FINAL CUMULATIVE EXAM Flashcards
Tonifies and nourishes the KD; fortifies original Qi and benefits the Essence; fortifies KD-Yang(Fire of Gate of Life) and restores collapse of Yang
Regulates the Lower Warmer: benefits the Bladder, Uterus, regulates Small Intestine Qi
Warms and fortifies the SP
CV?
CV 4 **
FM SI
Benefits the Bladder, regulates Qi transformation, drains Dampness/Damp-Heat
Benefits the Uterus and regulates menstruation
Dispels stagnation and benefits the Lower Warmer
Fortifies the Kidneys
Tonifies and nourishes the KD; fortifies original Qi and benefits the Essence; fortifies KD-Yang(Fire of Gate of Life) and restores collapse of Yang
Regulates the Lower Warmer: benefits the Bladder, Uterus, regulates Small Intestine Qi
Warms and fortifies the SP
CV?
CV 3 **
FM BL
Tonifies Qi (Original Qi) and Yang, moves Qi and regulates Qi
Tonifies the Kidneys and fortifies Yang, rescues collapse of Yang
Harmonizes blood
Builds and moves Qi
CV?
CV 6 **
Warms Yang and Rescues collapse Warms and Harmonizes the intestines Extreme weakness or deficiency Moxa only CV?
CV 8 ***
Harmonizes the Middle Warmer and Descends Rebellion
Tonifies the ST and SP
All diseases of ST, deficiency/excess, cold/heat, exterior/interior
−Indigestion, epigastric fullness, distention and pain nausea, vomiting, hiccup, ST reflux
Regulates Qi and Alleviates Pain
CV?
CV 12 **
FM ST
Hui Meeting point of all FU Organs
Both benefits and regulates Gathering Qi in the chest, good for both deficiency of Gathering Qi and rebellion of LU-Qi or ST-Qi. Good point for breast disorders and can promote lactation.
CV?
CV 17 **
Benefits both the Lungs and throat, especially good for any problem of the throat, descends the rebellious LU-Qi, thus good for wheezing or astma accompanied by phlegm in the throat
CV?
CV 22 ***
Regulates the Heart & Alleviates Pain
Transforms Phlegm & Calms the Spirit
Descends Lung-Qi & Unbinds the Chest
Harmonizes Stomach & Descends Rebellion
CV?
CV 14 ***
FM HT
Strongest point for tonifying KD-Yang and building Fire of the Gate of Life, also benefits lumbar spine; good for problems with underlying pahtology of KD-Yang deficiency and feeling especially in feet, low back pain, impotence, low libido, infertility, 5 am diarrhea
GV?
GV 4 **
GATE OF LIFE
STRONGEST POINT FOR TONIFYING KD-YANG
Main point for acute febrile diseases due to its unique ability to expel Wind among all of the three stages involving Taiyang, Shaoyang and Yangming, able to tonify and firm the exterior portion of the body.
GV?
GV 14 **
Point of Sea of Qi
100 Taxations
Regulates Yang including raising deficient Yang and subduing excess Yang, as well as benefit the head of the Sea of Marrow; indicated for hypertension, hypotension and dizziness, prolapse of anus/uterus/stomach, incessant diarrhea, mental disorders
GV?
GV 20 **
Point of Sea of Marrow
Benefits the nose and eyes, eliminates Wind and calms the spirit; considered as an adjacent point for nasal disorders, like nasal congestion, nasal discharge, nasal polyps, nosebleed, rhinitis, sinus HA; also good for eye disorders and spirit issues
GV?
GV 23 ***
Clears Heat from LU and HT Calms the Spirit, Pacifies Wind Level w/ BL13 Good at clearing heat from Chest GV?
GV 12 ***
Lvl with LU Back Shu (BL 13)
It is where the GV enters to connect with the brain, benefits the the Sea of Marrow and is able to treat t”the hundred diseases of the head” and mental disorders. “Palace of Wind”, main point for both interior and exterior Wind; also good for stiffness or pain of the neck
GV?
GV 16 ***
Tonifies the HT and LU, and Calms the Spirit
Clears Heat and Pacifies Wind
Deficiency of Gathering Qi
Fright palpitation, HT pain, insomnia, amnesia, muddled thinking, anxiety, stress
Short of breath, sadness, cough, dyspnea
‘SPIRIT PATHWAY’
GV?
GV 11 ***
Lvl with BL 15 (Back Shu of HT)
Clears Heat and Treats Malaria
Regulates the channel and Clears Wind
Fever and Malarial diseases (Steaming Bone)
Internal Wind
–Stiffness of spine, heaviness of head, visual dizziness, clonic spasm
GV?
GV 13 ***
Benefits the Tongue and Treats Muteness Voice issues due to Stiff Tongue Eliminates Wind, Benefits the Neck and Spine Point of Sea of Qi GV?
GV 15***
Restores Consciousness and Calms the Spirit
Benefits the Face & Nose, Expels Wind (Meeting point of GV with LI, ST)
Benefits the Spine and Treats acute midline lumbar sprain
“Man’s Middle”
GV?
GV 26 ***
Most exterior-acting point on the LU channel, indicated for all the wind disorders, especially wind-cold, main point for common cold; Command point for the head and nape of the neck.
LU 7 **
Most important poin on the LU channel to tonify LU-Qi and LU-Yin; able to transform phlegm; main point for pulseless syndrome.
LU?
LU 9 **
Water point of the LU channel, good at clearing all forms of LU-Heat; Child point, thus best for excess conditions of the LU; able to treat knee pain, vomiting and diarrhea
LU?
LU 5 **
HS, Water, Child Point
Bias towards heat penetrating deeply into the chest, especially heat combined with accumulation of phlegm; meeting point fo the LU and SP channels, good for dual disharmony of the LU and ST
LU?
LU 1 ***
Disseminates and Descends LU-Qi Clears heat and Moistens the LU Clears heat and Stops bleeding Moderates acute conditions LU?
LU 6 ***
Xi-Cleft point
Benefits the throat, and Clears LU-Heat (Xu and Xs) Descends rebellious Qi Harmonizes the ST and HT Good for thumb pain LU?
LU 10 ***
YING-SPRING, FIRE POINT
Clears LU-Heat and Benefits the throat
Main point for extreme sore throat due to excess and poison
Revives consciousness
LU?
LU 11 ***
(JING-WELL, GHOST POINT)
EXCESS CONDITIONS ONLY, LU 10- XU + XS
Clears heat, dispels wind and drains damp; main point for high fever due to excess heat; also an important point for skin disorders of Xs type; able to treat vomiting and diarrhea, hypertension, disorders of upper limb
LI?
LI 11 **
Strong action in regulating Qi, good at releasing exterior wind, important point for any kind of sweating disorders, pain especially in the head and face, prolonged or delayed labor.
LI?
LI 4 **
Main point for pain or immobility of the forearm,. considered as the mirror point of ST 36, often combinded with ST 36 for abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea
LI?
LI 10 ***
Dispels wind-damp, Alleviates pain and Benefits the shoulder joint
Eliminates wind and Regulates Qi and blood
Regulates Qi and Dissipates phlegm nodules
LI?
LI 15 ***
Opens the nasal passages Expels wind and Clears heat All disorders of the nose/sinus Facial paralysis, Itching, swelling LI?
LI 20 ***
Primary tonification point for Qi and blood, strengthens the post-natal constituion, for overall health preservation, immune enhancement and chronic deficiency, especially with moxa; Main point for all digestive disorders
ST?
ST 36 **
For all kinds of INT disorders; also important in regulating Qi and eliminating stagnation in the lower abdomen, good for menstrual disorders and abdominal masses
ST?
ST 25 **
Important local point to treat headache located in the forntal, temporal or vertex region; also benefits the eyes, thus more suitable for severe heHA with bursting eye pain, dimness of vision or as a ST point, especially good for migraine HA with nausea or vomiting
ST?
ST 8 ***
This point is able to restore the condition of the uterus and genitals to normal and good for the treatment of amenorrhea of any XS or Xu pattern due to its action of ‘returning’ the menses
ST?
ST 29 **
As the meeting point of the ST with the PV (Chong Mai), this point is indicated for various disorders in the lower abdomen including the genital organs; important in the treatment of running piglet Qi via its action on regulating Qi and Chong Mai
ST?
ST 30 **
Essential point for transforming phlegm, good for asthma with copious phlegm, plumstone Qi, mania-depression, dizziness or HA with heavy and cloudy feeling, vertigo, disorders of the lower limb
ST?
ST 40 **
Important distal point on the ST channel to treat all kinds of the INT disorders, including diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, INT abscess
ST?
ST 37 **
Named ‘Water Passage’, this point benefits the bladder and promotes urination; also coincides with the Extra points ‘Gate of the Uterus’ and ‘Childs Door’, effective for clearing stasis of Qi and blood from the uterus, good for Xs conditions of Gyn disorders
ST?
ST 28 **
Empirical distal point to treat shoulder pain; also for pain, numbness and atrophy of lower limb
ST?
ST 38 ***
Ying-Spring point of the ST channel, strong in clearing heat and fire, especially good for toothache, bleeding gums, nosebleed, bad breath, sore throat due to ST-heat or fire
ST?
ST 44 ***
Benefits the breasts and Reduces swelling
Unbinds the chest and Alleviates cough and wheezing
Breast disorders and scanty lactation
ST?
ST 18 ***
Harmonizes the Stomach and Alleviates pain
Moderates acute conditions
Local swelling/pain of the knee
Acute swelling/pain/abscess of the breast
Acute epigastric pain
ST?
ST 34 ***
Xi Cleft
Moves Small Intestine Qi and Transforms stagnation
Regulates and Harmonizes the intestines, Clears damp-heat
Activates the channel and Alleviates pain
ST?
ST 39 ***
LOWER HS of SI
POINT OF SEA OF BLOOD
Meeting point of SP, LV and KD channels; harmonizes the middle and lower burners, tonifies the SP and ST, resolves dampness, regulates menses and urination, benfits the genitals; mourishes, invigorates and cools blood, induces labor; benefites the HT and calms the spirit; primary point for digestive, Gyn/Ob, sexual, urinary and emotional disorders
SP?
SP 6 **
Primary point for strengthening the SP funfxn of holding blood in its proper place, especially good for hemorrhage in the lower burner as the result of SP Qi deficiency; also good for insomnia with excessive or restless dreaming and nightmares by calmining the HT and spirit
SP?
SP 1 ***
Jing Well, Wood
More of cooling and moving nature in treating dis. at the blood level, important point for various Gyn and skin disorders to to blood heat or blod stasis
SP?
SP 10 **
Important point to treat upper and lower abdominal distention or pain due to Qi stagnation, blood stasis or obstruction by dampness; also good for Gyn disorders, counterflow Qi due to its connection with the Penetrating Vessel (Chong Mai)
SP?
SP 4 **
LUO Connecting
Confluent point of CHONG MAI
Primary point for dysmenorrhea due to its important action on resolving blood stasis in the uterus and alleviating pain; also for excessive uterine bleeding, abdominal masses in women
SP?
SP 8 ***
Xi Cleft
Earth point for the Earth channel, powerful action on strengthening and regulating the Qi of the SP and ST, important for SP deficiency
SP?
SP 3 ***
Shu Stream, Earth, Yuan Source
For DEFICIENCY of SP
Water point, essential in the treatment of disorders due to dampness and retention of fluid, especially in the lower burner, such as diarrhea, retention of urine, excessive vaginal discharge
SP?
SP 9 **
He Sea, Water