large intestine

Question 1

LI 4

Answer 1

• Expels Wind & Releases the exterior
• Regulates defensive Qi & Adjusts sweating
• Regulates the face, eyes, nose, mouth&ears
• Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
• Induces labour (Forbidden in pregnancy!!)
• Restores Yang

YUAN-SOURCE point
COMMAND point for face & mouth
Ma Dan-yang Heavenly Star point
Nine Needles for returning the yang

•Cold & Flu d/t attack of exterior wind-cold or wind-heat (bias toward W-H): + LU7(bias toward W-C)
•Sweating disorders: + KD7
•All diseases of the head, face, ears, eyes, nose, cheeks, mouth, teeth, throat: H/A, facial paralysis, acute deafness, pain of eyes, nasal congestion, toothache
•PAIN esp. in the head & face: +LV3 (‘FOUR GATES’);
+ LI11, LI15(‘CHAIN AND LOCK’); acupuncture analgesia
•Prolonged/delayed labour, retention of dead fetus
•Collapse of Yang

Question 2

LI 10

Answer 2

•Regulates Qi & blood, activates the channel & alleviates pain
•Harmonizes the intestines & stomach
(Mirror Pt. of ST36)

Main Pt. for FOREARM PAIN

Question 3

LI 11

Answer 3

• Clears heat, Cools blood, Dispels wind, Drains damp & Alleviates itching
• Regulates Qi & blood
• Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

HE-SEA, EARTH, MOTHER point
Ghost Point, Heavenly Star Point

•High fever d/t excess heat(Yangming stage)
−LI4, GV14
•Heat in the upper reach of Yangming channel
−Oral herpes, sore/swollen throat, toothache, redness & pain of the eyes
•Heat transmitted from Yangming to the Heart
−Mania, agitation, tongue thrusting
•Skin disorders d/t Wind, Heat & Damp(EXCESS)
−Urticaria, wind rash, shingles, carbuncles, hot itchy skin, eczema, psoriasis, clove sores on the back BL40
−Vomiting & diarrhea (eg. w/flu, bacillary dysentery)
−Hypertension: + ST36
−Disorders of upper limb: numbness, pain, hemiplegia, upper limb paralysis, atrophy, clonic spasm +LI4, LI15

Question 4

LI 15

Answer 4

•Dispels wind-damp, Alleviates pain &
   Benefits the shoulder joint
•Eliminates wind and Regulates Qi & blood
•Regulates Qi &
   Dissipates phlegm nodules

CONTROL POINT FOR THE SHOULDER

• Stiffness, pain, immobility, weakness of the shoulder or frozen shoulder: + TW14
• Atrophy, pain or hemiplegia of the upper arm
• Urticaria d/t exterior wind-heat: + LI-5
• Scrofula, goiter

Question 5

LI 20

Answer 5

• Opens the nasal passages
• Expels wind & Clears heat

•All disorders of the nose/sinus
−Nasal congestion & discharge, nosebleed, nasal polyps, nasal sores, sneezing, rhinitis, sinusitis
•Facial swelling, pain, itching or paralysis
–Use LI20 on affected side and LI4 on the other side