San Jaio Flashcards
“rushing gate”
-clears heat and can get rid of contaminants that poisin the Chong, Ren and Du
-benefits ears and tongue
-Dissipates wind
-affects constitution and acquired essence defects such as radiation, emotional shock, auto-immune diseases, pestilent Qi: BOTH TREATS AND CONTAINS THE PATHOGEN
metal pt
SJ 1
Entry Pt for the SJ is _____
Exit pt for the SJ is _____
Sj 1
Sj 22
“fluid gate”
- disperses heat in the upper jiao and benefits the ears, good for tinnitus
- tonifies and nourishes fluids, brings clear fluids to the face
- opens throat to distribute fluids to the sensory orifices
- relates to Ye fluids
- arthritis: its one of the Baxie points
SJ-2
“central eyelet”
- name relates to middle burner flooding, therefore, this pt can be used for middle jiao damp
- dispels wind
- clears heat
- benefits the ears
- shu stream/tonification pt/wood pt
SJ-3
“yang pool”
- source pt on yang channel, yet is tonifies YANG QI
- can tonify yang to dissipate wind
- Tonifies yuan for chronic problems
- both nourishes and moves
SJ-4
"outter gate" -master point for Yang Wei -Luo Pt -RELEASES EXTERIOR -expels ALL superficial evils, except dryness -TEMPORAL headache -calms shen -shaoyang syndrome, vomiting -
SJ-5
“branch ditch”
-clears heat from all 3 jiaos by clearing heat from SJ channel
-heat at the qi level
-CONSTIPATION, brings fluids into the SI and LI to loosen stool
Bi-obstruction
SJ-6
“ancestral meeting”
- -Xi-cleft point
- benefits the eyes and ears
- clears heat
- harmonizing to elderly people by rectifying qi, it’s the Du-20 of the San Jiao channel, it can bring calm and peace to the whole family when there is confusion in the mind, body and spirit
SJ-7
“3 yang meeting”
-meeting pt of SJ, SI, LI
neck, shoulder pain
-can moxa to summon yang upwards
SJ-8
“4 rivers”
- good for edema of 4 limbs
- opens throat
- regulates waterways
- carries away impurities: detoxifies
Sj-9
“heavenly well”
He-sea/earth/sedation pt
-transforms damp-breaks through stagnation of qi and heat
-eliminates ALL types of wind
-can thread this pt w/ SI 8 to pull pathogen OUT
SJ-10
“clear cold abyss”–>abyss =empty space, unknown
- > fright, palpitations, agitation due to uncertainty
- calms shen
- 1 pt proximal to He-sea–>blood problems:blood stagnation
- clears damp-heat
- cold-BI
Sj-11
“dispersing Luo/riverbed”
- DRAINS DAMP-HEAT IN ALL 3 JIAOS
- qi stagnation in neck, shoulder and head
- disperses riverbed to get rid of damp and mud (turbidity) that clouds the mind
- meeting place of Sj and LI
SJ-12
“arm convergence”
- mtg pt SJ and yang wei
- clears LATENT heat
- regulates shaoyang
- can treat frozen shoulder (w/ SJ 14)
Sj 13
“shoulder bone hole”
- dispels wind-damp
- benefits shoulder joint
- Liao pt
- major pt where pathology can go deeper
- invigorates blood to help get blood stagnation out of the shoulder
- can be good for older people who hunch their shoulders
SJ-14