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Point Functions: Shu, Mu, Xi Cleft, Luo, He Sea Flashcards

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • regulates lung qi*
  • supplements taxation & detriment
  • clears vacuity heat
  • harmonizes construction & blood

indications: cough, asthma, chest pain, spitting of blood, afternoon fever, night sweating

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UB 13

Fei Shu - Back Shu of LU

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • frees the channels & quickens the connecting vessels
  • soothes the liver & rectifies the qi*

indications: cardiac pain, palpitation, stuffy chest, cough, vomiting

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UB 14

Jue Yin Shu - Back Shu of PC

(regulates the up & down movement of diaphragm, to soothe the liver)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • nourishes the heart & quiets the spirit*
  • clears heat & stabilizes the disposition
  • loosens the chest & regulates qi

indications: cardiac pain, palpitation, loss of memory, mania, panic, epilepsy, nocturnal emission, cough, spitting of blood, night sweating

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UB 15

Xin Shu - Back Shu of HT

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • supplements construction blood*
  • disperses stasis & dispels hemocystic damp heat
  • stabilizes the spirit & brightens the eyes*

indications: jaundice, hypochondriac pain, redness of the eye, blurring vision, night blindness, mental disorders, epilepsy, spitting of blood, epistaxis, backache

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UB 18

Gan Shu - Back Shu of LV

(both UB 18 & UB 19, the LV Shu and GB Shu, brighten the eyes. but UB 18 has more to do with blood.)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • clears gall bladder fire, dispels damp heat*
  • harmonizes the stomach
  • loosens the diaphragm
  • brightens the eyes*

indications: jaundice, bitter taste, hypochondriac & chest pain, pulmonary tuberculosis

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UB 19

Dan Shu - Back Shu of GB

(both UB 18 & UB 19, the LV Shu and GB Shu, brighten the eyes. but UB 19 deals with damp heat bc the GB’s main pathology is heat, fire, damp heat.)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • supports earth to dispel water-damp
  • rectifies the spleen to improve movement & transformation*

indications: epigastric pain, abdominal distention, diarrhea, dysentery, bloody stool, vomiting, anorexia, jaundice, edema, profus menstruation, backache

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UB 20

Pi Shu - Back Shu of SP

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • regulates the center & harmonizes the stomach*
  • transforms damp & disperses stagnation*
  • supports center qi to eliminate vacuity

indications: epigastric pain, hypochondriac & chest pain, abdominal distention, borborygmus, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, anorexia

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UB 21

Wei Shu - Back Shu of ST

(stagnation refers to hollow organs/fu)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • regulates qi & disinhibits water
    indications: pain & stiffness of the lower back, borborygmus, abdominal distention, indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, edema
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UB 22

San Jiao Shu - Back Shu of SJ

(this point regulates qi & circulates fluids among the 3 jiaos)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • supplements the kidney & strengthens transformative action of qi*
  • dispels water-damp
  • strengthens the lumbus & spine
  • boosts water & invigorates fire*
  • benefits the ears & eyes

indications: nocturnal emission, impotence, enuresis, leukorrhea, irregular menstruation, low back pain, weak knees, tinnitus, deafness, dizziness, blurring vision, edema, asthma, diarrhea

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UB 23

Shen Shu - Back Shu of KD

(“boosts water & invigorates fire” refers to Ming Men)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • courses & regulates the large & small intestine*
  • rectifies qi & transforms stagnation*

indications: abdominal distention, borborygmus, diarrhea, constipation, low back pain, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities, sciatica

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UB 25

Da Chang Shu - Back Shu of LI

(stagnation refers to hollow organs/fu)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • rectifies the small intestine
  • transforms stagnation & accumulation*
  • promotes the separation of the clear & the turbid*
  • regulates the urinary bladder
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UB 27

Xiao Chang Shu - Back Shu of SI

(SI functions to separate the clear & turbid. stagnation refers to hollow organs/fu.)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • regulates the urinary bladder*
  • perfuses the lower jiao
  • disinhibits the lumbus, dispels wind damp*
  • supplements the lower origin

indications: retention of urine, enuresis, frequent urination, diarrhea, constipation, stiffness & pain of the lower back

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UB 28

Pang Guang Shu - Back Shu of Urinary Bladder

(between UB 28 & UB 40, which both disinhibit the lumbus & dispel wind damp, only UB 40 clears blood & discharges heat.)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • clears & diffuses upper burner
  • courses lung qi*
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LU 1

Front Mu of LU

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • restores upward & downward bearing of qi dynamic
  • courses & regulates the large intestine*
  • supports earth & transforms dampness
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ST 25

Front Mu of LI

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • regulates the blood chamber
  • warms the palace of essence
  • disinhibits the bladder*
  • rectifies the lower burner
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Ren 3

Front Mu of UB

(functions for the uterus & womb, since it is located in low abdomen)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • banks the kidney and secures the root
  • supplements qi & returns yang
  • warms & regulates the blood chamber and the palace of the essence
  • dispels cold-dampness & eliminates cold in the genitals
  • regulates original qi & dissipates pathogens*
  • safeguards health & prevents disease*
  • separates the clear & the turbid*
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Ren 4

Front Mu of SI

(major tonification point! tonifies qi & blood.)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • warms the kidney & invigorates yang*
  • regulates the menses & checks vaginal discharge
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Ren 5

Front Mu of SJ

(KD Yang is kind of like SJ - it sends warmth & moves qi)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • harmonizes the stomach & downbears counterflow*
  • fortifies the spleen & disinhibits dampness
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Ren 12

Front Mu of ST (and Influential of Fu)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • disperses congealed phlegm in the chest & diaphragm*
  • transforms damp stagnating in the central burner
  • clears the heart & stabilizes the mind*
  • rectifies qi & frees the center
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Ren 14

Front Mu of HT

(located right over diaphragm, so functions are more relevant to location than to category)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • regulates qi & downbears counterflow*
  • clears the lung & transforms phlegm
  • loosens the chest & disinhibits the diaphragm*
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Ren 17

Front Mu of PC (and Influential of Qi)

(functions more as an Influential of Qi - e.g. Ren 17 + PC 6 = rectify qi)

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21
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • courses gall bladder qi*
  • transforms damp heat
  • harmonizes the central burner
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GB 24

Front Mu of GB

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • warms kidney cold*
  • abducts water damp
  • downbears stomach counterflow
  • soothes the sinews & quickens the connecting vessels
  • promotes free flow through the waterways (regulates the waterways)
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GB 25

Front Mu of KD

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23
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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • courses the liver & rectifies qi*
  • quickens the blood & transforms stasis
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LV 13

Front Mu of SP

(used when LV is invading SP, to regulate relationship between LV & SP)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • dispels evils & heat from the blood chamber (uterus)*
  • harmonizes mid-stage patterns
  • transforms phlegm & disperses stasis
  • calms the liver & disinhibits qi*
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LV 14

Front Mu of LV

(refers to uterine blood)

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25
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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • regulates lung qi & causes lung qi to descend
  • clears heat
  • stops bleeding

indications: cough, pain in the chest, asthma, hemoptysis, sore throat, spasmodic pain of the elbow & arm

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LU 6

Xi Cleft of LU

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Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • clears heat
  • stops pain
  • expels wind
  • benefits the throat

indications: headache, swelling of the face, sore throat, borborygmus, abdominal pain, aching of shoulder & arm

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LI 7

Xi Cleft of LI

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Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • removes obstructions from the channel
  • stops pain
  • quiets the heart & spirit / calms the heart
  • clears construction & cools the blood
  • loosens the chest & rectifies qi
  • strengthens the mind

indications: cardiac pain, palpitations, epistaxis, hematemesis, hemoptysis, chest pain, faruncle, epilepsy

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PC 4

Xi Cleft of PC

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Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • clears & drains pathogenic heat in the triple burner
  • soothes the liver & rectifies qi
  • remove obstructions from the channel
  • benefits the eyes & ears*
  • stops pain

indications: deafness, pain in the ear, epilepsy, pain in the arm

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SJ 7

Xi Cleft of SJ

(used for acute allergic reactions in eyes & ears)

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Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • nourishes heart yin
  • clears heat
  • stops sweating
  • clears heart fire
  • subdues vacuous Yang
  • quiets the spirit disposition / calms the mind
  • secures the exterior

indications: cardiac pain, hysteria, night sweating, hemoptysis, epistaxis, sudden loss of voice

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HT 6

Xi Cleft of HT

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Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • frees the channels & quickens the connecting vessels / removes obstructions from the channel
  • brightens the eyes
  • benefits sinews (Marianne)

indications: blurring of vision, pain in the shoulder, elbow, and arm

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SI 6

Xi Cleft of SI

aka “Nourishing the Elderly”

31
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • removes obstructions form the channel
  • regulates qi & blood
  • regulates the uterus
  • stops pain

indications: abdominal pain & distention, diarrhea, edema, dysuria, nocturnal emission, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea

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SP 8

Xi Cleft of SP

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Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • subdues rebellious qi*
  • removes obstructions from the channel
  • expels dampness & wind

indications: pain & numbness of the knee, gastric pain, mastitis, motor impairment of the lower extremities

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ST 34

Xi Cleft of ST

(used for acute nausea, vomiting, hiccups - rebellious ST qi)

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these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • regulates the menses
  • courses the lower jiao

indications: irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, prolapse of the uterus, dysuria, blurring vision

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KD 5

Xi Cleft of KD

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Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • clears heat
  • stops pain
  • soothes the sinews & quickens the connecting vessels
  • opens the portals & quiets the spirit

indications: pain in the external malleolus, motor impairment & pain of the lower limbs, backache, mania, epilepsy, infantile convulsions

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UB 63

Xi Cleft of UB

35
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • frees the channels & connecting vessels / removes obstructions from the channel
  • regulates qi & blood
  • promotes smooth flow of liver qi
  • stops pain

indications: abdominal pain, hypochondriac pain, diarrhea, hernia, uterine bleeding, prolonged lochia

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LV 6

Xi Cleft of LV

36
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • disinhibits the liver & gall bladder
  • dispels wind
  • resolves toxins & clears heat

indications: pain in the neck, chest, thigh and hypochondriac region, rabies, gall stone attacks

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GB 36

Xi Cleft of GB

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Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • diffuses the lung an dispels cold
  • courses channels and frees the connecting vessels

indications: cough, asthma, sore throat, pain & weakness

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LU 7

Luo of LU (Influential of Ren, Command of Head & Neck)

38
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • regulates the waterways
  • frees the connecting vessels

indications: redness of the eye, tinnitus, deafness, epistaxis, aching of the hand & arm, sore throat, edema

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LI 6

Luo of LI

LI 6 + LU 9 = host guest combo for wind cold due to LU Qi Xu

39
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • clears heat & eliminates vexation
  • loosens the chest & rectifies qi*
  • downbears counterflow & checks vomiting

indications: cardiac pain, palpitations, stuffy chest, pain in the hypochondriac region, stomachache, nausea, vomiting, mental disorders, epilepsy, insomnia, febrile disease, irritability, malaria, contractive pain of the elbow

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PC 6

Luo of PC (Confluent Yin Wei)

40
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • dissipates wind & resolves the exterior
  • clears heat & resolves toxins
  • frees the channels & quickens the connecting vessels

indications: febrile disease, headache, pain in the cheek, strained neck, deafness, tinnitus, pain in hypochondriac region, motor impairment of the elbow and arm, pain of the fingers, hand tremor

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SJ 5

Luo of SJ (Confluent of Yang Wei)

41
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • quiets the spirit & regulates heart qi
    indications: palpitation, dizziness, blurring of vision, aphasia, sore throat, sudden loss of voice, pain in wrist & elbow
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HT 5

Luo of HT

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Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • clears the spirit-mind
  • resolves exterior heat
  • courses channel evils

indications: neck rigidity, headache, dizziness, spasmodic pain int he elbow & fingers, febrile disease, mania

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SI 7

Luo of SI

SI 7 + HT 7 = host guest combo for psycho-emotional issues

43
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • supports the spleen & stomach*
  • rectifies qi
  • regulates the Chong meridian*

indications: gastric pain, abdominal pain& distention, dysentery, vomiting, diarrhea, borborygmus

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SP 4

Luo of SP (and Confluent of Chong)

(SP Luo goes into intestines & stomach)

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Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • harmonizes the stomach*
  • transforms phlegm-damp*
  • clears the spirit disposition

indications: muscular atrophy, motor impairment, swelling or impairment of the lower limbs, cough, asthma, excessive sputum, chest pain, headache, dizziness, vertigo, mania, epilepsy, constipation

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ST 40

Luo of ST

ST 40 + SP 3 = host guest combo for phlegm damp due to SP Qi Xu

45
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • courses liver
  • disinhibits damp heat

indications: retention of urine, enuresis, hernia, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, pruritis vulvae, weakness of the legs

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LV 5

Luo of LV

46
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • regulates the liver & brightens the eyes
  • dispels wind & disinhibits damp

pain in the knee, muscular atrophy, motor impairment & pain of the lower extremities, blurring of vision, opthalmalgia, night blindness, distending pain of the breast

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GB 37

Luo of GB

GB 37 + LV 3 = host guest combo for eye problems due to LV Blood Xu

47
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • regulates the kidney & harmonizes the blood
  • supplements essence-spirit

heel pain, stiffness & pain in the lower back, spitting of blood, asthma, dysuria, blurring vision

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KD 4

Luo of KD

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Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • dispels Tai Yang pathogens
  • dissipates wind damp in the channels & connecting vessels

indications: headache, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, blurring vision, back pain, weakness of the leg, hemorrhoids

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UB 58

Luo of UB

UB 58 + KD 3 = host guest combo for back pain due to KD Xu

49
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • discharges lung fire*
  • downbears counterflow
  • clears upper burner heat*

indications: hemoptysis, sore throat, cough, asthma, afternoon fever, mastitis

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LU 5

He Sea

50
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • courses pathogenic heat*
  • disinhibits joints
  • eliminates water damp (weakest function)
  • courses wind & resolves the exterior*
  • harmonizes qi & blood

indications: pain in the elbow & arm, paralysis of the upper limbs, scrofula, wind papules, abdominal pain, vomiting, dysentery, fever, sore throat

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LI 11

He Sea (also Master Point of Heat & Fever)

51
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • clears construction & cools the blood*
  • downbears counterflow & stops vomiting*
  • eliminates vexation & settles tetany

indications: cardiac pain, palpitations, distention of the hypochondriac region, cough, pain in the chest, back, and medial aspect of the arm

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PC 3

He Sea

52
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • transforms phlegm damp in the channels & connecting vessels
  • courses fire qi in the triple burner*

indications: pain in the neck, shoulder, and arm, epilepsy, scrofula, goiter, migraine, headache, one sided headache

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SJ 10

He Sea

53
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • courses heart qi*
  • clears the pericardium
  • stabilizes spirit disposition
  • transforms phlegm drool

indications: heart pain, numbness of the arm, tremor of the hand, hypertonicity of the elbow, armpit & ribside pain, scrofula

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HT 3

He Sea

54
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • dissipates Tai Yang channel pathogens*
  • frees small intestine heat bind*
  • dispels wind qi
  • clears spirit disposition

indications: swelling of the cheek, pain in the nape and latero-posterior aspect of the shoulder & arm, epilepsy

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SI 8

He Sea

55
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • warms & moves the middle jiao
  • regulates the spleen*
  • transforms damp*
  • regulates the waterways
  • dispels wind cold

indications: abdominal distention, water swelling, jaundice, diarrhea, inhibited urination (or incontinence, genital pain, seminal emission, knee pain)

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SP 9

He Sea

56
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • rectifies the spleen & stomach
  • regulates central qi
  • harmonizes the intestines & disperses stagnation
  • breaks thoracic blood stasis
  • courses wind & transforms damp
  • frees & regulates qi & blood of the channels
  • supports the correct & banks the origin
  • dispels the pathogens & prevents disease*

indications: stomach / gastric pain, abdominal distention, borborygmus, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, mastitis, beriberi, edema, hemiplegia, emaciation, general vacuity

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ST 36

He Sea (also Command of Abdomen)

57
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • clears damp heat*
  • disinhibits the bladder
  • drains liver fire*
  • soothes sinews & quickens the connecting vessels
  • disinhibits lower burner

indications: genital itch/pain, urinary stoppage, seminal emission, fright mania, pain in the knee & medial aspect of upper legs, amenorrhea, infertility

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LV 8

He Sea

58
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • soothes sinews & vessels
  • clears gall bladder heat
  • expels wind from the knee & legs*
  • courses damp & stagnation in the channels & connecting vessels

indications: hemiplegia weakness, numbness & pain in the lower extremities, beriberi, bitters taste in the mouth, vomiting, jaundice, infantile convulsion, lateral costal pain, swelling & pain of the knee

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GB 34

He Sea

59
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • dispels damp & frees urine*
  • enriches the kidney & clears heat*
  • courses inversion qi
  • disinhibits lower jiao
  • regulates anterior yin

indications: dysuria, hernia, impotence, uterine bleeding, mental disorders, mania & withdrawal, frigidity of the limbs, pain in the knees

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KD 10

He Sea

60
Q

these are functions for which point? what is the category?

  • clears the blood & discharges heat
  • soothes sinews & frees connecting vessels
  • dispels wind damp*
  • disinhibits the lumbus & knees*

indications: lower back pain, motor impairment of the hip & joint, contracture of the tendons in the popliteal fossa, muscular atrophy, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities, hemiplegia, abdominal pain, erysipelas

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UB 40

He Sea (also Command of Back)

61
Q

what would you use to treat chronic deficiencies – a Back Shu or Front Mu?

A

Back Shus

often used more on yin organs. between the the zang and the fu, the zang tend to become deficient.

need to use Back Shus over a course of treatment, over time.

62
Q

what supplements the function of its respective organ – a Back Shu or Front Mu?

A

Back Shu

Winter 2014/Points 3 (12 decks)

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