Small intestine channel Flashcards

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What is SI1?

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ShaoZe / Lesser Marsh

Jing-Well and Metal point

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What are the actions of SI1?

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o Revives consciousness
o Clears heat, expels wind-heat and benefits sensory orifices
o Promotes lactation and benefits breasts (connection to REN17)

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What are the indications of SI1?

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Loss of consciousness from wind stroke, heart pain, cold sensation below heart, chest pain and oppression, pain in the lateral costal region
o Headache, dizziness, superficial visual obstruction, red eyes, nosebleed, deafness, tinnitus, heat in the mouth, mouth uclers
o Fever and chills without sweating, febrile diseases, malaria, cough
o Swelling of the breast, breast abscess, poor lactation.
o Stiff neck, pain in shoulder/upper arm/elbow, numbness in arm and disorders of little finger

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What is SI2?

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QIANGU / Front valley

Ying-Spring and Water point

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What are the actions of SI2?

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o Clears wind-heat and reduces swelling
o Benefits the eye, nose, ears, throat
o Activates the channel and alleviates pain

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What are the indications of SI2?

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o Bursting eye pain, red eyes, nasal congestion, nosebleed, tinnitus
o Swelling and pain of the neck, throat pain that prevents swallowing, swelling of the cheek, mumps
o Cough, coughing blood, malaria, febrile disease without sweating
o Stiffness and pain of the neck, back, scapula, wrist pain, heat in the palms
o Postpartum absence of lactation

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What is SI3?

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HOUXI / Back stream
Shu-Stream and wood point
Confluent point of the Governing Vessel

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What are the actions of SI3?

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o	Benefits occiput, neck and back 
o	Regulates Du-Mai
o	Calms Shen and treats epilepsy
o	Clears wind and heat, benefits sensory orifices 
o	Activates channel and alleviates pain 
o	Treats malaria
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What are the indications of SI3?

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o Stiffness and pain in the neck, difficulty turning the head, headache, shoulder pain, elbow pain, arm pain, lumbar pain
o Epilepsy, mania-depression, hemiplegia
o Malaria, night sweats, febrile diseases without sweating, jaundice, dark scanty urine
o Deafness, tinnitus, red and painful eyes, swelling of the eyes with tearing, swelling of the cheeks, loss of voice with wind-stroke

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10
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What is SI4?

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WANGGU / Wrist bone

Yuan-Source point

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What are the actions of SI4?

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o Clears heat and reduces swelling
o Clears damp-heat and treats jaundice
o Activates channel and alleviates pain

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What are the indications of SI4?

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o Pain and swelling of the cheek, swelling of the neck, throat pain, tinnitus, lacrimation, pain in the lateral costal region with inability to catch the breath
o Jaundice, spleen deficiency jaundice, febrile diseases without sweating, malaria
o Contraction of the five fingers, weakness and pain in the wrist, contraction of arm/elbow, stiff neck, headache, shoulder pain

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13
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What is SI5?

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YANGGU / Yang Valley

Jing-River and fire point

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What are the actions of SI5?

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o Clears heat and reduces swelling
o Benefits ears and eyes
o Calms shen

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What are the indications of SI5?

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o Stiff neck, lockjaw, stiff tongue in babies, tongue thrusting, toothache (upper or lower jaw), tinnitus, deafness, red, swollen and painful eyes
o Mania, mad walking, febrile diseases without sweating
o Pain in the wrist, hand, arm; painful hemorroids.

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16
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What is SI6?

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YANGLAO / Support the Aged

Xi-Cleft point

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What are the actions of SI6?

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o Treats acute conditions and pain
o Benefits the shoulder and arm
o Brightens the eyes
o Activates the channel and alleviates pain

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What are the indications of SI6?

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o Shoulder pain, pain in the shoulder as if it were broken, pain in the arm as if it were dislocated, pain and numbness of the back, shoulder and arm
o Lumbar pain, painful obstruction of foot
o Dim vision, blurred vision, eye pain

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What is SI7?

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ZHIZHENG / Branch of the upright

Luo-connecting point

20
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What are the actions SI7?

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o Expels wind-heat
o Calms shen
o Activates channel and alleviates pain
o Benefits the finger joints

21
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What are the indications of SI7?

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o Febrile diseases, fever with neck pain
o Mania-depression, fear and fright, sadness and anxiety restless organ disorder
o Weakness of the four limbs, inability to move elbow, severe pain. Of all five fingers, inability to make fist
o Warts

22
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What is SI8?

A

XIAOHAI / Small Sea

He-Sea and earth point

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What are the actions of SI8?

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o Clears heat and dissipates swelling
o Calms shen
o Activates channel and alleviates pain

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What are the indications of SI8?

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o Scrofula, swollen and painful throat, swollen cheeks, swollen gums, swollen and painful elbow and axilla, toothache
o Epilepsy, tongue thrusting, mad walking, agitation of heart
o Neck pain, neck pain radiating to elbow, scapula pain, shoulder pain, upper arm pain, inability to raise four limbs.

25
Q

What is SI11?

A

TIANZONG / Heavenly Gathering

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What are the actions of SI11?

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o Activates the channel and alleviates pain
o Moves qi and unbinds the chest and lateral costal region
o Benefits the breasts

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What are the indications of SI11?

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o Heaviness and pain in the shoulder, pain of the scapula
o Fullness of the chest and lateral costal region, cough, pain and swelling of the breast, breast lactation and insufficient lactation.

28
Q

What is SI14?

A

JIANWAISHU / Outer Shoulder Shu

29
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What are the actions of SI14?

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o Activates the channel and alleviates pain

o Expels wind and cold and benefits the shoulder and scapula

30
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What are the indications at SI14?

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o Pain of the shoulder and scapula

o Chills and fever

31
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What is SI18?

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QUANLIAO / Cheek bone crevice

Meeting point of the small intestine and sanjiao channels

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What are the actions of SI18?

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o Eliminates wind and alleviates pain

o Clears heat and reduces swelling

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What are the indications of SI18?

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o Deviation of the mouth and eye, pain of the face, abscess of the lip
o Red face, yellow eyes

34
Q

What is SI19?

A

Meeting point of the SI, SJ and GB channels

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What are the actions of SI19?

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o Benefits the ears

o Calms the spirit