Test #1- PC, TW, GB, LV Flashcards by Alexis F

Actions:

Unbinds the chest* & Regulates Qi, Opens Yin Wei Mai
Harmonizes the ST* & Stops nausea/vomiting
Clears heat

Indications:

Disorders of the chest (#1 distal pt. for chest) (Pain & stuffiness of the chest, lateral costal region & hypochondrium (LV-Qi stagnation); Cough, asthma)
Disorders of the Heart & spirit (Heart pain, palpitations, irregular heart beat; Insomnia, epilepsy, mania, poor memory, sadness, …)
Disharmony of the Stomach & Spleen (+ SP4) (Nausea & vomiting of any etiology; Distention & pain of epigastrium and abdomen)
Channel disorder: pain /spasm in elbow & arm
Heat: fever, jaundice, malaria, red face w/ hot skin, …

PC6 ****

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Actions:

•Benefits the ears
•Clears heat
•Clears the head & eyes
•Activates the channels & Alleviates pain

Indications:

Ear disorders of any kind (main distal pt.) (tinnitus & deafness (esp. d/t exterior wind & LV- Fire) or LV-Yang); earache, ear infection, ear blockage)
‘heaviness of body & pain of joints’ (hands & fingers, lateral & posterior upper limb/shoulder, neck, upper back, one side of the head)
Heat in the upper reaches of the TW channel (head (one-sided temporal h/a, dizziness); eyes(redness, swelling, pain); throat(swelling, pain); fever(alternating chills & fever, fever accompanied by temporal h/a or ear problems)

TW3 ***

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Actions:

Benefits the eyes
Dispels wind-damp, Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

Principal distal point for eye disorders (itching, pain, redness, long/short sightedness, night blindness)
Channel disorders (lower limb: knee pain, pain/spasm/atrophy of leg; breast: distention & pain)

‘BRIGHT LIGHT’
LUO-CONNECTING pt.

GB37 ***

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Actions:

Spreads the LV & Regulates Qi
Invigorates blood & Disperses masses
Harmonizes the LV & ST

* Middle & Upper jiao *

Indications:

•LV Qi stagnation or rebellion (pain, distention, fullness in chest/lateral costal area; pain, distention, masses of the breasts (esp. PMS); LV-LU: cough, sighing, dyspnea; LV-ST: epigastric distention/pain, acid regurgitation, vomiting, hiccup)

Blood stasis from prolonged/severe Qi stag. (hardness/masses with cutting pain in the chest, lateral costal region, abdomen or hypogastrium; cutting/stabbing pain of the HT)
‘Heat entering the blood chamber’

FRONT-MU of the LIVER

LV14 ***

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Actions:

Regulates Qi, Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Transforms & Lowers phlegm, Dissipates nodules
Benefits the breast and Expedites delivery

STRONG DESCENDING ACTION
Contraindicated in pregnancy

Indications:

Stiffness & pain of the neck & shoulders
Phlegm disorders (windstroke, hemiplegia, loss of speech after stroke; scrofula, goiter)
Breast disorders (pain, abscess, scanty breast milk)
Rebellion of Qi (cough/dyspnea, leg Qi ascending to attack the HT )
Difficult or prolonged labor

GB21 ***

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Actions:

Clears GB channel heat
Harmonizes Shaoyang
Benefits sinews & bones
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

•Stagnation & heat on the entire course
−Head: one-sided headache
−Chest: swelling/pain of the axilla, scrofula; pain of the chest & lateral costal region w/ sighing
−Lower limb: pain & numbness on the lateral side
•Shaoyang syndrome
•Disorders of the sinews & bones (‘Yin within Yang’) (Wandering painful obstruction, contraction & pain of the sinews, pain of all the joints of the body)

GB38 **

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Actions:
•Clears heat from the PC & Revives consciousness
•Clears the HT & Benefits the tongue
•Clears summer-heat

Indications:

Loss of consciousness (windstroke, febrile disease, summer-heat stroke)
Tongue issues (stroke, febrile diseases- heat & phlegm) (pain at root, stiffness, speech disorders (+ ?)
HT: pain, agitation, heat feeling
ST: vomiting & diarrhea, epigastric pain

PC9 **

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Actions:

Benefits the ears*
Clears heat

Indications:

Ear problems- SI19, GB2
TMJ, upper jaw toothache

TW21 ***

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Actions:

•Benefits the eyes, Eliminates wind and Clears heat

Indications:
•Eye disorders, esp. d/t LV channel wind-heat (redness, swelling, pain, itching of the eyes, excessive lacrimation, decreased vision)
•Wind disorders in the face (facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, temporal h/a)

GB1 **

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Actions:

Dispels wind-damp
Alleviates pain and Benefits the shoulder

Indications:

•Shoulder, esp. the posterior aspect (+LI15, ST38) (stiffness, pain, immobility, weakness of shoulder)

TW14 ***

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Actions:

•Eliminates wind, Resolves phlegm & Treats epilepsy

‘Root of Spirit’

Indications:

Headache
Dizziness
Epilepsy

GB13 **

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Actions:

•Eliminates wind, Benefits the head & Alleviates pain
•Calms the spirit

Indications:

Head & neck (headache(esp. with pain behind the ear); stiffness & pain of neck with inability to turn the head; toothache, swelling of cheek radiating to the ear, throat painful obstruction)
Disorders of spirit (epilepsy, insomnia, mania)

GB12 **

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Actions:

Benefits the ears*
Eliminates wind
Clears heat
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

Essential local point for all ear disorders (tinnitus, deafness, discharge, itching, redness, swelling & pain)
Exterior or interior wind (facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, facial spasm, lockjaw)
Other local disorders (Mumps, scrofula, toothache, swelling of the cheek, TMJ)

TW17 ***

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Actions:

Dispels wind-damp, Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Unbinds the chest & Regulates Qi

Indications:

Local stiffness, pain & spasm (- GB21) (shoulder, neck, supraclavicular fossa, scapula)
Chest (agitation, oppression, heat, fullness)

TW15 **

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Actions:

Clears heat and Benefits the head, ears & eyes
Clears damp-heat from the GB channel and Reduces swelling

Indications:

•Heat or Damp-Heat in the GB channel
−h/a, dizziness
−tinnitus & deafness, ear pain
−redness & pain of outer canthus, itching of eyes
−pain & swelling of cheek & submandibular region
−breast abscess
−swelling/pain of the lateral aspect of the knee or dorsum of foot

GB43 **

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Actions:

Clear HEAT* from the Qi, nutritive & blood levels
Harmonizes the ST & intestines, Stops vomiting/diarrhea
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

HEAT in the Qi, nutritive & blood levels (febrile disease: high fever, agitation with thirst; dry mouth & tongue; hemorrhage; sudden turmoil disorder, summer-heat stroke: + BL?; hot skin rashes(related to W-H or nutritive stage): + LI?, SP?)
Disorders of the HT & chest (HT pain, palps, agitation & fullness in chest, propensity to fright)
Disorders of the ST & intestines (epigastric pain, vomiting & diarrhea)
Channel disorders elbow pain/numbness, Parkinson’s

PC3 ***

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Actions:

Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Benefits the hip & leg
Dispels wind-damp

Indications:

Disorders of the hip & leg (Pain: sciatica*(# 1 point), painful obstruction; hemiplegia, numbness, stiffness, weakness, atrophy)
Urticaria, eczema

GB30 ****

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Actions:

Clears Liver Fire
Pacifies Liver Wind
Spreads Liver Qi
Clears heat & Stops bleeding

•Benefits the lower jiao

Indications:

LV Fire blazing or LV Yang rising → LV Wind (h/a, dizziness, burning heat in the face, nosebleed, red & painful eyes, dry throat, bitter taste; epilepsy, childhood fright wind, wind stroke)
Emotional disorders (irritability, anger; sadness, fear & fright; HT: insomnia, palpitations, mania; LU: shortness of breath, sighing)
Heat/Damp Heat in the lower jiao (excessive/abnormal bleeding; genital itching, seminal emission, painful urination)

LV2 ***

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Actions:

Eliminates wind
Alleviates itching
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

‘wind market’

Indications:

Wind-Cold-Damp painful obstruction (wandering pain, cold, heavy sensation of the leg)
Hemiplegia following windstroke
Wind-Damp skin disorders anywhere in the body (bias towards the lower body) (urticaria, dermatitis, generalized itching)

GB31 ***

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Actions:

Benefits the ears, Eliminates wind and Clears heat
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

Ear disorders (Alternate with TW21, SI19)
Other local problems (TMJ, toothache, mumps, deviation of mouth & eyes)

GB2 ***

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Actions:

Transforms phlegm & Dissipates nodules
Regulates Qi and Descends rebellion
Calms the spirit
Clears heat from channel
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

Phlegm (scrofula* (lymphatic swellings on the side of neck or in the axilla); coughing of phlegm(LU), psycho-emotional(HT))
‘counterflow Qi’ (coughing/vomiting of pus & blood, coughing phlegm)
Heat in the three Jiao (upper(head, neck, LU, HT); middle; lower)
Pain @ elbow, arm, shoulder, neck, upper back

TW10 **

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Actions:

Regulates the Dai Mai
Regulates the lower jiao & Transforms stagnation

Indications:

•GYN disorders (uterine prolapse)
*POINT LIES OVER THE BROAD UTERINE LIGAMENT*
—HELPS TO MAINTAIN UTERINE POSITION
−leukorrhea, irregular menstruation
•Local problem (pain of the back & ilium, lower abdominal pain, shan disorder)

GB28 **

Actions:

Regulates Dai Mai & Drains dampness
Regulates menstruation & Stops leukorrhea
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

Leukorrhea (any pattern)
Major damp-heat GYN point (+ SP9) (irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, infertility, uterine prolapse)
Local problem (distention & pain of the lower abdomen in women, pain of the lateral costal region, lumbar pain)

GB26 ***

Actions:

Clears damp-heat from the lower jiao
Benefits the genitals
Invigorates blood and Benefits the uterus
Nourishes blood & Yin

Indications:

Damp-heat in the genital region (genital itching/swelling/pain; seminal emission, impotence)
GYN w/ underlying damp-heat & blood stasis (infertility, abdominal masses, amenorrhea)
LV blood & KD Yin deficiency (visual dizziness, blurred vision, menstrual disorders)
Local disorders in the knee

LV8 ***

Actions: * Clears heat & Benefits the head * Benefits the chest & lateral costal region * Calms the spirit Indications: * Heat disturbing the head (acute & severe h/a, dizziness; sudden deafness/ tinnitus (ears-KD); redness/swelling/pain of eyes (-LV); stiffness of tongue, curled tongue w/ dry mouth or inability to speak (-HT, SP)) * ‘fullness below the Heart’ (fullness, distention, pain of the chest & lateral costal region) * Insomnia & nightmares ‘Yin Portals of the Foot’

GB44 \*\*

Actions: •**Clear heat\*** from the HT & Calms the spirit •Clears the nutritive level & Cools blood •Harmonizes the Stomach & intestines •Unbinds the chest **COOLING POINT** Child point — Excess heat Indications: * Spiritual disorders, esp. d/t HEAT disturbing the Heart (mania, epilepsy, palpitation, insomnia w/ irritability, ceaseless laughter, deep sadness) * Stomach-Qi rebellion, esp. d/t excess HEAT or FIRE (foul breath, epigastric pain, vomiting or vomiting blood; sudden turmoil disorder) * Heat at the nutritive & blood levels (febrile disease: fever w/ agitation, restlessness, dryness; eczema, wind rash, carbuncles, furuncles) * **Carpal tunnel syndrome\*** (Main Point)

PC7 \*\*\*

Actions: * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain * Benefits the hip joint Indications: * Hip disorders * Weakness & paralysis of the leg, sciatica

GB29 \*\*\*

Actions: * Spreads LV-Qi, Clears GB heat/damp-heat * Activates the channel, Alleviates pain, Benefits the joints * Regulates Shaoyang Indications: * Heat & stagnant Qi in the GB channel (distention & pain of the chest & lateral costal region with sighing & inability to catch the breath; swelling/pain of head, eyes, neck, throat, axilla) * Disorders of the lower limb (hip pain, sciatica, cramping & pain of leg, hemiplegia; **ankle\***: drop foot, flaccidity or swelling of the ankle) * Shaoyang syndrome * Disorders of the GB Fu or Wood attacking Earth (cholecystitis, vomiting & acid regurgitation)

GB40 \*\*\*

Actions: * Disperses upper jiao heat & Benefits the ears * Calms the spirit * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain Indications: •Heat in the upper reaches of the TW channel (ears (tinnitus, deafness, earache); eyes (redness, dryness, lacrimation); throat (swelling & pain); gums & teeth (pain & bleeding)) •Heat disturbing the Heart & spirit (palpitations, fright, mania, epilepsy) •Local disorders (wrist, hand, fingers)

TW2 \*\*

Actions: * Benefits the sinews & joints * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain * Spreads LV Qi and Benefits the lateral costal region * Clears LV & GB damp-heat * Harmonizes Shaoyang Indications: * Disorders of the sinews & muscles esp. of the leg (pain, cramping, contraction, stiffness, sprain, numbness, atrophy, paralysis) * Disorders of the lateral costal region (intercostal neuralgia, fullness in the chest & rib) * Disharmony of the GB (damp-heat: bitter taste, nausea&vomiting, jaundice (cholecystitis, hepatitis, cholelithiasis); constipation from Qi stag. or heat: + TW6; Shaoyang syndrome; GB-ST(Wood attacking Earth): sour belching, indigestion; GB-HT(Qi def.): susceptibility to fright, timidity )

GB34 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Eliminates wind, Benefits the head & Alleviates pain * Benefits the **eyes** Indications: * Pain of the forehead (Yangming channel(+ infraorbital region); Shaoyang channel(+ temporal/parietal regions, eye)) * Eye disorders (lacrimation, redness, pain & itching; ptosis, twitching of eyelids)

GB14 \*\*\*

Actions: • Regulates Qi in the lower jiao & Benefits the genitals − treats Shan disorder − adjusts urination − stops menstrual bleeding •Revives consciousness & Calms the spirit Indications: •Lower jiao −Any kind of Shan disorder, esp. acute & sudden pain −Urinary: bias towards excess pattern (Qi stag./heat) −GYN: heavy/prolonged bleeding d/t blood heat •Loss of consciousness, disorders of spirit (Collapse, epilepsy; Mania-depression, fear & fright, worry, oppression)

LV1 \*\*\*

Actions: * Spreads LV Qi * Benefits the chest, lateral costal region & breasts * Clears the head and Benefits the eyes * Transforms phlegm & Dissipates nodules Indications: •LV Qi stagnation along the course of GB channel −distention & pain in the chest & lateral costal region with inability to catch the breath −Head: one-sided h/a, dizziness, tinnitus −Eyes: lacrimation or dry eyes, redness/swelling/pain −Breasts: premenstrual distention & pain, abscess −Qi+Phlegm: swelling&nodules in neck, breast, axilla •GYN disorders (irregular menstruation assoc. w/ LV Qi stagnation, PMS, leukorrhea) •Disorders of the lower limbs, esp. the feet Confluent pt. of Dai Mai +TW5: outer canthus, ear, cheek, neck, shoulder

GB41 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Eliminates wind and Benefits the ears * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain Indications: •Local point for ears, eyes, face, teeth, jaw, lips and head ‘above the joint’ vs. ‘below the joint’ (ST7)

GB3 \*\*

Actions: * Spreads LV Qi and Regulates the **lower jiao** * Clears LV channel stagnant heat Indications: * Lower jiao primarily d/t stagnant Qi/heat (*Genitals*: Shan disorder, seminal emission; *Urinary disorders*: painful/difficult urination; *Region around & below the umbilicus*: pain/swelling) * Local pain/swelling in the ankle

LV4 \*\*

Actions: •Eliminates wind, Benefits the **head** & Alleviates pain **•Harmonizes the diaphragm & Stomach, Alleviates vomiting** •Treats alcohol intoxication Indications: •Head (_one-sided headache_, esp. when accompanied by vomiting; dizziness; acute & chronic childhood fright wind, deviation of mouth & eye; deafness & tinnitus) •‘cold & phlegm in the diaphragm & Stomach’ −headache & vomiting induced by alcohol

GB8 \*\*

Actions: * Benefits sinews & bones * Benefits the neck * Dispels wind-damp * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain * Clears GB Fire Indications: * Disorders of the bone marrow, sinews & bones (weakness, flaccidity, contraction, pain of the limbs, esp. chronic painful obstruction & atrophy; **main distal point for acute/chronic stiffness & pain of the neck**; fractures, leukemia; dizziness, headache, tinnitus) * GB Fire (distention of chest, lateral costal region & abdomen, anxiety, agitation, mania, poor appetite, nosebleed )

GB39 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Spreads LV Qi, Subdues LV Yang, Eliminates LV Wind * Nourishes LV blood & Yin * Clears the head & eyes * Regulates menstruation * Regulates the lower jiao Indications: * Excess & deficiency patterns of the Liver (Stagnation of LV Qi: distention & pain(LI?), emotion; LV Yang/LV Wind: h/a, dizziness, epilepsy; LV blood/Yin def.: eyes, sinews, uterus) * Eye disorders (blurred vision, redness/swollen/pain, twitching) * Headache(esp. vertex) & dizziness * Lower jiao (GYN, genito-urinary disorders, constipation) * Disharmony involving the Liver & other organs (LV-LU, LV-HT, LV-SP, LV-ST, LV-GB, LV-KD)

LV3 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Eliminates **wind** * Benefits the **head & eyes** * Clears the sense organs * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain ‘WIND POOL’ Meeting of Foot & Hand Shaoyang, Yang Qiao & Yang Wei Indications: * Exterior or interior wind (wind-cold or wind-heat: chills & fever + h/a, eye …; hypertension, hemiplegia, epilepsy) * Head (headache, dizziness; eyes, nose, ears; sequelae of windstroke: loss of speech/memory) * Channel disorders (neck, shoulders & upper back)

GB20 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Regulates Qi & Clears heat **in the three jiao** * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain Indications: •**#1** TW pt. for **moving Qi** and **clearing heat** in **the three jiao** (upper jiao: ear, eye, cheek, throat, neck; LU, HT; middle jiao: pain of the ribs & lateral costal region\*; distention & bloating; lower jiao: constipation\*, GYN (Qi stag.)) •Channel disorders in upper limb & shoulder (+ GB39: wandering painful obstruction) •Sudden loss of voice d/t Wind-Heat

TW6 \*\*\*

Actions: * **Invigorates blood** and Dispels stasis * **Cools blood** and Stops bleeding * Calms the spirit * Moderates acute conditions Indications: * Acute conditions (Acute Heart pain d/t blood stasis; Nosebleed, coughing/vomiting blood d/t blood heat) * Mental/emotional disorders (agitation, insomnia, melancholy, fear&fright of people)

PC4 \*\*\*

Actions: * Tonifies the **KDs** & Regulates water passages * Fortifies the **SP** & Regulates the intestines * Strengthens the lumbar region Indications: * Disorders of the KDs (lumbar pain, weakness of the spine; difficult urination, retention of urine; kidney stones) * Disharmony b/t the KDs & SP (cold or damp diarrhea)

GB25 \*\*

Actions: * Spreads LV Qi & Benefits the **genitals** * Clears **dampness & heat** from the lower jiao * Regulates menstruation * Treats plumstone Qi Indications: * Genital disorders d/t damp-heat (**itching**, swelling & pain of the genitals or testicles; **incessant erection)** * Other disorders of the lower jiao (GYN: leukorrhea, irregular menstruation; difficult urination, retention of urine) * Psycho-emotional disorders (plumstone Qi, depression, fear & fright) * Channel disorders (lumbar pain & inflexibility, pain of lower leg & foot)

LV5 \*\*\*

Actions: •Activates the channel & Alleviates pain •Clears heat and Detoxifies poison Indications: * Pain along the course of the GB channel (neck pain & stiffness, chest & rib fullness/distention, painful obstruction of the lower limb, pain of skin) * Rabies with chills & fever Xiclect

GB36 \*\*

Actions: * Benefits the GB & Spreads LV Qi * Lowers rebellious Qi & Harmonizes the middle jiao * Resolves damp-heat Indications: •Disorders of the Gall Bladder −_Stagnation of LV-Q_i: distention, fullness & pain of the lateral costal region, sighing −_GB-Qi invades the ST_: vomiting, acid regurgitation, hiccup, epigastric pain −_Damp-heat in the LV&GB_: jaundice, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, hepatitis −indeciveness, timidity, sighing w/ tendency to sadness •Local problems (rib & chest pain, mastitis)

GB24 \*\*

Actions: •Harmonizes the LV & SP − fortifies the SP − spreads the LV •Regulates the middle & lower jiao Indications: * Disharmony b/t the LV & SP (propensity to anger, abdominal distention & pain, borborygmus, diarrhea, loss of appetite; hepatitis, jaundice, enlargement of liver & spleen) * Local pain in the flank, chest or back (lumbar pain w/ inability to turn & bend the waist, inability to raise the arm & shoulder; running piglet Qi) FRONT-MU of the SPLEEN HUI-MEETING of the ZANG

LV13 \*\*\*

Actions: * Eliminates wind & Alleviates pain * Benefits the **eyes**\* Indications: * Eye disorders (redness, swelling, pain, itching of eyes; twitching of eyelids; blurred vision) * Exterior or interior wind (deviation of the face & eye; headache, dizziness, epilepsy)

TW23 \*\*

Actions: * Relaxes the sinews & Alleviates pain * Clears heat Indications: * Pain of local area & along the channel (**wrist **(LI5, SI5), arm, shoulder, neck) * Heat (upper reaches of channel: deafness, throat pain; febrile disease, malaria) * Wasting & thirsting disorder

TW4 \*\*

Actions: * **Transforms phlegm\***, Settles & Calms the spirit * Descends rebellious Qi & Regulates the ST * Regulates menstruation Indications: •**PHLEGM**\*\* Ø Spiritual disorders (Ghost Point ‘Guilu’) −Mild: agitation, apprehension, restlessness, being easily startled/frightened, confusion, disorientation −Severe: mania, manic raving, epilepsy Ø Others −drooling following stroke, vomiting of foam, goiter, scrofula, plumstone Qi •Middle Jiao (esp. associated w/ retention of phlegm) (Epigastric pain, nausea, retching, vomiting) •Lower Jiao (GYN, painful urinary dysfunction)

PC5 \*\*\*

Actions: •Benefits the head and sense organs •Regulates & Descends Qi Indications: * Inversion Qi rushing to the head (eyes & ears (‘sudden deafness with excess of Qi, dimness of vision and hearing’)) * Scrofula (cervical lymph node swelling) * Local pain/stiffness in the neck with inability to turn the head

TW16 \*\*

Actions: * **Opens the Yang Wei Mai** (expels wind and releases the exterior; clears heat; benefits the head & ears) * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain Indications: * Exterior syndrome (bias toward Wind-Heat) (chills & fever, sweating w/ heat on the exterior, temporal h/a, earache, lacrimation, swelling of glands; Shaoyang stage) * Headache (one-sided temporal\* (LV-GB), frontal, occipital, vertex) * Ear disorders * Heat in the upper reaches of the channel (swelling/pain of cheek, toothache, nosebleed, mouth, ulceration, cracked lips, scrofula, mumps) •Channel disorders of upper limb

TW5 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Clears heat from the **PC** & Revives consciousness * Clears heat from the **HT** & Calms the spirit * Clears heat from the **middle jiao** * Clears the nutritive level & Cools **blood** Indications: * Febrile heat in the Pericardium (fever, coma, loss of consciousness) * Spiritual disorders d/t HT fire (mania-depression, epilepsy, ceaseless laughter) * Ulceration/erosion of the **mouth & tongue\*\*** * Stomach Qi rebellion d/t ST fire (foul breath, vomiting, difficult digestion) * Heat @ blood level (hemorrhage: vomiting blood, nosebleed, blood in stool; skin disorder in palm: eczema, tinea, scaling of skin) * Hand disorders: (tremor, sweating, pain)

PC8 \*\*\*

Actions: * Benefits the ears * Benefits the teeth, gums & lips * Clears **heat** Indications: •Local point for disorders d/t **heat**\* −**Ears**\*: tinnitus, deafness, discharge, redness, swelling −Eyes: redness, swelling, pain −Teeth: toothache, swelling & pain of gums −**Mumps**\* −Headache

TW20 \*\*

Actions: •Unbinds the **chest**, Transforms **phlegm** & Descends rebellion •Regulates Qi and Dissipates nodules •Benefits the breasts WINDOW OF HEAVEN **Excess** patterns d/t stagnation of Qi & phlegm Indictions: *Primarily local point for chest & breast disorders of excess nature. * •Chest (cough w/ copious phlegm, fullness of chest, agitation of chest & diaphragm, shortness of breath) •Breast (breast abscess, insufficient lactation) •Axilla (swelling & pain, scrofula) •Inversion Qi h/a, blurred vision, cough

PC1 \*\*