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
Where does the heart start
The heart
Where does the Small intestines start
Ulnar side of the tip of the pinky finger
Where does the Urinary Bladder start
Inner canthus of the eye
Where does the kidneys start
Inferior side of the pink toe
Where does the Pericardium start
Chest at PC 1
Where does the San Jiao start
Ulnar side of the ring finger
Where does the Gall bladder start
Other canthus of the eye
Where does the Liver start
The lateral side of the Big toe
Contraindicated for Pregnancy
Sp 6, LI 4, GB 21, UB 60 and lower Abdominal Point
Treatment for Dysuria or painful Urination
CV 3- front mu of UB
Sp 9- Resolves dampness in lower burner benefits urination water point
Treatment for Insufficient lactation and tenderness of the breast
CV 17, St 18, SI 1
Treatment for Deviation of eyes and mouth
ST 2, St 4, St 6
Treatment to control water passages
CV 9, and St 28
Treatment for shoulder pain
LI 15 and LI 16
Treatment for elbow pain
Lung 5 and LI 11
Golfer elbow are Si 8 Ht 3 and Tennis Elbow is Lung 5 and LI 10-12
Treatment of Coughing up blood
Use the xi cleft point which is Lung 6
Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia and TMJ
Stomach 7
Treatment for an acute strain local swelling pain in the dorsum of the foot ankle
Stomach 41 which eliminates wind clears heat and local pain you can also use Ashi points too
Treatment for Prolapsed Rectum
GV 20, GV 1 and CV 6
Treatment for Eliminates damp heat and coarse the Bladder
CV 3
Treatment to difuse the lung and transform Phlegm cool the sound of the voice
CV 22
Treatment to restore yang collapse or coma
CV 8 which will collapsed yang add moxa too
Command point of the head and neck
lung 7
command point of the face and mouth
LI 4
Command point of the back
UB 40
Command point of the abdomen
Stomach 36
Influential point of Tendon
GB 34
Influential point of Marrow
GB 39
Influential point of Qi
Ren 17
Influential point of blood
UB 17
Influential point of Zang
Liver 13
Influential point of Fu
Ren 12
Influential point of vessels and pulse
Lung 9
Influential point of Bone
UB 11
Empirical points of Collapsed Yang
CV 8
Empirical points of Raised Yang
Du 20
Empirical points of Clears heat
Du 14
Empirical points of Jaundice
Du 9 and SI 4
Empirical points of Epilepsy
Du 8
Empirical points of Phlegm
Stomach 40 and PC 5
Empirical points of Nausea and Vomiting
PC 6
Empirical points of Dysentary
UB 29
Empirical points of Dysuria
CV 3 and Sp 9
Empirical points of Uterine bleeding
Sp 1
Empirical points of Hernia
liver 1
Empirical points ofWater passages
Ren 9 and St 28
Empirical points of Regulates menses Lower back pain
UB 32
Empirical points of leukorrhea
UB 30
Empirical points of lactation
SI 1
Empirical points of Blurring vision
SI 6
Empirical points of Hypertension
Stomach 9
Empirical points of Sciatica
GB 30
Empirical points of Frozen shoulder
Stomach 38
Empirical points of Constipation
Sj 6
Empirical points of Shoulder pain
LI 15 and LI 16
Same level as UB 32
UB 32, 29 and 53
Located ).5 cn posterior from the hair line
Du 24, UB 3, UB 4, GB 13, GB 15 and Stomach 8
Which points are on the fourth Intercostal space
Ren 17, Kidney 23, Stomach 17, Pericardium 1, and Spleen 18
Which points are on the level of the navel
Ren 8, Kidney 16, Stomach 25, Spleen 15 and Gall Bladder 26
Which points are on the midaxillary line
Spleen 21, Gall Bladder 22 and Heart 1
The sea points for Blood
UB 11 Stomach 37 and Stomach 39
The sea points for Qi and energy
Ren 17 UB 10 and Stomach 9
The sea points for Bone
Du 15, Du 16 Du 19 Du 20
The sea points for Nourishment
Stomach 30 and Stomach 36
Lower He Sea point of the Stomach
Stomach 36
Lower He Sea point of the Large Intestine
Stomach 37
Lower He Sea point of the Small Intestine
Stomach 39
Lower He Sea point of the Gall Bladder
Gall Bladder 34
Lower He Sea point of the Urinary Bladder
Urinary Bladder 40
Lower He Sea point of the Dan Jiao
Urinary Bladder 39
Upper Jiao
Ren 17
Middle Jiao
Ren 12
Lower Jiao
Ren 7
