Li Channel of the Hang Yang Ming: Notes

Question 1

LI1 Shang Yang

Answer 1

Prick and bleed for acute cold and flu

Question 2

LI2 er Jian

Answer 2

Deviation because of wind is a neurological disorder (stroke, palsy, paralysis). Ying Spring point so it clears heat, reduces swelling, alleviates pain along the channel. Often we see a painful smelly rash on the face. Think about this for increased startle reflex and trauma

Question 3

LI3 San Jian

Answer 3

Throat stuff. Water accumulation in the chest. There’s a difference between hot diarrhea (explosive and painful) and cold (achy and undigested)

Question 4

LI4He Gu Joining valley

Answer 4

Treat an oncoming cold with LU7 and LI4. Changing perspective is opening sensory orifices to open up to new sensations. This is how to change someone’s psychology. This is also the command point for the face. Induces labour because of the downward direction. Use for this with BG21, BL67 and SP6. Clarifying. Regulates face, expels wind stroke. Floating pulse is about an external pathogens at the surface. Childhood fright is about waking up screaming

Question 5

LI5 Yang Xi Yang Stream

Answer 5

Especially pay attention to Yang Ming Fire and calming the spirit here. This is about heat – fire element. Urticaria are hives. Further intensification of the external channel, , more stuck, hot thickened and more serious. Yang Ming fire: red eyes, screaming, delirious, yellow nose snot, burning stool or hot constipation.

Question 6

LI6Pian Li Veering passage

Answer 6

Helps with absence of sweating. Also expels wind and releases water downwards. Ascites are fluid in the abdomen

Question 7

LI7 Wen Liu Warm flow

Answer 7

Clears heat and detoxifies poison (Poison is a clove sore, carbuncle or furuncle)

Question 8

LI8 Xia Shang Lower angle

Answer 8

Wind damp painful obstruction is arthritis. Person isn’t digesting things. Dehydration aspect. Breast abscess because releasing heat through stomach. Stroke

Question 9

LI9 Shang Lian Upper angle

Answer 9

Harmonizes the LI, brain wind. This is more about incomplete voiding than constipation. Cold deep in the bones. Brain wind is confusing/dizziness.

Question 10

Li10 Shou San Li Arm three mile

Answer 10

Tonification point. Opens up the side of the neck. Acute infections (scrofula is an abscess on the side of the neck). Immune point for Master Nagano to release wind

Question 11

LI 11 Qu Chi. Pool at the crook

Answer 11

Cools the blood, eliminates wind, drains damp and alleviates itching. High fever that doesn’t recede. Cold with residual fever. Fever with sweating on drinking. Dry hot skin when doesn’t drink. Malaria. Deep seated accesses. Itching Cinnabar toxin.