Morning Sickness Pregnancy Flashcards
True or False: Pregnancy is an excess of Yin, and plethora of Yang
True
True or False: Blood is transformed into milk in pregnancy?
True. Blood also gathers to nourish fetus.
A TX strategy to prevent miscarriage ?
“Calming the Fetus” Consolidate Original Qi by Tonifying the mothers Kidney yang.
Contraindicated points?
Li4 / Sp6 / BL60 / BL 67 / GB21 / ST 25 / Points below umbilicus / Points above umbilicus only used in 1st trimester.
Three TCM diseases of Pregnancy?
- Blood or Yin def.
- Qi Stagnation
- Spleen Qi Def. and Phlegm
True or false: The intensity of morning sickness is related to pre-existing digestive system?
True
True or false: Morning sickness is the imbalance of blood and qi in the Ren Mai?
False: Imbalance of blood and qi in the CHONG MAI. It is also a strain on blood / essence / kidney energy that nourishes fetus?
True or false: Morning sickness is related to Heart Qi not descending.
True: Also Qi of Chong Mai rebelling upward. And it is also related to stomach at ST30 and a rebellion of ST Qi Upward.
Morning sickness is a disharmony of what?
Blood and Qi and Essence of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel)
Where does the Chong Mai connect the Uterus and the Stomach Channel?
Chong Mai connects the Uterus and the Stomach at ST 30, interfering with Stomach Qi’s ability to descend causing nausea and vomiting
Vomiting soon after eating:
Heat and Fullness
Vomiting of dilute fluids:
Cold and Deficiency
Vomiting with retching and belching:
Liver Qi stagnation
Only slight nausea:
ST Qi deficiency
Vomiting of sour fluids:
Liver Qi stagnation
Vomiting of bitter fluids:
ST and LIV Heat
What is the TX principle for morning sickness?
Pacify the Penetrating Vessel, subdue rebellious Qi, harmonize the Stomach and stop vomiting.’
Name other TX principle for morning sickness?
- Pacify the Liver and eliminate stagnation
- Tonifying the Stomach and Spleen
- Clearing Stomach heat
- Resolving Phlegm
Points for morning sickness in first trimester?
KD 20, 21
CV 10, 11, 12 13, 14
ST 19, 20, 21
“Not containing” excess stomach?**
ST 19 (and KD21)
“Receiving Fullness” excess St patterns?**
ST 20 (and CV 13)
“Beam Door” Door of Qi?**
ST 21 (and ST 34 - ST 44 with heat)
“Dark Door” exit point of Chong Mai and Yin character…pacifies 5 Yin organs?**
KD 21 (and ST 19)
This point combo stops nausea and vomiting from Qi rebelling up the Chong Mai?**
KD 20 - also on chong mai (and ST 20)
Combo descends Qi and emotions?
CV14 / ST19 / KD21
Combo treats upper stomach?
CV13 / ST20 /KD20
Combo stops nausea and vomting?
CV12 / ST36
warm needle if empty cold
Combo treats full ST patterns and rebellious Qi?
CV11 / PC6
Point makes Qi Descend, ST Def.?**
CV10
Main distal point for nausea and vomiting, emotional issues, Heart Qi not descending?**
PC6
Regulate the Ren Mai, used with KID 21 or KID 20 to subdue rebellious Qi***
SP 4, (and PC 6)
Accumulation point of ST; use with PC 6***
ST34
Nausea and vomiting from Full conditions; used with PC 6, CV 11, and ST 20***
ST40
Shu point of ST, makes ST Qi descend?**
BL21
Shu point of SP; deficiency of Phlegm?**
BL20
Slight morning sickness, nausea without vomiting or vomiting of dilute fluids, tiredness, feeling of cold, poor appetite, depression?
STOMACH QI DEF. with Empty Cold.
ST 36, CV 12, CV 13, BL 20, BL 21, PC 6
Morning sickness, slight nausea, dry mouth without desire to drink or with desire to drink in small sips, poor appetite?
STOMACH YIN DEFICIENCY
CV 12, ST 36, SP 6, ST 44, ST 21, PC 6,
Morning sickness, retching, belching, vomiting of food with sour taste, abdominal and epigastric distention, depression, irritability (Stagnation of Liver Qi, also influenced by rebellious Qi within Chong Mai)?
LIVER Qi INVADING STOMACH
LIV 14, GB 34, CV 12, CV 13, PC 6, TW 6, ST 34, ST 36, KID 21
Morning sickness that may persist beyond the first three month, vomiting of food soon after eating, thirst, bleeding gums?
STOMACH HEAT
ST 44, CV 11, ST 21, ST 34, PC 6, PC 3
Morning sickness, profuse vomiting, occasional vomiting of clear fluids with mucus, a feeling of oppression of the chest, dizziness?
ACCUMULATION OF PHLEGM
ST 40, SP 9, CV 12, CV 13, ST 21, KID 21, PC 6, BL 20, ST 19
Morning sickness, palpitations, anxiety, depression?
HEART QI DEFICIENCY
HT 5, BL 15, PC 6, CV 14, ST 36 CV 6
Morning sickness which may last beyond three months, mental restlessness, anxiety, thirst, agitation, insomnia?
HEART FIRE
HT 8, PC 6, CV 14, BL 15
Point to treat a BREECH presentation?
BL67 (heat needle both feet)
“End of Yin”
BL67
Breech presentation treatment plan?
- Heat BL67 both feet , 15 minutes, once a day for 10 days in all
- Initially five days only, then waiting
- If position not corrected, repeat Tx for 5 days
- 34th week of gestation is optimal time for treatment, higher success rate research shows
Slight morning sickness, nausea without vomiting or vomiting of dilute fluids, tiredness, feeling of cold, poor appetite, depression
T: Pale and wet
P: Weak
Stomach Qi deficiency with Empty Cold
True or False: Calming the Fetus is a treatment to turn the breeched baby?
False; It is a TX to prevent miscarriage