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LU LI ST SP Acupuncture Flashcards

1
Q

LU Back Shu Vs. Front Mu

A

BL13: LU Deficiency
LU1: LU Excess

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2
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LU Window of Sky

A

LU3

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3
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Visible Phlegm in LU

A

LU5 + LU1, ST40

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4
Q

Categories of LU7 (4)

A

Luo Connecting
Ren Confluent
Command of Head and Neck
Exit Point

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5
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Guest Host for LU *Wind Cold, Open Nasal Orifice

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LU7 + LI4

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6
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Confluent Pairs LU7 + KD6 (Channels & Indications)

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LU7 : Ren, KD6: Yin Qiao
Throat, Lung Dryness

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7
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“Sheng Mai San” Pt Combination

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LU9 + BL13 (Yuan Source + Back Shu)

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8
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LU Ying Spring

A

LU10

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9
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Bleed ___ for Sore Throat

A

LU11

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10
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LU___ with BL17 for Hemoptysis

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LU6 (Xi Cleft). BL17 *Influential of Blood

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11
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Jing Well of LI

A

LI1

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12
Q

What Pt Categories are on the Index finger?

A

LI2 (Ying Spring), LI3 (Shu Stream)

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13
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What are the Indications for LI4?

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1) 4 Gates for Internal Wind/Dysmennorhea, Syncope. 2) Wind 3) Command of Face (Bell’s Palsy, Toothache) 4) Easy Labor (+SP6, BL67)

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14
Q

LI Pt Prescription for Yang Edema

A

LI6 + LU7, LI4, BL39

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15
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SHOU SAN LI

A

LI10

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16
Q

“Fire Engine” Point

A

LI11

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17
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LI__ (Anterior Shoulder), SJ __ (Posterior)

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LI15, SJ14

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18
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Caution for LI18

A

Jugular Vein (Vs. ST9 Carotid)

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19
Q

LI Window of Sky

A

LI18

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20
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Pt Rx to Open Nose

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LI20, LI4, BI TONG, DU23 *congestion=toward nose, runny nose=away, BL7

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21
Q

Crossing Pt of ST, Ren, & Yang Qiao

A

ST1

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22
Q

3 Leg Yang Muscle Meridian Mtg Pt

A

ST3, SI18

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23
Q

ST4 to ST6 + LI4

A

Bell’s Palsy

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24
Q

Distal Points of Face

A

LI4 + ST44

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25
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“Above The Joint” Vs “Below The Joint” GB__ vs ST ___

A

GB3, ST7.
Joint: Zygomatic Arch

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26
Q

Distance Btwn ST8 AND DU24

A

4.5 cun
ST8, GB13, GB15, BL4, BL3, DU24

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27
Q

ST8 + ST40

A

Headache with Phlegm, Dizziness. “Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Tang”

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28
Q

“Man’s Welcome” Ren Ying

A

ST9

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29
Q

Caution for ST9

A

Carotid Artery

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30
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Caution for ST12

A

Brachial Plexus

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31
Q

ST Window of Sky

A

ST9 *Excess Above, Deficiency Below

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32
Q

Mtg of All Yang Channels on Supraclavicular Fossa (Except ___ )

A

ST12 Area
LI, ST, SI, SJ, GB. Except UB
*All Yang Chanels Cross DU14
*All Channels Cross Diaphragm (Except UB)

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33
Q

ST Pts location to SCM

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Anterior: ST9, ST10
Btwn: ST11

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34
Q

ST Pt @ 4th ICS

A

ST17

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35
Q

Avoid Needling

A

ST17 @ Nipple

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36
Q

Mastitis, Insufficient Lactation

A

ST18 + SI1, R17

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37
Q

Local Breast Points

A

R17, ST18, PC1, SP18

38
Q

ST__ level with R12

A

ST21 *Flip 21 to 12
“Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang”
Stomach Prolapse

39
Q

Front Mu of Large Intestine

A

ST25

40
Q

ST25 Indications

A

Constipation, Acute Diarrhea

41
Q

Constipation Point Rx

A

SJ6, KD6 + ST25, BL25

42
Q

Pt for Acute Diarrhea (Vs Chronic)

A

Acute: ST25
Chronic: BL20
Basic: ST36

43
Q

Four Door Tx

A

R12, ST25, R6

44
Q

ST27 - 29

A

ST27 (Qi), ST28 (Water), ST29 (Blood)

45
Q

Water Metabolism

A

ST28 + RN9
“Water Passage” + “Water Separation”

46
Q

Eliminate Blood Stasis * Major Gynecological Point to Move Blood

A

ST29 Gui Lai = Return
+ R3 (KD12, ST29, Zi Gong Xue)
+ BL32
Compare to Dang Gui “Must Return”. Dang Gui moves AND tonifies.

47
Q

ST Pt of Chong Mai

A

ST30 Qi Chong
Chong Mai origin in Lower Abdomen.
Emerges at R1, ST30, KD11-KD21
Links Post Heaven + Pre Heaven

48
Q

ST Xi Cleft

A

ST34
Da Jian Zhong Tang

49
Q

Excess Abdominal Pain (Worse with Touch)

A

ST34 (Xi Cleft)
+R12

50
Q

Lateral Xi Yan

A

ST35
@ Knee Joint

51
Q

Indications of ST36

A

1) Major Tonification of Qi and Blood 2) Command of Abdomen

52
Q

Organ Prolapse

A

ST36, R6, DU20

53
Q

SP3 + ST36

A

Combination of Horary of Earth for Strengthening SP/ST

54
Q

7 stroke points

A

Head: DU20
Yang Ming: LI11, ST36
Shao Yang: GB7, GB21, GB31, GB39

55
Q

“Jade Wind Screen Formula” Pt Rx

A

Moxa ST36 + BL12 (Wind Gate)

56
Q

Lower He Sea of LI

A

ST37

57
Q

Lower He Sea of SI

A

ST39

58
Q

Chron’s Disease

A

ST39 + ST37

59
Q

Ulcerative Collitis

A

ST37 (Large Intestine)

60
Q

Empirical Distal Pt for Shoulder Joint

A

ST38
Contralateral
*** Pain on LI Channel

61
Q

ST40 + Visible Phlegm Pt Rx

A

ST40 + LU5, LU1

62
Q

ST40 + Invisible Phlegm Pt Rx

A

HT9

63
Q

“Yuan Zhi” Pt Analogy

A

ST40
For Visible & Invisble Phlegm.

64
Q

ST Jing River

A

ST41

65
Q

ST Yuan Source

A

ST42

66
Q

ST44 Indications

A

1) Ying Spring, Clear Heat +LI11 2) Food Retention 3) Distal of Face for Facial Paralysis or Toothache

67
Q

Moxa for uterine bleeding

A

SP1

68
Q

Jing Well Pt Review

A

Bleed: LU11 for Sore Throat
Needle: BL67 for labor, vertex HA, SI1 for breast abscess or lactation, HT9 to open HT orifice, LI2 for children’s fever, ST45 for insomnia d/t food retention, KD1 for LYR, consciousness, PC9 for mental acuity. Moxa: SP1 for uterine bleeding, LV1 for cold in LV vhannel, BL67 for breech fetus.

69
Q

Yuan Source of SP

A

SP3

70
Q

SP Qi Xu, Overall Tonify MJ

A

SP3 + ST36 + BL20
Horary Pt of Earth

71
Q

SP Luo Pt

A

SP4

72
Q

What are the 4 Luo Connecting Points that are all Confluent Pts

A

LU7 (REN)
SP4 (CHONG)
PC6 (YIN WEI)
SJ5 (YANG WEI)

73
Q

SP4 + PC6

A

Irregular Menses, Infertility *Chong Mai

74
Q

Foot Edema

A

SP5 + GB41
(Yin and Yang)

75
Q

Crossing Pt of LV KD SP

A

SP6
R3, R4

76
Q

Amenorrhea

A

SP6 +
ST29 (Xue Stasis)
BL32 (Dysmenorrhea)
ST36, R4 (Xue Xu)

77
Q

Insomnia Pt Rx

A

SP6 (Nourish Yin/Blood)
AN MIAN, HT7 (Calm Shne)

78
Q

SP6 + GB20

A

Liver Yang Rising (d/t KD/LV Yin)

79
Q

Compare SP6, KD6

A

Both Nourish Yin. KD for specific for KD yin. SP6 can nourish whole body yin.

80
Q

SP Xi Cleft

A

SP8

81
Q

Dysmenorrhea

A

SP8 (Xi Cleft) +
LI4, LV3 for Dysmenorrhea
BL32, R3 for Blood Stasis

82
Q

SP9 Point Combinations

A

+LI11 for Damp Heat
+GB34 for DH in LV/GB
+37 DH in Large Intestine.

83
Q

Major Pt for Damp

A

SP9

84
Q

“Sea of Blood”

A

SP10

85
Q

Point Equivalent of Mu Dan Pi, Chi Shao, Dan Shen

A

SP10
Moves and Cools Blood

86
Q

SP10 +LI11 + BL40

A

Skin Disorders

87
Q

SP12 Needling Cautions

A

Medial: Femoral Artery
Lateral: Femoral Nerve

88
Q

What is the SP point aligned with R8?

A

SP15
R8, KD16, ST25, SP15, GB26

89
Q

Great Luo of SP

A

SP21

90
Q

Used for Pain the whole body?

A

SP21
Invigorates blood in all Connecting Channels
*Great for Fibromyalgia

91
Q

SP Pt @ 4th ICS

A

SP18

92
Q

SP Pt @2nd ICD

A

SP20

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