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