SHIATSU Flashcards

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Lu - 1

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  • Disseminates and descends Lung qi and alleviates cough and wheezing
  • Transforms phlegm, clears heat and regulates the water passages
  • Descends Stomach qi
  • Front-mu point of the Lung

Meeting point of the Lung and Spleen channels

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Lu-5

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He-sea and Water point of the Lung channel

  • Clears heat from the Lung and descends rebellious qi
  • Regulates the water passages
  • Activates the channel
  • Relaxes the sinews and alleviates pain
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Lu-6

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  • Xi-cleft point point of the Lung channel
  • Disseminates and descends Lung qi

Clears heat and moistens the Lung

Clears heat and stops bleeding

Moderates acute conditions

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Lu-7

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Luo-connecting point of the Lung channel

Confluent point of the Conception vessel

Gao Wu Command point

Ma Dan-yang Heavenly Star point

  • Releases the exterior and expels wind
  • Promotes the descending function of the Lung
  • Pacifies wind and phlegm
  • Benefits the head and nape
  • Opens and regulates the Conception vessel
  • Regulates the water passages
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
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Lu-9

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Shu-stream, Yuan-source and Earth point of the Lung channel

  • Tonifies the Lung and transforms phlegm
  • Promotes the descending function of the Lung
  • _Regulates and harmonises the one hundred vessel_s
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
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Lu-10

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Ying-spring and Fire point of the Lung channel

  • Benefits the throat
  • Clears Lung heat
  • Descends rebellious qi
  • Harmonises the Stomach and Heart
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Li-4

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Yuan-Source point of the Large Intestine channel

Gao Wu Command point

Ma Dan-yang Heavenly Star point

  • Regulates the defensive qi and adjusts sweating
  • Expels wind and releases the exterior
  • Regulates the face, eyes, nose, mouth and ears
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
  • Induces labour
  • Restores the yang
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Li-10

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  • Regulates qi and blood, activates the channel and alleviates pain
  • Harmonises the intestines and Stomach
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Li-11

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He-Sea and Earth point of the Large Intestine channel

Sun Si-miao Ghost point

Ma Dan-yang Heavenly Star point

  • Clears heat
  • Cools the blood, eliminates wind, drains damp and alleviates itching
  • Regulates qi and blood
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
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Li-15

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Meeting point of the Large Intestine channel with the Yang Motility vessel

  • Dispels wind-damp, alleviates pain and benefits the shoulder joint
  • Eliminates wind and regulates qi and blood
  • Regulates qi and dissipates phlegm nodules
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Li-20

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Meeting point of the Large Intestine and Stomach channels

  • Opens the nasal passages
  • Expels wind and clears heat
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St-6

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  • Eliminates wind and benefits the jaw and teeth
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St-25

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Front-Mu point of the Large Intestine

  • Regulates the intestines
  • Regulates the Spleen and Stomach
  • Resolves dampness and damp-heat
  • Regulates qi and blood and eliminates stagnation
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St-26

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  • Regulates qi and alleviates pain
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St-40

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Luo-Connecting point of the Stomach channel

  • Transforms phlegm and dampness
  • Benefits the chest
  • Clears phlegm from the Lung and alleviates cough and wheezing
  • Clears phlegm from the Heart and calms the spirit
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St-44

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  • Clears heat from the Stomach channel and alleviates pain
  • Harmonises the intestines and clears damp-heat
  • Calms the spirit
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St-41

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  • Clears heat from the Stomach channel and fu
  • Calms the spirit
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Sp-3

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Yuan-Source and Earth point of the Spleen channel

  • Tonifies the Spleen and resolves dampness and damp-heat
  • Harmonises the Spleen and Stomach
  • Regulates qi
  • Strenth SPINE, MEMORY
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Sp-6

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Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach

Resolves dampness

Harmonises the Liver and tonifies the Kidneys

Regulates menstruation and induces labour

Harmonises the lower jiao

Regulates urination and benefits the genitals

Calms the spirit

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Sp-9

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  • Regulates the Spleen and resolves dampness
  • Opens and moves the water passages
  • Benefits the lower jiao
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Sp-10

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  • Invigorates the blood and dispels stasis
  • Cools blood
  • Harmonises menstruation
  • Benefits the skin
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Ht-1

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  • Unbinds the chest
  • Activates the channel and
  • benefits the arm
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Ht-3

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He-Sea and Water point of the Heart channel

Calms the spirit

Transforms phlegm

Clears heat

Activates the channel and benefits the arm

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Ht-7

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Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source and Earth point of the Heart channel

  • Calms the spirit
  • Regulates and tonifies the Heart
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Ht-8

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Ying-Spring and Fire point of the Heart channel

  • Clears heat from the Heart and Small Intestine
  • Calms the spirit
  • Regulates Heart qi
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
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Si-3

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Shu-Stream and Wood point of the Small Intestine channel

Confluent point of the Governing vessel

  • Benefits the occiput, neck and back
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
  • Clears wind and heat and treats malaria
  • Calms the spirit and treats epilepsy
  • Clears heat and benefits the sensory orifices
  • Regulates the Governing vessel
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Si-6

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Xi-Cleft point of the Small Intestine channel

  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
  • Benefits the shoulder and arm
  • Moderates acute conditions
  • Benefits the eyes
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Si-7

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Luo-Connecting point of the Small Intestine channel

  • Clears heat and releases the exterior
  • Calms the spirit
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
  • Benefits the finger joints
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Si-9

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  • Expels wind and benefits the shoulder
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
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Si-10

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Meeting point of the Small Intestine and Bladder channels with the Yang Linking and Yang Motility vessels

  • Benefits the shoulder
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
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Si-11

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  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
  • Moves qi and unbinds the chest and lateral costal region
  • Benefits the breasts
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KID-1

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  • Descends excess from the head
  • Calms the spirit
  • Revives consciousness and rescues yang
  • strengthens Yin
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KID-2

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  • Clears deficiency heat
  • Regulates the Kidneys
  • Regulates the lower jiao
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KID-3

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Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source and Earth point of the Kidney channel

  • Nourishes Kidney yin and clears deficiency heat
  • Tonifies Kidney yang
  • Anchors the Qi and benefits the Lung
  • Strengthens the lumbar spine
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KID-6

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  • Benefits the throat
  • Nourishes the Kidneys and clears deficiency heat
  • Regulates the Yin Motility vessel
  • Calms the spirit
  • Regulates the lower jiao
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KID-7

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  • Benefits the Kidneys
  • Regulates the water passages and treats oedema
  • Regulates sweating
  • Drains damp and clears damp-heat
  • Strengthens the lumbar region
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Pc-6

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Luo-Connecting point of the Pericardium channel Confluent point of the Yin Linking vessel

Unbinds the chest and regulates qi

Regulates the Heart and calms the spirit

Harmonises the Stomach and alleviates nausea and vomiting

Clears heat

Opens the Yin Linking vessel

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Pc-7

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Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source and Earth point of the Pericardium channel

Sun Si-miao Ghost point

  • Clears heat from the Heart and calms the spirit
  • Harmonises the Stomach and intestines
  • Unbinds the chest
  • Clears the nutritive level and cools blood
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Pc-8

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Ying-_Spring_ and Fire point of the Pericardium channel

Sun Si-miao Ghost point

Clears heat from the Pericardium and revives consciousness

Clears heat from the Heart and calms the spirit

Harmonises the Stomach and clears heat from the middle jiao

Clears the nutritive level and cools blood

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Tw-3

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Shu-Stream and Wood point of the Sanjiao channel

  • Clears heat
  • Benefits the ears
  • Clears the head and eyes
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
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Tw-5

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Luo-Connecting point of the Sanjiao channel

Confluent point of the Yang Linking vessel

  • Expels wind and releases the exterior
  • Benefits the head and ears
  • Opens the Yang Linking vessel
  • Clears heat
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
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Tw-6

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Jing-River and Fire point of the Sanjiao channel

  • Regulates qi and clears heat* in the *three jiao
  • Benefits the chest* and l_ateral costal region_*
  • Moves the stool
  • Benefits the voice
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
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Tw-17

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Meeting point of the Sanjiao and Gall Bladder channels

  • Benefits the ears
  • Eliminates wind
  • Clears heat
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
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Tw-23

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  • Eliminates wind* and alleviates *pain
  • Benefits the eyes
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Gb-20

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  • Eliminates wind
  • Benefits the head and eyes, ears
  • Clears the sense organs
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GB-34

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Hui-meeting point of Sinews

  • Benefits the sinews and joints
  • Spreads Liver qi and benefits the lateral costal region
  • Clears Liver and Gall Bladder damp-heat
  • Harmonises shaoyang
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Gb-41

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  • Spreads Liver qi
  • Benefits the chest, lateral costal region and breasts
  • Clears the head and benefits the eyes
  • Transforms phlegm and dissipates nodules
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Liv-2

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  • Clears Liver fire
  • Spreads Liver qi
  • Pacifies Liver wind
  • Clears heat and stops bleeding
  • Benefits the lower jiao
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Liv-3

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Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source and Earth point of the Liver channel

  • Spreads Liver qi stagnation
  • Subdues Liver yang and extinguishes wind
  • Nourishes Liver blood and Liver yin
  • Clears the head and eyes
  • Regulates menstruation
  • Regulates the lower jiao
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Liv-8

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  • Clears damp-heat from the lower jiao
  • Benefits the genitals, BLADDER
  • Invigorates blood and benefits the uterus
  • Nourishes blood and yin
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Gb-42

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  • Spreads Liver qi
  • Clears Gall Bladder heat
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54
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UB-10

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Regulates qi and pacifies wind

Benefits the head , neck and sensory orifices

Calms the spirit

Activates the channel and alleviates pain

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UB-11

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Meeting point of the Bladder, Small Intestine, Sanjiao and Gall Bladder channels and the Governing vessel

Hui-Meeting point of Bones

Point of the Sea of Blood

  • Benefits the bones and joints
  • Expels pathogenic factors and firms the exterior
  • Regulates Lung qi and alleviates cough
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UB-12

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  • Expels wind and releases the exterior
  • Strengthens the defensive qi and firms the exterior
  • Disseminates and descends Lung qi
  • Benefits the nose
57
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UB-13

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Back-Shu point of the Lung

  • Tonifies Lung qi and nourishes Lung yin
  • Descends and disseminates Lung qi
  • Clears heat from the Lung
  • Releases the exterior
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UB-14

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Back-Shu point of the Pericardium

  • Spreads Liver qi and unbinds the chest
  • Regulates the Heart
  • Regulates and descends qi
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UB-15

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Back-Shu point of the Heart

  • Tonifies and nourishes the Heart
  • Regulates Heart qi
  • Calms the spirit
  • Unbinds the chest and resolves blood stasis
  • Clears Heart fire
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UB-16

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GV Shu

  • Regulates qi in the chest and abdomen
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UB-17

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Hui-Meeting point of Blood

  • Invigorates blood and dispels stasis
  • Cools blood heat and stops bleeding
  • Nourishes and harmonises the blood
  • Harmonises the diaphragm and descends rebellious qi
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UB-18

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Back-Shu point of the Liver

  • Spreads Liver qi
  • Regulates and nourishes Liver blood
  • Pacifies wind
  • Cools fire and clears damp-heat
  • Benefits the eyes and sinews
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UB-19

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Back-Shu point of the Gall Bladder

  • Clears damp-heat from the Liver and Gall Bladder
  • Clears pathogenic factors from the shaoyang
  • Tonifies and regulates Gall Bladder qi
  • Tonifies deficiency
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UB-20

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Back-Shu point of the Spleen

  • Tonifies Spleen qi and yang
  • Resolves dampness
  • Raises Spleen qi and holds the blood
  • Regulates and harmonises the qi of the middle jiao
65
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UB-21

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Back-Shu point of the Stomach

  • Regulates the Stomach and descends rebellion
  • Harmonises the middle jiao
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UB-22

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Back-Shu point of the Sanjiao

  • Moves and regulates the Sanjiao
  • Regulates the Spleen and Stomach and resolves dampness
  • Regulates the water passages and promotes urination
  • Resolves masses
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UB-23

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Back-Shu point of the Kidneys

  • Tonifies the Kidneys and fortifies yang
  • Benefits essence
  • Nourishes Kidney yin
  • Firms Kidney qi
  • Regulates the water passages and benefits urination
  • Benefits and warms the uterus
  • Benefits the ears and eyes
  • Strengthens the lumbar region
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UB-24

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Sea of Qi Shu

  • Strengthens the lumbar region and legs
  • Regulates the lower jiao
69
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UB-25

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Back-Shu point of the Large Intestine

  • Regulates the intestines
  • Transforms stagnation and alleviates pain
  • Strengthens the lumbar region and legs
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UB-26

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Gate of Origin Shu

  • Strengthens the lumbar region
  • Regulates the lower jiao
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UB-27

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Back-Shu point of the Small Intestine

  • Separates the pure from the turbid
  • Regulates the intestines and Bladder
  • Drains turbid dampness and clears damp-heat
  • Regulates Small Intestine qi
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UB-28

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Back-Shu point of the Bladder

  • Regulates the Bladder
  • Clears damp-heat from the lower jiao
  • Dispels stagnation and resolves masses
  • Benefits the lumbar region and legs
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UB-40

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  • Benefits the lumbar region and knees
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
  • Cools the blood
  • Clears summer-heat and stops vomiting and diarrhoea
  • Benefits the Bladder
74
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UB-57

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  • Relaxes the sinews, activates the channel and alleviates pain
  • Benefits the calf and heel
  • Treats haemorrhoids
75
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  • UB-58
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Luo-Connecting point of the Bladder channel

  • Harmonises the upper and lower
  • Expels wind from taiyang channel
  • Treats haemorrhoids
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
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UB-60

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  • Clears heat and lowers yang
  • Pacifies wind and leads down excess
  • Activates the entire Bladder channel and alleviates pain
  • Relaxes the sinews and strengthens the lumbar spine
  • Promotes labour
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UB-63

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Xi-Cleft point of the Bladder channel

  • Pacifies wind
  • Moderates acute conditions
  • Relaxes the sinews, activates the channel and alleviates pain
78
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CV-4

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Front-Mu point of the Small Intestine

Meeting point of the Conception vessel with the Spleen, Liver and Kidney channels

  • Fortifies the original qi and benefits essence
  • Tonifies and nourishes the Kidneys
  • Warms and fortifies the Spleen
  • Benefits the uterus and assists conception
  • Regulates the lower jiao and benefits the Bladder
  • Regulates Small Intestine qi
  • Restores collapse
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CV-6

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  • Fosters original qi
  • Tonifies qi
  • Tonifies the Kidneys and fortifies yang
  • Rescues collapse of yang
  • Regulates qi and harmonises blood
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CV-8

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  • Warms the yang and rescues collapse
  • Warms and harmonises the intestines
81
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CV-12

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Front-Mu point of the Stomach

Hui-Meeting point of the Fu

Meeting point of the Conception vessel with the Small Intestine, Sanjiao and Stomach channels

  • Harmonises the middle jiao and descends rebellion

Tonifies the Stomach and fortifies the Spleen

Regulates qi and alleviates pain

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CV-17

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Front-Mu point of the Pericardium

Hui-Meeting point of the Qi

Point of the Sea of Qi

Meeting point of the Conception vessel with the Spleen, Kidney, Small Intestine and Sanjiao channels

  • Regulates qi and unbinds the chest
  • Descends rebellion of the Lung and Stomach
  • Benefits gathering qi
  • Benefits the breasts and promotes lactation
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GV-4

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  • Clears heat
  • Regulates the Governing vessel
  • Tonifies the Kidneys
  • Benefits the lumbar spine
84
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Yúyāo

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  • Benefits the eyes
  • Relaxes the sinews and alleviates pain
85
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Ānmián

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  • Calms the spirit and pacifies the Liver
86
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Yin Tang

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  • Pacifies wind and calms the shen
  • Benefits the nose
87
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Bítōng

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  • Benefits the nose
88
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Tàiyáng

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  • Eliminates wind and clears heat
  • Reduces swelling and stops pain
  • Activates qi and blood and alleviates pain
89
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Exterior Cold

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Slight ‘fever’, pronounced aversion to cold, severe aches in the body, severe stiff neck, no sweating, no thirst, a Floating-Tight pulse and a thin white tongue coating

90
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Exterior Heat

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Aversion to cold, ‘fever’, slight sweating, thirst, a Floating-Rapid pulse, a thin white tongue coating and, sometimes, redness of the tongue on the sides and/or front

91
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Exterior Empty

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Slight or no fever, sweating, aversion to wind, slight body aches, a Floating-Slow pulse and a thin white tongue coatin

92
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Exterior Full

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Fever, no sweating, severe body aches, aversion to cold, a Floating-Tight pulse and a thin white tongue coating

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Full Heat

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Manifestations • Thirst, a feeling of heat, mental restlessness, a red face, dry stools, scanty dark urine, Rapid- Full pulse, Red tongue with yellow coating (internal Full-Heat) Aetiology • Emotional problems • Diet (too much red meat, spices, alcohol) • An external pathogenic factor that has penetrated into the Interior and transformed into Heat

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Empty Heat

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• A feeling of heat in the afternoon or evening, a dry mouth with a desire to drink in small sips, a dry throat at night, night sweating, a feeling of heat in the chest, palms and soles (five-palm heat), dry stools, scanty dark urine, Floating- Empty and Rapid pulse, Red tongue without coating ork (in the sense of working long hours) Etiology • Irregular eating • Excessive sexual activity • Persistent, heavy blood loss (such as in menorrhagia)

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Full Cold

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Manifestations • Feeling of cold, cold limbs, absence of thirst, a pale face, abdominal pain that is aggravated on pressure, a desire to drink warm liquids, loose stools, clear abundant urination, a Deep-Full- Tight pulse and a Pale tongue with thick white coating (Internal Full-Cold) Aetiology Cold foods External cold penetrated

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Empty Cold

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Manifestations • Feeling of cold, cold limbs, a dull, pale face, no thirst, listlessness, sweating, loose stools, clear abundant urination, a Deep-Slow or Weak pulse and a Pale tongue with thin white coating Aetiology • Excessive physical work • Diet, i.e. inadequate consumption of hot foods • Excessive sexual activity (Kidney-Yang) • Internal Cold injuring Yang

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Empty Qi

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Pale face, weak voice, slight sweating, slight shortness of breath, tiredness, loose stools, a poor appetite, Empty pulse

98
Q

Empty Yang

A

Chilliness, a bright pale face, cold limbs, absence of thirst, a desire for hot drinks, loose stools, frequent pale urination, a Weak pulse and a Pale and wet tongue (in addition to the manifestations of Empty Qi)

99
Q

Empty Blood

A

Dull-pale face, pale lips, blurred vision, dry hair, tiredness, poor memory, numbness or tingling, insomnia, scanty periods, a Fine or Choppy pulse, a Pale-Thin tongue

100
Q

Empty Yin

A

Feeling of heat in the afternoon or evening, a dry throat at night, night sweating, a thin body, a Floating-Empty pulse and a Red-Peeled and dry tongue

101
Q

Qi Deficiency

A

Slight shortness of breath, weak voice, spontaneous sweating, poor appetite, loose stools, tiredness, Empty pulse

102
Q

Qi Stagnation

A

Feeling of distension, distending pain that moves from place to place, mental depression, irritability, a gloomy feeling, frequent mood swings, frequent sighing, a Wiry pulse, tongue body either normal coloured or slightly Red on the sides

103
Q

Blood Deficiency

A

Dull white sallow complexion, dizziness, poor memory, numbness or tingling, blurred vision, insomnia, pale lips, scanty periods or amenorrhoea, depression, slight anxiety, a Pale and slightly dry tongue, a Choppy or Fine pulse

104
Q

Stasis of Blood

A

Dark complexion, purple lips, a pain that is boring, fixed and stabbing in character, abdominal masses that do not move, purple nails, bleeding with dark blood and dark clots, painful periods with dark clots, a Purple tongue, Wiry, Firm or Choppy pulse

105
Q

Blood Heat

A

Feeling of heat, skin diseases with red eruptions, thirst, bleeding, a Red tongue, a Rapid pulse • Heart-Blood Heat: anxiety, mental restlessness and mouth ulcers • Liver-Blood Heat: skin diseases characterized by itching, heat and redness • Blood Heat in Uterus: excessive blood loss during the periods Blood Heat in the Intestines: blood in the stools

106
Q

Phlegm Manifestation

A

Tongue and pulse: Swollen tongue body with sticky tongue coating; a Slippery or Wiry pulse • Other symptoms: a feeling of oppression of the chest, nausea, a feeling of heaviness, a feeling of muzziness of the head and dizziness

107
Q

HEART-QI DEFICIENCY

A

Palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion, pale face, spontaneous sweating, tiredness, slight depression, Pale tongue, Empty pulse

108
Q

HEART-YANG DEFICIENCY

A

Palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion, tiredness, spontaneous sweating, a slight feeling of stuffiness or discomfort in the heart region, feeling of cold, cold hands, bright-pale face, slightly dark lips, Pale tongue, Deep-Weak pulse

109
Q

HEART-BLOOD DEFICIENCY

A

Palpitations, dizziness, insomnia, dreamdisturbed sleep, poor memory, anxiety, propensity to be startled, dull-pale complexion, pale lips, Pale and Thin tongue, Choppy or Fine pulse

110
Q

HEART-YIN DEFICIENCY

A

Palpitations, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, propensity to be startled, poor memory, anxiety, mental restlessness, ‘uneasiness’, ‘fidgetiness’, dry mouth and throat, night sweating, tongue without coating, Floating-Empty pulse

111
Q

LIVER-QI STAGNATION

A
  1. Feeling of distension of hypochondrium, chest, epigastrium or abdomen, sighing. 2. Melancholy, depression, moodiness, fluctuation of mental state, ‘feeling wound-up’, feeling of a lump in the throat. 3. Irregular periods, distension of breasts before the periods, premenstrual tension and irritability (Fig. 34.1). Tongue: the body colour may be normal. In severe cases, it may be slightly Red on the sides. Pulse: Wiry, especially on the left side.
112
Q

LIVER-BLOOD STASIS

A

Hypochondrial pain, abdominal pain, vomiting of blood, epistaxis, painful periods, irregular periods, menstrual blood dark and clotted, infertility, masses in abdomen, purple nails, purple lips, purple or dark complexion, dry skin (in severe cases), purple petechiae, Purple tongue, Wiry or Firm pulse

113
Q

DAMP-HEAT IN THE LIVER

A

A feeling of fullness and heaviness and a sticky yellow tongue coating

114
Q

LIVER-BLOOD DEFICIENCY

A

blurred vision, scanty periods, dull pale complexion, and Pale tongue. eyes: blurred vision • sinews: tingling, cramps • nails: ridged nails • Uterus: scanty periods • Ethereal Soul: insomnia, dreaming

115
Q

Liver-Blood deficiency

A

It may lead to Heart-Blood deficiency. It may lead to Kidney deficiency. It may lead to secondary Liver-Qi stagnation. It may lead to Liver-Yang rising

116
Q

Liver-Yin deficiency

A

Dry eyes and tongue without coating

117
Q

LIVER-YANG RISING

A

headache, irritability, Wiry Pulse

118
Q

Lung-Qi deficiency

A

A slight shortness of breath and an Empty Lung pulse

119
Q

LUNG-YIN DEFICIENCY

A

A dry cough and a rootless tongue coating in the front area (Lung area)

120
Q

Spleen-Qi deficiency

A

tiredness and loose stools, with a Pale tongue and an Empty pulse

121
Q

Spleen-Yang deficiency

A

loose stools, tiredness and feeling cold, with a Pale, Wet tongue

122
Q

Spleen-Blood deficiency

A

tiredness, slight abdominal distension and scanty periods

123
Q

Spleen- and Heart-Blood deficiency

A

palpitations, insomnia, loose stools and scanty periods

124
Q

Spleen- and Lung-Qi deficiency

A

poor appetite, tiredness and shortness of breath

125
Q

Spleen- and Liver-Blood deficiency

A

loose stools, scanty periods and blurred vision

126
Q

Kidney-Yang deficiency

A

backache, a feeling of cold and a Weak Kidney pulse

127
Q

Kidney-Yin deficiency

A

backache and night sweating

128
Q

Kidney-Essence deficiency:

A

poor bone development in children, weak knees, falling hair and weak sexual activity in adults

129
Q

Kidney- and Liver-Yin deficiency

A

dry eyes, dry throat, night sweating, backache and a tongue without coating

130
Q

Kidneys and Heart-not harmonized

A

palpitations, tinnitus, night sweating and a Red tongue without coating and a redder tip and a midline crack

131
Q

Kidney- and Lung-Yin deficiency:

A

dry cough, tinnitus and a tongue without coating