Quiz 1- Classes 1 and 2

Question 1

When disease is located on the skin without a definitive location, treat by using

Answer 1

the engraver’s needle for this disease, except at the white regions of the skin.

Question 2

If the illness is superfcial and the needling deep, it will penetrate and injure the good flesh, and the skin will swell. If the illness is deep and the needling shallow, the sick qi will not drain and there will be large suppurations on the limbs.

Answer 2

If the illness is superfcial and the needling deep, it will penetrate and injure the good flesh, and the skin will swell. If the illness is deep and the needling shallow, the sick qi will not drain and there will be large suppurations on the limbs.

Question 3

When disease is located at the divisions between the flesh, treat using the

Answer 3

round needle.

Question 4

When the disease is of the major channels, chronic illnesses or rheumatism, use the

Answer 4

lance needle.

Question 5

When the disease is in the channels and the qi is sparse, tonify at that point. Treat by using

Answer 5

the spoon needle at the well, spring, stream, and the river shu points.

Question 6

When the disease makes large pus-filled ulcers, treat by using

Answer 6

the sword needle.

Question 7

When the disease is rheumatism with abrupt and cruel qi coming forth, treat by using the

Answer 7

round needle.

persistent use the hair fine needle

Question 8

When the disease is located in the center of the body, treat by using

Answer 8

the long needle.

Question 9

When the disease is edema, which causes blockages at the gates and joints,

Answer 9

treat by using the big needle.

Question 10

When the disease is located in the five viscera and is solidly established, use the

Answer 10

lance needle.

Question 11

“The first is called to needle the shu points. This is to needle, for example, the river, spring, and stream shu points, and the viscera points.

Answer 11

“The first is called to needle the shu points. This is to needle, for example, the river, spring, and stream shu points, and the viscera points.

Question 12

“The second is called to needle the distant road.

Answer 12

NEEDLE THE LOWER TO TREAT THE UPPER

Question 13

third is called to needle the channels.

Answer 13

needle the great channels where they tie and divide.

Question 14

The fourth is called to needle the luo collateral channels

Answer 14

needle the blood veins and the small collateral channels.

Question 15

The fifth is called divided needling

Answer 15

needle the divisions which occur between the flesh.

Question 16

“The sixth is called the great draining needling.

Answer 16

needle for a great dispersion
-use sword needle
-for purulent ulcers

Question 17

“The seventh is called hair needling. T

Answer 17

used to float away rheumatism of the skin.

Question 18

“The eighth is called opposite needling.

Answer 18

right to treat the left

Question 19

“The ninth is called heated needling.

Answer 19

heated needle to treat rheumatism.

Question 20

needle evenly

Answer 20

-direct hand to heart and back
-used to treat rheumatism of the heart
-slanting insertion

Question 21

declarative needling

Answer 21

-pain with no fixed location
-perpedicular
-repeat needling for each site of pain

Question 22

magnifying the needle

Answer 22

-perpendicular from the side
-manipulate the needle backward and forward to magnify the effect on the muscles
-magnifying= MUSCLES
-treats the msuc;les

Question 23

balanced needlign

Answer 23

one needle is inserted straight on, and two needles are inserted one to each side
-treat cold qi which is small but deep

-also called triple needling

Question 24

scattered needling

Answer 24

one needle is inserted in the center, and four needles are inserted around it
-shallow needling, and is used to treat cold qi which is extensive and large.

Question 25

straight needling.

Answer 25

-raise the skin, then needle
-used to treat shallow cold qi.

Question 26

transmitted needling

Answer 26

insert directly and withdraw directly. This scatters the qi with the withdrawal of the needle from depth and is used to treat qi which is abundant and hot.

Question 27

short needling

Answer 27

-BONES
-for rheumatism of the bones.
-Shake the needle slightly as it goes to depth and take the needle close to the bone, then up and down as if rubbing the bone.

short needling= bones

Question 28

shallow needling.

Answer 28

-slanting shallow insertion
-treat muscles which are cold and in spasm.

Question 29

yin needling

Answer 29

-needle both the left and right sides
-treat cold deficiencies.

Question 30

needling to the side

Answer 30

nsert one needle directly, then to insert another to the side. It is used to treat chronic rheumatism which is located in an area.

Question 31

supplemental needling

Answer 31

insert directly, then withdraw directly. In addition, repeated shallow needling should be done to cause bleeding
-treat swellings.

Question 32

one-half needling.

Answer 32

For one-half needling, shallowly insert, then quickly withdraw the needle without needling to injure the flesh. It is like removing fine hair and is used to treat the skin qi. It is in resonance with the lungs.

Question 33

leopard’s spots acupuncture.

Answer 33

needles in left and right, front and back
-affects the center of the channels
-used to treat the blood of the major channels.
-resonance with the heart.

Question 34

gate needling

Answer 34

Gate needling is to needle left and right directly to exhaust the upper muscles. This is used for rheumatism of the muscles. Take care not to draw blood. This is in resonance with the liver.

Question 35

adjacent valleys acupuncture

Answer 35

needle left then right from the same hole, like a chicken’s foot. Needle to the division between the flesh. This treats rheumatism of the muscles. It is in resonance with the spleen.