Meridians- Extra Meridians Flashcards
First complete work on extra vessels
Shen Jiu Da Quan (1493)
Uterus
Yang Wei
Systems Associated with Extra Vessels
Thyroid———————————Ren, Dai, Chong
Reproductive————————–Ren, Du, Dai
Uterus———————————Yang Wei
Parathyroid—————————-Yin Wei
Pituitary——————————–Yang Qiao
Adrenal ——————————–Du
Adrenal Medula ———————–Chong, Yin Wei
Adrenal Cortex ————————Yang Qiao,Yin Qiao
Types of Qi
Wei Jing Zhong Zhen Gu Yuan Yin Xie
Du Mai
Branches
- From Mingmen to pubic bone, then around genitals, to perineum, buttocks and then K and UB
- Perineum to spine, connects to UB12 at Du 12 starts again at Du 13 (makes a little diamond), up to Du 16 and into brain, along vessel to GV 28.
- Abdominal branch ascends from perineum over umbilicus, past heart, throat, chin around lips to eyes (kind of like Chong at the end).
Master and Coupled Points
Ren Mai——Lu 7 K 6—–Yin Qiao Mai (the 2= Athsma Tx)
Du Mai——-SI 3 UB 62–Yang Qiao Mai
Chong Mai–Sp 4 P 6——Yin Wei Mai (the 2 = Blood Tx)
Dai Mai——GB 41 SJ 5—–Yang Wei Mai (the 2=wind Tx)
Tai Yi
Meaning
Daoist
No form
Supreme movement
Allowing life to move freely
What do the extra vessels collect?
Overflown Qi
Describe the Jing-Luo system
Jing (reservoirs)
12 Jing (main channels)
12 Jing Bie (distinctive channels)
8 Extraordinary channels (Lakes)
Luo (ditches)
15 Luo
The Lou are a whole-body mesh work
Luo connecting Pt for Ren Mai
Ren 15
Dx areas of body and extra meridians correlated
Superficial Dx of shoulders, back, lumbar, thighs
Du + Yang Qiao Dai + Yang Wei
Internal Dx of heart, abdomen, ribs, sides, liver, gallbladder
Ren + Yin Qiao Chong + Yin Wei
Nuclear vessels
Du Mai
Ren Mai
Chong Mai
Dai Mai
Peripheral Vessels
Yin Qiao
Yang Qiao
Yin Wei
Yang Wei
Coupling of extra vessels
Du + Yang Qiao Dai + Yang Wei
Ren + Yin Qiao Chong + Yin Wei
Yin Qiao and Yang Qiao
Fx
Distribute Qi between yin and yang surfaces
General Fx of Extra Meridians
STORE- excess Jing and blood
CONNECT- regular meridians with deeper source (kidneys)
CONTROL- fundamental elements of body energetics
STRUCTURE-structural support, deep muscles, bones
Ren and Du Fx
Store Yin and Yang Qi
Chong and Dai Mai
Fx
Circulate Qi between yin and yang regions
Dai Mai
Master Point
M: GB 41
Yin Wei and Yang Wei
Fx
Link yin and yang aspects of Qi together
Du Mai
Master Point
M: SI 3
Yang Qiao Mai
Master Point
M: B 62
Chong Mai
Master Pt
M: Sp 4
Yang Wei
Master Point
M: SJ 5
Ren Mai
Master Point
M: Lu 7
Yin Qiao Mai
Master Point
M: K 6
Genito-urinary = Ancestral organ of …
Ren/ Yin Qiao/Chong
Yin Wei Mai
Master Point
M: P 6
Brain = Ancestral organ of …
Du Mai
Hepato Billiary =Ancestral organ of …
Dai Mai
Couple of Yin Qiao
Ren
Bone Marrow = Ancestral organ of…..
Kidneys
Du
Chong
Blood Vessels = Ancestral organ of …
Chong
Yin Wei
Couple of Ren
Yin Qiao
Couple of Yang Wei
Dai
Couple of Du
Yang Qiao
Couple of Yang Qiao
Du
Couple of Dai
Yang Wei
Pathology of Ren
Qi Xu
Gyno
Couple of Chong
Yin Wei
Couple of Yin Wei
Chong
Pathology of Chong
Disorders of Blood and Circulation (dry skin, pale thin dry tongue, pale complexion, dizziness, tinnitus)
Disorders of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract (esp Stasis)
Rectus Abdominus (Penis/Zong Jin)
Cold feet but hot head
Morning sickness, gyno (blood), breast distention, sighing, lump in throat.
Du at Lower border of L1
Du 5
Location of Du 14
C7
Lower border
Location of Du 2
Sacral Hiatus
Midline
Location of Du 3
Lower border L4
Midline
2c from UB 26
Location of Ren 12
4 cun above umbilicus
midline
Location of Du 11
Below T5
Location of Du 13
Below T1
Insertion of rectus abdominus
St 30, K 11
Du point at L9
Du 8
Line of points along level of umbilicus
GB 26 (below Liv 13) Sp 15 (lateral border of rectus abdominus) St 25 (midline of rectus abdominus) Kid 16 (half cun lateral of midline) Ren 8 (on midline)
CV primary path
uterus /lower abdomen
- ->Ren 1
- ->ascends midline to Ren 24
- ->around mouth into Du 28
- ->up to centre of eye
GB 24, St 18, Ren 13 all line up where
5 cun above umbilicus, 7th intercostal space
Points along pubic symphasis
Ren 2 (midline) Kid 11 (half cun lateral of midline) St 30 (2 cun lateral of midline)
Ren 1
^ CV* GV * PV ^ Ghost Pt !Contraindicated in Pregnancy -Regulates anterior and posterior yin -Drains Damp Heat -Calms Spirit -Revives from drowning Perpendicular, .5-1c
Side to open Du on women
R
Side to open Ren on women
R
Ren 4
Front Mu of SI
Assists conception
Strengthens Essence
! Empty Bladder First
CV (Ren) Branch
Pelvic cavity
- ->spine
- ->along back …I know, even though it’s Ren, it does this :-)
- also meets Du at Du 1
Ren’s Lou Connecting Vessel Dispersion
Ren 15
—>disperses over chest like a web
Sea of Blood Points
St 37… Lower He-Sea of LI
St 39… Lower He-Sea of SI
UB 11…Hui Meeting Pt of Bones
Ren 2
^ CV * Liv ! Empty bladder Genito-uterine 5 Zang's Xu Weariness with extreme cold
Ren 3
Front Mu of the Bladder
Drains Damp
! Empty Bladder First
Sea of Water and Grain
St 30 + 36
Ren 5
Front Mu of SJ
Water passages
Pain
Uterus
Ren 9
Water (passages, oedema)
Intestines
Ren 6
Sea of Qi- in name only Fosters Original Qi Tonifies Qi Kidneys Yang (collapse) Harmonizes Blood Source Point of Huang (Membranes)
Ren 11
“Strengthen the Interior”
middle jiao
qi
Sea of Marrow
16 + 20
GB 39 is Hui Meeting Pt of Marrow
Ren 13
Stomach
Qi
Vomiting/Rebellion
Heart
Ren 14
Front Mu of Heart Heart Pain Unbinds Chest Phlegm Stomach Rebellion
Sea of Qi
St 9… W-H
Ren 17… Front Mu Pc
Du 14 + 15
Ren 6
Ren 16
Midline, sternocostal angle
Unbinds chest
stomach
rebellion
Ren 17
Front Mu of Pc Hui-Meeting of Qi Sea of Qi pt CV*Sp*K*SI*SJ Qi Chest Rebellions Gathering Qi Breasts (4th intercostal)
Ren 8
Warms yang (collapse) intestines
Ren 20
First intercostal
Chest
Qi
Rebellion
Ren 21
1/2 way between 20 and 22 Rebellion Food accumulation chest throat
Ren 7
genitals
lower abdomen
uterus
Ren 23
Under Chin Tongue Rebellion Cough Loss of voice
Ren 24
mentolabial grove Ghost Pt GV * CV * LI * St Wind Face CV Regulation
Ren 10
Stomach (food stagnation)
Qi
Du 1st Branch
Lower abdomen
- -> down to genitals, perenium
- -> around anus
- -> interior spinal up to kidneys
Du 2nd Branch
Lower abdomen
- ->around external genitalia
- -> up to umbilicus
- -> up to throat
- -> around mouth
- -> up to below middle of eye (just like Ren)
Ren 12
Front Mu of Stomach
Hui-Meeting of Fu
CVSISJ*St
Du’s Lou Connecting Vessel
Du 1
- -> up sides of spine (w/UB) to Nape
- -> spreads over occiput bilaterally
Important tissues and organs on Du’s path
inside and outside of Spine Brain (at Du 16 and at vertex of head) Kidneys Heart Anus External Genitals Occiput (Lou connecting of Du)
Ren 15
Luo Connecting of Ren Heart Spirit Coughing Chest Mad Walking Mad Singing Aversion to the sound of people talking, Excessive sexual activity leading to exhaustion in youths Source Point of Gao (Fat Tissue)
Du 2
Coccygeal Hiatus
Lumbar and legs
Wind damp
Du 3
Wind damp
Lumbar
legs
lower jiao
Ren 18
Chest
Rebellion
Qi
Du 5
L1 (lower)
Lumbar Spine
Lower Jiao
Du 6
“Centre of Spine” (Lower T 11)
Spleen
Damp
Spine
Ren 22
Window of Heaven Yin Link * CV Rebellion Cough/Wheezing Throat Voice
Du 8
Lower T9 Liver Wind Spasm Spirit Mania, mad walking, incessant talking, anger injuring the liver
Du 9
Lower T7 (bottom of scapula) Spleen Damp Middle Jiao Jaundice (spleen) Chest
Du 11
Lower T5 Heart Lung Spirit Heat Wind Sadness, anxiety, fright palpitations, disorientation, timidity
Du 12
Lower T3 Clears lung and heart heat Spirit Wind Mad walking, delirious raving, seeing ghosts, rage with desire to kill people
Du 3rd Branch
UB 1 (emerges)
- -> follows UB along forehead bilaterally
- -> converges at vertex
- -> enters brain
- -> emerges at Du 16
- -> divides to UB 12 and along sides of spine
- -> into kidneys
Du 14
Lower C7 GV * 6 Yang Sea of Qi Point Wind Firms Exterior Clears Heat Malaria Xu Wind Lifts mood, tonifies the Heart, stimulates the rising of clear Qi Use Moxa to Tonify both kidney and heart yang, and therefore strengthen the will power and the mind
Du 15
"Gate of Muteness" half cun into hairline Point of Sea of Qi GV * Yang Link Tongue/muteness Wind Neck Spine
Du 1
Lou of GV GV* CV* GB * K haemorrhoids lower yins channel pain spirit Mania, mad walking
Du 17
Wind Pain Eyes Spirit ! no moxa Mania
Du 18
Wind
Pain
Spirit
Mad Walking, Insomnia, Manic Depression
Du 4
L2 lower Clears Heat GV Kidney Lumbar Spine Fear, Fright
Du 20
GV * UB * GB * SJ * Liv Sea of Marrow point Wind Subdues Yang Raises Yang Counters Prolapse Head Sense organs Sea of Marrow Brain Calms Spirit Agitation and oppression, fright palpitations, disorientation, crying, sadness and crying with a desire to die, mania lifts mood, stimulates memory and opens the mind's orifices
Du 21
Wind
Head
Convulsions
Du 7
Lower T10
Spine
Middle Jiao
Du 23
Ghost Point Nose (congestion with no sense of smell) Eyes Wind Head Face Swelling Spirit Manic Depression
Du 24
GV * UB * St Brain Spirit Wind Head Nose Eyes Ceaseless nasal discharge Manic depression, ascends to hight places and sings, discards clothing and runs around Calms the mind and stimulates memory
Du 10
Lower T6 Cough Wheezing Clears Heat *Detox Poison *
Du 26
one third down from nose Ghost GV* Li * St Revives Spirit Face Nose Wind Spine Lumbar Sprain Manic depression, inappropriate laughter, unexpected laughter or crying
Du 27
Lip Edge Clears Heat Generates Fluid Mouth Spirit Manic Depression
Du 13
"Way of Happiness" Lower T1 Heat Malaria GV Unhappiness, disorientation
Du
Fx
Kidney Yang, Back, Brain, Mind, Marrow, Wind inside and out
Tonifies the Kidney Yang Strengthens Back Nourishes Brain and Marrow Strengthens Mind Expels Exterior Wind Extinguishes Interior Wind
Du 16
"Palace of Wind" GV * Yang Link Sea of Marrow Pt Window of Heaven Ghost Point Wind Spirit Marrow Head Neck Mania, incessant talking, mad walking, desire to commit suicide, sadness , fear with palpitations
Du Indications
Heart pain Retention of Urine and Faeces Hernia Infertility Haemorrhoids Incontinence of Urine Dry Throat Stiffness of the Spine Fainting Channel stuff
Du 19
Wind
Pain
Spirit
Mad Walking, Insomnia
PV (Chong)
Indications
Cold Feet (hands) but hot face Blood Stasis and Gyno Dx Fullness/distention/pain of the lower abdomen/umbilical area/epigastrium Hypogastric fullness/distension/pain Period pain/irregular Tightness of chest/below xiphoid Palpitations Distension of breasts Slight breathlessness Sighing Lump in throat Heat of the Face Headache Anxiety, mental restlessness (internal urgency) Infertility, urinary incontinence 9 kinds of heart pain regurgitation of food abdominal masses from excessive drinking of alcohol and eating blood in the stools retention of placenta with stagnant blood causing fainting Dryness on big toe
Du 22
Nose
Wind
Head
Somnolence, fright palpitations
Chong (PV)
Primary Rebellious Qi Sx
Rebels upwards y itself from emotional stress that makes Qi rise or stagnate - full condition
Du 25
Nose
Chong Mai vs Ren Mai
Chong Ren
Upper Abdomen Lower Abdomen
Sp/St K
Gyno Gyno
Blood Xu + Stasis Yin Xu
Chest, Ht, Pc, Abdomen Chest, Lu, Abdomen
Shen issues of Heart Shen issues of Kidney
9 Heart Pains Fear, Shock, Trauma
Sea of Blood Sea of Yin
Sea of 12 Channels (just sea of yin)
Du 28
Clears Heat
Nose
Eyes
Chong Mai
Route of Internal Branch
Between Kidneys, Through uterus, emerging at Ren 1
Ren Fx
Nourishes Yin
Regulates the Uterus and Blood
Moves Qi in the Lower Burner and the Uterus
Promotes the Descending of the Lung Qi and the Kidneys’ Receiving of Qi
Promotes the transformation, transportation and excretion of fluids
Activates the Triple Burner
Controls Fat Tissue (Gao, Source Point Ren 15) and Membranes (Huang, Ren 6 is Source Point)
Combines with Du
Chong Mai
Route of Head Branch?
Ascending over the throat
Around the chin and lips
Ending below the eyes
Ren
Indications
“The membranes are subject to stagnation, manifesting often in the PV pathology”
Internal Stagnation (7 kinds of hernia/shan in men, abdominal masses/Jia and Ju, in women)
Umbilical pain radiating downwards to the pubic bone and severe pain in the genitals
Haemorrhoids, swelling of the anus, dysentery, coughing of sputum with blood, toothache, swollen throat, difficult urination, chest and abdominal pain, cold abdomen, difficulty expelling miscarriage, pain and itching over skin of the abdomen
white-red leukorrhoea
Chong Mai
Descending Branch’s Route?
S 30
Over medial Thigh to Medial Malleolus
One branch to K 1 over the foot arch
Other branch to big toe (Liv channel)(that’s why Liv 3 is so useful)
PV (Chong)
Names
Sea of Blood
Sea of the 12 Channels
Sea of the Five Yin and Six Yang Organs
What is Tian Gui?
Menstrual Blood
Chong (PV)
Secondary Rebellious Qi
Rebels upwards as a consequence of a deficiency of blood and kidneys in the Chong, in the lower abdomen. Full or Empty condition
What is Breast Milk
Blood, transformed by Chong
Chong Mai
5 Branches - Names
Internal Abdominal Head Spinal Descending
What is the Zong Jin?
Ancestral Muscle/ Rectus Abdominis/ Penis
Chong Mai
Abdominal Branch - Route?
Emerging at S 30
Connecting with K 11
Ascending over K channel to K 21
Disperses over Chest (!Breasts!)
Chong Mai
Pulse?
Firm in all three positions, hard in both middle positions
Chong Mai
Route of Spinal Branch?
From Ren 1
Ascending inside the Lumbar Spine to L2
Primary Rebellious Qi of Chong Mai
Tx?
Female: Sp 4 (R), P 6 (L)/ LI 4 (R), Liv 3 (L)/ K 14, K 12
Zhen Jiu Da Quan
First complete and systematic treatment of Ex. Vessels