Quiz 3 Flashcards
Another name for Xi Cleft Points
Accumulation points
What pools at a Xi Cleft
the qi and blood of a meridian
Xi Cleft points super charge the _____ flow in the channels, thus invigorating the _____ in the _______ across the body
Blood
Blood
Zonal Pairs
In treatment, we use the Xi cleft for (acute or chronic?) conditions, especially _____
acute
pain
Xi clefts are primarily near the _____ of the body
joints
Yuan source points are where the ________ surfaces and lingers
original qi
where is the yuan qi stored?
kidney
on yin channels, the yuan source points are the same as the
shu stream points
on yin channels, yuan source points primarily _____ and _____ their respective zang
tonify
regulate
on yang channels, the 2 primary functions of yuan source points is to:
dispel excess pathogenic factors
treat disorders along their respective pathways
on yang channels, yuan source points lie between the ____ and ____ points
shu stream
jing river
what does coupling a xi cleft and a yuan source do to a particular meridian?
dispel pathogenic factors
acute illnesses last how long
a few days or weeks
causes of acute conditions
virus infection injury fall auto accident drugs medications
chronic conditions last ____
months or years
