Functions Flashcards
Which point is indicated for acute asthma attack/ coughing of blood, pain in chest, sore throat, spasdomic pain of elbow/ arm?
LU 6- Xi Cleft
What point is indicated for Wind Cold?
LU 7 (Luo, CP of Head and Neck, Con of Ren) fx: diffuses LU wei qi and dispels cold
Which point is indicated for LU qi xu?
LU 9- Yuan Source
Which LU point is indicated to clear blood heat and abating fever?
Lu 10- Ying Spring- Fire
Which point is indicated for the onset of a sore throat?
LU 11- Jing Well- Wood
What are the 4 functions of LI 4?
- Courses wind and resolves exterior
- Relieves pain and quiets spirit
- Frees channel and quickens connecting vessels
- Frees GI downbearing
What are the indications of LI 4?
Febrile disease with anhidrosis or hidrosis Abdominal pain Constipation Pain/ weakened upper limbs Headache Nasal obstruction Toothache
Which LI point dispels wind, drains fire, and dissipates yang ming pathogenic heat?
LI 5- Jing River- Fire
What are the indications for LI-5?
IX: Headache, redness, pain, swelling of eye, toothache, sore throat, pain of wrist
(LI 5- Jing River- Fire; fx- dissipate yang ming pathogenic heat)
Arm 3 Li (Shou San Li) - energizes limbs by releasing energy into arm, relieves pain and swelling
LI 10
What is the Master Point of Heat and Fever?
LI 11
What are the 5 fx of LI 11?
- Courses pathogenic heat
- Disinhibits joints
- Courses wind and resolves exterior
- Harmonize qi and blood
- (weakest fx) eliminates water damp
Which point is indicated for pain in the shoulder and arm/ motor impairment of upper extremities?
LI 15
Which LI point has powerful down-bearing power?
LI 16
Which points are indicated for toothache, facial paralysis, and Bell’s palsy?
ST 4, 5, 6 and LI 4
ST 8 can relieve pain from _____ / ______ wind for headache
interior/ exterior
Which channel diffuses the network vessels of the breast and promotes lactation?
ST 18
below nipple, 5th ICS, 4 cun lat to Ren
Which points are indicated for toothache, facial paralysis, and Bell’s palsy?
ST 4, 5, 6 and LI 4
Which ST points work to calm the HT fire?
ST 23 and ST 24
What point(s) is indicated for ST fire going up and disturbing sleep? (e.g. alcohol)
ST 23
ST 24
What is the xi cleft for ST?
ST 34
All yang channels go to:
Du 14 (on the upper back)
ST 12-18 have these main fx:
Upper Jiao: breathing, loosening chest, respiration
ST 19-25 comprise of the _____ Jiao and aid in:
Middle; digestion
ST 26-30 comprise the ___ Jiao and work in:
Elimination and Reproduction
Warm the interior or revitalize yang
What are the 3 lower He Seas and their function?
ST 36 (ST) ST 37 (LI) ST 39 (SI)
Which points on the ST channel are indicated for bi syndrome and wei syndrome?
ST 31-34
What is a major tonification point on the ST channel?
ST 36 (He Sea, Horary, CP of abdomen)
Which point supports the correct (upright/ zheng qi) and banks of the origin by allowing KD to hold onto yuan?
ST 36
Which point on the ST channel transforms phlegm-damp and clears spirit disposition (phlegm that clouds mind and mists orifices)?
ST 40 (Luo connecting point) [helps SP with transforming phlegm-damp]
Which point on the ST channel clears heat?
ST 44 (ying spring) Clears heat: gum inflammation, mouth sores)
FX of ST 37?
Lower He Sea of LI
Frees the intestines and transforms stagnation
FX of ST 39?
Lower He Sea of SI
Clears the bowels and transforms stasis
What is a good, strong local point for knee pain?
ST 35 (Dubi- Calf's Nose) Knee pain!!
What is a good ST point for gastric pain, mastitis, and bi syndrome?
ST 34 (xi cleft) Removes obstructions from the channel Expels dampness and wind (bi syndrome)
Which ST point is deep insertion contraindicated?
ST 12
What ST point is good for plum pit qi?
ST 40
What point is empirically known to help frozen shoulder?
ST 38
