Point Combinations Flashcards
Which points are indicated for regulating blood pressure?
ST 9
LI 11
GB 20
Bleed er jian
Which points are indicated for toothache, facial paralysis, and Bell’s palsy?
ST 4, 5, 6 needled towards each other
LI 4
Which points are indicated for fire harassing HT and disturbing sleep? (e.g. alcohol)
ST 23
ST 24
What points are indicated for Wind Cold Exterior?
LI 4 and LU 7 (host- guest)
LI 4: (Yuan)Release myo layer, stiff neck, courses wind, resolves exterior
LU 7: (Luo, CP of head and neck) Dispels cold, Diffuses wei qi
4 Gates:
LI 4 and LV 3
LV 3 category and location:
Yuan; between 1st and 2nd toe
FX of 4 gates?
Moves stagnant qi in middle jiao
What are the points indicated for Wind Cold Interior?
LU 9 and LI 6 (host- guest)
LU 9 (Yuan) dispels wind and transforms phlegm
LI 6 (Luo) regulates waterways, descends LU fluids down
What are the “inner 4 gates?”
LI 10 and ST 36 (He Sea, CP of Abdomen)
Yang Ming; Promotes digestion; Treats wei syndrome
We use inner 4 gates when:
There is weak digestion, thus we want to tonify yang ming ( LI 10 and ST 36)
Explain host-guest combinations:
When the host (yuan) is weak, we use guest (luo) to assist
Examples of host-guest combos are:
LI 4 and LU 7 for Wind Cold Exterior
LU 9 and LI 6 for Wind Cold Interior
In Wind Cold Interior, which organ is weak? How do we know?
LU is weak (no sweat no thirst)
What points are indicated for boosting the immune system (prevent allergies, consolidate exterior)?
ST 36
Ren4
LI 11
What host/ guest combination tonifies SP qi?
SP 3
ST 40
