Lecture Seven (Part Two): Yang Wei Mai

Question 1

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

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

What does Wei translate to?

Answer 2

• tie down
• hold together
• maintain
• safeguard

Question 3

What is the general function of the Yang Wei vessel?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What are the clinical applications of Yang Wei Mai?

Answer 4

• EPF Wind with Shivering
• Shaoyang Pattern
• Painful Obstroction (Bi) Syndrome

Question 5

What are the associations and treatments of Yang Wei Mai?

Answer 5

• Headaches
• Backaches
• Ear Problems

Question 6

What is the mnemonic for clinical applications plus treatments?

Answer 6

SHEar EBB

• Shaoyang Pattern
• Headaches
• Ear problems
• EPF Wind with Shivering
• Backache
• Bi Syndrome

Question 7

What sort of symptoms characterize Shaoyang pattern?

Answer 7

Intermittent fevers and alternation of chills and fever

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Six-Stages

Question 9

What point prescription would you use for Shao Yang Pattern?

Answer 9

TE5/GB41

LI11

GV13

Question 10

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

Answer 10

chronic

Gall Bladder channel

Question 11

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

Answer 11

• Liver Yang Rising
• Liver Fire

These are full or excess patterns.

Question 12

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?

Answer 12

Gall Bladder; Yang

The Yang Wei vessel links all the Yang channels together.

Question 13

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

Answer 13

TE5/GB41

LI4/LR3

GB20

local points

Question 14

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?

Answer 14

• Liver Fire
• Damp Heat in GB (discharge in ear)

Question 15

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

Answer 15

TE5/GB41

TE21

SI19

GB2

TE17

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Wind Heat

Wind Cold

Question 17

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

Answer 17

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

Question 18

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

Answer 18

TE5/GB41

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

GB20

BL12

Question 19

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

Answer 19

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

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Yang Wei Mai

• Gall Baldder Channel primarily affected
• Pulse is Floating

Yang Qiao Mai

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

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Dai Mai

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Open with Dai Mai or Yang Wei

Question 23

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

Answer 23

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

Question 24

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

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Differentiate Bi Syndrome treatment using Yin Qiao and Yang Qiao.

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Differentiate Bi syndrome treatments between Yang Qiao and Yang Wie.

Answer 26

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