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Test #2- Who am I? (LU, LI, SP, ST) Flashcards

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  • Clears heat and alleviates pain
  • Clears Yangming Fire
  • Calms spirit
  • Benefits the wrist joint

JING-RIVER, FIRE POINT

Indications:

  • HEAT in the upper reach of Yangming channel (Rhinitis, nosebleed; ear pain, tinnitus, deafness; redness, swelling & pain of eyes, lacrimation; h/a; throat painful obstruction; toothache)
  • “Urticaria from extreme heat: + LI15”
  • Heat transmitted from Yangming to HEART (manic raving, propensity to laughter)
  • Local wrist injuries
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LI5 **

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•Moves Qi & Regulates the intestines

Indications:

•Intestinal disorders

−*Constipation* (Qi stagnation)

−*Diarrhea* esp. of cold or damp type −Lower abdominal pain
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SP15 **

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  • Regulates the Lower Burner & Dispels stagnation
  • Benefits the Bladder & Uterus

‘WATER PASSAGE’, ‘Gate of Uterus’(L), ‘Child’s Door’(R)

DISPERSIVE IN NATURE, always for EXCESS d/t stagnation of Qi/blood (compare with CV4)

Indications:

  • **Stagnation of Qi/blood, Dampness/Damp-Heat **in the Lower Burner
           −Urinary disorders (retention of urine, dysuria, cloudy urine)                         −Reproductive disorders (uterine masses, ovarian cysts, dysmenorrhea, infertility; retention of placenta or dead fetus; genital pain, inflammation of genital area (eg. Herpes)

        −Lower abdominal distension, lumbar pain
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ST28 ****

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•Clears LU-Heat & Benefits the throat

MAIN POINT FOR EXTREME SORE THROAT d/t EXCESS

•Revives consciousness (JING-WELL, GHOST POINT)

Indications:

  • All acute THROAT disorders d/t excess heat or poison (Sore throat d/t wind-heat, tonsillitis, mumps; LU10 vs. LU11: excess& def. vs. only excess)
  • Mental disorders (Loss of consciousness(from windstroke), mania, epilepsy, childhood fright wind)
  • Spasmodic pain of thumb
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LU11 ***

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  • Benefits throat & voice
  • Alleviates cough & wheezing

WINDOW OF HEAVEN

Indications:

  • Throat disorders (Swelling & pain of throat, difficulty in swallowing)
  • Voice issues (Sudden loss of voice, hoarse voice)
  • Scrofula, goiter
  • Coughing, wheezing
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LI18 **

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  • Fortifies the SP & Resolves damp
  • Benefits the sinews & bones
  • Calms the spirit

JING-RIVER, METAL, CHILD POINT

**Favored for EXCESS conditions **

Indications:

  • Dampness (exterior/interior) (Loss of appetite, abdominal distention, heaviness of the body, swelling of the face, diarrhea, T: thick greasy coating; P: slippery— EXCESS)
  • Damp painful obstruction involving ankle joint
  • Tongue (stiffness & pain at the root of tongue)
  • Mental disorders
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SP5 **

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What is the difference between LU7 and LU9?

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LU7

  • Exterior Excess
  • Affects Qi
  • Emotional component
  • Weak at phlegm transformation

LU9

  • Interior Deficient
  • Affects Qi & Blood
  • No emotional component
  • Resolves Phlegm
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  • Transforms phlegm & dampness
  • Clears phlegm from the Lung & Alleviates cough/wheezing
  • Clears phlegm from the Heart & Calms the spirit
  • Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

LUO-CONNECTING POINT

Indications:

•All PHLEGM diseases

−Chest: fullness, oppression, pain

−Lung: copious phlegm, white or yellow

−Heart: mania-depression, lethargy, stupor

−Head: dizziness & h/a with heavy & clouded feeling, epilepsy, severe vertigo
−Throat: plumstone Qi, throat painful obstruction

•Channel disorders (Atrophy, pain, hemiplegia of the lower limb)

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ST 40 ****

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  • Stops bleeding
  • Regulates the Spleen
  • Calms the HT & Spirit, Restores consciousness
  • Unbinds the chest

JING-WELL, WOOD POINT, GHOST POINT

Indications:

•Hemorrhage (chronic(SP def.), lower burner, moxa −‘Flooding & Trickling’, menorrhagia (LV1); blood in the urine/stool; nosebleed, vomiting blood)

  • Mental disorders (Insomnia w/ excessive or restless dreams & nightmares(ST45); mania-depression, epilepsy; loss of consciousness)
  • “Dampness, swelling & fullness pertain to the SP” (Acute abdominal distention, swelling of limbs, diarrhea)

•“Fullness below the Heart” (Fullness in the chest & lateral costal region; dyspnea)

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SP1 ***

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  • Regulates the intestines & Transforms stagnation
  • Clears damp-heat & Alleviates diarrhea/dysentery
  • Regulates the SP/ST
  • Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

LOWER HE-SEA of L.I., POINT of SEA OF BLOOD (+ BL11, ST39)

Indications:

•All of the intestinal disorders

−Diarrhea/dysenteric disorders (d/t def., cold, dampness or damp-heat)

−Constipation, abdominal distention/pain, intestinal abscess (d/t stagnation or obstruction)

•Disorders of the lower limb (Weakness, numbness, hemiplegia, atrophy, pain, swelling)

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ST37 ****

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  • Regulates Qi, Alleviates pain
  • Harmonizes Middle Burner & Transforms stagnation
  • Raises Qi & Stops diarrhea

Indications:

  • Epigastric distention & pain d/t stagnation of Qi, esp. in the lateral abdomen & lateral costal region: + CV12
  • Food stagnation: stomachache, vomiting, poor appetite, undigested food in the stool
  • Slippery diarrhea, prolapse of stomach: + GV20
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ST21 **

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What is the difference between SP9, CV3, and CV9?

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•SP9 −Transforms dampness by regulating the Spleen’s function of transportation & transformation

     −Focus more on *middle & lower burner*

•CV3 −Drains dampness by promoting the Bladder’s function of Qi transformation & diuresis

      −Focus more on *lower & middle burner*

•CV9 −Regulates the water passages by working on the Small Intestine’s function of ‘separating the clear from the turbid’

     −Better for edema of the *abdominal region*
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  • Clears heat, reduces swelling, alleviates pain
  • Revives consciousness

(Jingwell)

Indications:

  • Febrile diseases: malaria, high fever
  • Swelling & pain at the opposite end of channel, esp. d/t attack of Wind-Heat or accumulation of Fire-Poison (toothache of lower jaw, throat painful obstruction, swelling of submandibular region)
  • Loss of consciousness
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LI1 **

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What is the difference between SP1, SP3, SP4, and SP6?

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  • SP1 –Focus on ‘wrapping blood’ & stops bleeding
  • SP3 –More tonifying, bias towards SP deficiency
  • SP4 –More moving, keep in mind its relationship with Chong Mai, good for abdominal pain, bias to excess
  • SP6 –Tonifies & Moves, keep in mind it is the meeting point of SP, LV & KD, def. & excess, widest range of indications among the SP points
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  • Benefits the Kidneys & Firms the Essence
  • Regulates Qi & Promotes urination

Indications:

•Genito-urinary diseases (KD def. → Essence)

−premature ejaculation, seminal emission, impotence, spermatorrhea

 −irregular menstruation

 −difficult urination, retention of urine

Primarily for MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION & URINARY ISSUES

•Local (abdominal pain & distension, Shan disorder)

Level w/ CV5(Front-Mu of TW)

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ST27 **

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  • Regulates Qi & blood and Lowers rebellion
  • Benefits throat & neck
  • Alleviates pain

WINDOW OF HEAVEN , POINT OF SEA OF QI

Indications:

  • Disharmony b/t the Qi of the body & the head with Qi/blood rebelling upwards (Head: h/a, dizziness, redness of face; Neck: scrofula, goiter; ST/LU-Qi rebellion: vomiting, wheezing, asthma)
  • Sudden onset of severe pain (acute lumbar sprain, or any acute pain in the body)
  • Hypertension, hypotension, pulseless syndrome
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ST9 **

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  • Dispels wind-damp, Alleviates pain & Benefits the shoulder joint
  • Eliminates wind and Regulates Qi & blood
  • Regulates Qi & Dissipates phlegm nodules

CONTROL POINT FOR THE SHOULDER

Indications:

  • Stiffness, pain, immobility, weakness of the shoulder or frozen shoulder: + TW14
  • Atrophy, pain or hemiplegia of the upper arm
  • Urticaria d/t exterior wind-heat: + LI5
  • Scrofula, goiter
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LI15 ***

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  • Expels Wind & clears Heat
  • Benefits throat & teeth
  • (Dispels fullness and treats diarrhea)

SHU-STREAM & WOOD POINT

Indications:

  • Toothache, throat painful obstruction
  • Stiffness/swelling/pain of the hand, difficulty in flexing & extending the fingers: LI3 → SI3
  • Acute stiff neck
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LI3 **

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• Expels Wind & clears Heat from the upper reaches of the channel in the teeth, nose, face, throat & eyes, reduces swelling & alleviates pain

YING-SPRING& WATER POINT

Indications:

  • Toothache, throat painful obstruction, eye diseases d/t accumulated heat in Yangming
  • Sore throat, rhinitis, nosebleed accompanied by fever d/t attack of Wind-Heat to the Lungs
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LI2 **

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  • Disseminates & Descends LU-Qi, Transforms phlegm, Clears heat, Alleviates cough & wheezing
  • Regulates the water passages
  • Descends ST-Qi
  • Front-Mu point*
  • Meeting point of LU&SP →Phlegm*

Indications:

  • Deficiency/Excess patterns of all LU disorders, bias towards heat penetrating deeply into the chest, esp. with accumulation of phlegm (Coughing/wheezing/dyspnea/fullness of the chest, heavy yellow/green phlegm, fever)
  • ‘Upper source of Water’- ‘lid of a teapot’ (Yang edema, acute swelling of the face d/t attack of exterior wind)
  • Dual disharmony of the LU & ST (Difficult ingestion, vomiting, abdominal distention)
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LU1 ***

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  • Descends LU-Qi and Clears heat from the chest
  • Activates the channel and Alleviates pain
  • Meeting Point of all the primary Yang channels except BL

*Contraindicated in PREGNANCY *

Indications:

  • Rebellion of LU-Qi (cough, dyspnea, fullness of chest)
  • Local pain (pain of the supraclavicular fossa, shoulder pain radiating to the neck)
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ST12 **

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  • Expels wind-damp & Alleviates pain
  • Benefits the shoulder

Indications:

  • Disorders of lower limb (Atrophy, pain, numbness, swelling)
  • Shoulder pain/stiffness (empirical; ST-LI Yangming)
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ST38 ***

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  • Regulates menstruation & Invigorates blood
  • Harmonizes SP & Resolves damp
  • Moderates acute conditions

XI-CLEFT POINT

Indications:

  • GYN disorders d/t blood stasis or damp obstruction (Irregular menstruation(+ SP6,10), abdominal masses)
  • Acute conditions (Dysmenorrhea: + LI4 (electro); ‘flooding & trickling’ (SP1))
  • Dampness (Abdominal distention, poor appetite, difficult urination, edema, leukorrhea)
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SP8 ***

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  • Disseminates & Descends LU-Qi
  • Clears heat & Moistens the LU
  • Clears heat & Stops bleeding
  • Moderates acute conditions

(Xicleft)

Indications:

  • Acute cough, wheezing, asthma of any etiology (Particularly indicated for attack of exterior pathogenic wind-heat or wind-dryness)
  • All kinds of bleeding from the Lungs (Hemoptysis d/t wind-dryness, wind-heat, phlegm-heat, LV-LU disharmony, Yin deficiency)
  • Pain along the LU channel (Pain in the chest, elbow & arm, difficulty in flexing and extending the fingers, inability to raise the arm above the head)
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LU6 ***

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•Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

  • Regulates Qi & Dissipates Phlegm nodules
  • Benefits the eyes

Indications:

  • Local pain in the arm and shoulder
  • Scrofula, goiter −LU3, LI15, LI13, TW10, TW13
  • Any eye disease (esp. wind-heat)
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LI14 **

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  • Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
  • Harmonizes the Stomach & Alleviates pain
  • Moderates acute conditions

XI-CLEFT

Indications:

* PAIN

−Local swelling/pain of the knee

−Acute swelling/pain/abscess of the breast

−Acute epigastric pain

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ST34 ***

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  • Benefits the throat
  • Clears LU-Heat (YING-SPRING, FIRE POINT)
  • Descends rebellious Qi
  • Harmonizes the ST & HT

Indications:

  • THROAT disorders characterized by heat/dryness, no matter excess or deficiency (Pain, swelling, congestion, dryness of throat, loss of voice)
  • LU-HEAT Any inflammation of the lungs or throat–Excess Heat , Phlegm-Heat (LU1/5), Yin-deficient Heat (KD6)–Bleeding d/t heat: coughing blood, vomiting blood, blood in urine (LU-Heat→ HT→ SI →BL)–LU-Heat →HT: agitation, mania, anger–LU-Heat →ST: breast abscess, toothache

•Local pain & heat in palm/thumb

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LU10 ***

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  • Harmonizes the Middle Burner
  • Descends rebellion of LU & ST

Indications:

  • ST issues (difficult ingestion, abdominal distention, stomachache esp. d/t stuck food, vomiting, hiccup)
  • Rebellion of LU-Qi (SOB, wheezing)
  • Hardness & pain of the lateral costal region

LEVEL WITH CV13, ‘SUPPORTING FULLNESS’

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ST20 **

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  • Expels Wind & Releases the exterior
  • Regulates defensive Qi & Adjusts sweating
  • Regulates the face, eyes, nose, mouth&ears
  • Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
  • Induces labor (Forbidden in pregnancy!!)
  • Restores Yang

YUAN-SOURCE point, COMMAND point for face & mouth, Ma Dan-yang Heavenly Star point, Nine Needles for returning the Yang

Indications:

  • Cold & Flu d/t attack of exterior W-C/W-H: + LU7(Host-Guest combination)
  • Sweating disorders: + KD7
  • All diseases of the head, face, ears, eyes, nose, cheeks, mouth, teeth, throat (H/A, facial paralysis, acute deafness, pain of eyes, nasal congestion, toothache)
  • PAIN (esp. in the head & face): +LV3 (‘FOUR GATES’);+ LI11, LI15(‘CHAIN AND LOCK’); acupuncture analgesia
  • Prolonged/delayed labor, retention of dead fetus
  • Collapse of Yang
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LI4 ****

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  • Clears heat, Cools blood, Dispels wind, Drains damp & Alleviates itching
  • Regulates Qi & blood
  • Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

HE-SEA, EARTH, MOTHER point, Ghost Point, Heavenly Star Point

Indications:

  • High fever d/t excess heat(Yangming stage)
  • Heat in the upper reach of Yangming channel (Oral herpes, sore/swollen throat, toothache, redness & pain of the eyes)
  • Heat transmitted from Yangming to the Heart (Mania, agitation, tongue thrusting)
  • Skin disorders d/t Wind, Heat & Damp(EXCESS) (Urticaria, wind rash, shingles, carbuncles, hot itchy skin, eczema, psoriasis, clove sores on the back BL40)
  • Others:−Vomiting & diarrhea (eg. w/flu, bacillary dysentery)−Hypertension: + ST36−Disorders of upper limb: numbness, pain, hemiplegia, upper limb paralysis, atrophy, clonic spasm +LI4, LI15
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LI11 ****

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•Regulates Qi & blood, activates the channel & alleviates pain •Harmonizes the intestines & stomach (Mirror Pt. of ST36)

Main Pt. for FOREARM PAIN

Indications:

•Pain, immobility, numbness, atrophy of arm

−LI4, LI10/LI11, LI15: ‘chain and lock’

−LI10 + LI11: tennis elbow

•Abdominal pain, vomiting & diarrhea: + ST36

A

LI10 ***

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  • Opens the nasal passages
  • Expels wind & Clears heat

Indications:

  • All disorders of the nose/sinus (Nasal congestion & discharge, nosebleed, nasal polyps, nasal sores, sneezing, rhinitis, sinusitis)
  • Facial swelling, pain, itching or paralysis (Use on affected side and LI4 on the other side)
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LI20 ***

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  • Clears heat & Detoxifies poison
  • Moderates acute conditions
  • (Regulates & Harmonizes the intestines & stomach)
  • (Clears Yangming Fire & Calms the Spirit)

XI-CLEFT POINT

Indications:

  • Acute oral inflammations(mouth/tongue),clove sores
  • Aching shoulder & arm (channel related)
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LI7 **

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  • Invigorates blood & Dispels stasis
  • Cools blood
  • Harmonizes menstruation
  • Benefits the skin •

“Sea of Blood”

MORE OF COOLING & MOVING NATURE

Indications:

  • GYN disorders (Irregular menstruation, dysmenrrohea, amenorrhea, menorrhagia, post-partum blood def.)
  • Skin disorders (Urticaria, eczema, psoriasis, herpes zoster, ulceration & itching of the genitals)

***** “ CAN TREAT ALL BLOOD DISEASES”

(blood stasis, blood heat, blood deficiency)

•Local (knee, leg)

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SP10 ****

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•Tonifies the Lung(Qi&Yin) & Transforms phlegm (d/t LU def.)

(YUAN-SOURCE, SHU-STREAM, EARTH & MOTHER POINT)
  • Promotes the descending function of the Lung
  • Regulates & Harmonizes the vessels (HUI-MEETING POINT OF VESSELS)
  • Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

•LUNG deficiency: chronic weak coughing/wheezing

 −LU-Qi def.: SOB, frequent yawning, copious watery phlegm, fatigue
 −LU-Yin def.: dry cough w/scanty dry phlegm or streaks of blood, malar flush, 5-palm heat

THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT POINT ON THE CHANNEL TO TONIFY

  • Stagnation of Gathering Qi (fullness/oppression of chest w/ inability to lie down)
  • Disorders of blood vessels (pulseless syndrome, Heart pain with Choppy pulse)
  • Pain along the course of the LU channel
A

LU9 ****

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  • Expels wind & Clears heat
  • Opens & Regulates the water passages

LUO-CONNECTING POINT, EFFECTIVE WIND-WATER POINT

Indications:

  • Wind-Heat in the upper reach of Yangming channel, esp. the ears •“Wind-Water” (Acute edema in face & upper portion, accompanied by absence of sweating and difficult urination + LU9)
  • Local pain of wrist, elbow & forearm
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LI6 **

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  • Regulates the Spleen
  • Resolves dampness & damp-heat
  • Harmonizes the middle burner & Clears heat

YING-SPRING, FIRE, MOTHER POINT

Bias towards EXCESS conditions

Indications:

  • Excess dampness/damp-heat w/ underlying SP def. (Sudden swelling of limbs, heaviness of the body with pain of bones, oppression of the chest)
  • Heat in the ST & intestines (Abdominal distention, epigastric pain, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation; agitation when hungry and dizziness when full)
  • “Febrile disease with absence of sweating”
  • Local disorders of big toe (gout)
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SP2 **

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  • Releases the exterior & Expels **wind **
  • Pacifies wind & descends phlegm
  • Benefits the head & nape of neck (LUO-CONNECTING POINT, FOUR COMMAND POINTS)
  • Promotes descending function of LU
  • Regulates the water passages
  • Activates channel & Alleviates pain
  • Opens & Regulates Ren Mai
    (CONFLUENT PT. OF Conception VESSEL, LU7 + KD6)

Indications:

•**Exterior/Interior Wind Disorders **

 -*Exterior Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, Wind-Dryness*: chills & fever, h/a, ache & pain in   neck/shoulders/back; cough, asthma, wheezing; acute swelling of face or limbs

THE MOST EXTERIOR-ACTING OF LUNG CHANNEL POINTS & THE MAIN POINT FOR COMMON COLD

 \+ LI4, TW5, GB20, GV16, GV14, BL12 to strengthen the action of expelling Wind

  −*Interior Wind-Phlegm*: facial paralysis, lockjaw, epilepsy, hemiplegia
 −*Other*: wind painful obstruction, numbness of the whole body
  • HEADACHES, stiffness of the neck & nape
  • Genito-urinary disorders (Confluent point of CV) (Retention of lochia, retention of dead fetus; Pain of the genitals, seminal emission; Hot, painful & difficult urination, blood in urine)
  • Psycho-emotional disorders (Luo point) (Poor memory, frequent yawning & stretching, propensity to laughter)
  • Disorders of the LU channel (Weakness or pain of the wrist, heat in the palm, pain of the thumb joint and index finger)
A

LU7 ****

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  • Harmonizes the ST
  • Fortifies the SP & Resolves dampness
  • Supports the correct Qi & Fosters the original Qi
  • Tonifies Qi, Nourishes blood & Yin
  • Clears fire & Calms the spirit
  • Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
  • Revives Yang & Restores consciousness

(Lower) HE-SEA, EARTH, COMMAND point for ABDOMEN, POINT OF SEA OF WATER & GRAIN, HEAVENLY STAR POINT, NINE NEEDLES FOR RETURNING YANG

Indications:

•All disorders of the ST, excess/def., cold/heat

 −**ST-Qi fails to descend**: epigastric/abdominal fullness, distention & pain, poor appetite, difficult ingestion

 −**ST-Qi rebels upwards**: nausea, vomiting, belching, hiccup

•Dampness resulting from SP-Qi def.

 −**All disorders of the intestines (**diarrhea, dysentery, flatulence, borborygmus)

 −Edema, heaviness of the four limbs, inability to urinate, jaundice
  • Deficiency of Qi, blood & Yin (Overall health preservation, longevity: + CV4; Immune improvement: easily catches cold, HIV; Chronic deficiency: long-term diseases, cancer with chemotherapy, chronic fatigue, ‘5 taxations’, ‘7 injuries’)
  • Mental disturbances (Phlegm-Fire*, HT-blood def., blood stasis)
  • Disorders of ST channel (Weakness, atrophy, hemiplegia, pain of lower limbs; Breast issues, h/a, nose problems, palpitation)
  • Yang collapse
A

ST36 ****

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  • Regulates the Intestines, SP & ST
  • Resolves Dampness/Damp-Heat
  • Regulates Qi & blood, Eliminates Stagnation

FRONT-MU OF LARGE INTESTINE, ‘Heaven’s Pivot’

Indications:

  • All kinds of intestinal disorders (acute/chronic, hot/cold, excess/deficient: diarrhea, constipation, flatulence, borborygmus, bacillary dysentery, acute simple appendicitis ( + ST37, LI11)
  • Stagnation in the lower abdomen (abdominal pain or distention, intestinal abscess, Shan disorder, abdominal or uterine masses in women, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, infertility)
  • Dampness (edema, facial swelling, turbid painful urinary dysfunction)
  • ST: retching, vomiting esp. accompanied by diarrhea
A

ST25 ****

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  • Regulates Qi & blood, Firms the sinews & joints
  • Unbinds the chest & Benefits the lateral costal region

Indications:

  • Pain of the whole body, weariness of the four limbs: + GB34, LI11, BL10
  • Pain in the chest & lateral costal region

•Cough, wheezing

GREAT LUO-CONNECTING POINT

The Great Luo of the Spleen… when it is excess, there is pain of the whole body; when there is deficient, the hundred joints are flaccid. This channel embraces the blood of all the Luo-connecting channels”

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SP21 **

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  • Transforms Phlegm & Calms the Spirit
  • Harmonizes middle burner

Indications:

  • Psycho-emotional disorders (mania-depression, agitation, mad walking, tongue thrusting)
  • Epigastric pain, abdominal pain, diarrhea
A

ST23 **

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  • Warms the Lower Burner
  • Regulates menstruation & Benefits the genital region

‘RETURN’

WARMING IN NATURE, good for EXCESS/DEFICIENT COLD conditions (Better use moxa) (Compare w/CV3)

Indications:

* COLD in the Lower Burner (excess/deficient)

   −**Amenorrhea** of any excess/deficient pattern(‘return’), (dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, uterine masses, uterine prolapse, leukorrhea, infertility, swelling/pain/cold of the vagina)

   −Retraction of the testicles, pain of the penis, impotence, seminal emission, nocturnal urination, Shan disorder, running piglet Qi
A

ST29 ****

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  • Clears LU-Heat (excess/def.)& Descends rebellious Qi (LU/ST)
  • Regulates the water passages
  • Activates the LU channel
  • Relaxes the sinews & Alleviates pain

**best for excess conditions of the LU

Indications:

•All forms of LU-Heat **excess/deficient, exterior/interior, acute/chronic **
−Excess Heat: fullness in the chest, expectoration of heavy yellow/green/ brown phlegm, agitation

                                 (+ST40, LU1: to resolve phlegm & clear heat)

  −Deficient Heat: tidal fever, taxation heat, dry mouth

                                    (+LU9, BL43, KD3: to nourish Yin & moisten the Lung)
  • ‘Counterflow Qi & Diarrhea’ —ST-Qi rebellion (Vomit, abdominal distention, diarrhea)
  • Bleeding from heat (Coughing/spitting/vomiting blood, nosebleed)
  • Disorders of water metabolism (upper source of water)
       −Excess: urinary retention, swelling of the four limbs
   −Deficiency: enuresis, frequent urination
  • Heart (LU/HT: upper burner) (agitation, heart pain)
  • Swelling & pain in upper limb or the whole body (tennis elbow, wind painful obstruction syndrome; ‘crane’s knee wind’ (cross-connection needling); ‘5 types of lumbar pain’ (mirror point of BL40)
A

LU5 ****

44
Q
  • Moves Small Intestine Qi & Transforms stagnation
  • Regulates & Harmonizes the intestines, Clears damp-heat
  • Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

LOWER HE-SEA of S.I., POINT of SEA OF BLOOD (+ BL11, ST37)

Indications:

  • ‘Small Intestine Qi pain’ (Severe lower abdominal pain radiating to the waist, lumbar region and down to the testicles)
  • ‘Small Intestine deficient & cold’ (Dull lower abdominal pain improved with warmth and pressure, chronic diarrhea or dysenteric disorder)
  • Diarrhea/dysenteric disorder d/t damp-heat (Pus & blood in the stool)
  • Pain/atrophy/hemiplegia of lower limb
A

ST39 ***

46
Q
  • Fortifies the SP & Harmonizes the middle burner; Regulates Qi & Resolves dampness
  • Benefits the HT & Spirit
  • Regulates Penetrating Vessel

LUO POINT, CONFLUENT Pt. of PENETRATING VESSEL

Bias towards EXCESS conditions

Indications:

  • Disorders of the SP, ST & intestines (Epigastric pain, abdominal distention/pain (+ PC6), vomiting, borborygmus, diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, sudden turmoil disorder)
  • Disorders of the HT & Spirit (Heart pain, chest pain (+ PC6) −Mania-depression, insomnia, restlessness, epilepsy)
  • Disorders of Chong Mai (+ PC6) (Vomiting, hiccup, running piglet Qi; GYN disorders; edema/swelling of the face)
  • Local (foot inversion, foot drop, foot pain)
A

SP4 ****

47
Q
  • Clears heat from ST channel & Alleviates pain
  • Harmonizes the intestines & Clears damp-heat
  • Calms the spirit

YING-SPRING, WATER, HEAVENLY STAR POINT

Indications:

  • Heat/Fire in the upper reaches of the ST channel (Toothache, pain of the eye/face/throat, nosebleed: LI4; trigeminal neuralgia + ST4, 6, 7; nosebleed + LI20)
  • Intestinal disorders d/t damp-heat (Diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, blood in the stools, constipation, abdominal pain)
  • Mental disorders (Aversion to the sound of people talking, desire for silence)
  • Pain/swelling of the dorsum of the foot
A

ST44 ***

48
Q
  • Clears LU-Heat & Descends LU-Qi
  • Cools blood & Stops bleeding

•Calms the corporeal soul(‘Po’)

  • (WINDOW OF HEAVEN)*

Indications:

  • LU-Heat, esp. (LV)Wood-Fire scorching the Metal (Bouts of spasmodic coughing with a red face, dyspnea or asthma induced/worsened by anger, thirst; Nosebleed, spitting blood (+LI4))
  • ‘Window of Heaven’ (Goitre, eye disorders(visual dizziness, short-sightedness); Children who get asthma from nightmares; Somnolence, sadness, weeping, muddled thinking)
  • Pain in medial upper arm
A

LU3 **

49
Q
  • Tonifies the SP, Resolves dampness/damp-heat
  • Harmonizes the SP & ST
  • Regulates Qi

SHU-STREAM = YUAN-SOURCE, EARTH POINT of EARTH CHANNEL

Bias towards SP-DEFICIENCY

Indications:

•SP deficiency with consequent dampness or obstruction of Qi −Digestive disorders (poor appetite, indigestion, vomiting, epigastric/abdominal distention & pain, borborygmus, diarrhea, undigested food in the stool, dysenteric disorder, constipation)

 −**“Heaviness of the body & pain of the joints”** (Febrile disease with fullness/oppression & inability to lie down, or begins with heaviness of the head; wind-damp painful obstruction; leg Qi; local joint)
A

SP3 ***

50
Q

What is the difference between LU5, LU6, and LU7?

A

•LU5: He-Sea point, Water pt., child pt.

   –All forms of LU-Heat –vomiting & diarrhea

•LU6: Xi-Cleft point

   –Acute cough/asthma/wheezing, Bleeding from the LU

•LU7: Luo-Connecting point

   –The most exterior-acting of LU channel point, indicated for all the Wind disorders

   –Primary point for head and nape of the neck

   –Confluent point of CV, for genito-urinary disorders
51
Q
  • Regulates SP & Resolves damp
  • Opens & Moves the waterways
  • Benefits the lower burner

HE-SEA, WATER POINT

Indications:

•DAMPNESS (damp-heat, cold-damp)

−Lower burner (*intestines*: diarrhea, dysentery; *urinary system*: retention of urine, difficult urination, painful urination – (KD10); *genitals*: pain of the genitals, leukorrhea – (LV8))
−Middle burner (jaundice, abdominal distention, fullness in the epigastrium, poor appetite)

−Upper burner (fullness of the lateral costal region, dyspnea with inability to lie down)

−Edema

•Local (knee pain esp. with swelling, painful obstruction)

A

SP9 ****

52
Q
  • Benefits the breasts and Reduces swelling
  • Unbinds the chest and Alleviates cough & wheezing

Indications:

  • Breast disorders (pain, distention, swelling, abscess)
  • Scanty lactation (+ CV17, SI1)
  • Local disorders of Lung or chest (pain of the chest with shortness of breath, cough, asthma)
A

ST18 ***

53
Q
  • Tonifies the SP/ST, Resolves dampness
  • Harmonizes the lower burner(SP, LV, KD)−Regulates urination−Benefits the genitals−Regulates menses & Induces labor
  • Benefits the HT & Calms the spirit
  • Harmonizes, invigorates & cools blood
  • Activates channel & Alleviates pain
  • MEETING POINT OF SP & LV, KD*
  • CONTRAINDIACTED IN PREGNANCY*

Indications:

•SP disorders of any kind

−Dysfunction of transportation & transformation (abdominal distention & fullness, indigestion, borborygmus, diarrhea, undigested food in the stool)

−Blood def. (palpitations, insomnia, blurred vision, amenorrhea, post-partum dizziness)

−Qi sinking (prolapse of uterus)

−Qi not holding blood (flooding & trickling, menorrhagia)

−Dampness (heaviness of body & limbs, edema, diarrhea, leukorrhea, leg Qi)

•All disorders of the lower burner

−GYN/OB disorders (irregular menstruation, abdominal masses, menorrhagia, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, leukorrhea; infertility; delayed/prolonged labor, retention of placenta, post-partum dizziness)

 −Sexual/genital disorders (seminal emission, impotence, pain of the genitals, Shan disorder, contracted testicles)

 −Urinary disorders (difficult/painful urination, enuresis)
  • Insomnia of any kind (+ HT7)
  • Skin diseases (+ SP10, BL17) (Urticaria, eczema, psoriasis)
  • Local (pain/ swelling/ atrophy/hemiplegia of leg)
A

SP6 ****

54
Q
  • Regulates Qi in Lower Burner
  • Regulates Penetrating Vessel
  • Subdues running piglet Qi

‘POURING QI’, Pt. of SEA OF WATER & GRAIN +ST36, Meeting pt. of ST-Penetrating Vessel

Indications:

•Abnormal circulation of Qi in the lower abdomen

  −Pain/fullness/distention of the lower abdomen, twisting pain of abdomen, hardness below umbilicus, abdominal heat, heat in the Large Intestine, retention of urine/feces, hot painful urinary dysfunction

•Diseases related to the Penetrating Vessel

−Genital: swelling & pain of penis/vagina, retraction & pain of testicles, impotence, Shan disorder

−GYN/OB: irregular menstruation, sudden amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, infertility, retention of placenta

−Running piglet Qi, fetal Qi rushing to attack the Heart
A

ST30 **

A&E from Alexis (4 decks)

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