Point Functions: Shu, Mu, Xi Cleft, Luo, He Sea Flashcards
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
UB 13
Fei Shu - Back Shu of LU
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
UB 14
Jue Yin Shu - Back Shu of PC
(regulates the up & down movement of diaphragm, to soothe the liver)
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
UB 15
Xin Shu - Back Shu of HT
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
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.)
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
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.)
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
UB 20
Pi Shu - Back Shu of SP
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
UB 21
Wei Shu - Back Shu of ST
(stagnation refers to hollow organs/fu)
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
UB 22
San Jiao Shu - Back Shu of SJ
(this point regulates qi & circulates fluids among the 3 jiaos)
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
UB 23
Shen Shu - Back Shu of KD
(“boosts water & invigorates fire” refers to Ming Men)
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
UB 25
Da Chang Shu - Back Shu of LI
(stagnation refers to hollow organs/fu)
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
UB 27
Xiao Chang Shu - Back Shu of SI
(SI functions to separate the clear & turbid. stagnation refers to hollow organs/fu.)
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
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.)
these are functions for which point? what is the category?
- clears & diffuses upper burner
- courses lung qi*
LU 1
Front Mu of LU
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
ST 25
Front Mu of LI
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
Ren 3
Front Mu of UB
(functions for the uterus & womb, since it is located in low abdomen)
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*
Ren 4
Front Mu of SI
(major tonification point! tonifies qi & blood.)
these are functions for which point? what is the category?
- warms the kidney & invigorates yang*
- regulates the menses & checks vaginal discharge
Ren 5
Front Mu of SJ
(KD Yang is kind of like SJ - it sends warmth & moves qi)
these are functions for which point? what is the category?
- harmonizes the stomach & downbears counterflow*
- fortifies the spleen & disinhibits dampness
Ren 12
Front Mu of ST (and Influential of Fu)
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
Ren 14
Front Mu of HT
(located right over diaphragm, so functions are more relevant to location than to category)
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*
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)
these are functions for which point? what is the category?
- courses gall bladder qi*
- transforms damp heat
- harmonizes the central burner
GB 24
Front Mu of GB
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)
GB 25
Front Mu of KD
these are functions for which point? what is the category?
- courses the liver & rectifies qi*
- quickens the blood & transforms stasis
LV 13
Front Mu of SP
(used when LV is invading SP, to regulate relationship between LV & SP)
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*
LV 14
Front Mu of LV
(refers to uterine blood)
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
LU 6
Xi Cleft of LU
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
LI 7
Xi Cleft of LI
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
PC 4
Xi Cleft of PC
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
SJ 7
Xi Cleft of SJ
(used for acute allergic reactions in eyes & ears)
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
HT 6
Xi Cleft of HT
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
SI 6
Xi Cleft of SI
aka “Nourishing the Elderly”
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
SP 8
Xi Cleft of SP
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
ST 34
Xi Cleft of ST
(used for acute nausea, vomiting, hiccups - rebellious ST qi)
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
KD 5
Xi Cleft of KD
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
UB 63
Xi Cleft of UB
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
LV 6
Xi Cleft of LV
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
GB 36
Xi Cleft of GB
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
LU 7
Luo of LU (Influential of Ren, Command of Head & Neck)
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
LI 6
Luo of LI
LI 6 + LU 9 = host guest combo for wind cold due to LU Qi Xu
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
PC 6
Luo of PC (Confluent Yin Wei)
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
SJ 5
Luo of SJ (Confluent of Yang Wei)
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
HT 5
Luo of HT
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
SI 7
Luo of SI
SI 7 + HT 7 = host guest combo for psycho-emotional issues
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
SP 4
Luo of SP (and Confluent of Chong)
(SP Luo goes into intestines & stomach)
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
ST 40
Luo of ST
ST 40 + SP 3 = host guest combo for phlegm damp due to SP Qi Xu
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
LV 5
Luo of LV
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
GB 37
Luo of GB
GB 37 + LV 3 = host guest combo for eye problems due to LV Blood Xu
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
KD 4
Luo of KD
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
UB 58
Luo of UB
UB 58 + KD 3 = host guest combo for back pain due to KD Xu
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
LU 5
He Sea
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
LI 11
He Sea (also Master Point of Heat & Fever)
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
PC 3
He Sea
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
SJ 10
He Sea
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
HT 3
He Sea
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
SI 8
He Sea
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)
SP 9
He Sea
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
ST 36
He Sea (also Command of Abdomen)
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
LV 8
He Sea
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
GB 34
He Sea
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
KD 10
He Sea
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
UB 40
He Sea (also Command of Back)
what would you use to treat chronic deficiencies – a Back Shu or Front Mu?
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.
what supplements the function of its respective organ – a Back Shu or Front Mu?
Back Shu
