Yin Wei Mai Flashcards
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Q
Describe the yin wei mai trajectory.
A
- starts at Kid9
- ascends over the inside of the leg and thigh to the lower abdomen where it connects with the spleen, liver, kidney, and stomach at SP13
- rises over abdomen, hypochondrium, and diaphragm, connecting at SP15, SP16, and liver channel at Liv14
- moves up chest and to connect at Ren22 and Ren23 on the throat
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Q
What body tissues and channels are influenced by yin wei mai?
A
- heart
- chest (anterior trunk)
- stomach
- throat
- yin meridians: tai yin in lower body (spleen) and jueyin in upper body (pericardium)
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Q
What are the general functions of the yin wei mai?
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- nourish blood/heart
- open the chest and hypochondrium
- nourish blood and yin
- stabilize mental-emotional state
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Q
What are the common indication of the yin wei mai?
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- mental-emotional problems
- problems of the female genitals (yin def)
- bi syndrome in women with blood deficiency
- headaches caused from blood deficiency
- epilepsy (better to use qiao vessels)
- loss of voice
- depression and sadness
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Q
Point prescription to nourish heart blood
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PC6, SP4, Kid9, Ren15
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Q
Points to open the chest and hypochondrium.
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PC6, SP4, Lu7 opp. PC6, Ren15, ST40 opp. SP4
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Q
Point prescription for post natal depression?
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PC6, SP4, Ren15, DU20, ST36, Kid9, SP6
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Q
Point prescription for pain in the joints with numbness and tingling but no swelling or heat in the joints?
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PC6, SP4, LI11 opp. PC6, ST43 opp. SP4, Ren4, ST36, SP6
