wk10 & 11 - SP fxns & indications Flashcards
SP 1 – functions
1) regulates & manages blood (usually use moxa)
2) supports & warms the SP
3) clears the Heart & stabilizes the spirit
4) warms Yang & returns inversions (use moxa to warm Yang) (“returns inversions” refers to resuscitation function of Jing Well, among other things)
SP 1 – indications
- abnormal bleeding such as uterine bleeding, bloody stool, menorrhagia, blood stasis, nose bleeds
- abdominal distention
- mental disorders, dream disturbed sleep, convulsions
SP 2 – functions
1) fortifies the SP & harmonizes the ST
2) returns Yang & stems counterflow
SP 2 – indications
- abdominal distention & ST pain
- febrile heat disease without sweating
SP 3 – functions *
(Shu Stream & Yuan Source)
1) supports SP & harmonizes middle jiao
2) regulates Qi dynamic (together SP 3 & SP 4 organize the up & down movement between SP & ST)
3) helps movement & transformation (aka supports SP)
SP 3 – indications
gastric pain, abdominal distention, constipation, dysentary, vomiting, diarrhea, borborygmous, sluggishness, beriberi
SP 4 – functions *
(Luo & Confluent of Chong)
1) supports the SP & ST
2) rectifies Qi (together SP 3 & SP 4 organize the up & down movement between SP & ST)
3) regulates the Chong meridian
SP 4 – indications
gastric pain, abdominal pain & distention, dysentery, vomiting, diarrhea, borborygmous
SP 5 – functions
fortifies the SP & disinhibits dampness (used for edema in ankles)
SP 5 – indications
rumbling intestines, abdominal distention, painful stiffness at root of tongue, constipation, diarrhea, ankle pain
SP 6 – functions *
1) supplements SP and helps movement & transformation
2) frees qi stagnation
3) courses the lower jiao (helpful w cramping & stagnation in uterus)
4) regulates the LV & KD (bc LV & KD channels cross at SP 6)
5) dispels wind-damp from the channels & connecting vessels (SP 6 so powerful that it can work on the exterior)
Why is SP 6 called San Yin Jiao, or “Three Yin Meeting Point”?
The 3 Foot Yins (SP, LV, KD channels) all cross at SP 6. In other words, SP 6 is a connecting point on LV & KD channels.
Generally Yin channels treat interior patterns, and Yang channels treat exterior patters. How is SP 6 an exception?
- SP 6 is on a Yin channel but it is so powerful that it can work ont he exterior
- SP 6 dispels wind damp from channels & connecting vessels, which is a fxn normally seen on Yang channels
SP 6 – indications
- muscular atrophy, motor impairment, paralysis, pain of the lower limbs
- abdominal pain & distention, diarrhea, borborygmous, dysmenorrhea
- irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding, morbid leukorrhea, prolapse of the uterus, sterility, delayed labor pain in external genitalia, hernia
- noctural emission, impotence, enuresis, dysuria
- edema, headache, dizziness, vertigo, insomnia
SP 7 – functions
1) fortifies the SP & harmonizes the ST
2) disinhibits dampness & disperses swelling
3) frees the channels & quickens the network vessels
4) regulates qi & blood
SP 7 – indications
abdominal distention, borborygmous, reversal cold or numbness of the leg & knee
SP 8 – functions *
(Xi Cleft)
1) removes obstructions from the channel
2) regulates qi & blood
3) regulates the uterus
4) stops pain
- used mostly for acute menstrual pain bc moves stuff through; also can be used just before a period to bring it on
SP 8 - indications
abdominal pain & distention, diarrhea, edema, dysuria, nocturnal emission, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea
SP 9 – functions *
(He Sea)
1) warms & moves the middle jiao
2) regulates the SP
3) transforms damp (often use moxa)
4) regulates the waterways
5) dispels wind cold (again, an exterior fxn like SP 6 although on a Yin channel)
SP 9 – indications
knee pain, incontinence of urin, enuresis, dysuria, edema, jaundice, edema, pain in external genitalia, dysmenorrhea, abdominal distention, diarrhea, dysentery
SP 10 – functions *
“Sea of Blood”:
1) clears the head & disinhibits damp
2) promotes free flow through the waterways
3) cools the blood, removes stasis of blood, tonifies blood, regulates menses *
SP 10 – indications
pain in medial aspect of thigh, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, uterine bleeding, amenorrhea, eczema, erysipelas
Which point on the SP channel addresses almost any pathology of blood (heat, vacuity, stasis)?
SP 10
Which point on the SP channel is used for skin problems caused by blood stasis, blood vacuity, or heat in the blood, and can be combined with LI 11 for skin issues / urticaria?
SP 10
