Point Categories Flashcards
Where are all Shu Transporting Points located?
Distal to the elbow/ knee
How many Shu Transporting Points are there?
60
Where is the He Sea point located?
A the elbow/ knee
In general, what do He Sea points treat?
treats counterflow of fu organs (stomach and Intestines)
Where is the Jing River Point located?
Somewhere in between He Sea and Shu Stream Points
In general, what do Jing River points treat?
respiratory illnesses: Asthma, sudden change in voice
Where are Shu Stream points located?
3rd from the extremity (EXCEPT GB)
What do Shu Stream points treat?
joint pain: Arthritis, bi syndrome, heaviness (damp) in joints
Where are Ying Spring Points located?
2nd from extremity
What do Ying Spring Points treat?
heat, Fever, febrile disease
Where are Jing Well Points located?
At the extremities
What do Jing Well points treat?
hysteria, Mania, fullness under the heart (anxiety), resuscitation
He Sea- yin: Water, yang: Earth. Explain
Earth directs and banks water
Counterflow
Counterflow of fu organs (stomach and intestines)
Jing River- yin: Metal, yang: Fire. Explain
Metal is susceptible to heat
Respiratory illness, allergens, heat toxins
Shu Stream- yin: earth, yang: wood. Explain
Wood penetrates through earth
Joint disfiguration
Ying Spring- yin:Fire, yang: water. Explain
Regulation of body temperature; Treats heat, fever
Jing Well: yin: wood, yang: metal. Explain
Metal splinters wood; Perception and behavior is misarranged, causing panic and hysteria
How many Luo Connecting Points are there, and what are they?
15/16
12 organs + Ren + Du + Great Luo of SP/ST
These points treat its pair (interior/exterior) organ, and are on the limbs distal to knee/ elbows
Luo Connecting Points
These points drain repletion and supplement vacuity
Luo connecting points
How many xi cleft points are there?
16 (12 + 4 Extraordinary) Yinwei, yinqiao, yangwei, yangqiao
Location of xi cleft points:
Distal to He Sea points, EXCEPT STOMACH
Xi cleft points are where ___ and ___ accumulate
qi and blood
Acute pain/ bleeding/ sharp pain/ redness & swelling (repletion) are all indications for:
xi cleft points
Which points access the source qi and treat zangfu disorders?
Yuan Source Points
Location of Yuan Source Points?
Yin: 3rd away from extremity
Yang: 4th away from extremity (except GALLBLADDER)
Which points overlap with shu stream?
yin yuan source points (3rd from extremity)
These points direct treatment to a particular area
Command points
What are the 4 command points?
- Face/ mouth
- Head/ neck
- Abdomen
- Back
These points treat body tissues:
Influential Points
How many influential points are there?
8
What is the function of the confluent points?
They access the extraordinary vessels
Where are the confluent points located?
The 8 confluent points are on the limbs where the main meridians open into the extraordinary channels
These points treat chronic vacuities (zang organs because they are prone to vacuity)
Back shu points
These points treat acute, excess, stagnation (fu)
Front mu points
These points are always near its organs (and not always on the channel)
Front Mu
Lower he-seas only pertain to which channels?
Hand yang (LI SJ SI) Foot yang (ST GB UB)
Where are the lower He Sea points for LI and SI?
In the ST channel ( digestive system)
Where is the lower He Sea points for SJ?
UB channel (circulation of fluids)
He Sea Yin_____ Yang____
Yin: Water
Yang : Earth
Jing River Yin ____ Yang _____
Yin: Metal
Yang: Fire
Shu Stream Yin ____ Yang _____
Yin: Earth
Yang Wood
Ying Spring Yin ____ Yang _____
Yin: Fire
Yang: Water
Jing Well Yin ____ Yang _____
Yin: Wood
Yang: Metal
Arise from a specific point located below the elbow/knee and separate from the regular channel
Luo Connecting Channels
Possibly even deeper than jing-mai (regular channels)
Extraordinary Channels
Do not distribute interiorly, only superficially at the skin.
No starting point or terminating point
No directional flow
Cutaneous Regions
Start on the extremities and travel inwards towards the trunk
Cover broad areas and “knot” at joints and large muscles
Tendino- muscular channels
Separate from channels above or at elbow/ knees
Enters abdomen
Emerges from body cavity (usually head or neck)
Converge with yang channel of the pair (at head)
Divergent Channels
Run vertically, bilaterally, and symmetrically
Distributed deep within body, have internal and external pathways
Regular channels
Which are the branches of the regular channels that reinforce the connection among Zangfu organs?
Divergent
(T/F) Luo are relatively more superficial than divergent
True
Tendinomuscular channels always begin at:
Jing Wells
