Point Therapeutics Flashcards
L 1*
Front Mu, Entry point
* Clear any type of excess from lung exterior or interior.
Disperses fullness in the chest, stops cough, tops pain.
Paired L1 & B 13: regulate Lung passage and descend Lung Qi
L 2
Scatters fullness from the chest, stop cough, promotes the descend of Lung qi
L 3
Powerful point for many emotional problems coming from Lung disharmony.
L 5*
He - Sea point
Expel phlegm from the lungs, clears lung heat.
L 5 & L 9 & Ren: water passages
*L5 & S 40: Phlegm
L 6*
- Xi -Cleft (accumulation)
- Normalizes and descends Lung qi, clears heat.
Stops bleeding
L 7*
Luo connecting, Exit, Command pt of back of neck, Master point of Ren.
*Stimulates Lung function, Releases exterior, expel wind cold
Tonifies lung qi, opens water passages. opens nose, opens directing vessel.
*L7 & KD 6: nourishes yin, dry throat, lung dryness
L7 & S36: difficulty breathing
L7, LI4, B13: strengthens lungs, removes wind
L 8
River point, Metal point
helps with cough, asthma, throat problems
L 9*
Yuan source, shu stream, INfluential oint of vessels.
*Tonifies lung qi, lung yin, clears lung and liver heat (more interior than L7, and for xu)
Regulates lung qi, stops cough.
Good for chronic cough with yellow sticky sputum.
*L 9 & B13: tonifies lung qi (chronic bronchitis)
L 10 *
Ying Spring
*Clears lung heat
Benefits throat, loss of voice
L10 & SJ2: throat pain
LI 4 *
Yuan source, command point of the Face and mouth
*Expel wind, releases exterior, stops pain, balances ascending and descending.
Disperses function of lungs, tonifies Qi and consolidates exterior.
*LI 4 & LV 3: four gates- stagnant qi.
LI 4 & SP 8: acute dysmenorrhea
LI 4 * LI 11 Releases exterior, clears heat
LI 6*
Luo connecting
*Opens Lung water passages
LI 11 *
He Sea point, Ghost point
*Clears heat, cools Blood, stops pain.
Regulates Qi and blood, activates channel
LI 20*
*Opens nasal passages
Expels wind and clears heat
S 4*
Stops pain, elimiates wind from the face
*S4, S6, or S4 & S7: deviation f the mouth/ Bells Palsy
S 6
Eliminates wind, activates channel, alleviates pain
S 6 & LI 4: mumps
S 8*
*headaches (phlegm in head)
Eliminates wind, stops pain benefits eyes
S 12*
*Subdues rebellious Qi (used for the mind by sending Qi downward - anxiety, nervousness)
S 18*
*Mastitis, insufficient lactation
Difficult labor
S18, S 16, S 39, LV 3, K 7: Breast absces
S 21*
*Regulates Stomach & Intestines, vomitting, Subdues rebellious Qi
S 21 & Ren 12: excess in ST Channel/ Burning pain in epigastric pain.
S 25*
Front mu of LI
Regulates Qi and blood and intestines, spleen and stomach.
Resolves dampness and damp heat
S25 & Ren 3: Ceaseless diarrhea
S 25 & Sj 6: vomiting and sudden turmoil disorder
- S 25 & S 36: Acute diarrhea
- S 25 & S 37: dysentery
S 28*
*Water way
Regulates LJ, benefits bladder and uterus
S 28 & Ren 9, B 22: stimulate Spleen to T & T and resolve damp
S 29*
*Return
Amenorrhea, irregular menstruation, uterine prolapse
S29 & S 27: moves Qi in lower abdomen, stimulates SI function, stops pain.
S 29 & SP 6: dysmenorrhea
S 30*
*Essence
Regulates ST qi, regulates penetrating vessel.
S 34*
- Xi - Cleft
Pain & numbness in the knee, harmonizes the Stomach, activates channel
S 36*
He sea, Command point of abdomen, Lower he sea of ST, Sea of nourishment.
Harmonizes the ST and Intestines.
Benefits SP & ST, stops pain.
Tonifies Qi & Blood, and original Qi.
S36, SP3, B 20, B21: tonifies SP
S36, Ren 6: Strengthens the spleen/stomach
S 37*
*Lower He Sea point of LI, Sea of Blood.
Regulates stomach and intestines, rids damp heat, dispels retention of food.
S 38*
*Shoulder pain
S 40*
Luo Connecting point
*Phlegm (visible and invisible) & dampness.
Benefits chest, clears phlegm from the L, HT
Stops pain, harmonizes the ST, clears heat
S 44*
Ying-Spring point.
*Clears Heat from the Stomach (fire, acid)
Toothache, pain in the face, mouth sores.
SP 1 *
Jing well point
- Uterine Bleeding w/ moxa
- Sleep disorders (XS dreams)
SP 3*
Yuan source, Shu stream
*Strengthens Spleen
Resolves, damp, regulates Qi, Vomiting, Constipation, Dysentery, gastric pain
SP 4 *
Luo Connecting, Master point of Chong
*Harmonizes middle jiao, vomiting
Diarrhea, dysentery, gastric pain.
Regulates Chong, food stagnation
Sp4 & PC6: menses, food stagnation, chest pain
SP 6*
Group Luo point
- Expesl damp
Strengthens SP, Promotes function of liver & smooths flow of LV Qi.
Tonifies KD, LV, SP
Menses problems, invigorates blood.
*SP 6 & SP 9: resolves damp, DH in LJ.
SP 6, K6, Ren 12: promotes body fluids
SP 6 & Ren 4: tonifies Yin and promotes fluids
SP 8 *
Xi cleft point
*Regulates Qi & Blood, stops pain
Irregular menses, dysmenorrhea, abdominal masses.
*+ B32: Dysmenorrhea (XS)
SP 9*
He- Sea
- Removes damp, cold, pain
- Regulates waterways
Dispels wind/ cold
Benefits LJ
SP 10*
- Tonifies Blood, cools blood *rashes, leukorrhea), moves blood, clears heat in the blood
SP 12
Removes obstructions from the channel
SP 21*
- Group Luo point
- Pain in the whole body
Flaccid muscles, chest pain, cough
H 3
Sea point, Water point
Removes obstructions from channel, calms the mind, clears heat.
H 5*
Luo-Connecting point
*Tonifies Qi
Calms the mind, opens into the tongue, removes obstruction from channel.
H 6*
Xi Cleft point
- Nourishes Heart Yin
Clears heat, stops sweating, calms mind
H6 & K7: night sweating
H6 & SI 3: profuse night sweating
H6 & Liv 2: Heart pain
H 7*
Yuan source, Shu stream
*Nourishes Heart Blood. (tonifiying)
Calms mind, opens the orifices
H 8*
Ying Spring point
*Clears Heart Fire
Calms the mind, deficiency heat and heart phlegm fire.
Clears heat from the Heart and Intestine
H 9
Jing well, phlegm misting the Heart.
Clears heat, subdues wind, revival point
H9 & LI 11 Fever
H9 & S 40 phlegm misting the heart, phlegm fire harassing the mind.
