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Introduction Flashcards

0
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What do you call points that are selected according to where pain is located?

A

Ahshi Points

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How many channels & points?

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14 channels (12 primary, DU and REN Mai)

361 points

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What do you call Emprircal points with specific names & locations but are not attributed to 14 channels?

A

Extra Points

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What are the 5 Shu points?

A

Jing Well

Ying Spring

Shu Stream

Jing River

He Sea

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The point where Qi emanate?

A

Jing Well

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The point the Qi glides?

A

Ying Spring

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The Point where Qi pours?

A

Shu Stream

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The Point at which Qi flows?

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Jing River

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The Point at which Qi enters inward?

A

He Sea

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9
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A&E of Jing-Well points?

A

Fullness below the Heart

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A&E of Ying-Spring points?

A

Heat in the body

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A&E of Shu-Stream points?

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Heaviness of the body and pain of the joints (Dampness)

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A&E of Jing-River points?

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cough & dyspnea, chills & fever

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A&E of He-Sea points?

A

Counterflow of Qi & diarrhea

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Actions of Jing-Well points?

A

Clearing heat

Restoring consciousness & rescuing collapse

Acute Full-Heat in the head & face

Treat disorders of spirit

Treat fullness below the Heart

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Actions of Ying-Spring points?

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Clearing heat (uppermost portion of the channel)

Paired with Shu-Stream point of the SAME channel

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16
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Actions of Shu-Streams points?

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Yin channel Shu-Stream points (Yuan-Source points):

Tonify & harmonize respective Zang-organs

Heaviness of the body & pain of the joint

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Actions of Jing-River points?

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Treat cough & dyspnea, chills & fever

Treat disease manifesting in voice

Treat diseases of sinews & bones

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Actions of He-Sea points?

A

Treat counterflow of Qi & diarrhea

Treat diseases of the Fu-organs

Treat diseases of the skin:

**LI11, BL40 (skin disorders)

**PC3, TW10, LV8, KD10 (Dampness, esp. genital area)

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Five phase properties of five shu-points?

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Cases of deficiency: Reinforce Mother (Tonify)

Cases of excess: Reduce Child (Disperse)

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20
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Where does the original Qi of Zang-Fu organs surface & linger?

A

Yuan-Source Points

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21
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Which channels have the Shu-Stream points the same as the Yuan-Source points?

A

Yin Channels

22
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What points are located around the wrists/ankles?

A

Yuan-Source Points

** On the Yin Channels: Tonify & regulate Zang-organs

** On the Yang Channels: Dispel Excess (these points lie b/t the Shu-Stream & Jing River points, usually the 4th point from the distal end of the channel: except GB-40)

23
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Abnormal reactions will appear at the 12 Yuan Source points?

A

When all 5 Yin Organs are diseased

24
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How many Luo connecting points?

A

12 + 3 => 15

25
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What are the 3 extra Luo-Connecting Points?

A

CV-15 (Directing Vessel)

GV-1 (Governing Vessel)

SP-21 (Great Luo-Connecting point)

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Actions of the Luo-Connecting points?

A

Treating disorders of their interiorly-exteriorly related channel or Zang-Fu organs

Treating disorders in regions reached by the Luo-Connecting channel

Treating psycho-emotional disorders

CV-15: abdomen & chest

GV-1: back & occiput

SP-21: chest & lateral costal region

27
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What is Host-Guest combination?

A

Host: Yuan-Source point of the primary affected channel

Guest: the Luo-Connecting point of the interiorly-exteriorly coupled channel (Yin/Yang paired channel)

28
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Xi-Cleft Points?

A

Where the Qi & Blood of the channels gather & plunge more deeply

29
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How many Xi-Cleft points?

A

16

12: Primary Channels

4: Extraordinary Vessels (Yin & Yang Motility, Yin & Yang Linking)

30
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Actions of Xi-Cleft points?

A

Treating acute conditions and pain

Xi-Cleft of Yin channels also treat disorders of blood

31
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Back-Shu points? How many?

A

Where the Qi of the Zang-Fu (Yin & Yang) organs transports to the back (1.5 cun lateral to the midline)

12

32
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Actions of Back-Shu points?

A

Treat disease of the corresponding Zang-Fu organs (In diseases of Yin, treat the Yang)

Treat diseases of the sense organs and tissues corresponding to the Zang-Fu organs

33
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Front-Mu points?

A

Where the Qi of the Zang-Fu organs gathers & concentrates on the anterior surface of the body

34
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Location of Front-Mu points? (12 points)

A

Anterior side of the body except GB25

**Ren Mai: CV3, 4, 5, 12, 14, 17

**LU (LU1) **

**LV (LV14) **

**GB (GB24) **

**LI (ST25) **

SP (LV13)

KD (GB25)

35
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Actions of Front-Mu points?

A

Treat diseases of the corresponding Zang-Fu organs (often combined w/ Back-Shu points)

**In diseases of Yang, treat the Yin

36
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Hui Meeting Points?

A

Zang-organ: LV13

Fu-organ: CV12

Qi: CV17

Blood: BL17

Sinews: GB34

Vessels: LU9

Bone: BL11

Marrow: GB39

37
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Confluent points of the 8 Extraordinary Vessels?

A

Points where the 8 EV’s communicate w/ Primary channels

Located below the elbow & knees

8 total

38
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8 EV’s?

A

Du Mai

Ren Mai

Chong Mai

Dai Mai

Yin Qiao

Yang Qiao

Yin Wei

Yang Wei

39
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Confluent Point of Du Mai?

40
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Confluent point of Ren Mai?

41
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Confluent point of Chong Mai?

42
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Confluent point of Dai Mai?

43
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Confluent point of Yin Qiao?

44
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Confluent point of Yang Qiao?

45
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Confluent point of Yin Wei?

46
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Confluent point of Yang Wei?

47
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Actions of Confluent Points?

A

Treat disorders of corresponding EV’s

Affect specific symptoms & areas of the body

48
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Confluent point pairs?

A

LU7 & KD6: throat, chest, lung, Yin-def Heat

SP4 & PC6: ST, HT, chest, malaria

SI3 & BL62: inner canthus, ear, nape, scapula, chills & fever

TW5 & GB41: outer canthus, ear, cheek, neck, shoulder, alternate attacks of chill & fever

49
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Lower He-Sea points?

A

**To treat the diseases of the corresponding Fu-organs **

**ST37 –> LI **

**ST39 –> SI **

BL39 –> TW

ST36 –> ST

**BL40 –> BL **

GB34 –> GB

50
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Four/Six Command Points?

A

ST36: disorders of the abdomen

BL40: disorders of lumbar region & back

LU7: disorders of head & nape of neck

LI4: disorders of face & mouth

PC6: disorders of chest & lateral costal region

GV26: resuscitation

51
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Four Seas points?

A

Sea of Qi: ST9, CV17, GV15, GV14

Sea of Blood: BL11, ST37, ST39

Sea of Water & Grain: ST30, ST36

Sea of Marrow: GV20, GV16

52
Q

The Window of Heaven points (10)?

**Mostly around the neck

A

LU3

ST9

BL10

SI16

GV16

LI18

TW16

CV22

SI17

PC1

53
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Indications for the Window of Heaven points?

A

Disharmony b/t Qi of the body & the head, with Qi or blood rebelling upwards

Scrofula, goiter or throat disorders

Sudden onset of disorders d/t inversion

Qi Disorders of the sense organs

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