A&E I and II- Final Exam- Leg Yang Flashcards by Alexis F

Regulates the intestines & Transforms stagnation
Clears damp-heat & Alleviates diarrhea/dysentery
Regulates the SP/ST
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

LOWER HE-SEA of L.I., POINT of SEA OF BLOOD (+ BL11, ST39)

Indications:

•All of the intestinal disorders

−Diarrhea/dysenteric disorders (d/t def., cold, dampness or damp-heat)

−Constipation, abdominal distention/pain, intestinal abscess (d/t stagnation or obstruction)

•Disorders of the lower limb (Weakness, numbness, hemiplegia, atrophy, pain, swelling)

ST37 ****

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Harmonizes the ST
Fortifies the SP & Resolves dampness
Supports the correct Qi & Fosters the original Qi
Tonifies Qi, Nourishes blood & Yin
Clears fire & Calms the spirit
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Revives Yang & Restores consciousness

(Lower) HE-SEA, EARTH, COMMAND point for ABDOMEN, POINT OF SEA OF WATER & GRAIN, HEAVENLY STAR POINT, NINE NEEDLES FOR RETURNING YANG

Indications:

•All disorders of the ST, excess/def., cold/heat

 −ST-Qi fails to descend: epigastric/abdominal fullness, distention & pain, poor appetite, difficult ingestion

 −ST-Qi rebels upwards: nausea, vomiting, belching, hiccup

•Dampness resulting from SP-Qi def.

 −All disorders of the intestines (diarrhea, dysentery, flatulence, borborygmus)

 −Edema, heaviness of the four limbs, inability to urinate, jaundice

Deficiency of Qi, blood & Yin (Overall health preservation, longevity: + CV4; Immune improvement: easily catches cold, HIV; Chronic deficiency: long-term diseases, cancer with chemotherapy, chronic fatigue, ‘5 taxations’, ‘7 injuries’)
Mental disturbances (Phlegm-Fire*, HT-blood def., blood stasis)
Disorders of ST channel (Weakness, atrophy, hemiplegia, pain of lower limbs; Breast issues, h/a, nose problems, palpitation)
Yang collapse

ST36 ****

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Actions:

•Benefits the lumbar region, Activates the channel & Alleviates pain •Regulates urination & Treats hemorrhoids

Indications:

Channel disorders (local pain of the lumbar region, sacrum & buttocks; pain/atrophy of the leg: sciatica, hemiplegia)
Urogenital disorders (difficult urination, retention of urine; seminal emission, turbid leukorrhea, genital pain)
Anal disorders (hemorrhoids, prolapse of rectum)

BL54 ***

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Actions:

Tonifies LU-Qi & Nourishes LU-Yin
Descends & Disseminates LU-Qi
Clears heat from the LU
Releases the exterior

Indications:

•All patterns of disharmony of the LUNG

− All deficiency LU patterns

 LU-Qi def.: weak cough worsened by exertion, SOB with no desire to speak
 LU-Yin def.: dry sputum, dry mouth/throat/tongue

− All excess LU patterns

Interior excess: fullness/pain of the chest, LU abscess, coughing of phlegm

− Exterior pathogenic factors affecting the LU: aversion to cold, chills & fever with cough
•Disorders of the throat, nose, skin, sweating

Backshu of the LU

BL13 ****

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Actions:

Drains damp-heat from the LV & GB
Clears pathogenic factors from Shaoyang
Tonifies & Regulates GB Qi
Tonifies deficiency

Indications:

Damp-heat in the GB & LV (jaundice, bitter taste in the mouth, vomiting, distention of the lateral costal region)
Shaoyang syndrome (bitter taste in the mouth, dry throat, blurred vision; fullness/distention of the chest & lateral costal region; nausea & vomiting)
Deficiency of the Qi of the HT & GB (fright palpitations w/ restless sleep, insomnia)
Steaming bone disorder, deficiency-taxation

‘Four flowers’ (BL17 + BL19)

BL19 ***

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Actions:

Benefits the ears, Eliminates wind and Clears heat
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

Ear disorders (Alternate with TW21, SI19)
Other local problems (TMJ, toothache, mumps, deviation of mouth & eyes)

GB2 ***

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Actions:

Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Benefits the hip joint

Indications:

Hip disorders
Weakness & paralysis of the leg, sciatica

GB29 ***

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Actions:

Harmonizes the Triple Burner & Regulates urination
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

Urinary disorders (difficult urination, retention of urine, edema; enuresis)
Local pain of the leg/foot

Lower HeSea of the Triple Warmer

BL39 ***

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Actions:

Benefits the sinews & joints
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Spreads LV Qi and Benefits the lateral costal region
Clears LV & GB damp-heat
Harmonizes Shaoyang

Indications:

Disorders of the sinews & muscles esp. of the leg (pain, cramping, contraction, stiffness, sprain, numbness, atrophy, paralysis)
Disorders of the lateral costal region (intercostal neuralgia, fullness in the chest & rib)
Disharmony of the GB (damp-heat: bitter taste, nausea&vomiting, jaundice (cholecystitis, hepatitis, cholelithiasis); constipation from Qi stag. or heat: + TW6; Shaoyang syndrome; GB-ST(Wood attacking Earth): sour belching, indigestion; GB-HT(Qi def.): susceptibility to fright, timidity )

GB34 ****

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Actions:

Separates the pure from the turbid
Regulates the intestines and Bladder
Drains turbid dampness & Clears damp-heat
Regulates Small Intestine Qi

Indications:

Intestinal disorders, esp. d/t damp-heat (diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, blood & mucus in stools; constipation, hemorrhoids)
Urinary disorders d/t damp-heat (dark yellow urine, enuresis, retention of urine, difficult/painful urination, blood in the urine)
Genital disorders d/t damp-heat (seminal emission, leukorrhea)
Others: (Small Intestine Qi pain, wasting & thirsting disorder − local pain)

BL27 ***

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Actions:

Eliminates wind
Benefits the head & eyes
Clears the sense organs
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

‘WIND POOL’
Meeting of Foot & Hand Shaoyang, Yang Qiao & Yang Wei

Indications:

Exterior or interior wind (wind-cold or wind-heat: chills & fever + h/a, eye …; hypertension, hemiplegia, epilepsy)
Head (headache, dizziness; eyes, nose, ears; sequelae of windstroke: loss of speech/memory)
Channel disorders (neck, shoulders & upper back)

GB20 ****

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Actions:

Tonifies & Nourishes the LU, HT, KD, SP & ST
Nourishes Yin & Clears heat
Calms the spirit
Fosters the original Qi •Resolves phlegm

(‘Shu of Gao & Huang’)

Indications:

•All kinds of deficiency, including 5 types of taxation, 7 injuries

− LU: consumption, coughing of blood, night sweating, steaming bone disorder, emaciation

− HT: poor memory, pounding of the Heart, insomnia, phlegm-fire mania

− KD: seminal emission, impotence

− ST/SP: undigested food in the stool, weariness of the four limbs;phlegm diseases

•Local pain of the back & shoulder

BL43 ****

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Warms the Lower Burner
Regulates menstruation & Benefits the genital region

‘RETURN’

WARMING IN NATURE, good for EXCESS/DEFICIENT COLD conditions (Better use moxa) (Compare w/CV3)

Indications:

* COLD in the Lower Burner (excess/deficient)

   −Amenorrhea of any excess/deficient pattern(‘return’), (dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, uterine masses, uterine prolapse, leukorrhea, infertility, swelling/pain/cold of the vagina)

   −Retraction of the testicles, pain of the penis, impotence, seminal emission, nocturnal urination, Shan disorder, running piglet Qi

ST29 ****

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Actions:

Activates the channel, Relaxes the sinews & Alleviates pain •Regulates the lower jiao & Alleviates pain
Treats hemorrhoids

Indications:

•Disorders of the lower limb (Pain/atrophy/paralysis of the lower limb; sciatica)

MAIN POINT for UPPER HAMSTRING INJURY

•Hemorrhoids

BL36 ***

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Actions:

Eliminates wind & Clears heat
Benefits the eyes
Clears the head & Alleviates pain

Indications:

Eye disorders (acute conjunctivitis, blurred vision, lacrimation on exposure to wind; twitching of eyelid, ptosis)
Frontal headache, esp. in the eyebrow region (sinusitis, one-sided or generalized head wind)
Facial paralysis
Pain of hemorrhoids

BL2 ***

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Actions:

Regulates Dai Mai & Drains dampness
Regulates menstruation & Stops leukorrhea
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

Leukorrhea (any pattern)
Major damp-heat GYN point (+ SP9) (irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, infertility, uterine prolapse)
Local problem (distention & pain of the lower abdomen in women, pain of the lateral costal region, lumbar pain)

GB26 ***

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Actions:

Eliminates wind, Benefits the head & Alleviates pain
Benefits the eyes

Indications:

Pain of the forehead (Yangming channel(+ infraorbital region); Shaoyang channel(+ temporal/parietal regions, eye))
Eye disorders (lacrimation, redness, pain & itching; ptosis, twitching of eyelids)

GB14 ***

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Actions:

Benefits the eyes
Dispels wind-damp, Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

Principal distal point for eye disorders (itching, pain, redness, long/short sightedness, night blindness)
Channel disorders (lower limb: knee pain, pain/spasm/atrophy of leg; breast: distention & pain)

‘BRIGHT LIGHT’
LUO-CONNECTING pt.

GB37 ***

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Actions:

Invigorates blood & Dispels stasis
Cools blood heat & Stops bleeding
Nourishes & Harmonizes blood

•Harmonizes the diaphragm & Descends rebellious Qi

Hui Meeting Point of Blood

Indications:

All blood diseases, esp. in the upper & middle jiao (blood stasis: pain, fever, psycho-emotional disorders, hemorrhage; blood heat: hemorrhage, fever, psycho-emotional; blood deficiency: night sweating, steaming bone disorders; taxation consumption disorder(+ BL19 ) )
Painful obstruction, skin disorders
LU/ST Qi rebellion (cough, dyspnea; belching, hiccup, vomiting, ST reflux, esophageal constriction)

BL17 ****

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Actions:

Harmonizes the upper & lower
Expels wind from Taiyang Channel
Treats hemorrhoids
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

Lower limb problems (lower limb pain/numbness/atrophy; RLS; sciatic pain located along either BL or GB channel)
“Excess above + deficiency below” (‘Flying Yang’) (h/a, dizziness, pain of the neck & occiput, nosebleed; lumbar pain, coldness of the lower part of the body, inability to stand, weakness of legs)
Mania & epilepsy, hemorrhoids
Exterior syndrome in Taiyang stage (chills & fever, absence of sweating, pain of the neck & occiput, nasal congestion/watery discharge)

BL58 ***

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Actions:

Benefits sinews & bones
Benefits the neck
Dispels wind-damp
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Clears GB Fire

Indications:

Disorders of the bone marrow, sinews & bones (weakness, flaccidity, contraction, pain of the limbs, esp. chronic painful obstruction & atrophy; main distal point for acute/chronic stiffness & pain of the neck; fractures, leukemia; dizziness, headache, tinnitus)
GB Fire (distention of chest, lateral costal region & abdomen, anxiety, agitation, mania, poor appetite, nosebleed )

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GB39 ****

Actions:

Regulates Qi, Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Transforms & Lowers phlegm, Dissipates nodules
Benefits the breast and Expedites delivery

STRONG DESCENDING ACTION
Contraindicated in pregnancy

Indications:

Stiffness & pain of the neck & shoulders
Phlegm disorders (windstroke, hemiplegia, loss of speech after stroke; scrofula, goiter)
Breast disorders (pain, abscess, scanty breast milk)
Rebellion of Qi (cough/dyspnea, leg Qi ascending to attack the HT )
Difficult or prolonged labor

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GB21 ***

Regulates the Lower Burner & Dispels stagnation
Benefits the Bladder & Uterus

‘WATER PASSAGE’, ‘Gate of Uterus’(L), ‘Child’s Door’(R)

DISPERSIVE IN NATURE, always for EXCESS d/t stagnation of Qi/blood (compare with CV4)

Indications:

Stagnation of Qi/blood, Dampness/Damp-Heat in the Lower Burner

−Urinary disorders (retention of urine, dysuria, cloudy urine) −Reproductive disorders (uterine masses, ovarian cysts, dysmenorrhea, infertility; retention of placenta or dead fetus; genital pain, inflammation of genital area (eg. Herpes)

−Lower abdominal distension, lumbar pain

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ST28 ****

Actions:

Tonifies & Nourishes the HT
Regulates HT-Qi
Calms the spirit
Unbinds the chest & Resolves blood stasis
Clears HT fire

Indications:

•All patterns of disharmony of the HEART (def. of Qi, Blood, Yin or Yang; HT fire, blood stasis, obstruction of phlegm)

− Heart: oppression of the chest, HT pain, palpitations or irregular heart beat

− Spirit: insomnia, poor memory, excessive dreaming; epilepsy, dementia, mania-depression(‘happy point’)

•Disorders of the eyes, tongue, sweating

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BL15 ****

* Clears heat from ST channel & Alleviates pain * Harmonizes the intestines & Clears damp-heat * Calms the spirit YING-SPRING, WATER, HEAVENLY STAR POINT Indications: * Heat/Fire in the upper reaches of the ST channel (Toothache, pain of the eye/face/throat, nosebleed: LI4; trigeminal neuralgia + ST4, 6, 7; nosebleed + LI20) * Intestinal disorders d/t damp-heat (Diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, blood in the stools, constipation, abdominal pain) * Mental disorders (Aversion to the sound of people talking, desire for silence) * Pain/swelling of the dorsum of the foot

ST44 \*\*\*

* Moves Small Intestine Qi & Transforms stagnation * Regulates & Harmonizes the intestines, Clears damp-heat * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain LOWER HE-SEA of S.I., POINT of SEA OF BLOOD (+ BL11, ST37) Indications: * ‘Small Intestine Qi pain’ (Severe lower abdominal pain radiating to the waist, lumbar region and down to the testicles) * ‘Small Intestine deficient & cold’ (Dull lower abdominal pain improved with warmth and pressure, chronic diarrhea or dysenteric disorder) * Diarrhea/dysenteric disorder d/t damp-heat (Pus & blood in the stool) * Pain/atrophy/hemiplegia of lower limb

ST39 \*\*\*

Actions: * Regulates the intestines * Transforms stagnation & Alleviates pain * Strengthens the lumbar region & legs Indications: * Intestinal disorders (constipation; diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, borborygmus; prolapse of the rectum, intestinal abscess) * Local back pain or pain/atrophy of the leg

BL25 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain * Benefits the hip & leg * Dispels wind-damp Indications: * Disorders of the hip & leg (Pain: sciatica\*(# 1 point), painful obstruction; hemiplegia, numbness, stiffness, weakness, atrophy) * Urticaria, eczema

GB30 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Benefits the eyes * Expels wind & Clears heat Indications: •Eye disorders of any kind (Redness, swelling & pain of the eyes, vision problems) (acute & chronic conjunctivitis, excessive tearing in windy conditions, astigmatism, optic neuritis, pterygium, color blindness, night blindness, early stage cataracts, glaucoma)

BL1 \*\*\*

Actions: * Spreads LV-Qi * Regulates & Nourishes LV blood * Pacifies wind * Cools fire & Clears damp-heat * Benefits the eyes & sinews Indications: * All patterns of disharmony of the LIVER (LV-Qi stag., LV Fire/LV Yang rising, LV blood/Yin def., LV wind, damp-heat); hepatitis, cholecystitis, jaundice, liver cirrhosis … * Eye, sinews or mental disorders characterized by LV pathology (pain, itching, dryness, redness of eyes, blurred vision; stiffness, contraction, cramping or pain of the sinews; stress, irritability, depression, mood swings) * Local pain (tightness/pain in hypochondria, intercostal neuralgia)

BL18 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Eliminates wind * Alleviates itching * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain 'wind market' Indications: * Wind-Cold-Damp painful obstruction (wandering pain, cold, heavy sensation of the leg) * Hemiplegia following windstroke * Wind-Damp skin disorders anywhere in the body (bias towards the lower body) (urticaria, dermatitis, generalized itching)

GB31 \*\*\*

Actions: * Tonifies KD & Benefits essence * Regulates urination * Strengthens lumbar region Indications: * Male sexual dysfunction (impotence, premature ejaculation, seminal emission, swelling & pain of the genitals) * Urinary disorders (difficult or dribbling urination w/ Yin edema) * Local pain in the lumbar region \* BL channel point

BL52 \*\*\*

Actions: * Relaxes the sinews, Activates the channel & Alleviates Pain * Benefits the calf & heel * Treats Hemorrhoids Indications: * Primary distal pt. for all kinds of hemorrhoids * Main point for calf cramps * Important point for heel pain * Sciatica pain radiating to the calf region

BL57 \*\*\*\*

Actions: •Clears heat & Lowers Yang * Pacifies wind & Leads down the excess * Activates the entire channel & Alleviates pain * Relaxes the sinews & Strengthens the lumbar spine * Promotes labor Indications: * Heat, excess Yang or wind in the head (h/a, heat in the head, redness/swelling/pain of eyes, nosebleed, toothache; epilepsy, lockjaw) * Pain & contraction anywhere along the channel (occipital h/a, stiff neck, pain of the back & spine (SI3); Heart pain radiating from the chest to the back; pain of the lower limbs, heel & ankle) * Prolonged labor

BL60 \*\*\*

Actions: * Regulates the Bladder * Clears damp-heat from the lower burner * Dispels stagnation & Resolves masses * Benefits the lumbar region and legs Indications: * All kinds of urinary disorders, esp. d/t damp-heat (painful/difficult/hesitant/frequent urination with scanty, dark flow) * Damp-heat in the intestinal/genital region (diarrhea; genital itching/swelling/pain/ulceration, seminal emission, leukorrhea) * Stiffness/pain of the lumbar region, sacrum, buttocks, coccyx and lower limbs

BL28 \*\*\*

* Expels wind-damp & Alleviates pain * Benefits the shoulder Indications: * Disorders of lower limb (Atrophy, pain, numbness, swelling) * Shoulder pain/stiffness (empirical; ST-LI Yangming)

ST38 \*\*\*

* Benefits the breasts and Reduces swelling * Unbinds the chest and Alleviates cough & wheezing Indications: * Breast disorders (pain, distention, swelling, abscess) * Scanty lactation (+ CV17, SI1) * Local disorders of Lung or chest (pain of the chest with shortness of breath, cough, asthma)

ST18 \*\*\*

Actions: * Regulates Qi & Pacifies wind * Benefits the head & sensory orifices * Calms the spirit * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain Indications: * Main point for occipital h/a, stiff neck & shoulders * Disorders of the sensory orifices (nasal congestion, loss of sense of smell; swelling, redness & pain of the eyes, poor vision; swelling of the throat with difficulty to speak) * Interior wind − dizziness, epilepsy, head wind Point of Window of Heaven ‘Sudden contraction, epilepsy and dizziness with inability of the legs to support the body, select XX’ — Spiritual Pivot

BL10 \*\*\*\*

* Regulates the Intestines, SP & ST * Resolves Dampness/Damp-Heat * Regulates Qi & blood, Eliminates Stagnation FRONT-MU OF LARGE INTESTINE, ‘Heaven’s Pivot’ Indications: * All kinds of intestinal disorders (acute/chronic, hot/cold, excess/deficient: diarrhea, constipation, flatulence, borborygmus, bacillary dysentery, acute simple appendicitis ( + ST37, LI11) * Stagnation in the lower abdomen (abdominal pain or distention, intestinal abscess, Shan disorder, abdominal or uterine masses in women, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, infertility) * Dampness (edema, facial swelling, turbid painful urinary dysfunction) * ST: retching, vomiting esp. accompanied by diarrhea

ST25 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Pacifies interior wind & Expels exterior wind * Calms spirit & Treats epilepsy * Benefits the head & eyes * Opens & Regulates Yang Qiao * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain Indications: * Wind disorders (Exterior wind: chills & fever, aversion to wind, h/a; Interior wind: lockjaw, opisthotonos, up staring eyes, deviation of mouth & eyes, windstroke & hemiplegia) * Mental disorders (daytime epilepsy, mania, insomnia, palpitations) * Heat in the head (h/a, dizziness, nosebleed, deafness & tinnitus, redness/swelling/pain of the eyes) * Pain of both the lumbar region and hip

BL62 \*\*\*\*

* Regulates the lower jiao and Facilitates urination & defecation * Regulates menstruation & Stops leukorrhea * Benefits the lumbar region & legs * Important points for inducing labor

Liao points

Actions: * Benefits the bones & joints * Expels pathogenic factors & Firms the exterior * Regulates Lung-Qi & Alleviates cough Indications: * Disorders of the bones & joints (Rheumatic / arthritic diseases, osteoporosis) * Local pain (Rigidity of the nape of the neck or the spine, soreness & pain of the back and scapula) * Attack of exterior pathogenic wind-cold (Chills & fever, absence of sweating, headache, stiffness & pain of the neck & upper back; Cough, dyspnoea, fullness of the chest) INFLUENCE ON NECK, BACK & UPPER RESPIRATORY

BL11 \*\*\*

Actions: * Benefits lower back & knees, Activates the channel & Alleviates pain •Cools blood * Cools summer-heat and Stops vomiting & diarrhea * Benefits the bladder Indications: * Disorders of the lumbar region & lower limbs (acute/chronic lumbar pain, sciatic pain, atrophy/ pain/hemiplegia of the lower limb, knee disorders) * Heat in the blood level (febrile diseases, skin diseases(excess type), nosebleed) * ‘counterflow Qi and diarrhea’ (summer-heat stroke, sudden turmoil disorder) * Urinary disorders (enuresis, difficult urination, dark urination) * Hemorrhoids

BL40 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Spreads LV Qi * Benefits the chest, lateral costal region & breasts * Clears the head and Benefits the eyes * Transforms phlegm & Dissipates nodules Indications: •LV Qi stagnation along the course of GB channel −distention & pain in the chest & lateral costal region with inability to catch the breath −Head: one-sided h/a, dizziness, tinnitus −Eyes: lacrimation or dry eyes, redness/swelling/pain −Breasts: premenstrual distention & pain, abscess −Qi+Phlegm: swelling&nodules in neck, breast, axilla •GYN disorders (irregular menstruation assoc. w/ LV Qi stagnation, PMS, leukorrhea) •Disorders of the lower limbs, esp. the feet

GB41 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Regulates the ST & Descends rebellion * Harmonizes middle jiao Indications: * All diseases of the ST Fu-organ (ST Qi stagnation: distention/fullness/pain of the epigastrium & abdomen; ST Qi rebellion: ST reflux, nausea, vomiting ) * Disharmony of both the ST & SP (poor appetite, undigested food in the stool, borborygmus, diarrhea)

BL21 \*\*\*

Actions: * Spreads LV-Qi, Clears GB heat/damp-heat * Activates the channel, Alleviates pain, Benefits the joints * Regulates Shaoyang Indications: * Heat & stagnant Qi in the GB channel (distention & pain of the chest & lateral costal region with sighing & inability to catch the breath; swelling/pain of head, eyes, neck, throat, axilla) * Disorders of the lower limb (hip pain, sciatica, cramping & pain of leg, hemiplegia; ankle\*: drop foot, flaccidity or swelling of the ankle) * Shaoyang syndrome * Disorders of the GB Fu or Wood attacking Earth (cholecystitis, vomiting & acid regurgitation)

GB40 \*\*\*

Actions: * Tonifies KD-Qi, KD-Yang, KD-Yin & KD-Essence * Regulates the water passages & Benefits urination * Benefits & Warms the uterus * Benefits the eyes & ears * Strengthens lumbar region Indications: •All patterns of disharmony of the KIDNEY (KD Qi def., KD Yang def., KD Yin def., KD Essence def.) − frequent urination, incontinence, enuresis; cockcrow diarrhea; seminal emission, premature ejaculation, sterility; irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, infertility; edema with difficult urination; tinnitus, deafness, chronic ear infections * Dual disharmony of the KD & SP, HT, LV or LU * Chronic deficiency, esp. in the elderly * Local pain in the lumbar region

BL23 \*\*\*\*

* Transforms phlegm & dampness * Clears phlegm from the Lung & Alleviates cough/wheezing * Clears phlegm from the Heart & Calms the spirit * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain LUO-CONNECTING POINT Indications: •All PHLEGM diseases −Chest: fullness, oppression, pain −Lung: copious phlegm, white or yellow −Heart: mania-depression, lethargy, stupor −Head: dizziness & h/a with heavy & clouded feeling, epilepsy, severe vertigo −Throat: plumstone Qi, throat painful obstruction •Channel disorders (Atrophy, pain, hemiplegia of the lower limb)

ST 40 \*\*\*\*

* Activates the channel & Alleviates pain * Harmonizes the Stomach & Alleviates pain * Moderates acute conditions XI-CLEFT Indications: \* PAIN −Local swelling/pain of the knee −Acute swelling/pain/abscess of the breast −Acute epigastric pain

ST34 \*\*\*

Actions: * Expels wind & Releases the exterior * Strengthens defensive Qi & Firms the exterior * Disseminates & Descends LU-Qi * Benefits the nose Indications: * Exterior pathogenic wind attacks (Colds/Flu) (exterior excess: chills & fever, absence of sweating, rigidity & pain of the head and neck, P: floating-tight; exterior deficiency: fever & chills unrelieved by sweating, aversion to wind, P: floating-weak; susceptible to catching cold easily; wind attacking the lung: cough w/ chest pain, dyspnea; wind attacking the skin: wind rashes, urticaria) * Nose disorders of all kinds (nasal stuffiness & discharge, nosebleed, sneezing, sensitivity to dust and pollen) * Stiff neck ‘WIND GATE’ (bias towards exterior wind)

BL12 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Tonifies SP-Qi & SP-Yang * Resolves dampness * Raises SP-Qi & Holds blood * Regulates & Harmonizes the Qi of the middle jiao Indications: •All patterns of disharmony of the SPLEEN − SP Qi/Yang def. + dampness, prolapse from Qi sinking, hemorrhage d/t Qi not holding blood − stagnation in the middle burner d/t SP Qi def., LV-SP disharmony or dampness: fullness, distention or pain in the abdomen or lateral costal region •Local back pain (worse w/ cold & damp)

BL20 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Spreads LV-Qi & Unbinds the chest * Regulates the HT * Regulates & Descends Qi Indications: * Chest & heart disorders d/t LV Qi stagnation (pain/oppression of the Heart, chest & diaphragm, restlessness, agitation and oppression) * Heart dysfunction (heart pain, palpitations, anxiety, stress (+ BL15) * LU/ST Qi rebellion (cough, vomiting)

BL14 \*\*\*

A&E I and II- Final Exam- Leg Yang Flashcards

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