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1
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Actions:

  • Clears heat from the PC & Revives consciousness
  • Clears heat from the HT & Calms the spirit
  • Clears heat from the middle jiao
  • Clears the nutritive level & Cools blood

Indications:

  • Febrile heat in the Pericardium (fever, coma, loss of consciousness)
  • Spiritual disorders d/t HT fire (mania-depression, epilepsy, ceaseless laughter)
  • Ulceration/erosion of the mouth & tongue**
  • Stomach Qi rebellion d/t ST fire (foul breath, vomiting, difficult digestion)
  • Heat @ blood level (hemorrhage: vomiting blood, nosebleed, blood in stool; skin disorder in palm: eczema, tinea, scaling of skin)
  • Hand disorders: (tremor, sweating, pain)
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PC8 ***

2
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  • Disseminates & Descends LU-Qi
  • Clears heat & Moistens the LU
  • Clears heat & Stops bleeding
  • Moderates acute conditions

(Xicleft)

Indications:

  • Acute cough, wheezing, asthma of any etiology (Particularly indicated for attack of exterior pathogenic wind-heat or wind-dryness)
  • All kinds of bleeding from the Lungs (Hemoptysis d/t wind-dryness, wind-heat, phlegm-heat, LV-LU disharmony, Yin deficiency)
  • Pain along the LU channel (Pain in the chest, elbow & arm, difficulty in flexing and extending the fingers, inability to raise the arm above the head)
A

LU6 ***

3
Q

Actions:

  • Invigorates blood and Dispels stasis
  • Cools blood and Stops bleeding
  • Calms the spirit
  • Moderates acute conditions

Indications:

  • Acute conditions (Acute Heart pain d/t blood stasis; Nosebleed, coughing/vomiting blood d/t blood heat)
  • Mental/emotional disorders (agitation, insomnia, melancholy, fear&fright of people)
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PC4 ***

4
Q

•Tonifies the Lung(Qi&Yin) & Transforms phlegm (d/t LU def.)

(YUAN-SOURCE, SHU-STREAM, EARTH & MOTHER POINT)
  • Promotes the descending function of the Lung
  • Regulates & Harmonizes the vessels (HUI-MEETING POINT OF VESSELS)
  • Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

•LUNG deficiency: chronic weak coughing/wheezing

 −LU-Qi def.: SOB, frequent yawning, copious watery phlegm, fatigue
 −LU-Yin def.: dry cough w/scanty dry phlegm or streaks of blood, malar flush, 5-palm heat

THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT POINT ON THE CHANNEL TO TONIFY

  • Stagnation of Gathering Qi (fullness/oppression of chest w/ inability to lie down)
  • Disorders of blood vessels (pulseless syndrome, Heart pain with Choppy pulse)
  • Pain along the course of the LU channel
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LU9 ****

5
Q

•Clears LU-Heat & Benefits the throat

MAIN POINT FOR EXTREME SORE THROAT d/t EXCESS

•Revives consciousness (JING-WELL, GHOST POINT)

Indications:

  • All acute THROAT disorders d/t excess heat or poison (Sore throat d/t wind-heat, tonsillitis, mumps; LU10 vs. LU11: excess& def. vs. only excess)
  • Mental disorders (Loss of consciousness(from windstroke), mania, epilepsy, childhood fright wind)
  • Spasmodic pain of thumb
A

LU11 ***

5
Q

Actions

  • Activates the channel & Benefits the arm
  • Clears heat, Transforms phlegm & Calms the spirit

Indications:

  • Disorders of the HT channel in the upper limb (Numbness, trembling, pain of the arm and hand, esp. the elbow (main point for medial epicondylitis); Hemiplegia & atrophy after windstroke, Parkinson’s)
  • Disorders of the chest (HT pain, palpitations; chest pain, intercostal neuralgia)
  • Heat or Phlegm (Mania & excessive laughter, epilepsy, tongue thrusting; Scrofula esp. under the armpit; Redness of the eyes, erosion & swelling of the gums, toothache accompanied by chills & fever)

HE-SEA, WATER point

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HT3***

5
Q

Actions:

  • Calms the spirit
  • Regulates & Tonifies the Heart

Indications:

  • All disorders of the spirit (Insomnia, poor memory, absent-mindedness, disorientation, restlessness; Dementia, mania, mad laughter, epilepsy)
  • All disorders of the Heart (Palpitations, heart pain(PC) )
  • Heat in the HT channel (Swelling, dryness, pain of the throat, red face, yellow eyes, heat in the palms; spitting/vomiting blood; Enuresis d/t heat in the bladder (HT- SI - BL))

SHU-STREAM = YUAN-SOURCE

MOST NOURISHING Pt. on HT CHANNEL

EARTH, CHILD point — EXCESS

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HT7****

5
Q

Actions:

  • Clears heat from HT & S.I.
  • Regulates HT-Qi (stag./def.)
  • Calms the spirit
  • Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

  • Heat in the lower burner transmitted via the HT—S.I.—BL connection (Urogenital disorders: difficult urination, enuresis, itching or pain of the genitals, accompanied by HT-Fire: insomnia, mouth & tongue ulcers, thirst, agitation)
  • Stagnation of Qi in the Heart & chest region (Oppression/pain of the chest, accompanied by excessive sighing, fear, plumstone Qi)
  • Emotional disorders d/t deficiency of HT-Qi (Fright palpitations, sadness & worry)
  • Channel disorders: spasm of little finger, heat in palms

YING-SPRING, FIRE POINT

MAIN POINT FOR HT—SI—BL

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HT8***

7
Q

Actions:

  • Clear HEAT* from the Qi, nutritive & blood levels
  • Harmonizes the ST & intestines, Stops vomiting/diarrhea
  • Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

  • HEAT in the Qi, nutritive & blood levels (febrile disease: high fever, agitation with thirst; dry mouth & tongue; hemorrhage; sudden turmoil disorder, summer-heat stroke: + BL?; hot skin rashes(related to W-H or nutritive stage): + LI?, SP?)
  • Disorders of the HT & chest (HT pain, palps, agitation & fullness in chest, propensity to fright)
  • Disorders of the ST & intestines (epigastric pain, vomiting & diarrhea)
  • Channel disorders elbow pain/numbness, Parkinson’s
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PC3 ***

7
Q

Actions:

•Clear heat* from the HT & Calms the spirit
•Clears the nutritive level & Cools blood
•Harmonizes the Stomach & intestines
•Unbinds the chest
COOLING POINT
Child point — Excess heat

Indications:

  • Spiritual disorders, esp. d/t HEAT disturbing the Heart (mania, epilepsy, palpitation, insomnia w/ irritability, ceaseless laughter, deep sadness)
  • Stomach-Qi rebellion, esp. d/t excess HEAT or FIRE (foul breath, epigastric pain, vomiting or vomiting blood; sudden turmoil disorder)
  • Heat at the nutritive & blood levels (febrile disease: fever w/ agitation, restlessness, dryness; eczema, wind rash, carbuncles, furuncles)
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome* (Main Point)
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PC7 ***

8
Q

Actions:

  • Benefits the tongue
  • Regulates heart rhythm(HT-Qi)
  • Calms the spirit
  • Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

  • Speech disorders d/t tongue stiffness (post-stroke speech difficulty, sudden loss of voice, stuttering)
  • Disorders of heart rhythm (Palpitations, irregular heart beat, tachycardia, bradycardia)
  • Psycho-emotional disorders (Fright, agitation, anxiety, fear, sadness, depression)
  • Channel disorders (Throat: soreness & swelling; Eye: dizziness or headache + redness/pain of the eyes; Arm: pain or spasm of forearm, wrist, fingers)

‘Penetrating the Interior’

Luo-Connecting point

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HT5****

9
Q

What is the difference between LU7 and LU9?

A

LU7

  • Exterior Excess
  • Affects Qi
  • Emotional component
  • Weak at phlegm transformation

LU9

  • Interior Deficient
  • Affects Qi & Blood
  • No emotional component
  • Resolves Phlegm
12
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  • Disseminates & Descends LU-Qi, Transforms phlegm, Clears heat, Alleviates cough & wheezing
  • Regulates the water passages
  • Descends ST-Qi

Front-Mu point

Meeting point of LU&SP →Phlegm

Indications:

  • Deficiency/Excess patterns of all LU disorders, bias towards heat penetrating deeply into the chest, esp. with accumulation ofphlegm (Coughing/wheezing/dyspnea/fullness of the chest, heavy yellow/green phlegm, fever)
  • ‘Upper source of Water’- ‘lid of a teapot’ (Yang edema, acute swelling of the face d/t attack of exterior wind)
  • Dual disharmony of the LU & ST (Difficult ingestion, vomiting, abdominal distention)
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LU1 ***

13
Q

What is the different between HT5, HT6, and HT7?

A

•HT5 Luo-connecting

Benefits the tongue & Regulates HT-Qi; MP for speech disorders d/t tongue stiffness(GV15, CV23), disorders of heart rhythm(PC6)

•HT6 Xi-cleft

Regulates HT-blood; MP for night sweating(SI3)

•HT7 Yuan-source

Regulates & tonifies the Heart, any disorders of the Heart and spirit, excess/deficiency; Main point for insomnia(SP6), palpitations(PC6)

14
Q

Actions:

  • Clears deficient fire & Alleviates night sweating
  • Regulates HT-blood
  • Calms the spirit
  • Moderates acute conditions

Indications:

  • Night sweating, steaming bone disorder (+ SI3)
  • Acute conditions (Heart pain d/t blood stasis: PC4 favored; Nosebleed, vomiting blood d/t blood heat; Acute fright with or without palpitations)

XI-CLEFT POINT

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HT6***

16
Q

Actions:

  • Unbinds the chest* & Regulates Qi, Opens Yin Wei Mai
  • Harmonizes the ST* & Stops nausea/vomiting
  • Clears heat

Indications:

  • Disorders of the chest (#1 distal pt. for chest) (Pain & stuffiness of the chest, lateral costal region & hypochondrium (LV-Qi stagnation); Cough, asthma)
  • Disorders of the Heart & spirit (Heart pain, palpitations, irregular heart beat; Insomnia, epilepsy, mania, poor memory, sadness, …)
  • Disharmony of the Stomach & Spleen (+ SP4) (Nausea & vomiting of any etiology; Distention & pain of epigastrium and abdomen)
  • Channel disorder: pain /spasm in elbow & arm
  • Heat: fever, jaundice, malaria, red face w/ hot skin, …
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PC6 ****

17
Q

Actions:

  • Transforms phlegm*, Settles & Calms the spirit
  • Descends rebellious Qi & Regulates the ST
  • Regulates menstruation

Indications:

•PHLEGM**
Ø Spiritual disorders (Ghost Point ‘Guilu’)
−Mild: agitation, apprehension, restlessness, being easily startled/frightened, confusion, disorientation
−Severe: mania, manic raving, epilepsy
Ø Others
−drooling following stroke, vomiting of foam,
goiter, scrofula, plumstone Qi
•Middle Jiao (esp. associated w/ retention of phlegm) (Epigastric pain, nausea, retching, vomiting)
•Lower Jiao (GYN, painful urinary dysfunction)

A

PC5 ***

18
Q

What is the difference between LU5, LU6, and LU7?

A

•LU5: He-Sea point, Water pt., child pt.

   –All forms of LU-Heat –vomiting & diarrhea

•LU6: Xi-Cleft point

   –Acute cough/asthma/wheezing, Bleeding from the LU

•LU7: Luo-Connecting point

   –The most exterior-acting of LU channel point, indicated for all the Wind disorders

   –Primary point for head and nape of the neck

   –Confluent point of CV, for genito-urinary disorders
19
Q
  • Releases the exterior & Expels wind
  • Pacifies wind & descends phlegm
  • Benefits the head & nape of neck (LUO-CONNECTING POINT, FOUR COMMAND POINTS)
  • Promotes descending function of LU
  • Regulates the water passages
  • Activates channel & Alleviates pain
  • Opens & Regulates Ren Mai
    (CONFLUENT PT. OF Conception VESSEL, LU7 + KD6)

Indications:

•Exterior/Interior Wind Disorders

 -Exterior Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, Wind-Dryness: chills & fever, h/a, ache & pain in   neck/shoulders/back; cough, asthma, wheezing; acute swelling of face or limbs

THE MOST EXTERIOR-ACTING OF LUNG CHANNEL POINTS & THE MAIN POINT FOR COMMON COLD

 \+ LI4, TW5, GB20, GV16, GV14, BL12 to strengthen the action of expelling Wind

  −Interior Wind-Phlegm: facial paralysis, lockjaw, epilepsy, hemiplegia
 −Other: wind painful obstruction, numbness of the whole body
  • HEADACHES, stiffness of the neck & nape
  • Genito-urinary disorders (Confluent point of CV) (Retention of lochia, retention of dead fetus; Pain of the genitals, seminal emission; Hot, painful & difficult urination, blood in urine)
  • Psycho-emotional disorders (Luo point) (Poor memory, frequent yawning & stretching, propensity to laughter)
  • Disorders of the LU channel (Weakness or pain of the wrist, heat in the palm, pain of the thumb joint and index finger)
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LU7 ****

20
Q
  • Benefits the throat
  • Clears LU-Heat (YING-SPRING, FIRE POINT)
  • Descends rebellious Qi
  • Harmonizes the ST & HT

Indications:

  • THROAT disorders characterized by heat/dryness, no matter excess or deficiency (Pain, swelling, congestion, dryness of throat, loss of voice)
  • LU-HEAT Any inflammation of the lungs or throat–Excess Heat , Phlegm-Heat (LU1/5), Yin-deficient Heat (KD6)–Bleeding d/t heat: coughing blood, vomiting blood, blood in urine (LU-Heat→ HT→ SI →BL)–LU-Heat →HT: agitation, mania, anger–LU-Heat →ST: breast abscess, toothache

•Local pain & heat in palm/thumb

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LU10 ***

21
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  • Clears LU-Heat (excess/def.)& Descends rebellious Qi (LU/ST)
  • Regulates the water passages
  • Activates the LU channel
  • Relaxes the sinews & Alleviates pain

**best for excess conditions of the LU

Indications:

•All forms of LU-Heat **excess/deficient, exterior/interior, acute/chronic **
−Excess Heat: fullness in the chest, expectoration of heavy yellow/green/brown phlegm, agitation

                 (+ST40, LU1: to resolve phlegm & clear heat)

  −Deficient Heat: tidal fever, taxation heat, dry mouth

                 (+LU9, BL43, KD3: to nourish Yin & moisten the Lung)
  • ‘Counterflow Qi & Diarrhea’ —ST-Qi rebellion (Vomit, abdominal distention, diarrhea)
  • Bleeding from heat (Coughing/spitting/vomiting blood, nosebleed)
  • Disorders of water metabolism (upper source of water)
       −Excess: urinary retention, swelling of the four limbs
       −Deficiency: enuresis, frequent urination
  • Heart (LU/HT: upper burner) (agitation, heart pain)
  • Swelling & pain in upper limb or the whole body (tennis elbow, wind painful obstruction syndrome; ‘crane’s knee wind’ (cross-connection needling); ‘5 types of lumbar pain’ (mirror point of BL40)
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LU5 ****