Final Review- Important Palpation Points Flashcards
DU2
Lumbar Shu
Location: On the midline in the sacro-coccygeal hiatus
Actions: dispels wind-damp
Indications: pain of the sacrum
DU3
Lumbar Yang Gate
Location: Lower border of L4 (In line with BL25- LI Shu)
Location note: this point is located one intervertebral space below he line connecting the highest points of the two iliac crests (level with lower border of L3)
Actions: Dispels wind damp
Indications: contraction of the sinews; disorders of menstruation
DU4
Gate of Life
Location: Lower Border of L2 (In line with BL23- KD Shu; BL 52)
Action: Clears Heat; Tonifies the Kidneys
Indications: Heat in the body like fire; absence of sweating; shan disorder
DU9
Location: Lower Border of T7 (Level with BL17- Blood; BL 47)
Location Note: this point is located 7 intervertebral spaces below C7
Action: Drains Dampness; Treats jaundice
Indication: heaviness and pain of the 4 limbs; 5 types of jaundice
DU 14
Point of Sea of Qi
Location: Lower Border of C7
Actions: Expels wind and firms exterior; clears heat
Indications: chills and fever; deficiency sweating; headaches
DU20
Point of Sea of Marrow
Location: At the vertex on the midline
Actions: Pacifies wind; nourishes marrow; and subdues yang
Indications: prolapse of the rectum/uterus; windstroke; head wind
DU21
Location: At the top of the head 1.5 cun anterior to DU20
Actions: Eliminates wind and treats convulsions
Indications: head wind; visual dizziness; pain and swelling of the vertex
DU26
Sun Si- Miao Ghost Point
Location: upper third of the upper lip
Actions: restores consciousness; expels wind
Indications: sudden loss of consciousness; hypertension; ceaseless nosebleed
SJ5
Lou Connecting Point of SJ; Confluent Point of Yang Linking
Location: 2cun proximal to SJ4 (Wrist joint) in between the radius and ulna on the radial side (on the other side of PC6)
Actions: expels wind and releases the exterior; clears heat
Indications: chills and fever; febrile disease
SJ14
Location: when the shoulder is abducted, in a depression posterior and inferior to the lateral part of the acromion
Usually coupled with LI15 for any shoulder issues
Actions; Dispels wind damp (in the joints)
Indications: bursitis; numbness
SJ15
Location: on the back midway between GB21 and SI13
Actions: dispels wind-damp
Indications: tension of the neck at the top of the trapezius muscle
SJ21
Ear Gate
Location: in the depression anterior to the supratragic notch (locate with jaw open)
Actions: clears heat; benefits the ears
Indication: tinnitus, deafness, TMJ
BL10
Location: lateral aspect of the trapezius, 1.3 cun from DU15
Actions: regulates qi and pacifies wind
Indications: dizziness, pain and heaviness of the head
BL11
Hui Meeting Point of the Bones; Point of Sea of Blood
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Lower border of T1
Actions: benefits the bones and joints; firms exterior
Indications: bone diseases, fever, cold shivering
BL13
Back Shu of the Lung
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of T3 (DU12)
Actions: Tonifies Lung Qi and nourishes lung yin
Indications: cough, lung atrophy, asthma
BL14
Back Shu of the PC
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of T4
Action: spreads liver qi and unbinds the chest; regulates the heart
Indications: heart pain; oppression of the chest
BL 15
Back Shu of the Heart
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of T5 (DU11)
Action: tonifies and nourishes the heart; resolves blood stasis
Indications: heart pain, oppression of the chest; poor memory; anxiety
BL16
Governor Shu
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of T6 (DU10)
Actions: regulates qi in the chest and abdomen
Indications: heart pain, epigastric pain
BL17
Diaphragm Shu; Hui Meeting Point of the Blood
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of T7 (DU9)
Actions: invigorates blood and dispels stasis
Indications: oppression of the chest; stabbing pain of the heart; blood disorders
BL18
Back Shu of the Liver
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to T9 (DU8)
Actions: spreads liver qi; nourishes liver blood; cools fire and clears damp heat
Indications: anger; abdominal masses; blurred vision
BL19
Back Shu of the GB
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to T10
Actions: clears damp heat; clears pathogenic factors from shaoyang
Indications: jaundice, yellow eyes, bitter taste in the mouth
BL20
Back Shu of the SP
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to T11 (DU6)
Actions: raises spleen qi and holds the blood
Indications: blood in the stools, edema
BL21
Back Shu of the ST
Location: 1.5 lateral to T12
Actions: regulates stomach and descends rebellious
Indications: vomiting; hiccups; epigastric pain
BL22
Back Shu of the SJ
Location: 1.5 lateral to lower border of L1 (DU5)
Actions: Regulates water passages and promotes urination
Indications: difficult urination; undigested food in the stool