Large Intestine Fx Flashcards
Which regions of the body do LI pts generally affect?
arm shoulder neck head Face Sinuses
What do LI pts dissipate well?
Nodules (even goitre)
Exterior Wind
LI 1
Fx / ^ ?
Jing Well
Metal (horary)
Heat, eye-EPF heat, ears, throat, wind (exterior and interior), resuscitation, channel obstructions
LI pt:
Jing well?
LI 1
LI pt
Horary?
LI 1
LI pt
Metal?
LI 1
LI 2
Fx/^?
Ying Spring
Water
Son/ Sedation
Drainage pt
LI-heat, eyes, ears, interior wind, resuscitation, channel obstructions, elbow and shoulder pain, LI heat, acute EPF Wind
LI pt
Ying Spring?
LI 2
LI pt
Water?
LI 2
LI pt
Son/ Sedation?
LI 2
LI pt
Good for drainage?
LI 2
What does a spring pt do?
Clears heat
LI 3
Fx/^?
LI 3:
Shu-Stream
Wood pt
EPF wind, eyes, throat, intestines, channel, hand Bi.
LI Wood Pt?
LI 3
LI Shu Stream Pt?
LI 3
LI pt great for hand Bi (painful obstruction)?
LI 3
What are stream points great for?
Aches of the joints
LI 4
^?
Yuan-Source
Command point
Heavenly Star
Regulates the defensive qi and adjusts sweating
Expels wind / releases the exterior
Regulates the face, eyes, nose, mouth and ears
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Induces labour
Restores the yang
On the dorsum of the hand, between the first and second metacarpal bones, at the midpoint of the second metacarpal bone and close to its radial border.
LI 5
^?
Fx?
Jing- River
Fire pt
Calms the spirit
Clears heat and alleviates pain
Clears yangming fire
Benefits the wrist joint
Heavenly Star pt of LI meridian?
LI 4
Yuan Source of LI meridian?
LI 4
Which pt on LI promotes labour?
LI 4
Actions of LI 4 (other than it’s hats?)
*Promotes Labour* (forbidden if pregnant) Calms Mind Expels EPF Wind and releases exterior Regulates defensive Qi and Sweating Promotes diffusion of Lung Qi Stops Pain Channel obstructions Tonifies Qi and consolidates exterior Benefits eyes, nose, ears, mouth Calms mind
Jing-River Pt of LI?
LI 5
Fire Pt of LI?
LI 5
