Point location questions Flashcards
St 29 is
4 cun below the umbilicus
Lu 9, St 42, GB 40 are all
Yuan Source points
ST25, KD 16, CV8, SP 15, GB26 are all
The same umbilical line
PC 6 and ST 36 is for
Nausea
Between medial eyebrows is
Yintang
Occipital headache and nape pain involves..
Urinary Bladder channel (Foot Shaoyang)
Combo of ST25 and ST37 is….
Front mu and Lower He sea of the Stomach
SI 7 is 5 cun above the wrist…
The rest were 3 cun, SJ6 SJ7, LI 6
Excess and stagnation above with Kd deficiency below may be
is YinWei (association with PC, JueYin - Yin/Yang splits before death)
Child with enuresis is likely
Kidney (or Bladder) issue
Kd 5 is the insertion of the
Achillies tendon into the calcaneum
Anterior to the medial malleolus and medial to tibialis anterior
Is LV4
Chronic insomnia is a…
Heart issue in TCM
Sishencong is 1 cun lateral and anterior to
Du 20
Upper pubic symphysis to medial condyle of tibia is
18 cun
Greater trochanter to middle of patella is
19 cun
Divergent meridians
Branch off at limbs
SI 16 is on
Posterior of SCM
ST9, LI18, SI 16 on
The same line (Adam’s apple)
UB31 - 34 are on
Sacral foramen
Use GB34 for….
Acute tendon trauma
SJ5 is a Luo connection point so no
Xicleft point like the rest (LU6, HT 6, SI 6)
UB17 is in line
With DU9 (t7)
ST, CV, and something goes
to ST1 (the eye)
The order from medial to lateral around the umbilicus is
KD, ST, LV, SP
Yin Qiao connects with
Kd6 and Kd8
KD 21 and ST 19
Are on the same line (because Kd 17 is 2 cun above Kd 16)
He sea points are good for
Intestinal problems
The Five Element points
Are Antique points
Luo connecting points are
yin yang pairs to connect the paired channels
Xi cleft points are used for
relieves pain and stuck Qi
Yuan Source Points
Yin- is earth, Yang- are the 4th points but on the Gall Bladder is the 5th point
Mu points treat
Organ problems
Shu points treats
Organ points and are all on the UB channel
Window to the Sky points
Are found on the neck chest and throat except lung 3
Jing Well
Relieves consciousness, fullness in the chest and Mental Disorders
Ying Spring
Clearing heat in the body Febrile Disease
Shu Stream
Treats heaviness and dampness painful joingts
Jing River
Coughing asthma due to pathogenic cold heat
He Sea
Diarrhea due to perverse flow of Qi
Prescription for Febrile Disease or Fever
- LI 11 (Quchi) = Expels interior wind, clears heat, Febrile disease
- GV 14 (DazHui) = Auto Immune Febrile Disease
Prescription for Irregular Menstration
- St. 29 (Guilai) = Relieves Stagnation of blood, Irregular menstruation rectifies the lower burner
- CV 4 (guaryuan) = Gate of source front mu point of SI, eliminates cold and dampness from the lower burner, Benefits the essence nourishes the kidneys blood and yin
Lower He Sea points
St. 37- LI, St. 36- St, St. 39- SI UB 39- San Jiao GB 34- GB UB 40- UN
Treatment for upper toothache caused by stomach fire
St. 6 toothache, St. 7 jaw and teeth issues, St. 44 water point cools and drains st fire eliminates wind from the face
Here does the heart start
Middle Jiao
Where does the Large intestine start
Radial side of the index finger
Where does the stomach start
Lateral side of the Ala Nasi
Where does the spleen start
Medial side of the big toe