Scroll One "nine needles & twelve source points" Flashcards
Disperse
To support the inner being to allow departure.
Tonification
To follow, to assist, to agitate
Where are the blood pulses distributed?
Shu Points
What is The Triple Heater?
artificial construct, metabolic system, the fatty tissue around the kidneys- the adrenals, has no material structure
adrenals
fatty tissue around the kidneys
What does the Triple Heater incorporate?
Respiration, Digestion, and Elimination
What is the lower Heater?
The Bowels
How do we examine the client to see if the qi needs to be tonified or dispersed?
tonify causes full heat which gains qi, disperse causes a timid heat which loses qi
Where is the Valley Qi located?
qi from food
where are the cubit or inch pulses located?
wrists
where does the harmful qi move within the body?
upper body
What organ allows person to set boundaries?
liver
what part of healing kidney Qi related to?
mental development and mental states
what happens when the water element freezes?
causes the marrow to stop flowing up the spine to the brain causing rigidity and stop nourishment
what time of the year is the kidney related to?
winter
what time of the year is the lungs related to?
fall
what is fall a time of?
having to let go of things that carried deep meaning fall apart that is beyond our control
is our will yin or yang energy?
yang fire energy
where is will located within this organ?
right kidney
what is wisdom viewed as within the five element theory?
the path of least resistance
what can we see in people with a deficiency in the water element in the kidney?
over exertion within the fiery will of right kidney and they do not stop and continue to react to life instead of reflecting
how do we calm the fire and deficiency in the right kidney?
intend to add some water and earth to the right kidney to allow the “lava” like substance to move and circulate. pull out the rocks to allow such flow
what lies between the left and right kidney?
the mingmen channel
What is the Mingmen channel?
gate of destiny
where is the mingmen channel located?
behind the navel
What does the mingmen do when it opens?
encourages the movement of water
How do we open the Mingmen channel?
the left kidneys water and right kidneys fire must meet at the mingmen, allowing the communication of of yin and yang to take place
what are the symptoms of kidney yin imbalances?
bone problems, hearing loss, ear infections, hair problems, urinary, sexual and reproductive problems, poor growth and development of mind and body
kidney yin deficiencies
dizziness, ringing in ears, dry throat/mouth, fever, low back pain, weak legs spontaneous sweating, red tongue
if you are working on the head, what organ channel should you work on?
kidney channel
what side of the body is the kidney channel?
left side of body
what side of body is the bladder channel?
right side of body
what is an example of kidney yang deficiency
pale tongue
what does the yang deficiency look and feel like within the body?
coldness and clamminess of the skin
what does yin deficiency look and feel like within the body?
it signals a lack of nourishment in the body which affects a person’s ability to cool down, calm down and establish harmony in the body.
kidney yang deficiencies
frequent urination, edema, asthma, enlarged pale tongue
what are the characteristics of yang
fast hard solid focused hot dry active masculine sun
what are the characteristics of yin
slow soft yielding wet passive feminine moon
