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Where does the Lung Channel go?

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  • Middle Burner
  • Large Intestine
  • Stomach
  • Lung
  • Throat
  • Lateral aspect of arm Thumb
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Where does the branch of the lung channel go?

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Radial side of the tip of the index finger

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What is the Lung Luo point?

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LU7

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Where does the Lung Luo channel travel?

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Palm & Thenar eminence

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What does the Lung Luo treat?

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  • heat in the palm & wrist
  • In deficiency, frequent yawning, urinary incontinence & frequent urination’
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Where does the LU divergent Channel. go?

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  • Diverges at the axilla
  • Enters the chest to connect with LU & LI Emerges at supraclavicular fossa
  • Ascends along the throat to meet LI primary channel
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Does the Lung channel connect with the nose and how?

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Yes. Through LI Channel

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What are the Physiological Functions of the LU?

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  • Governs Qi
  • Controls respiration
  • Controls disseminating and descending
  • Regulates water passages
  • Skin
  • Body hair
  • Open in nose
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Summarize the Actions of the LU Points:

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  • Rebellion of LU-Qi
  • Exopathogenic factors
  • Edema and obstructed urination
  • Nasal disorders
  • Throat disorders
  • Rebellion of ST-Qi
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What special designation does LU1 have?

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  • Front-Mu of LU
  • Meeting point of LU& Sp
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What special designation does LU3 have?

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Window of Heaven point

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What special designation does LU5 have?

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He-Sea -Water (Child point of LU)

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What special designation does LU6 have?

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Xi-Cleft

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What special designation does LU7 have?

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  • Luo-Connecting
  • Confluent point of CV
  • Command point of head and nape of neck
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What special designation does LU8 have?

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  • Jing-River
  • Metal
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What special designation does LU9 have?

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  • Shu-Stream=Yuan-Source
  • Earth(Mother point of LU)
  • Hui-Meeting point of Vessels
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What special designation does LU10 have?

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  • Ying-Spring
  • Fire
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What special designation does LU11 have?

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  • Jing-Well
  • Wood
  • Ghost point
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What are the Actions of LU1?

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  • Disseminates & Descends LU-Qi,
  • Transforms phlegm
  • Clears heat
  • Alleviates cough & wheezing
  • Regulates water
  • Descends ST-Qi
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Because LU1 is the meeting point of SP, what does it treat?

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What are the indications of LU1?

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  • *Deficiency/Excess patterns of all LU disorders
  • Accumulation of phlegm
  • Coughing/wheezing/ dyspnea/fullness of the chest, heavy yellow/green phlegm
  • Fever
  • Yang edema, acute swelling of the face d/t attack of exterior wind
  • Dual disharmony of the LU & ST Difficult ingestion, vomiting, abdominal distention
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What are the Actions of LU3?

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  • Clears LU-Heat &amp
  • Descends LU-Qi
  • Cools blood &
  • Stops bleeding
  • Calms the corporeal soul(‘Po’)
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What are the Indications of LU3?

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  • -LU-Heat Bouts: spasmodic coughing, dyspnea, asthma induced/worsened by anger, thirst
  • Nosebleed
  • Window of Heaven Goitre, eye disorders,Children who get asthma from nightmares Somnolence, sadness, weeping, muddled thinking
  • Pain in medial upper arm
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What are the Actions of LU5?

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  • Clears LU-Heat(excess/def.)&amp
  • Descends rebellious Qi (LU/ST)
  • Regulates water passages
  • Activates channel
  • Relaxes the sinews &amp
  • Alleviates pain
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What are the Indications of LU5?
* **All forms of LU-Heat** : Excess - fullness in the chest, expectoration of heavy yellow/green/brown phlegm, agitation; Deficient Heat: tidal fever, taxation heat, dry mouth * Counterflow Qi & Diarrhea: —ST-Qi rebellion Vomit, abdominal distention, diarrhea * Bleeding from heat: Coughing/spitting/vomiting blood, nosebleed * Disorders of water metabolism: Excess: urinary retention, swelling of the four limbs Deficiency: enuresis, frequent urination * Heart (LU/HT: upper burner) agitation, heart pain - * Swelling & pain in upper limb or the whole body tennis elbow, wind painful obstruction syndrome
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What is LU5 best for?
Excess LU conditions
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What are the Actions of LU6?
* Disseminates & Descends LU-Qi * Clears heat & Moistens the LU * Clears heat & Stops bleeding * Moderates acute conditions
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What are Xi-Cleft points used for?
* Acute conditions & Pain * Bleeding disorders on Yin Channels
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What are the indications of LU6?
* **Acute** cough, wheezing, asthma of any etiology * All kinds of bleeding from the Lungs Hemoptysis * Pain in the chest, elbow & arm, difficulty in flexing and extending the fingers, inability to raise the arm above the head
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What are the Actions of LU7?
* Releases the **exterior** & **Expels wind** * Pacifies wind & descends phlegm * Benefits the **head & nape of neck** * Promotes descending function of LU * Regulates the water passages * Activates channel & Alleviates pain * Opens & Regulates **Ren Mai**
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LU7 is the confluent point of what?
The Conception Vessel (LU7 & KD6)
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What are the Indications of LU7?
* \***Exterior/Interior Wind Disorders** Exterior Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, Wind-Dryness: chills & fever, h/a, ache & pain in the neck/shoulders/back; cough, asthma, wheezing; acute swelling of the face or limbs * **THE MOST EXTERIOR-ACTING OF LUNG CHANNEL POINTS** * Interior Wind-Phlegm: facial paralysis, lockjaw, epilepsy, hemiplegia * Other: wind painful obstruction, numbness of the whole body
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Compare LU5, LU6, LU7:
* LU5: He-Sea point, Water pt., child pt., LU-Heat vomiting & diarrhea * LU6: Xi-Cleft point Acute cough/asthma/ wheezing, Bleeding from the LU * LU7: Luo-Connecting point The most exterior-acting of LU channel point, indicated for all the Wind disorders ,Primary point for head and nape of the neck Confluent point of CV, for genito-urinary disorders
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What are the Actions of LU9?
* Tonifies the Lung * Transforms phlegm(d/t LU def.) * DescendsLung * Regulates & Harmonizes the vessels - * Activates * Pain
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What are the Indications of LU9?
* **LUNG deficiency**: chronic weak coughing/wheezing LU-Qi def.: shortness of breath, frequent yawning, copious watery phlegm, fatigue LU-Yin def.: dry cough with scanty dry phlegm or streaks of blood, malar flush, 5-palm heat * **THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT POINT ON THE CHANNEL TO TONIFY** -Stagnation of Gathering Qi fullness/oppression of chest w/ inability to lie down * Disorders of blood vessels pulseless syndrome, Heart pain with Choppy pulse -Pain along the course of the LU channel
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Summarize LU9:
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT POINT ON THE CHANNEL TO TONIFY
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Compare LU7 & LU9:
LU7: * Exterior Excess * Affects Qi * Emotional component * Weak at phlegm transformation LU9: * Interior Deficient * Affects Qi & Blood * No emotional component * Resolves Phlegm
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What are the Actions of LU10?
* Benefits the throat * Clears LU-Heat * Descends rebellious Qi * Harmonizes the ST & HT
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What are the Indications of LU10?
* \***THROAT** disorders characterized by **heat/dryness**, Pain, swelling, congestion, dryness of throat, loss of voice * **Lung Heat:** Inflammation, Excess Heat , Phlegm-Heat, Yin-deficient Heat (KD6) * Bleeding d/t heat: coughing blood, vomiting blood, blood in urine(LU-Heat→ HT→ SI →BL) LU-Heat HT: agitation, mania, anger LU-Heat →ST: breast abscess, toothache * Local pain & heat in palm/thumb
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What are the Actions of LU11?
* Clears LU-Heat & Benefits the throat * **MAIN POINT FOR EXTREME SORE THROAT d/t EXCESS** * Revives consciousness
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What is a summary of LU11 Actions?
MAIN POINT FOR EXTREME SORE THROAT d/t EXCESS
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What are LU11 Indications?
* **All acute THROAT disorders** d/t excess heat or poison * Sore throat d/t wind-heat, tonsillitis, mumps * Mental disorders * Loss of consciousness(from windstroke), mania, epilepsy, childhood fright wind * **Spasmodic pain of thumb**
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What are the Actions of LU2? (1 Star)
pain in chest, upper back, shoulder & arm
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What are the Actions of LU4? (1 Star)
pain in the medial aspect of arm
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What are the Actions of LU8? (1 Star)
* Jing-River point, Metal point * “cough and dyspnea, chills and fever -mainly for excess type cough & dyspnea with fullness and pain of the chest and upper back

A&E Summer Test 2 - Condensed (1 decks)

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