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Lecture Seven (Part Two): Yang Wei Mai Flashcards

1
Q

What does the Nanjing (Classic of Difficulties) say about the Wei Vessels?

A

The Yang and Yin Wei Vessels link like a network around the body to absorb the overflowing Qi that cannot flow into the main meridians.

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What does Wei translate to?

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  • tie down
  • hold together
  • maintain
  • safeguard
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What is the general function of the Yang Wei vessel?

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Yang Wei ties together all of the yang meridians. It controls the Exterior of the body and governs Defensive (Wei) Qi.

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What are the clinical applications of Yang Wei Mai?

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  • EPF Wind with Shivering
  • Shaoyang Pattern
  • Painful Obstroction (Bi) Syndrome
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What are the associations and treatments of Yang Wei Mai?

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  • Headaches
  • Backaches
  • Ear Problems
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6
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What is the mnemonic for clinical applications plus treatments?

A

SHEar EBB

  • Shaoyang Pattern
  • Headaches
  • Ear problems
  • EPF Wind with Shivering
  • Backache
  • Bi Syndrome
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What sort of symptoms characterize Shaoyang pattern?

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Intermittent fevers and alternation of chills and fever

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Q

The Yang Wei Mai is effective at treating symptoms related to the Shao Yang pattern in the ___-______.

A

Six-Stages

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9
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What point prescription would you use for Shao Yang Pattern?

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TE5/GB41

LI11

GV13

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10
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The Yang Wei Mai can be used for ______ headaches along with what other channel?

A

chronic

Gall Bladder channel

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The chronic headaches may overlap with what other patterns? What types of patterns are these?

A
  • Liver Yang Rising
  • Liver Fire

These are full or excess patterns.

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The Yang Wei Mai is useful for headaches which involve not only the ___ _________ channel but also other _____ meridians in the head and neck. Why is this?

A

Gall Bladder; Yang

The Yang Wei vessel links all the Yang channels together.

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What point prescription would you choose for Yang Wei Mai full pattern headaches?

A

TE5/GB41

LI4/LR3

GB20

local points

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The Yang Wei Mai affects the ears and can be used for ear problems. Ear symptoms as seen in which patterns may be treated using this vessel?

A
  • Liver Fire
  • Damp Heat in GB (discharge in ear)
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15
Q

What points would you choose for Yang Wei Mai ear problems?

A

TE5/GB41

TE21

SI19

GB2

TE17

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Yang Wei Mai can be used to treat invasion of external Wind manifesting with shivering. Shivering is found in which patterns?

A

Wind Heat

Wind Cold

17
Q

Yang Wei Mai can be used to treat Wind invasion especially when what other sn/sx are present?

A
  • the pulse is particularly Floating
  • shivering is prominent
  • there are ear symptoms such as ear ache
18
Q

What points would you choose to treat EPF Wind with Shivering?

A

TE5/GB41

LI4 (substitued for GV16 from Du and Yang Qiao prescriptions)

GB20

BL12

19
Q

What kind of back pain is Yang Wei Mai effective in treating?

A

Unilateral back pain and pain affecting the lateral side of the body.

20
Q

Differentiate treatment of back pain using Yang Wei Mai vs Yang Qiao Mai.

A

Yang Wei Mai

  • Gall Baldder Channel primarily affected
  • Pulse is Floating

Yang Qiao Mai

  • Bladder channel is primarily affected
  • Pulse is Full and Wiry
21
Q

If one has back pain and there is difficulty turning from side to side which EOV is implicated?

A

Dai Mai

22
Q

If there is pain tracking down the lateral side of the body which EOV would you use?

A

Open with Dai Mai or Yang Wei

23
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When would you use Yang Wei Mai to treat Bi Syndrome?

A

When the symptoms affect the lateral side of the limbs and there is pain in the side of the neck.

24
Q

Differentiate treatment of Bi Syndrome by Yin Wei and Yang Wei.

A

Yin Wei

  • Generalized ache in the joints with numbness and tingling
  • No swelling or heat in joints

Yang Wei

  • Pain is on lateral side of limbs
  • Pain on lateral side of neck
25
Q

Differentiate Bi Syndrome treatment using Yin Qiao and Yang Qiao.

A

Yin Qiao

  • Inner aspect of legs are tight and foot turns inward, lateral muscles too loose
  • Prone to tripping

Yang Qiao

  • EPF Wind causing spasm of muscles and sinews on lateral aspect of body and limbs
  • Lateral muscles of leg are tight and stiff, medial too relaxed
26
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Differentiate Bi syndrome treatments between Yang Qiao and Yang Wie.

A

Yang Qiao

  • Lateral muscles are too tight, muscle spasm from EPF wind invasion
  • Medial muscles are too loose

Yang Wei

  • Pain of lateral side of limbs along with pain in side of the neck

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