Spleen Flashcards
6 stage name
Foot TaiYin
Organ connections
ST, SP, HT, throat, tongue
SP functions
dominates transformation and transportation
Holds blood
Controls the rise of clear Qi and prevents Qi sinking
Dominates the muscles and the 4 limbs
Opens into the mouth, dominates taste
Command Chart for SP
SP1- JW SP2- YS SP3-ss, yuan source SP4- luo SP5- JR SP8- Xi Cleft SP9- HS SP21-great luo
SP1 location
Medial border of the big toe
SP 1 actions
Stops bleeding,
calms heart and spirit
SP3 location
On the medial side of the foot, proximal and inferior to the head of the first metatarsal
SP 3 actions
Most important point on the channel to tonify the SP
Sp deficiency with dampness and Qi obstruction
SP4 location
On the medial side of the foot, distal and inferior to the base of the first metatarsal bone
SP 4 actions
Regulates the Chong- counterflow Qi and abdominal and chest pain
disorders of the ST and SP, Intestines
Disorders of the HT and the Spirit
Bias towards excess
SP6 actions
Tonifies the ST/SP, resoles damp
Harmonizes SP, LV, KD
Benefits the HT, calms the spirit
All disorders of the LB
C/I- pregnancy
Sp 8 location
3 cun inferior to SP 9
SP8 actions
Regulates menstruation
Acute conditions and pain (xi cleft)
SP 9 actions
resolves dampness
SP 10 location
2 cun superior to the border of the patella, directly above SP9