General Info

Question 0

Chinese name for point means

Answer 0

Hole/hollow

Question 1

What are points?

Answer 1

Specific sites through which Qi of organs and channels is transported to the body’s surface.

Question 2

Most points are on the 12 primary channels, Du and Ren Mai. These are called ______ points and there are ___ of them.

Answer 2

Meridian, 361

Question 3

Empirical points with names and locations, but not distributed to the 14 channels are called ________ points.

Answer 3

Extra

Question 4

Points without specific names and locations, selected according to where pain locates.

Answer 4

Ahshi points

Question 5

Ahshi means

Answer 5

Ouch yes

Question 6

What are the three types of points?

Answer 6

Meridian, extra, and ahshi

Question 7

What is it called when a point treats disorders of area where point is located, and adjacent to it’s location?

Answer 7

Local/adjacent therapeutic effects

Question 8

What is it called when a point treats disorders far away from the location of the point?

Answer 8

Remote therapeutic effects

Question 9

JingWell Shu points are used generally for

Answer 9

Clear Heat (especially Full-Heat in head and face), restore consciousness (coma/fainting), collapse from stroke/fever, treat fullness/pain below the Heart, and disorders of Spirit (mania, insomnia, nightmares….)

Question 10

YingSpring Shu points are generally used for _____ because they’re for ______ or _______.

Answer 10

Heat in the body, Fire or Water (which extinguishes Fire)

Question 11

ShuStream points are generally used for

Answer 11

Heaviness in body, pain in joints

Question 12

JingRiver points are generally used for

Answer 12

Cough and Dyspnea, chills and fever

Question 13

HeSea points generally are used for

Answer 13

Counterflow Qi, diarrhea, Fu organs (especially on legs)

Question 14

HeSea points good for many types of skin problems

Answer 14

LI11, BL40

Question 15

HeSea points good for Damp skin problems, especially around genitals

Answer 15

LV8, KD10

Question 16

HeSea points good for treating diseases of skin

Answer 16

PC3, TW10, LI11, BL40, LV8, KD10

Question 17

YingSpring points treat channel problems when paired with

Answer 17

ShuStream points of the same channel

Question 18

ShuStream points of yin channels are the same as the

Answer 18

Yuan Source points

Question 19

Yuan Source points are primary for this treatment strategy:

Answer 19

Tonify and harmonize respective Zang organs

Question 20

ShuStream points of yang channels treat

Answer 20

Channel problems

Question 21

If deficient, reinforce _______

Answer 21

Mother

Question 22

If excess, reduce _______

Answer 22

Child