The Upper Taiyin Mai River

Question 1

LS10.

Where does the lung hand taiyin mai river arise?

Answer 1

LS10.

The lung hand taiyin mai river arises from the middle burner (zhonghiao).

Question 2

LS10.

Where does the upper hand taiyin mai river go after it arises?

Answer 2

LS10.

Descending it makes a netting connection (Lou) with the large intestine.

Question 3

LS10.

Where does the upper taiyin mai river go after it nets with the large intestine?

Answer 3

LS10.

Turning back it follows along the stomach mouth (weikou) and ascends through the diaphragm to join the lungs.

Question 4

LS10.

Where’s does the Taiyin Mai river go after it joins with the lungs?

Answer 4

LS10.

From the lung system (feixi) it passes laterally to emerge beneath the axilla.

Question 5

LS10.

After the taiyin mai river exits the axilla it goes to?

Answer 5

LS10.
Descending along the inner aspect of the upper arm it circulates in front of the heart shaky in and heart ruler (xinzhu) pathways.

Question 6

LS10.

After the Tain yin Mai river descends the inner aspect of the upper arm it passes where?

Answer 6

LS10.
Passing through the elbow, it descends along the inner forearm beneath the edge of the upper [radius] bone and enters the inch mouth (cunkou).

Question 7

LS10.

What is cunkou?

Answer 7

LS10.

Cunkou is - inch mouth - at the edge of the upper radius at the wrist.

Question 8

LS10.

Where does the Taiyin mai river flow after it passes through cunkou?

Answer 8

LS10.

Ascending across the fish (you) it follows the fish border (yuji) and emerges at the tip of the thumb.

Question 9

LS10.

Where does the second branch of the Taiyin Mai river arise, and flow?

Answer 9

LS10.
A [second] branch arises behind the wrist and [flows] directly [into the palm?] to emerge along the inner aspect of the tip of the second finger.

Question 10

LS10.What happens when disordered stirrings create illness in the taiyin?

Answer 10

LS10.

The lungs distend and over inflate. There is difficulty breathing,cough and pain in open basin (quepen).

Question 11

LS10.

What happens when the disordered stirrings in taiyin are severe?

Answer 11

LS10.

When severe the person crosses their hands across their chest and becomes dizzy.

Question 12

LS10.

What is forearm reversal syndrome?

Answer 12

LS10.
Forearm reversal syndrome account , when disordered stirrings create illness, the lungs distend and over inflate. There is difficulty breathing, cough and pain in open basin (quepen). When severe the person crosses their hands across their chest and becomes dizzy.

Question 13

LS10.

What diseases arise from the taiyin mai rivers governance?

Answer 13

LS10.
Diseases arising from the river’s governance of the lungs include cough, uprising Qi, difficult breathing, thirst, heart vexation, chest fullness, pain and reversal in the upper arms and front inner radial forearms and heat in the palm centers.

Question 14

LS10.

What happens when the Qi is full (cheng) and overactive (youyu) in the upper taiyin mai river?

Answer 14

LS10.

When the Qi is full (cheng) and overactive (youyu) there is pain in the shoulders and back.

Question 15

LS10.

What happens when wind-strike occurs?

Answer 15

LS10.

When wind-strike occurs there is frequent urination and sighing.

Question 16

LS10.

When the Qi is empty (xu) in hand taiyin what occurs?

Answer 16

LS10. When the Qi is empty (xu) in upper taiyin the shoulders and back are painful and cold.

Question 17

LS10. Hand taiyin

What occurs when Qi is diminished (shao), and under active (buzu)?

Answer 17

S10. Hand taiyin

What occurs when Qi is diminished (shao), and under active (buzu) changes arise in the breath, urine and complexion.

Question 18

LS10. Hand taiyin.

How do you treat the diseases in hand taiyin?

Answer 18

For all these diseases where there is excess drain it.
Where there is emptiness tonify it.
Where there is heat treat it quickly.
Where there is cold retain the needle.
Where depressions sink down use Mona.
When the condition is neither excessive or deficient treat the channel (jing).

Question 19

LS10. Hand Taiyin

What is the pulse when the mai river is full (cheng)?

Answer 19

LS10. Hand Taiyin
When the mai river is full(cheng) [the pulse] at the inch mouth (cunkou) is four time {the pulse} at human welcoming (renying).

Question 20

LS10. hand taiyin

What is the pulse if the taiyin mai river is empty at the inch mouth(cunkou)?

Answer 20

LS10. hand taiyin
Then the river is empty (xu) [the pulse] at inch mouth (cunkou) is opposite and less than the pulse at man’s welcoming (renying).