Week 2 Flashcards
Element associated with each element - Yin
Wood/Jing well, Fire/Ying Spring, Earth/Shu Stream, Metal/Jing River & Water/He Sea
The Ying Spring point on the ST meridian is assoc with which element
Water
The He Sea point on the LU meridian is associated with which element
Water
The Ying Spring point on the ST meridian is assoc with which element
Water
The Jing River point on the LI meridian is assoc with which element
Fire
Useful for Mania, Stuffiness in the chest, fullness under the heart
Jing Well
Useful for Fever & body heat
Ying Spring
Useful for arthritis, heaviness in joints, joint pain
Shu Stream
Useful for asthma, drynes, sudden loss of voice
Jing River
Useful for Stomach, intestines, counterflow
He sea
What are the extra Luo connecting points
Ren, Du, Great Luo/SP 21
How many Luo Connecting points
15
How many Xi Cleft points
16
Where are the xtra Xi Cleft points
Yin qiao, yang qiao, yin wei, yang wei
How many Yuan source points are there
12
Which other points sharre the same location as the Yin Yuan Source points
Shu Stream
Access Source Qi
Yuan Source
Used for Acute pain & bleeding
Xi Cleft
Connect Yin & Yang
Luo Connecting Points
How many Front Mu & Bask Shu points are there
12
Front Mu & Back Shu points are all directly assoc with
an internal organ
All back shu points are located on…
UB meridian
Associated with specific areas of the body
Command points
Confluent points are also known as
8 extraordinary vessels
Specific tissue or substance (qi, blood, marrow, bone, etc)
Influential points
Lower He Sea points
6 Yang organs
How many command points
4
how many influential points
8
how many lower he sea points
6
how many confluent points
8
how many yuan source points
12
how many total transporting points
60
located on bladder meridian on the back, used in correspondance with the internal organ
Back Shu
Fu organs, stomach intestines, rebellious qi, diarrhea
Luo points
Located on torso over the associated internal organ, often used for diagnosis
Mu points
Source qi is retained, used to treat diseases of the Zang-Fu
Source points
Distance from sternal notch to the acromium
8 cun
Distance from axillary fold to cubital crease
9 cun
Distance from cubital crease to transverse wrist crease
12 cun
Distance from medial border of the scapula to the posterior midline
3 cun
distance from anterior hairline to the posterior hairline
12 cun
total length of the body
75 cun
Element associated with each element - Yang
Jing Well/Metal, Ying Spring/Water, Shu Stream/Wood, Jing River/Fire, He Sea/Earth
Where are Yuan source points located
Yin/3rd from extremity, Yang/4th from extremity proximal to Shu Stream except GB
T/F - The only time that Luo connecting point shares with an exit point is LU 7?
True
Where does LU 7 go to on the hand?
Thenar emminence of thumb
T/F - The only time that Luo connecting point shares with an exit point is LU 7?
True
Where does LU 7 go to on the hand?
Thenar emminence of thumb
