Pericardium

Question 1

A patient presents a red complexion with a right chi/root pulse that is weaker on its bottom half than the superficial one. This
implies:

Answer 1

PC deficiency with SJ excess.

Question 2

What Shu, Mu and channel points would confirm or investigate this implication?

Answer 2

PC Shu= UB 14
PC MU= RN 17

Channel points= PC 6 & 7

Question 3

What is the Chinese term for the Pericardium in the acupuncture
classics, and what do some scholars think that it relates to?

Answer 3

Xin Bao. They think it relates to the coronary arteries.

Question 4

Which organs does the XinBao channel penetrate directly?

Answer 4

3 Jiaos. HT, PC

Question 5

Where is the PC/XB point in the ear?

Answer 5

Esophagus, between mouth and stomach.

Question 6

Which part of the body does PC 3 Qu Ze harmonize, and why?

Answer 6

ST and intestines because its the He-Sea water pt

Question 7

Why does PC 4 Xi Men, the Xi point of this channel, stop

bleeding?

Answer 7

Calms shen, moves and cools xue, stops bleeding. All Xi cleft points affect blood.

Question 8

What are the top points for Phlegm, and why?

Answer 8

PC 5: Metal point so it is drying (ST 40 and HT 1 also)

Question 9

What channels and regions are linked by the Yin Wei Mai??

Answer 9

KI 9 > groin > up SP on abdomen, LV 14 (LV Mu) > Ren 22 &23 > throat. PC6 is confluent point for Yin Wei Mai

Question 10

Will needling PC 7 Da Ling, the Yuan-Source point tonify or

sedate this channel (using even technique), and why?

Answer 10

Sedate: Earth point on fire channel which drains

Question 11

How do PC 8 Lao Gong and PC 9 Zhong Chong reflect and

treat the mouth and tongue?

Answer 11

PC 8 is used for mouth sores -> microsystem for mouth. Tongue is flowering of heart and mouth is opening of spleen.

PC 9 is a microsystem for the tongue. It is used for tongue stiffness and aphasia with Ren 23.