First Circuit of Qi Flashcards
Divergent Channel for Large Intestine Channel of Hand Yangming
- Separates on the hand
- travels medially to the spinal column
- crosses Supraclavicular fossa and descends to lung and Large Intestine
- a branch ascends the throat to unite the primary channel
Actions of the Stomach Channel
- treats disorders of yangming channel in the head ( eyes, face, cheeks, forehead, nose, lips, gums, teeth)
- treat disorders of ear and throat
- treats disorders of upper and middle jiao ( lung, heart, chest, stomach, spleen, uterus, bladder)
- tonifying Qi, blood, yin and yang
- treats disorders of the breats
- treat disturbance of spirits (mania, depression)
Path of Luo Channel for Large Intestine Channel of Hand of Yangming
- Joins with Lung Channel 3 cun above the wrist
- Ascends the arm to the jaw and cheek, dividing connecting with cheek and ear.
Pathway of Luo Channel on Spleen Channel of Foot TaiYin
- Originates on Medial aspect of the foot (where skin changes colour)
- Connects with the stomach channel
- Enters the abdomen and connects with the intestine and stomach
Path of Divergent Channel of Lung Channel of Hand TaiYin
- Diverges at the axilla
- Enters the lung
- descends & disperses in the L.I.
- Converges with the L.I.
Palpation of Skin Temperature, Texture and Tenderness along Large Intestine Channel of Hand Yangming
- If skin feels hot?
- If skin feels cold?
- If skin is flaccid?
- If skin feels rough?
- If tenderness is elicited with light pressure?
- If it is elicited with deep pressure?
- spontaneous tenderness that is alleviated by palpation?
- Tenderness aggrevated by palpation?
- Heat in the channel, tooth abscess or tonsillitis
- Cold condition
- Empty condition of L.I. such as diarrhoea
- Full condition of L.I. such as Damp-Heat diarrhoea
- Stagnation in Superficial Connecting Channels
- Stagnation in connecting channels proper and deep connecting channels
- Empty condition of the channel
- Full condition of the channel
Path of Divergent Channel of Stomach Channel of Hand Yangming
- Branches the middle of the thigh
- enters thje abdomen
- enters the stomach and disperses in the spleen
- penetrates the heart
- ascends oesophogus to mouth
- runs along nose to connect with eye and unites with primary Stomach Channel
Path of Sinew Channel of Lung Channel of Hand TaiYin
- Radial Aspect of Thumb
- Thenar Eminence
- binds Thenar Eminence and Wrist Joint
- along anterolateral aspect of forearm
- binds at elbow with bicep tendon
- follows bicep and lateral portion of deltoid muscle
- binds at the anterior shoulder region
- Continues to axilla
- Spreads from supraclavicular fossa to chest, to floating ribs and diaphragm
Actions of the Spleen Channel
- treat failure of the spleen T&T function (loose stools, undigested food, poor apetite)
- treat disorders of intestines (diarrhoea & constipation)
- treat retention of dampness and consequent Qi stagnation (pain in abdomen, edema, heaviness of the body, soreness of muscles, swelling of limbs, difficul urination, lethargy)
- tonifying Qi and Blood
- resolve blood stasis, in uterus and cooling the blood
- reinforce spleen function of holding blood
- raise Qi and treating prelapse
- treat disorders of the genitals
Landmarks of the Large Intestine Channel of Hand Yangming
- Index finger
- Anatomical Snuff Box Bicep
- Brachii Tendon
- Lateral Epicondyle of Humerus
- Acromian and Medial Divot
- SCM (sternocleidomastoid)
- Philtrum
- Nasal Groove
Major Landmarks for the Lung Channel of Hand TaiYin
- 1st Intercostal Space
- deltopectoral triangle
- bicep muscle and tendon tendon of abductor pollicis longus
- radial artery
- thenar eminence & first metacarpal
Path of Luo Channel for Lung Channel of Hand TaiYin
- Separates at the wrist
- Spreads through the thenar eminence
- Connects with L.I. channel of Hand Yangming
Landmarks of the Stomach Channel of Hand Yangming
- infraorbital ridge
- angle of the mandible
- corner of the hairline
- SCM
- mamillary line - 4 cun line of the chest
- abdominal muscles
- femur
- tibia
Path of Sinew Channel for Stomach Channel of Hand Yangming
- begins at middle three toes, binding with ankle
- runs along tibia and binds with knee
- ascends thigh and binds with pelvic regions (above genitals)
- ascends abdomen and chest and binds at clavical
- ascends the neck to jaw, mouth and side of nose and binds with nose
- joins blader sinew channel to form a net around the eye
- branch sepeartes at the jaw and binds around the ear
- a branch ascneds along the lateral aspect of the tibia and binds at the lateeral aspect of the knee
- ascends to bind at the hip joint
- passes through lower ribs into spine