziness
Tongue: red tongue, small tongue, less coating
Pulse: Thready and rapid
Liver and Kidney Yin Xu
Points:
Bl18: Liver shu
Bl23: Kd Shu these both target the organ
themselves
Upper and Lower Limb:
Li15,Li11, Li4, Tb5 St 31, St 34, St 36, St
41, all are yang ming
Gb 30,
Gb34: Seven start heaven point good for
sinew and tendon
Gb39: influential point of marrow
Sx: muscular flaccidity, feverish, thirsty, weakness starts from lower limb since lung can not disperse and descend, motor impairment or paralysis, scant yellow urine, may have cough
Tongue: Red tongue, yellow coat
Pulse: Thready and rapid
-thready since lung is dry so no fluids to fill the blood
Heat in the Lungs
Treatment Principle: Dissipate heat, nourish the tendon and muscles
Lu5: he sea good to treat/nourish the organ, water point
to clear the heat dont use ying spring because that just
clears heat, we have weakness so this point both clears
heat and nourishes the organ
Bl13: Back shu
Upper Limb: Li15, Li11, Li4 the three above are yangming channel because they nourish the convergent tendon Tb5: Clear the heat
Lower Limb: St31, St34: Xi cleft St36: He sea St41: Jing river, fire -all of the above points are also on yangming Gb30 Gb34: Seven start heaven point good for sinew and tendon Gb39: influential point of marrow
Period has been irregular since start of menses. Scanty menses, color will be light and thin. T: pale, thin white coatP: thin and weak
Kd Deficiency causing irregular menses
Base: CV4, SP6 KD3:
source KD5: good to
regulate the menses
emotional upset, breast tenderness. clots in blood, dark red menstrual blood, flow is irregular T: dusky, thin white coat P: wiry
Liver Qi Stagnation
Base: CV4: regulate lower jiao tonify qi, SP6 Lv 14+ BL18: back shu front mu good for the organ LR3: source to crete movement
o menstrual flow is scanty, blood is dark red and thick with clots. May also have menstrual pain
♣ T: thin, white coat
♣ P: deep and tight
Excess cold
o Base: CV6, KD13, SP6
o Excessive cold + ST25, ST29
o Menstrual flow is scanty, color is lighter, and blood is thin.
♣ T: pale, thin white coat
♣ P: thin, weak, slow
Deficiency Cold
Cold pain occurs in the lower abdomen before or during menstruation, pain is aggravated when pressure is applied, and alleviated when heat is applied.
Cold and damp obstruction CV3: dispel the cold, front mu of the Bl and meeting of 3 foot yin SP8:xicleft, the cold and damp went deep so this point is stronger to create movement and then transport/transform damp ST28: water passage
• Distending pain in the lower abdomen before or during menstruation obstructed menstrual flow.
Liver Qi stagnation
CV6, LR3, SP6
• Dull pain in the lower abdomen during or after menstruation, emptiness and a bearing-down sensation in the lower abdomen, better with pressure.
o T: pale
o P: thin and weak
Deficiency of Qi and Blood
Dull pain in the lower abdomen during or after menstruation, alleviated by pressure. May have low back pain, dizziness, frequent urination.
Deficiency of Liver and KD
flow will be heavy with bright red blood. Will also feel thirsty and warm
♣ T: red tongue, yellow coat
♣ P: rapid and forceful
Excess heat
o Base: CV4, SP10
o Excess Heat + LR3, LI11
o light flow, red blood. Patient may have night sweats, five center heat.
♣ T: Red tongue, no coat
♣ P: rapid and thin
Deficiency heat
o Base: CV4, SP10
o Excess Heat + LR3, LI11
o Deficiency Heat + SP6, KD2
heavy or lighter flow, dark red blood with clots. May also have irritability, distended pain
♣ T: dusky red. Thin, yellow coat
♣ P: wiry and rapid
Stagnated heat
syndrome
LR2, SP8
heavy flow. Blood is light in color and thin. Also will be tired/fatigued, pale complexionT: paleP: thin and weak
Qi Deficiency
Tonification ST36:Yang ming, good to nourish qi SP6: Good for source of blood BL20: Sp Shu SP10: Good for source of blood GV23: good to regulate the collaterals to stop the pain GV20: Good for deficiency
Deficiency of blood Tonification ST36:Yang ming, good to nourish qi SP6: Good for source of blood BL20: Sp Shu SP10: Good for source of blood GV23: good to regulate the collaterals to stop the pain GV20: Good for deficiency
Chronic headache w/ empty feeling in the head, dull pain. Tinnitus, insomnia, lassitude, low back pain. Knee pain, Frequent urination, trouble hearing. Feel better wearing a hat or with pressure on the head. Pulse: thin, weak Tongue: red tongue less coating
Kd deficiency (yin)
KD3: Tonify kidney, yuan source
CV4: Front mu, Meeting point of three foot yin of ren channel-tonifies yin
BL23: Back shu tonify kd
GV20:
Restlessness, headache with distending pain, dizziness, easily angered, bitter taste in mouth, red face, hard to fall asleep, hypochondric pain
Tongue: red, thin yellow coat
Pulse: wiry, forceful
Hyperactive Yang
-Reducing
GB4: local point relieves hyperactivity of yang
GB5: local point, yin yang pain, divergent channel goes to the head
GB43: Ying Spring clears the heat
LR2:Ying Spring clears the heat
GV20: Releases the exterior, moves the yang down when needled in that direction
-Tonify
KD3: helps ground the yang, yuansource point
Headache characterized by persistent fixed sharp pain. May be preceded by trauma or surgery. Could be due to injury in the head. Find out about the quality
Tongue: purple
Pulse: choppy
Blood Stasis Ashi: open the stasis BL17:influential point of blood LI4: ruler of the head, promote separation, good for the qiSP6: good for stasis, meeting point for the HA, for the blood
severe HA with no sweating, no thirst, may have runny nose, stiff neck
Pulse: floating/tight
Tongue: thin white coat
Wind and Cold Invasion Use reducing technique Lu7: moves the channel due to excess Li20: opens the sinuses Gv14: all the yang channels meet here, Good to relieve the exterior Bl12: Gate of Wind, relieve exterior
Fever, Averse wind, sweating, thirsty, distending sensation
pulse: floating/rapid
Tongue: Red Tip
Wind and Heat
Li4/Li11:Clears the heat, create movement, treat the upper part of the body
GV14: meeting point of all the yang, good to relive the exterior
Bl12: Point of wind
Tb 5:
Sx: Body aches, heavy sensation, Brain fog, possible chills, could feel
Pulse: slippery or soft
Tongue: Scalloped, greasy white coat
Damp
Frontal HA
eyes or nose symptoms
Yang Ming
LI4, ST 8 St 44
