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
