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1
Q

Influential pt for Qi

A

Cv-17

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2
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Influential pt for blood

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Bl-17

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3
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Influential pt for bones

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Bl-11

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4
Q

Influential pt for tendons

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GB-34

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5
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Influential pt for marrow

A

GB-39

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6
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Influential pt for vessels

A

Lu-9

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7
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Influential pt for zang

A

Lv-13

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8
Q

Opening pt for Yin Qiao Mai

A

Kd-6

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9
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Opening pt for Yang Qiao Mai

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SI-3

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10
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Opening pt for Yin Wei Mai

A

PC-6

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11
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Opening pt for Yang Wei Mai

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TH-5

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12
Q

Opening pt for Chong Mai

A

Sp-4

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13
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Opening pt for Dai Mai

A

GB-41

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14
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Opening pt for Ren Mai

A

Lu-7

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15
Q

Opening pt for Du Mai

A

Bl-62

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16
Q

Full cold in 8 principles

A

excess
interior or exterior
coldness
yin

Yin excess, Yang deficient

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17
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Full Heat in 8 Principles

A

excess
Interior or exterior
Heat
Yang

yin def, yang excess

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18
Q

False cold in 8 principles

A

Deficient
Internal
Cold
Yin

Normal yin, deficient yang
(Appearance of yin XS)

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19
Q

False heat in 8 principles

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Deficient
Internal
Heat
Yang

Def yin, normal yang (appearance of heat)

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20
Q

Blood patterns don’t manifest with…

A

Temperature change

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21
Q

Symptoms of false heat

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Night sweats
Afternoon/evening mild fever
Heat in palms (5 hearts)

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22
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Name the 6 external causes (climactic factors) and their associates season

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  1. Wind (Spring)
  2. Cold (winter)
  3. Summer heat
  4. Fire of summer (summer)
  5. Dampness (late summer)
  6. Dryness (autumn)
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23
Q

Liver hates…

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Wind

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24
Q

Lungs loath …

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Cold

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25
Q

Heart loathes …

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Heat

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26
Q

Spleen loathes …

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Dampness

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27
Q

Kidneys loathe…

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Dryness

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28
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Symptoms of wind

A

Symptoms that are suddenly and change rapidly

“The 100 diseases come in with the wind.”

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29
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Symptoms of cold

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Contraction leads to pain and watery discharge (i.e. Runny nose, alternating chills and fever

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30
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S/S of summer heat

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Exterior Heat attacking through mouth and nose

31
Q

S/S of fire of summer

A

Extreme heat, thirst, mental restlessness

32
Q

S/S of dampness

A

Manifesting with gradual onset, leading to turbid sticky discharge via vagina, nose, lungs

33
Q

S/S of drynes

A

Manifests with dry body fluids and rising heat

34
Q

All external causes lead to…

A

Pathogenic invasion

35
Q

What are the internal causes of disease?

A

Years of stagnation of any of the 7 emotions

36
Q

Internal effect of anger

A

Makes Qi rise effecting the lover which creates def in st/sp or Ht

37
Q

Internal effects of excess joy

A

Makes Qi slow down and effects the Ht fire rising, def Ht yin or empty heat

(Verbal diarrhea)

38
Q

Internal effect of worry/pensiveness

A

Knot the Qi effecting the spleen (and lungs), def Qi

39
Q

Internal effects of sadness

A

Dissolves Qi effecting the lungs and therefore effecting the Ht - upper jiao obstruction

40
Q

Internal effects of fear

A

Depletes the Qi effecting Kd yin - wasp deficient yin

Fear depletes Qi/makes Qi descend

41
Q

Internal effect of shock

A

Scatters the Qi effecting the Kd and Ht yin (really adrenal - “shock absorbers” - Jing)

42
Q

Long term Qi stagnation will produce…

A

Heat

Heat injures the yin

43
Q

Floating/superficial

A

Barely touching radial pulse and feel it

Excess pulse

Signifies exterior invasion (wind, cold, damp, heat)

  • if also tight, then wind cold
  • if also rapid, heat heat
  • if also slippery, then wind
44
Q

Deep pulse

A

Only felt close to the bone

Deficient pulse

Always sign of interior pathology of the zang organ

45
Q

Slow pulse

A

Cold pattern

If also empty, then deficient yang manifesting with coldness

If also full, the full/true cold

46
Q

Empty pulse

A

Feels big but soft

Signifies deficient Qi

47
Q

Full pulse

A

Hard and long (like Nathan’s hot dog)

Full pattern (true heat/true cold)
Full and slow, then full cold
48
Q

Rapid pulse

A

Heat pattern = empty heat due to deficient yin

Full and rapid = full heat

49
Q

Slippery pulse

A

Feels smooth, round and oily, feels like sliding under fingers

Pulse of pregnancy

Indications: phlegm accumulation, dampness, food retention

50
Q

Weak pulse

A

Can’t be felt at superficial level - only deep and if soft equals a deficient yang

Weak and slippery: phlegm stagnation due to deficient Qi leading to damp accumulation

51
Q

Choppy pulse

A

Feels rough, indicates deficient blood pattern

52
Q

Fine pulse

A

Thready

Deficient pulse

53
Q

Describe the flow of the TM channels

A

Start at Jingwell and flow up to trunk and head

54
Q

Where do the 3 yang of the foot meet?

A

St-3 or SI-18

55
Q

Where do the three yin of the foot meet?

A

Cv-3 (external genitalia)

56
Q

Where do the three yang of the hand meet?

A

St-8 (or GB-13)

57
Q

Where do the 3 yin of the hand meet?

A

Cv-15 (the diaphragm)

58
Q

Influential pt for Fu

59
Q

Functions of Du Mai

A
  1. Tonify kidney yang and strengthen back
  2. Expel wind
  3. Nourish the spine and brain
60
Q

Functions of Ren Mai (LU-7)

A
  1. Nourish the Yin energy of the body
  2. In women, to regulate the uterus and blood
  3. Move Qi in the lower burner and uterus
  4. Regulate communication btw the 3 heaters (esp lung and kidney)
61
Q

Functions of Chong Mai (SP-4)

A
  1. To regulate and move rebellious or stagnant Qi in the abdomen and chest
  2. Regulate the uterus and menstruation, and nourish the blood
  3. Serve as a link btw pre and post-natal Qi (can be used in cars of weak constitution w/ digestive symptoms)
  4. Exert influence on Ht
62
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Functions of Dai Mai

A
  1. Harmonize the liver and gallbladder
  2. Disperse damp heat in the genitals
  3. In disharmony, can impair circulation to the leg channels, which it encircles
  4. Tonify the Sp and St channels, which are particularly effected by Dai Mai
  5. Help hip pain, particularly in cases of Lv blood def and Lv yang excess
63
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Functions of Yin Qiao Mai (Kd-6)

A
  1. Treat insomnia or somnolence
  2. Treat atrophy of the inner leg muscles
  3. Treat excess in the lower burner (for women)
  4. With yang Qiao Mai, can be used to harmonize L/R structural imbalances
64
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Functions of Yang Qiao Mai (Bl-62)

A
  1. Absorb excess Yang energy from the head
  2. Expel exterior wind and release the exterior
  3. Treat lower back ache and pain along the bladder channel of the leg
  4. Treat extreme nervous tension (rising Lv fire)
  5. Distal tx for pain in hip
65
Q

Functions of Yin Wei Mai (PC-6)

A
  1. Harmonize deficiency of blood and/or yin
  2. Tonify the heart
  3. Treat headaches from blood deficiency, particularly at back of neck
66
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Functions of Yang Wei Mai (SJ-5)

A
  1. Treat intermittent fevers and alternation of chills and fever
  2. Treat lateral and hypochondriac pain
  3. Tear ear problems arising from rising Lv fire
67
Q

What do the 3 Yin of the hand to?

A

Chest disorders

68
Q

What do the 3 Yang of the hand to?

A

Disorders of the face/head

69
Q

What do the 3 Yin of the foot tx?

A

Urogenital, abdominal and chest imbalance

70
Q

What do the 3 yang of the foot tx?

A

Mental/Shen disturbance

71
Q

What is the luo pt of Du channel?

72
Q

What is the luo point of Ren channel?

73
Q

What are the 4 levels of energy?

A
  1. Superficial - Wei Qi
  2. Medium - Wei Qi mixed with Ying Qi (nutrient Qi = Qi + Blood)
  3. Deeper = Ying Qi
  4. Blood Yin = circulation in deep arteries
  5. Deepest Qi = Jing Qi

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