Large Intestine Flashcards
The Large intestine primary channel connects with the following zangfu?
Large intestine, Lung
Which channels gather and collect at the ear?
Large Intestine, Stomach, Small Intestine, Gall Bladder, Sanjiao
What are the pathological symptoms of the Large Intestine sinew channel?
- Cramping and pain along the course of the channel
- Inability to raise the shoulder
- Inability to turn the neck to the left or the right
Where is the Large Intestine sinew channel?
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The Large Intestine channel can be summarised as?
- Treating all disorders of the yangming channel in the head (face, cheeks, forehead, eyes, nose, lips, gums and teeth)
- Treating disorders of the ear
- Expelling wind, cold and heat from the exterior portion of the body
- Clearing wind-heat, interior heat and fire poison from the areas traversed by the channel, especially in the head
- Clearing yangming fire which disturbs the Heart and spiriti
- Assisting the Lung in its function of opening the water passages
Where is Li1?
Dorsal aspect of index finger, radial border of the nail and base of the nail, 0,1 cun from the corner of the nail
How to needle Li1?
Perpendicular or oblique directed proximally 0,1-0,2 cun, or prick to bleed
What are the actions of Li1?
- Clears heat
- Reduces swelling
- Alleviates pain
- Revives consciousness
What are the indications for Li1?
- Throat painful obstruction, tootache of the lower jaw, pain of the lower cheek, swelling of the submandibular region, dry mouth, deafness, tinnitus
- Loss of consciousness from windstroke, loss of consciousness, qi fullness of chest radiating to the lateral costal region, dyspnoea and cough, febrile disease with abscence of sweating, hot malaria
- Pain of the shoulder and back that radiates to the supraclavicular fossa, numbness and heat of the fingers
Where is Li2?
Radial border of index finger, in a depression just distal to the MCP joint (easier to find if fingers are flexed and relaxed)
How to needle Li2?
- Oblique proximal or distal insertion 0,2-0,3 cun
2. Perpendicular-oblique insertion towards the palm 0,5 cun
What are the actions of Li2?
- Expels wind
- Clears heat and reduces swelling
- Alleviates pain
What are the indications of Li2?
- Tootache, pain and swelling of the lower cheek, acute weeping eczema of the face, deviation of the mouth and eye, nosebleed, rhinitis, throat painful obstruction, dry mouth, cloudy vision, eye diseases, yellow eyes
- Febrile disease, cold shivering, acute foot stagnation
- Injury by cold with water binding the chest and lateral costal region, propensity to fright, somnolence
- Pain and stiffness of the shoulders and back, cold and pain at the point of Li15
Where is Li3?
Radial side of index finger, in the substantial depression proximal to the head of the second metacarpal bone
How to needle Li3?
Perpendicular 0,5-2 cun, directed towards Si-3, needle with hand in a loose fist position
What is the actions of Li3?
- Expels wind and heat
- Clears heat and benefits the throat and teeth
- Dispels fullness and treats diarrhoea
What are the indications of Li3?
- Throat painful obstruction, obstruction of the throat, tootache of the lower jaw, pain from decaying teeth, tongue thrusting, acute eye pain, dry scorched lips and mouth, nosebleed, rhinitis, tinnitus, chills and fever
- Cold or damp diarrhoea, borborygmus, somnolence, injury by cold with water binding the chest and lateral costal region, fright, fullness of the chest, malaria
- Acute stiff neck, redness and swelling of the dorsum of the hand, difficulty flexing and extending the fingers
Where is Li4?
On the dorsum of the hand, between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones, at the midpoint of the 2nd metacarpal bone and close to its radial border
Needling tip for Li4?
Ask the patient to squeeze the thumb against the base of the index finger, locate Li4 at the highest point of the bulge of the muscle
Contraindication for Li4?
Pregnancy
How to needle Li4?
- Perpendicular 0,5-1 cun
2. Oblique directed proximally 1-1,5 cun
What are the actions of Li4?
- Regulates the defensive qi and adjusts sweating
- Expels wind and releases the exterior
- Regulates the face, eyes, nose, mouth and ears
- Activates the channel and alleviates pain
- Induces labour
- Restores the yang
Indications for Li4?
- Exterior wind-cold pattern, chills and fever, injury by cold with great thirst, copious sweating, absence of sweating, febrile disease with abscence of sweating, floating pulse
- Headache, one-sided headache, headache of the whole head, hypertension
- Redness, swelling and pain of the eyes, dimness of vision, superficial visual obstruction
- Nosebleed, nasal congestion and discharge, rhinitis, sneezing
- Tootache or pain of tooth decay in the lower jaw, mouth ulcers, lotus flower tongue, cracked tongue, rigid tongue, lips do not close, tightness of lips
- Throat painful obstruction, childhood throat moth, mumps, loss of voice
- Swelling of the face, deviation of the face and mouth, lockjaw, deafness, tinnitus
- Amenorrhoea, prolonged labour, delayed labour, retention of dead fetus
- Dysenteric disorder, childhood nutrtional impairment, childhood fright wind, wind rash, malaria, mania
- Painful obstruction and atrophy disorder of the four limbs, hemiplegia, pain of the sinews and bones, pain of the arm, contraction of the fingers, pain of the lumbar spine
What is the most important point to treat for disorders of the face and sense organs?
Li4
Where is Li5?
Radial side of wrist, in the centre of the hollow formed by the tendons of extensor pollicis longus and brevis (anatomical snuffbox)
Location note for Li5?
Extend the thumb to emphasise the hollow of the anatomical snuffbox. Avoid cephalic vein which runs through the snuffbox
How to needle Li5?
Perpendicular 0,5-1 cun
What are the actions of Li5?
- Clears heat and alleviates pain
- Clears yangming fire
- Calms the spirit
- Benefits the wrist joint
What are the indications for Li5?
- Rhinitis, nosebleed, tinnitus, deafness, ear pain, redness, swelling and pain of the eyes, superficial visual obstruction, lacrimation, toothache, pain from tooth decay, headache, chronic headache, frontal headache, throat painful obstruction, pain of the root of the tongue
- Mania-depression, febrile disease with agitation of the Heart, manic raving, propensity to laughter, seeing ghosts, fright
- Cold cough, vomiting of foam, urticaria, malaria, fever with absence of sweating
- Weakness and pain of the wrist, contraction of the five fingers, heat in the palms, difficulty in raising the elbow
Where is Li6?
3 cun proximal to Li5
To remember the position of the point
Divide the distance between Li5 and Li11 by half, and then half again towards Li5, this is the point for Li6
How to needle Li6?
Transverse-oblique 0,5-1 cun
What is the action of Li6?
- Expels wind and clears heat
* Opens and regulates the water passages
What are the indications of Li6?
- Tinnitus, deafness, tootache, tooth decay, cold teeth, redness and pain of the eyes, dimness of vision, blurred vision, rhinitis, nosebleed, dry throat, throat painful obstruction, deviation of the mouth, swelling of the cheek
- Difficult urination, oedema, ascites, obstruction of the diaprhagm, borborygmus with oedema, attack by wind with abscense of sweating
- Malaria, manic raving
- Pain of the wrist, elbow and upper arm
Where is Li7?
5 cun proximal to Li5
Location note for Li7?
Divide the distance between Li5 and Li11 in half, and move 1 cun distal to find Li7
How to needle Li7?
Transverse-oblique 0,5-1 cun
What are the actions of Li7?
- Clears heat and detoxifies poison
- Moderates acute conditions
- Regulates and harmonises the intestines and Stomach
- Clears yangming fire and calms the spirit