Lecture 6- 5 Shu and source classification Flashcards
TCM final exam
Sx for Dx for lung Qi deficiency
weak cough, SOB on exertion, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, dizziness
treatment principle for Dx of lung Qi deficiency
Tonify lung Qi
what is the treatment principle for Dx lung deficiency
relieve cough, descent lung Qi, because deficiency in Lung Qi causes ascending aka coughs
what is the Lung 1- Front- Mu point of the lung and entry point action?
A: clears heat, phlegm, relieves pain, moves stagnant Lung Qi, descends Lung Qi, opens the chest
Reolves phlegm, regulates Lun Qi, relieves coughing, tonifies Lung Qi, tonifies Lung Yin, Tonifies Zhong Qi, moves blood, clears lung and liver heat
Lung 9
5 transporting points, located b/w the fingertips, elbows or the toe tips and knees
5 shu points
Yin and Yang 5 Shu points
well
spring
stream
river
sea
most acute, very accessible, but can easily dry up, quick point for fast fix
well shu point
limited, very accessible, but for short term
spring shu meridian
middle ground, could dry up, but villages could have used this
stream shu point
less water than the sea, almost more rivers than seas, accessible than the sea but could also dry up
river shu point
used more for chronic Cx
large body of water, but in a village, sea water is far away and was not easily accessible, takes longer to see effects, but lasts longer and usually at the elbows
sea shu point