BL (functions + indications) Flashcards

1
Q
BL 1
JING MING (bright eye)
A

think..
any EYE DISEASES

brightens eyes————impaired vision, lacrim, blur,
————–myopia, night lind, colour blind

disp. W + H—————–congested, swollen eyes

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BL 2
CHUAN ZHU (collection of bamboo)
A

think..
HA frontal
tics eylids

disper. W + cl. H—*HA (frontal), conges swollen eyes

brightens eyes—-imparied vision,lacrim, twitch,
—-pain (supraorbital), ptosis

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BL 10
tian zhu (heaven's pillar)

*window of heaven pt

A

think….
WC (stiff neck, HA, vertigo_
epilepsy

disp. W + C——————*vertigo, HA, stiff neck (nape)
cl. mind———————–epilepsy

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BL 11
DA ZHU (great shuttle)

*influential pt —-bone

  • point of———–sea of blood
  • meeting pt ——-BL, SI, TE, GB, GV
A

think…
bones shoulder
wind + EXT (neck)

reg mov - joints————–pain (shoulder, back)

disp. W + resolv. EXT—–stiff neck

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BL 12
FENG MEN (wind gate)

*connection ——–meeting pt - BL w/ DU

A

think…
common cold
LU qi > PAIN (chest, back)

cl. H + resolv. EXT——-common cold
(HA, stiff neck, fever, cough)

disp Lung qi———————-pain (chest, back)

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Q
BL 13
FEI SHU (lung shu)

*back shu - lung

A

think…
LU qi + STOP (asthma )
yin + LU qi (fever/night sweat)

disp LU qi + stops asthma—————–asthma, cough

Ton yin + lung qi————-tidal fever, night sweat

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BL 15
XIN SHU (heart shu)

*back shu - heart

A

think..
insom
cardiac pain, palp

nour. HT——————————————insom

reg HT qi + decr. congest of chest—-cardiac pain, palp

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BL 17 
GE SHU (diaphragm shu)
  • back shu - diaphragm
  • influential pt ——-blood
A

think…
congest (asthma)
heat (BLD) + DEF heat (vom bld, tidal + night sweat)

disp congest (chest, diaphram)–asthma, cough

cl. H (in blood) + subd. DEF H—-vom blood, tidal fever, night sweat

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BL 18
GAN SHU (liver shu)

*back shu - liver

A

think…
DH (jaundice)
ying/BLD (blur vis)

  1. disp DH (LR/GB)———–jaundice
  2. ton YING qi (nutr) + BLD—-blur vis
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BL 19 
DAN SHU (GB shu)

*back shu - gallbladder

A

think..
GB fire (bitter taste)
DH (jaundice)

  1. cl GB FIRE————bitter taste mouth
  2. disp DH————–jaundice
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BL 20 
pi shu (spleen shu)

*back shu - spleen

A

think..
ton SP (abd dist)
DAMP (diarr)

Ton SP——–abd distenstion

rem. DAMPNESS—-diarrhoea

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BL 21
wei shu (stomach shu)

*back shu - stomach

A

think…
MJ (pain)
ST/SP (vom, dist)
DAMP+BLD stag (epi, borbor)

reg MJ (stom)—————–pain (chest, hypochond)

ton SP + ST————vom, abd dist

rem DAMP + BLD stag—-epigastric pain, borborygmus

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BL 23
shen shu (kidney shu)

*back shu - kidney

A

think …
ton KI + active qihua (noc enur, irreg mens)
DAMP (edema, leuc)

ton kid + activate Qihua funct—-noc. enur, irreg menses

rev DAMP—————————-oedema, morbid leucorrhea

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Q

BL 25
DA CHUANG SHU (large intestine shu)

*back shu - large intestine

A

think….
unobst intestine
STAG + PAIN (lumbar)

reg + unobstructs Qi (intestines)—abd dist, diarr, constip

rem STAG + stop PAIN——————-pain (lumbar)

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BL 28
pang guang shu (bladder shu)

*back shu - bladder

A

think..
BLADDER (noc enur, dysuria)
DAMP (diarr, ridgid pain low back)

reg bladder———–noc enuresis, dysuria

rem damp————diarr, rigidity + pain (low back)

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16
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BL 30

BAI HUAN SHU (white ring shu)

A

think…
WARM yang (leaky - noc emiss)
reg Mens + LJ (irreg, pain -lumbar)

warms YANG——–noc emiss

reg menses + LJ—irreg menses, pain (lumbar, sacral)

17
Q

BL 32
CI LIAO

*from “ba liao” group (8 liao group sacral foramenae)

A

***BL 32 think..
blood pain
BLD circ for PAIN (pain - lumbar + paralysis)
free flow qi + BLD (dysmen, irreg)

activ BLD circ + rel PAIN —–pain (lumbar), paral L limbs

free flow qi + BLD—————dysmen, irreg menses

18
Q
BL 35 ... not on form
HUI YANG (meeting of yang)
A

***only 1 function
think…
DH LJ (bloody stool, diarr)

cl DH (LJ)——————- diarr, hematochezia (blood stool)

19
Q

BL 39

wei yang (outside of the crook)
*lower he sea -----TE
A

think…
TE water metab (dysuria)
act CIRC - qi/bld (spas pain)

reg TE san jiao + water metab—–*dysuria

activates qi + bld circ—————-spasmodic pain (leg, foot)

20
Q
BL 40
wei zhong (middle of the crook)
  • lower he se ——-BL
  • earth pt
A

think …
BLD heat (RASH + eyebrows)
knee + low back (lumbar)

*lower he sea Bladder

cl H (in blood)-------------------erysipelas, loss hair (eyebrows)
(intense rash = bac. infect - cellulitis aka st. anthony's fire)

str. low back +knees———-pain (lumbar)

21
Q
BL 43
GAO HUANG (vital region)
A

think ..
LU + SP (cough/asthma + diarr w/ undigest)
HT + KI (amnesia, sem emis)

ton lung + spleen————-cough, asthma, diarr w undigest food

harm HT + KI——————-amnesia, semen emis

22
Q
BL 52 
ZHI SHI (lodge of WILL)
A

think..
“will” JING (sem emis)
DAMP (odema)

ton KI jing———————-semen emis

rem dampness—————oedema

23
Q
BL 54
zhi bian (orders limit)
A

think…
knees + low back (*wei, lumbar)
DH (dysuria)

str. Knees + low back ——wei synd (low limbs)
- —— pain (lumbar, sacral)

rem DH—————————dysuria

24
Q
BL 56
cheng jin (supporting muscles) (or sinews)
A

***BL 56 think …
haemorrhoids > act CIRC qi/bld
soothes tendons (spas)

activ qi + bld circ————*haemorrhoids

soothes tendons————-spasm + pain (low back, leg)

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``` BL 57 CHENG SHAN (supports mountain) ```
think ... swollen anus/ haemorrhoids (elim) soothes tend (spas) elim haemorrhoids------*haemorrhoids (swollen anus) soothes tendons------------spasm + pain (low back, leg)
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``` BL 58 FEI YANG (flying yang) ``` *luo pt -------bladder
think... haemorrhoids (DH) runny nose (tai yang path) *lou pt cl DH----------------------------------haemorrhoids disp tai yang merid path's-----*runny nose, HA, blur vis
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``` BL 60 kun lun (kun lun mountains) ``` * jing river * fire pt caution - preg ---------c. contraction uterus
``` think ... *difficult labour *infantile convulsions tendons (heel) str KI & low back (lumbar) ``` ``` *jing river # caution - preg---- c. contraction uterus ``` rem blood stag (uterus)------difficult labour, disp path (tai yang merid)----*infantile convulsions soothes tendons----------------pain + swell (heel) str. KI + low back----------------pain (lumbar, sacral)
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``` BL 62 shen mai (extending vessel) ``` *master/ confluent (yang qiao mai) --------sleep disord (to much or insom) combo w/ KI 6
think ... *INSOM (yang qiao mai) vertigo, epilepsy (phl + wind) rem phlegm + disp W----*vertigo, epilepsy calm mind ----------------insom
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``` BL 64... not on form jing ju (central bone) ``` *yuan pt same funct/ind as BL 66
think ... *same BL 66 mind (yu synd) WH (ha, stiff neck) *yuan pt (conn kI 4) calm mind------- yu synd disp W + cl H------HA, stiff neck
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``` BL 65 .. not on form shu gu (restrain bone) ``` *shu stream
think ... TENDONS (leg,back) stiff NECK (w+h) *shu stream sooth tendons------pain (low back, leg) disp W + cl H-------HA, stiff neck
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BL 66 zu tong gu (foot connecting valley) *ying spring same funct/ind as BL 64
think...*same BL64 mind (yu synd) W +H (ha, stiff neck) *ying spring calm mind-------yu synd disp W + cl H----HA, stiff neck
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``` BL 67 zhi yin (reaching yin) ``` *jing well pt caution - preg ---relaxes uterus > move baby
think.... BABY MOVER (adj pos fetus) + difficult LABOR CRAMPS (reg blood) ``` *jing well pt # caution - preg ---relaxes uterus > move baby ``` ``` adj posit (fetus)----------malposit (fetus) + difficult labour ----------relax uterus > make baby move > moxa stick turn baby to engage head for birth ``` reg blood-------------------*cramps