Test #3- Who am I? (HT, SI, BL, KD) Flashcards
Actions:
- Benefits the bones & joints
- Expels pathogenic factors & Firms the exterior
- Regulates Lung-Qi & Alleviates cough
Indications:
- Disorders of the bones & joints (Rheumatic / arthritic diseases, osteoporosis)
- Local pain (Rigidity of the nape of the neck or the spine, soreness & pain of the back and scapula)
- Attack of exterior pathogenic wind-cold (Chills & fever, absence of sweating, headache, stiffness & pain of the neck & upper back; Cough, dyspnoea, fullness of the chest)
INFLUENCE ON NECK, BACK & UPPER RESPIRATORY
BL11 ***
Actions:
- Clears damp-heat
- Regulates the SP & ST
Indications:
- Damp-heat (jaundice of Yang type)
- Disharmony of the ST & SP (difficult digestion, vomiting; abdominal distention, diarrhea)
- Local back pain
* BL channel point
BL49 **
Actions:
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
- Moves Qi & Unbinds the chest & lateral costal region
- Benefits the breasts
Indications:
•Pain & swelling in the scapula, shoulder & arm •Pain/swelling/abscess of the breast, insufficient lactation
SI11 ***
Actions:
- Nourishes KD Yin & Clears deficiency heat
- Tonifies KD Yang
- Anchors Qi & Benefits the LU
- Strengthens lumbar spine
Indications:
- KD Yin deficiency (dryness/malnourishment; empty heat; throat, ears, teeth, brain, lower back/knees, lower jiao (intestines, bladder, uterus, genitals); KD-LV, KD-HT, KD-LU)
- KD Yang deficiency (impotence, seminal emission, sterility; frequent & copious urination, incontinence, diarrhea, edema; coldness of lower limbs)
- Local pain in the heel
KD3 ****
Actions:
- Unbinds the chest & Regulates Qi
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Disorders of the chest (cough, asthma, dyspnea, fullness of the chest with rebellious Qi)
- Local pain (stiffness & pain of the back)
BL channel point….
BL44 **
Actions:
- Clears heat & Benefits the sensory orifices
- Revives consciousness
- Promotes lactation & Benefits the breasts
Indications:
- Breast disorders (insufficient lactation; swelling & abscess of the breasts (mastitis))
- Excess heat in the head/face (red eyes, pterygium; tinnitus, deafness; nosebleed; throat painful obstruction; ulceration of tongue/mouth)
- Loss of consciousness from windstroke
- Febrile disease, malaria
SI1 ***
Actions:
- Revives consciousness
- Clears heat and Benefits the throat, tongue & eyes
- Regulates HT-Qi and Calms the spirit
Indications:
- Loss of consciousness windstroke, febrile diseases
- Heat in the upper reaches of the channel (Painful obstruction & dryness of the throat; Swelling & pain of the tongue; Redness & pain of the eyes)
- ‘Fullness below the Heart’ (Pain of the Heart, chest & lateral costal region)
JING-WELL, WOOD POINT
HT9**
Actions:
- Clears HT & Transforms phlegm
- Regulates Qi & Alleviates pain
Xi-Cleft pt. of Yin Wei Mai
Indications:
− phlegm-fire obstructing the Heart: mania-depression, madness, vomiting of foamy saliva, tongue thrusting
− shan disorder
KD9 **
Actions:
- Regulates the ST & Descends rebellion
- Harmonizes middle jiao
Indications:
- All diseases of the ST Fu-organ (ST Qi stagnation: distention/fullness/pain of the epigastrium & abdomen; ST Qi rebellion: ST reflux, nausea, vomiting )
- Disharmony of both the ST & SP (poor appetite, undigested food in the stool, borborygmus, diarrhea)
BL21 ***
Actions:
- Regulates Chong & Ren Mai
- Regulates the lower jiao
Indications:
− GYN: amenorrhea, irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding, leukorrhea, infertility
− running piglet Qi, difficult urination, diarrhea
KD13 **
Actions:
- Regulates the GV (benefits the occiput, neck & back; clears wind & heat, treats malaria; calms the spirit and treats epilepsy)
- Clears heat & Benefits the sensory orifices
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Confluent pt. of GV
Indications:
- Pain, stiffness & contraction along SI, BL & GV (occipital h/a, stiff neck, pain of the upper spine & scapula, acute lumbar sprain, pain & contraction of the arm, elbow and shoulder, contraction of fingers. This+BL62: inner canthus, ear, nape of neck, scapula)
- Heat in the upper reaches of the SI channel (tinnitus & deafness; redness/pain/swelling of the eyes with lacrimation, pterygium; nosebleed)
- Febrile diseases (malaria; chills & fever accompanied by severe pain of the neck & spine in exterior syndromes; nightsweats)
- Mania-depression, epilepsy (+ BL62)
SI3 ****
Actions:
- Benefits the eyes
- Expels wind & Clears heat
Indications:
•Eye disorders of any kind (Redness, swelling & pain of the eyes, vision problems)
(acute & chronic conjunctivitis, excessive tearing in windy conditions, astigmatism, optic neuritis, pterygium, color blindness, night blindness, early stage cataracts, glaucoma)
BL1 ***
Actions:
- Activates the channel & Alleviates Pain
- Benefits the lumbar region
Indications:
•Disorders of the lower limb & lumbar spine (Pain/atrophy/paralysis of the lower limb; sciatica; Pain/rigidity of the lumbar spine)
BL37 **
Actions:
- Tonifies & Nourishes the LU, HT, KD, SP & ST
- Nourishes Yin & Clears heat
- Calms the spirit
- Fosters the original Qi •Resolves phlegm
(‘Shu of Gao & Huang’)
Indications:
•All kinds of deficiency, including 5 types of taxation, 7 injuries
− LU: consumption, coughing of blood, night sweating, steaming bone disorder, emaciation
− HT: poor memory, pounding of the Heart, insomnia, phlegm-fire mania
− KD: seminal emission, impotence
− ST/SP: undigested food in the stool, weariness of the four limbs;phlegm diseases
•Local pain of the back & shoulder
BL43 ****
Actions:
- Spreads LV-Qi
- Regulates & Nourishes LV blood
- Pacifies wind
- Cools fire & Clears damp-heat
- Benefits the eyes & sinews
Indications:
- All patterns of disharmony of the LIVER (LV-Qi stag., LV Fire/LV Yang rising, LV blood/Yin def., LV wind, damp-heat); hepatitis, cholecystitis, jaundice, liver cirrhosis …
- Eye, sinews or mental disorders characterized by LV pathology (pain, itching, dryness, redness of eyes, blurred vision; stiffness, contraction, cramping or pain of the sinews; stress, irritability, depression, mood swings)
- Local pain (tightness/pain in hypochondria, intercostal neuralgia)
BL18 ****
What are the actions of the Liao Points?
- Regulates the lower jiao and Facilitates urination & defecation
- Regulates menstruation & Stops leukorrhea
- Benefits the lumbar region & legs
- Important points for inducing labor
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- Urinary disorders: BL32, 33
- Intestinal disorders: BL34
- GYN/genital disorders: BL34
- Pain in the lumbosacral area pain/atrophy of the legs: BL32, 33
- Labor pain: BL32
Actions:
•Benefits the lumbar region, Activates the channel & Alleviates pain •Regulates urination & Treats hemorrhoids
Indications:
- Channel disorders (local pain of the lumbar region, sacrum & buttocks; pain/atrophy of the leg: sciatica, hemiplegia)
- Urogenital disorders (difficult urination, retention of urine; seminal emission, turbid leukorrhea, genital pain)
- Anal disorders (hemorrhoids, prolapse of rectum)
BL54 ***
Actions:
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
- Clears heat & Reduces swelling
- Clears damp-heat & Treats jaundice
Indications:
- Disorders along the SI channel (contraction, stiffness & pain in the fingers, wrist, elbow, arm, shoulder, neck and back; swelling in the neck, cheek & submandibular region; tinnitus caused by pain of the submandibular region)
- Jaundice, wasting & thirsting disorder
SI4 **
Actions:
- Clears damp-heat from the lower burner
- Benefits the KDs
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Damp-heat in the lower burner, esp. in the genito-urinary system (difficult/urgent urination, dark urine; genital itching, leukorrhea, uterine bleeding, impotence, infertility; pain d/t damp-heat: urination with pain radiating to the thigh, genital pain, hypogastric pain radiating to the genitals & inner thigh)
- Local pain of the knee
KD10 **
What is the different between HT5, HT6, and HT7?
•HT5 Luo-connecting
Benefits the tongue & Regulates HT-Qi; MP for speech disorders d/t tongue stiffness(GV15, CV23), disorders of heart rhythm(PC6)
•HT6 Xi-cleft
Regulates HT-blood; MP for night sweating(SI3)
•HT7 Yuan-source
Regulates & tonifies the Heart, any disorders of the Heart and spirit, excess/deficiency; Main point for insomnia(SP6), palpitations(PC6)
Actions:
- Spreads LV-Qi & Unbinds the chest
- Regulates the HT
- Regulates & Descends Qi
Indications:
- Chest & heart disorders d/t LV Qi stagnation (pain/oppression of the Heart, chest & diaphragm, restlessness, agitation and oppression)
- Heart dysfunction (heart pain, palpitations, anxiety, stress (+ BL15)
- LU/ST Qi rebellion (cough, vomiting)
BL14 ***
Actions:
- Regulates Ren Mai & Chong Mai, Adjusts menstruation, Stops uterine bleeding
- Clears heat & Drains dampness from the lower jiao
Xi-Cleft pt. of Yin Qiao Mai
Indications:
− irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, ‘flooding & trickling’(KD def., blood stasis, blood heat…)
− damp-heat in the lower burner: genital itching/pain /sweating, painful urinary dysfunction, diarrhea…
KD8 **
Actions:
- Invigorates blood & Dispels stasis
- Cools blood heat & Stops bleeding
- Nourishes & Harmonizes blood
•Harmonizes the diaphragm & Descends rebellious Qi
Hui Meeting Point of Blood
Indications:
- All blood diseases, esp. in the upper & middle jiao (blood stasis: pain, fever, psycho-emotional disorders, hemorrhage; blood heat: hemorrhage, fever, psycho-emotional; blood deficiency: night sweating, steaming bone disorders; taxation consumption disorder(+ BL19 ) )
- Painful obstruction, skin disorders
- LU/ST Qi rebellion (cough, dyspnea; belching, hiccup, vomiting, ST reflux, esophageal constriction)
BL17 ****
Actions:
- Clears deficient fire & Alleviates night sweating
- Regulates HT-blood
- Calms the spirit
- Moderates acute conditions
Indications:
- Night sweating, steaming bone disorder (+ SI3)
- Acute conditions (Heart pain d/t blood stasis: PC4 favored; Nosebleed, vomiting blood d/t blood heat; Acute fright with or without palpitations)
XI-CLEFT POINT
HT6***
Actions:
•Regulates the Yin Motility Vessel
- Nourishes the KDs & Clears deficiency heat
- Benefits the throat
- Calms the spirit
- Regulates the lower jiao
Indications:
- Throat disorders, esp. d/t Yin deficiency heat (swelling/pain/dryness of throat, plumstone Qi (LU7))
- Eye disorders (redness/pain of eyes originating at the inner canthus, vision disturbed by seeing spots & stars)
- Spirit disorders (**insomnia, somnolence; night-time epilepsy ** (BL62); sadness, fright, nightmares)
•Disorders of the lower burner (uterus: irregular menstruation, infertility;
genitals: genital itching, leukorrhea
− urethra/anus: dribbling urination, constipation)
KD6 ****
Actions
- Activates the channel & Benefits the arm
- Clears heat, Transforms phlegm & Calms the spirit
Indications:
- Disorders of the HT channel in the upper limb (Numbness, trembling, pain of the arm and hand, esp. the elbow (main point for medial epicondylitis); Hemiplegia & atrophy after windstroke, Parkinson’s)
- Disorders of the chest (HT pain, palpitations; chest pain, intercostal neuralgia)
- Heat or Phlegm (Mania & excessive laughter, epilepsy, tongue thrusting; Scrofula esp. under the armpit; Redness of the eyes, erosion & swelling of the gums, toothache accompanied by chills & fever)
HE-SEA, WATER point
HT3***
Actions:
- Descends excess from the head
- Calms the spirit
- Revives consciousness & Rescues Yang
Indications:
- “Excess above & deficiency below” (LV-KD: h/a, dizziness, cloudy vision; nosebleed; epilepsy, windstroke; running piglet Qi; HT-KD: insomnia, excessive dreams, agitation, palps; LU-KD: asthma, cough, dyspnea; dry cough, blood-streaked phlegm; Empty heat above: swelling, pain, dryness of throat; dry tongue, loss of voice; mouth ulceration; hot flushes)
- Loss of consciousness (windstroke, epilepsy, Yang collapse)
- Other (constipation, difficult urination; cold leg & foot)
KD1 ***
Actions:
- Harmonizes the upper & lower
- Expels wind from Taiyang Channel
- Treats hemorrhoids
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Lower limb problems (lower limb pain/numbness/atrophy; RLS; sciatic pain located along either BL or GB channel)
- “Excess above + deficiency below” (‘Flying Yang’) (h/a, dizziness, pain of the neck & occiput, nosebleed; lumbar pain, coldness of the lower part of the body, inability to stand, weakness of legs)
- Mania & epilepsy, hemorrhoids
- Exterior syndrome in Taiyang stage (chills & fever, absence of sweating, pain of the neck & occiput, nasal congestion/watery discharge)
BL58 ***
Actions:
- Strengthens the lumbar region
- Regulates the Lower Burner
Indications:
- All cases of lumbar pain
- Disorders of the lower burner with underlying KD deficiency − wasting & thirsting disorders, diarrhea, enuresis, difficult urination, frequent urination
BL26 **
Actions:
- Benefits the tongue
- Regulates heart rhythm(HT-Qi)
- Calms the spirit
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Speech disorders d/t tongue stiffness (post-stroke speech difficulty, sudden loss of voice, stuttering)
- Disorders of **heart rhythm **(Palpitations, irregular heart beat, tachycardia, bradycardia)
- Psycho-emotional disorders (Fright, agitation, anxiety, fear, sadness, depression)
- Channel disorders (Throat: soreness & swelling; Eye: dizziness or headache + redness/pain of the eyes; Arm: pain or spasm of forearm, wrist, fingers)
‘Penetrating the Interior’
Luo-Connecting point
HT5****
Actions:
- Reinforces the KDs
- Anchors Qi & Benefits the LU
- Strengthens the will & Dispels fear
Indications:
- Excess above & deficiency below caused by LU-KD disharmony (asthma, cough, dyspnea; wheezing, coughing of blood, dry & sore throat)
- Psycho-emotional disorders when KD spirit is down (susceptibility to fear, lack of confidence, somnolence)
- Heel pain, low back pain & stiffness worse w/fatigue
“In case of Qi rebellion, there is agitation of the heart with fullness; in excess, there is retention of urine; in deficiency, there is lumbar pain”
KD4 **
Actions:
- Eliminates Wind & Alleviates Pain
- Clears heat & Reduces swelling
Local wind point
Indications:
•Facial disorders d/t exterior or interior wind (Facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, twitching of the eyelids, toothache of upper jaw)
SI18 **
Actions
- Unbinds the chest
- Activates the channel & Benefits the arm
Indications:
- Disorders of the shoulder & arm (Shoulder pain, frozen shoulder; Paralysis, numbness, atrophy, cold & pain of the upper limb)
- Disorders of the Heart & chest (Heart pain, chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, distention & fullness of the lateral costal region (helps to relax ribcage); Sadness, anxiety)
HT1**
Actions:
- Separates the pure from the turbid
- Regulates the intestines and Bladder
- Drains turbid dampness & Clears damp-heat
- Regulates Small Intestine Qi
Indications:
- Intestinal disorders, esp. d/t damp-heat (diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, blood & mucus in stools; constipation, hemorrhoids)
- Urinary disorders d/t damp-heat (dark yellow urine, enuresis, retention of urine, difficult/painful urination, blood in the urine)
- Genital disorders d/t damp-heat (seminal emission, leukorrhea)
- Others: (Small Intestine Qi pain, wasting & thirsting disorder − local pain)
BL27 ***
Actions:
- Tonifies KD-Qi, KD-Yang, KD-Yin & KD-Essence
- Regulates the water passages & Benefits urination
- Benefits & Warms the uterus
- Benefits the eyes & ears
- Strengthens lumbar region
Indications:
•All patterns of disharmony of the KIDNEY
(KD Qi def., KD Yang def., KD Yin def., KD Essence def.)
− frequent urination, incontinence, enuresis; cockcrow diarrhea; seminal emission, premature ejaculation, sterility; irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, infertility; edema with difficult urination; tinnitus, deafness, chronic ear infections
- Dual disharmony of the KD & SP, HT, LV or LU
- Chronic deficiency, esp. in the elderly
- Local pain in the lumbar region
BL23 ****
Actions:
- Clears damp-heat & Regulates the lower jiao
- Benefits the coccyx & Treats hemorrhoids
Indication:
- Anal disorders (chronic hemorrhoids, prolapse of rectum )
- Local pain of the coccyx or lumbar region
- Damp-heat in the lower jiao (diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, leukorrhea, genital itching/sweating)
BL35 **
Actions:
- Benefits lower back & knees, Activates the channel & Alleviates pain •Cools blood
- Cools summer-heat and Stops vomiting & diarrhea
- Benefits the bladder
Indications:
- Disorders of the lumbar region & lower limbs (acute/chronic lumbar pain, sciatic pain, atrophy/ pain/hemiplegia of the lower limb, knee disorders)
- Heat in the blood level (febrile diseases, skin diseases(excess type), nosebleed)
- ‘counterflow Qi and diarrhea’ (summer-heat stroke, sudden turmoil disorder)
- Urinary disorders (enuresis, difficult urination, dark urination)
- Hemorrhoids
BL40 ****
Actions:
- Regulates the intestines
- Transforms stagnation & Alleviates pain
- Strengthens the lumbar region & legs
Indications:
- Intestinal disorders (constipation; diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, borborygmus; prolapse of the rectum, intestinal abscess)
- Local back pain or pain/atrophy of the leg
BL25 ****
Actions:
- Pacifies interior wind & Expels exterior wind
- Calms spirit & Treats epilepsy
- Benefits the head & eyes
- Opens & Regulates Yang Qiao
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Wind disorders (Exterior wind: chills & fever, aversion to wind, h/a; Interior wind: lockjaw, opisthotonos, up staring eyes, deviation of mouth & eyes, windstroke & hemiplegia)
- Mental disorders (daytime epilepsy, mania, insomnia, palpitations)
- Heat in the head (h/a, dizziness, nosebleed, deafness & tinnitus, redness/swelling/pain of the eyes)
- Pain of both the lumbar region and hip
BL62 ****
Actions:
- Calms the spirit
- Regulates & Tonifies the Heart
Indications:
- All disorders of the spirit (Insomnia, poor memory, absent-mindedness, disorientation, restlessness; Dementia, mania, mad laughter, epilepsy)
- All disorders of the Heart (Palpitations, heart pain(PC) )
- Heat in the HT channel (Swelling, dryness, pain of the throat, red face, yellow eyes, heat in the palms; spitting/vomiting blood; Enuresis d/t heat in the bladder (HT- SI - BL))
SHU-STREAM = YUAN-SOURCE
MOST NOURISHING Pt. on HT CHANNEL
EARTH, CHILD point — EXCESS
HT7****
Actions:
- Moves & Regulates the TW
- Regulates the SP&ST and Resolves dampness
- Regulates the water passages & Promotes urination
- Resolves masses
Indications:
- Water metabolism disorders (edema with difficult urination, white turbidity; abdominal distention, borborygmus, diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, undigested food in the stool)
- Abdominal masses
- Shaoyang syndrome
- Local pain of the lower back
BL22 **
Actions:
- Regulates the Bladder
- Clears damp-heat from the lower burner
- Dispels stagnation & Resolves masses
- Benefits the lumbar region and legs
Indications:
- All kinds of urinary disorders, esp. d/t damp-heat (painful/difficult/hesitant/frequent urination with scanty, dark flow)
- Damp-heat in the intestinal/genital region (diarrhea; genital itching/swelling/pain/ulceration, seminal emission, leukorrhea)
- Stiffness/pain of the lumbar region, sacrum, buttocks, coccyx and lower limbs
BL28 ***
Actions:
- Benefits & Regulates the nose
- Clears the head
Indications:
- Nose disorders of any kind (+ GV23) (nasal congestion & discharge, rhinitis, nosebleed, nasal sores, loss of sense of smell)
- Vertex headache (+ GV20)
BL7 **
Actions:
- Expels wind & Releases the exterior
- Strengthens defensive Qi & Firms the exterior
- Disseminates & Descends LU-Qi
- Benefits the nose
Indications:
- Exterior pathogenic wind attacks (Colds/Flu) (exterior excess: chills & fever, absence of sweating, rigidity & pain of the head and neck, P: floating-tight; exterior deficiency: fever & chills unrelieved by sweating, aversion to wind, P: floating-weak; susceptible to catching cold easily; wind attacking the lung: cough w/ chest pain, dyspnea; wind attacking the skin: wind rashes, urticaria)
- Nose disorders of all kinds (nasal stuffiness & discharge, nosebleed, sneezing, sensitivity to dust and pollen)
- Stiff neck
‘WIND GATE’
(bias towards exterior wind)
BL12 ****
Actions:
- Unbinds the chest
- Transforms phlegm and Alleviates cough & wheezing
- Harmonizes the Stomach & Lowers rebellious Qi
Indications:
- Rebellion of LU-Qi (chronic cough w/ vomiting of phlegm, wheezing, chronic dyspnea w/ oppression of chest, chest pain)
- Rebellion of ST-Qi (nausea, vomiting, inability to eat & drink)
- Neck tension & pain (good point for massage)
KD27 **
Actions:
- Tonifies SP-Qi & SP-Yang
- Resolves dampness
- Raises SP-Qi & Holds blood
- Regulates & Harmonizes the Qi of the middle jiao
Indications:
•All patterns of disharmony of the SPLEEN
− SP Qi/Yang def. + dampness, prolapse from Qi sinking, hemorrhage d/t Qi not holding blood
− stagnation in the middle burner d/t SP Qi def., LV-SP disharmony or dampness: fullness, distention or pain in the abdomen or lateral costal region
•Local back pain (worse w/ cold & damp)
BL20 ****
Actions:
- Activates the channel, Relaxes the sinews & Alleviates pain •Regulates the lower jiao & Alleviates pain
- Treats hemorrhoids
Indications:
•Disorders of the lower limb (Pain/atrophy/paralysis of the lower limb; sciatica)
MAIN POINT for UPPER HAMSTRING INJURY
•Hemorrhoids
BL36 ***
Actions:
- Harmonizes the Triple Burner & Regulates urination
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Urinary disorders (difficult urination, retention of urine, edema; enuresis)
- Local pain of the leg/foot
Lower HeSea of the Triple Warmer
BL39 ***
Actions:
- Benefits the ears
- Calms the spirit
Indications:
- Ear disorders of any kind (tinnitus, deafness, pain/itching/discharge of the ears)
- TMJ pain & inflammation
- Emotional disorders (depression, mania, epilepsy)
SI19 ***
Actions:
- Regulates Qi & Alleviates pain
- Regulates & Warms intestines
Indications:
− constipation d/t KD Yang def., painful urinary dysfunction from chronic accumulation
KD16 **
Actions:
- Tonifies KD & Benefits essence
- Regulates urination
- Strengthens lumbar region
Indications:
- Male sexual dysfunction (impotence, premature ejaculation, seminal emission, swelling & pain of the genitals)
- Urinary disorders (difficult or dribbling urination w/ Yin edema)
- Local pain in the lumbar region
* BL channel point
BL52 ***
Actions:
- Benefits the KDs
- Regulates the water passages & Treats edema
- Regulates sweating
- Drains damp / damp-heat
- Strengthens the lumbar region
Indications:
- Primary point for water passage & water metabolism disorders (edema; urinary dysfunction)
- Important point for sweating disorders (spontaneous sweating, nightsweats, fever with absence of sweating)
- Damp-heat in the lower burner (diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, bleeding hemorrhoids; blood in the urine/stool, menorrhagia, leukorrhea)
- Lumbar pain
KD7 ***
Actions:
- Tonifies LU-Qi & Nourishes LU-Yin
- Descends & Disseminates LU-Qi
- Clears heat from the LU
- Releases the exterior
Indications:
•All patterns of disharmony of the LUNG
− All deficiency LU patterns
LU-Qi def.: weak cough worsened by exertion, SOB with no desire to speak LU-Yin def.: dry sputum, dry mouth/throat/tongue
− All excess LU patterns
Interior excess: fullness/pain of the chest, LU abscess, coughing of phlegm
− Exterior pathogenic factors affecting the LU: aversion to cold, chills & fever with cough
•Disorders of the throat, nose, skin, sweating
Backshu of the LU
BL13 ****
Actions:
- Regulates Qi & Pacifies wind
- Benefits the head & sensory orifices
- Calms the spirit
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Main point for occipital h/a, stiff neck & shoulders
- Disorders of the sensory orifices (nasal congestion, loss of sense of smell; swelling, redness & pain of the eyes, poor vision; swelling of the throat with difficulty to speak)
- Interior wind − dizziness, epilepsy, head wind
- Point of Window of Heaven*
- ‘Sudden contraction, epilepsy and dizziness with inability of the legs to support the body, select XX’ — Spiritual Pivot*
BL10 ****
Actions:
- Tonifies & nourishes the LU
- Soothes dyspnea & cough
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
(‘Door of the Corporeal Soul’)
Indications:
- LU disorders (asthma, bronchitis, pleurisy, pulmonary TB, pulmonary-type indications, grief)
- Local pain (stiff neck, pain of the upper back, shoulder, scapula, chest & back)
BL42 **
Actions:
•Clears heat & Lowers Yang
- Pacifies wind & Leads down the excess
- Activates the entire channel & Alleviates pain
- Relaxes the sinews & Strengthens the lumbar spine
- Promotes labor
Indications:
- Heat, excess Yang or wind in the head (h/a, heat in the head, redness/swelling/pain of eyes, nosebleed, toothache; epilepsy, lockjaw)
- Pain & contraction anywhere along the channel (occipital h/a, stiff neck, pain of the back & spine (SI3); Heart pain radiating from the chest to the back; pain of the lower limbs, heel & ankle)
- Prolonged labor
BL60 ***
Actions:
- Clears deficiency heat
- Regulates the KDs
- Regulates the lower jiao
Indications:
- Deficiency heat (throat painful obstruction, dry throat; night sweating; dyspnea & coughing blood; wasting & thirsting disorder, hot & restless feet; irregular menstruation, infertility; seminal emission, nocturnal emissions, sterility; genital itching)
- KD-Yang deficiency (cold diarrhea, edema, impotence, spontaneous sweating; one foot hot and one foot cold)
KD2 ***
Actions:
- Clears heat from HT & S.I.
- Regulates HT-Qi (stag./def.)
- Calms the spirit
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Heat in the lower burner transmitted via the HT—S.I.—BL connection (Urogenital disorders: difficult urination, enuresis, itching or pain of the genitals, accompanied by HT-Fire: insomnia, mouth & tongue ulcers, thirst, agitation)
- Stagnation of Qi in the Heart & chest region (Oppression/pain of the chest, accompanied by excessive sighing, fear, plumstone Qi)
- Emotional disorders d/t deficiency of HT-Qi (Fright palpitations, sadness & worry)
- Channel disorders: spasm of little finger, heat in palms
YING-SPRING, FIRE POINT
MAIN POINT FOR HT—SI—BL
HT8***
Actions:
- Activates the channel & Alleviates pain, Benefits the shoulder/arm
- Moderates acute conditions
•Benefits the eyes
‘SUPPORT THE AGED’
Indications:
- Pain conditions (SI channel: severe pain of the shoulder, scapula & arm (frozen shoulder), stiff neck, pain of the wrist; BL channel: acute lumbar sprain, contraction of the sinews of the foot with inability to extend & flex)
- Blurred vision, dimness of vision, eye diseases
SI6 ***
Actions:
- Relaxes the sinews, Activates the channel & Alleviates Pain
- Benefits the calf & heel
- Treats Hemorrhoids
Indications:
- Primary distal pt. for all kinds of hemorrhoids
- Main point for calf cramps
- Important point for heel pain
- Sciatica pain radiating to the calf region
BL57 ****
Actions:
- Spreads LV-Qi & Relaxes the sinews
- Harmonizes the middle jiao
Indications:
- Local pain (fullness/distention/pain of the chest and lateral costal region)
- Contraction of the sinews
- Disorders of the SP/ST (difficult digestion, vomiting, diarrhea)
* BL channel point
BL47 **
Actions:
- Drains damp-heat from the LV & GB
- Clears pathogenic factors from Shaoyang
- Tonifies & Regulates GB Qi
- Tonifies deficiency
Indications:
- Damp-heat in the GB & LV (jaundice, bitter taste in the mouth, vomiting, distention of the lateral costal region)
- Shaoyang syndrome (bitter taste in the mouth, dry throat, blurred vision; fullness/distention of the chest & lateral costal region; nausea & vomiting)
- Deficiency of the Qi of the HT & GB (fright palpitations w/ restless sleep, insomnia)
- Steaming bone disorder, deficiency-taxation
‘Four flowers’ (BL17 + BL19)
BL19 ***
Actions:
•Benefits the lower jiao & Alleviates pain
- Regulates Qi & Moves blood stasis
- Regulates water passages & Promotes urination
Indications:
−stagnation/accumulation of Qi, blood, food, water: abdominal distention/edema, diarrhea/constipation, GYN disorders(‘malign blood’)
KD14 **
Actions:
- Expels wind & Clears the head & eyes
- Turns the fetus & Facilitates labor
Indications:
- Fullness & heat in the head (vertex/occipital headache, acute disorders of the neck, eyes, nose & ears)
- Malposition of the fetus
- Delayed/prolonged labor, retention of placenta
BL67 **
Actions:
- Eliminates wind & Clears heat
- Benefits the eyes
- Clears the head & Alleviates pain
Indications:
- Eye disorders (acute conjunctivitis, blurred vision, lacrimation on exposure to wind; twitching of eyelid, ptosis)
- Frontal headache, esp. in the eyebrow region (sinusitis, one-sided or generalized head wind)
- Facial paralysis
- Pain of hemorrhoids
BL2 ***
Actions:
- Clears heat & Releases the exterior
- Calms the spirit
•Activates the channel & Alleviates pain; Benefits the finger joints
Indicaiton:
- Febrile disease with neck/back pain at the onset
- Psycho-emotional disorders (Mania-depression, fear & fright, sadness & anxiety)
- Disorders along the channel (Stiffness of the neck, contraction of the elbow, severe pain of all the fingers, h/a, dizziness)
- ‘In deficiency, there are warts’
SI7 **
Actions:
- Tonifies & Nourishes the HT
- Regulates HT-Qi
- Calms the spirit
- Unbinds the chest & Resolves blood stasis
- Clears HT fire
Indications:
•All patterns of disharmony of the HEART (def. of Qi, Blood, Yin or Yang; HT fire, blood stasis, obstruction of phlegm)
− Heart: oppression of the chest, HT pain, palpitations or irregular heart beat
− Spirit: insomnia, poor memory, excessive dreaming; epilepsy, dementia, mania-depression(‘happy point’)
•Disorders of the eyes, tongue, sweating
BL15 ****
