SP Flashcards
Crossing Points
Ren 3 Ren 4 Ren 10 GB 24 LV 14 LU 1 - Mu P. of Lung
Begins
SP 1 (from ST 42 - Source Point [dorsal foot branch])
Entering Organs
SP
ST
HT
Tissue
Tongue
spreads over lower surface
Linkage
Ren 10 –> HT
3 Branches off Ren 10
HT
SP 21 SP/ST
Ren 10
SP ch. pathos
Jaundice* (DAMP-heat) Belching Vomiting Epigastric pain Abd. distention Loose stools Heaviness of body Lassitude Stiffness/pain in root of tongue Swelling/coldness in medial knee & thigh
SP Luo
Originates at SP 4
Connect w/ ST ch.
Enters abdomen & connects with INTESTINES & STOMACH (divergent pathway characteristic)
SP/ST school*
SP luo pathos
Xu (Yin- SP)
Drum abd. distention
(Ascites, childhood nutritional impairment, flatulence, abd. fullness, distention
Shi (Yang- ST)
Pain of ST & intestines
Rebellious Qi w/ vomiting/diarrhea
Spleen Great Luo
Separates from primary at SP 21
Spreads through chest & lat. costal region, gathering the blood of all the Luo-Connecting channels of the whole body
SP great Luo pathos
Needle SP 21 to treat:
Xu:
Muscular atrophy/flaccidity, weakness of joints, weakness of whole body
Shi:
Whole body pain, multiple site arthritis (Bi), aches/pains (fibromyalgia, MS)
Low back pain
Caused by hip flexors
SP sinew channel- interior lower thoracic
SP divergent
Diverge/Separate: ant. thigh
Enter: lower abdomen (ST 30/SP 12 area)
Emerge: throat
Converge: mouth