Midterm Functions & Indications

Question 1

Ear Apex aka Er Jian aka Tonsil 1

Answer 1

Actions: *caution with hypotension
- clears excess heat and wind, relieves pain, activates blood, removes stasis, anti-inflammation, lowers blood pressure and pacifies liver, promotes sedation, clears and improves vision, promotes anti-allergy
Indications:
high fever (prick), sore throat, irritability, upper body pain, headache, toothache, migraine, arthritis, painful diseases
respiratory tract infection, eye inflammation
hypertension (prick to bleed) neurasthenia, dizziness, diseases of eye, styes, acute allergic disorders, dermatosis

Question 2

Diaphragm aka Point Zero aka middle ear

Answer 2

Actions: calms shen, subdues rebellious stomach qi, stops bleeding, expels wind, subdues pain, regulates diaphragm
Indications: mental / emotional disorders, hiccup, belching, nausea, indigestion, bleeding especially internal, skin disorders (urticaria eczema acne) *regulates sensitivity of other auricular points

Question 3

Sympathetic

Answer 3

FX: regulates sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems

• treats functional disorders of ANS
• regulates pain, blood vessel tone, sweat glands, sebaceous glands
• relieves pain
• anti spasmodic

INDICATIONS

• key point in treating organ pain for all zang fu
• sweating, insomnia, anxiety, palpitations, menopause syndrome, hyperthyroidism
• gastrospasm, enterospasm, angina, twisting pain
• internal organ pain, kidney stones, gallstones, gastritis, ulcers, migraines
• angitis, phlebitis, Raynaud’s, hypertension, Takayshu’s disease
• excessive sweating or not enough, spontaneous sweating, nightsweats
• seborrheic dermatitis, acne
• CAUTION hypotension, bleeding disorders, atrophic gastritis, abdominal distension

Question 4

Ear Shenmen

Answer 4

FX: calms shen, eases mind
- clear heat - anti inflammatory
- relieves pain
- lowers blood pressure
- anti - allergy / stops wheezing
INDICATIONS
- mental / emotional disorders, anxiety, insomnia
- inflammatory disorders
- any pain
- hypertension, especially chronic
- coughing and wheezing, itchy skin, asthma
CAUTION / CONTRAINIDCATION: chronic abdominal distension, slow digestion, constipation, paralysis of colon / bowels or depression

Question 5

Adrenal

Answer 5

FX: regulates adrenals, clears heat (anti inflammatory)
- anti allergy
-anti rheumatic
- regulates vasomotion / (anti shock - increases blood pressure)
- expels wind
INDICATIONS
- addison’s disease, Cushing syndrome
- inflammatory disease, fever (acute)
- allergic diseases, stress, infection
- arthritis
- hypotension, shock, bleeding, acute bronchial asthma, asthmatic bronchitis

Question 6

Thalamus

Answer 6

FX regulates body temperature, metabolism, endocrine glands, menses, emotions
INDICATIONS
fever, chills
- overweight / weight control
- gynecological disorders
- diabetes mellitus
- hyperthyroidism
- corresponds to hypothalamus as well as thalamus

Question 7

Ovary

Answer 7

FX regulates menses
INDICATIONS 
- irregular menses
- ovarian cyst, ovaritis, infertility
- early menopause