Yuan Source Flashcards
CAM Desription
- located on limbs
- originates below umbilicus
- disperses to zang fu organ and further to limbs via tb
- the sites were ys primary qi is retained it is used to tx zang fu organs.
YS points
LU 9 LI 4 ST42 SP3
HT7 SI4 BL64 KD3
PC7 SJ4 GB40 LV3
LU9 location and indication
L: radial endo f the transverse crease of the wrist the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery.
I: cough, asthma, hemoptysis, sore throat, palpation, pain in the chest.
LI4 Location and indication
L: on dorsum o the hand between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the the second MCP bon on the radial side.
I: HA, pain in the neck, redness, swelling and pain of chest, epistaxis, nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, toothache, deafness, swelling of the face, sore throat, parotitis, trismus, fascial paralysis, febrile diseases, anhidrosis, hidrosis, abdominal pain, dysentery, constipation, amenorrhea, delayed labor, infantile convulsions, pain weakness and motor impairment of the upper limbs.
ST 42 Location and indication
L: on the dome of the instep of the foot between the tendons of the long extensor muscles and the great toe where the pulsation of the dorsal artery of the foot is palpable
I: pain of the upper teeth, redness and swelling of the dorsum of the foot, facial paralysis, muscular atrophy, impairment of the foot.
SP 3 Location and indication
L: Proximal and inferior to the 1st metatarsal phalangeo jt in the depression of the junction of the red and white skin.
I: gastric pain, abdominal distention, constipation, vomiting, diarrhea, borborygmus, sluggishness, beriberi
HT 7 Location and indication
L: at the ulnar end of the transverse crease of the writs in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of the m. flexor carpi ulnaris.
I: cardiac pain, irritability, palpation, hysteria, amnesia, insomnia, mania, epilepsy, dementia, pain in the hypochondria reigns, feverish sensations, yellowish sclera.
SI 4 Location and indication
L: on ulnar end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of m. flexor carpi ulnaris.
I: feberile disease, with anhidrosis, HA, rigidity of neck, contraction of fingers, pain in wrist, jaundice
BL 64 location and indication
L: below the tuberosity of the 5th metatarsal bone, at the junction of the red and white skin
I: HA, neck rigidity, pain in lower back and thigh, epilepsy,
K 3 Location and indication
L: in the depression between the tip of the medial malleolus and achilleas tendon
I: sore throat, toothache, deafness, tinnitus, dizziness, spitting of blood, asthma, thirst, irregular mensuration, insomnia, nocturnal emissions, impotence, frequency of micturition, pain in the lower back.
PC 7 Location and indication
L: in the middle of the transverse crease of the wrist between the tendon’s of Palmaris longus and m. flexor carpi radialis.
I: cardiac pain, palpations, stomach ache, vomiting, mental disorders .epilepsy stuffy chest, pain in the hypochondriac region, convulsion, irritability, foul breath.
SJ4 Location and indication
L: when the fist is clenched the point is on the dorsum of the hand between the 4th and 5th MTC bones in the depression proximal to the 4th MTC jt.
I: HA, redness of the eyes, deafness, tinnitus, sore throat, febrile disease, pain in the elbow, arm and motor impairment.
GB40 location and indication
L: anterior and inferior to the external malleolus in the depression on the lateral side of the tendon of the m. extensor digitron longus.
I: pain in the neck, swelling in the axillary region, pain in the hypochondriac region, vomiting, acid regurgitation, muscular atrophy of the lower limbs, pain and swelling or the external malleolus, malaria.
LV3 location and indication
L: on the dorsum of the foot in the depression, istal l the junction of the red and white skin.
I: HA, dizziness, vertigo, insomnia, congestion, swelling and pain of the eyes, depression, infantile convulsion, deviation of the mouth, pain in the hypochondriac region, uterine bleeding, hernial enuresis, retention of urine, epilepsy pain in the anterior aspect of them medial malleolus
