PRAC EXAM - (LI)

Question 1

shang yang
LI-1
*jing well

act =3
ind = 8

Answer 1

heat
resus. spirit
throat

1. clears heat
2. revives and resuscitates the spirit
3. clears the throat

deafness
toothache / lower toothache
congested and sore throat
numb throat, fingers
swelling of submandibular region
optic atrophy
febrile disease
loss of conciousness

Question 2

He gu
LI 4

*Yuan point

act = 4
ind = 19!!

Answer 2

wind and heat
resus. spirit
flow qi and blood
heat wei lvl

1. dispels wind, clears heat
2. revives and resuscitates the spirit
3. reg. flow of qi and blood
4. clears heat from wei lvl to protect the body surface

headache (frontal)
redness, swelling and pain (eyes)
numb (throat, fingers)
epistaxis /nosebleed
toothache (lower)
lockjaw
deviation (mouth, eye)
deafness
mumps
congestion and sore throat
febrile disease
anhidrosis, hidrosis
abdominal pain
constipation
amenorrhoea
induces labour (for delayed labour)

***ALL conditions
- face
eczema and scabies
creeping chills and fever

Question 3

Yang xi
LI-5

*Jing river point

act =3
ind = 7

Answer 3

wind
heat, yangming path heat
joints

1. dispels wind
2. clears heat and yangming path heat
3. frees joints

headach
redness, swelling (eyes)
deafness, tinnitius
congested and sore throat (due. heat in LI)
pain (wrist)
epilepsy, mania
cough, asthmatic conditions

Question 4

Pian li
LI-6

• lou point

act = 3
ind = 6

Answer 4

damp
heat, fire
joints, collaterals

1. removes dampness
2. clears heat and fire
3. frees the joints and collaterals

redness (eyes)
tinnitus
epistaxis
sore throat
aching (hand, arm)
edema (due. LU failing to desc and clear waste passages)

Question 5

shou san li
LI-10

act = 2
ind = 5

Answer 5

wind, free meridian qi
stomach and intestines

1. dispels wind, frees the meridian’s qi
2. reg. stomach and intestines

toothache
swellling of cheeks
wei syndrome (of upper limbs)
abdominal pain
diarrhoea

Question 6

qu chi
LI-11

*he sea point

act = 4
ind = 14

Answer 6

wind, “exterior syndromes”
flows meridian’s qi, pain
fire, damp
*special antipyretic function

1. dispels wind and resolves exterior syndromes
2. free flows the meridian’s Qi and stops pain
3. drains fire and removes dampness
4. has a special antipyretic function

congested and sore throat
toothache
redness and pain (eye)
scrofula
faint skin eruptions / andy kind of dermatological cond.
febrile diseases
"wei syndrome" (of the upper limbs)
swelling and pain of upper limbs
abdominal pain
vomiting and diarrhoea
headache
"yu syndrome"

also for

• epilepsy
• susceptibility to fear

Question 7

Bi nao
LI-14

act = 2
ind = 4

Answer 7

free flows meridians, pain
brightens eyes

1. free flows the meridian and stops pain
2. brightens the eyes

pain (sholders, arm)
rigidity (neck)
scrofula
eye diseases

Question 8

jian yu
LI-15

act = 3
ind = 5

Answer 8

flows meridian qi
stag, pain
damp

1. free flows the meridian’s qi
2. dissolves stagnation and stops pain
3. resolves dampness

“bi syndrome” pain and “wei syndrome” (shoulder, arm)
faint skin eruptions, urticaria
scrofula (due. phlegm-damp stagnation)

Question 9

neck fu tu
LI-18

act = 2
ind = 6

Answer 9

lung qi
throat

1. regulates LU qi
2. clears the throat

cough
asthmatic breathing (due. LU qi def failing to disperse)
congested and sore throat
sudden loss of voic (due. eith excess or def type)
scrofula
goitre

Question 10

ying xiang
LI-20

act = 2
ind = 5

Answer 10

nose, wind
fire qi level

1. unblocks the nose and dispels wind
2. clears fire at qi level

nasal obstruction
epistaxis/ nosebleed
deviation (mouth)
itching (face)
biliary ascariasis /roundworms in biliary tract