Urinary Bladder - Special pt groupings, Properties and clinical applications Flashcards
What is the function of the Bladder?
store fluid and via its qi transformation action to convert the waste into urine for excretion
Taiyang channel is the most superficial of the six channels and is therefore the first to be attacked by _____________
exterior wind.
What do the points of the Bladder channel on the head from Zanzhu BL-2 toTiānzhù BL-10, and on the foot fromKūnlún BL-60toZútōnggǔ BL-66all have in common to treat?
psycho-emotional disorders
mania and epilepsy.
What do the back-shu points such asFèishū BL-13,Xīnshū BL-15andGānshū BL-18have in common that they treat?
disorders of the spirit, in this case due to their action on the Lung, Heart and Liver zang as much as their effect on the Bladder channel itself
Which points expel exterior wind from their local area, pacify interior wind and treat disorders of the eyes, nose, head and face.
PointsJīngmíng BL-1(at the inner canthus of the eye) toTiānzhù BL-10(on the nape of the neck)
hui-meeting point of bones
Dàzhù BL-11
back-shu point of the Bladder
Pángguāngshū BL-28
Points____________________are able to expel exterior pathogens and regulate the Lung
Dàzhù BL-11to Fèishū BL-13
Points__________________treat the Heart and spirit.
Juéyīnshū BL-14 andXīnshū BL-15
Points _______________ treat disorders of the middle jiao (Stomach, Spleen, Liver and Gall Bladder)
Géshū BL-17toSānjiāoshu BL-22
Points__________________________treat disorders of the Kidneys, lumbar region and lower jiao (intestines, Bladder, uterus, genitals, anus).
Shènshū BL-23toHuìyáng BL-35andBāohuāng BL-53toHéyáng BL-55
Points of the outer, lateral, Bladder channel on the back fromFùfēn BL-41through toZhìshì BL-52have similar indications to the corresponding points of the inner Bladder channel, although they are generally less extensive in their actions and indications. The exceptions are _______________________which have a profound effect on tonifying deficiency.
Pòhù BL-42andGāohuāngshū BL-43
Points on the posterior portion of the thigh from____________________treat disorders of the lumbar region, anus and leg.
Chéngfú BL-36toKūnlún BL-60
_______________, located on the calf, is the first distal point of the Bladder channel to have an effect on disorders of the head
Fēiyáng BL-58
In keeping with the general characteristics of the channels, especially the yang channels, the more distal the points, the stronger their effect on the channel as a whole rather than simply their local area. This may be observed in the indications for points________________, which treat disorders of the Bladder channel in the head, upper and lower back, upper and lower leg and foot.
Kūnlún BL-60toJīnggǔ BL-64
Clinical Application: BL-10 Tiānzhù
- Window of Heaven point for qi rebelling to the head: dizziness, headache, heavy head, stiff neck, pain and swelling of the throat, eyes and nose, inability of the legs to support the body.
- For mania, incessant talking, ‘seeing ghosts’ and epilepsy.
Clinical Application: BL-12 Fēngmén
i. attack by exterior pathogens
ii. deficiency of defensive qi: attack by wind with fever, cold shivering, dislike of wind and cold, headache, injury by cold with rigidity of the head and neck, flaccidity of the interstices with frequent coughing and clear watery nasal discharge, flaccidity of the interstices with susceptibility to catching wind-cold.
Clinical Application: BL-14 Juéyīnshū
- Back-shu point of the Pericardium (jueyin) which is intimately linked to the Liver (jueyin). Stasis in chest
- Regulates qi in the chest, Heart and Lung: pain or oppression of the Heart, chest and diaphragm due to accumulation of qi, palpitations, cough, shortness of breath, rebellious qi vomiting.
Clinical Application: BL-15 Xīnshū
Treats diseases of the Heart
Treats psychic and psychosomatic dysfunctions
Clinical Application: BL-17 Géshū
Invigorates blood & dispels stasis
Cools blood heat & stops bleeding,
Regulates middle jiao
Tonifies deficiency and treats fevers
Clinical Application: BL-18 Gānshū
Back shu pt for LIV - treats def. or XS affecting the chest, Lung, lateral costal region and abdomen
Clears LIV & HE fire: anger and benefits eyes
Benefits sinews and spine
Clinical Application: BL-19 Dǎnshū
Treats LIV & GB damp heat & shaoyang patterns
Tonifies GB qi & clears ST heat
Treats 4 bigs
Back-Shu point of the Lung
BL-13 Fèishū
Back-Shu point of the Pericardium
BL-14 Juéyīnshū
Back-Shu point of the Heart
BL-15 Xīnshū
Hui-Meeting point of Blood
BL-17 Géshū
Back-Shu point of the Liver
BL-18 Gānshū
Back-Shu point of the Gall Bladder
BL-19 Dǎnshū
Back-Shu point of the Spleen
BL-20 Píshū
Clinical Application for BL-20 Píshū
Tonify SP & resolve damp & stagnant Qi (Food stuff)
Tonifies SP to hold blood in place and raise Qi
Back-Shu point of the Stomach
BL-21 Wèishū