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Categories of Points - Intro Lecture Flashcards

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What are the 5 Shu Points?

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Jing-Well
Ying-Spring
Shu-Stream
Jing-River
He-Sea
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Where are the Shu Points located?

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Below elbows & knees

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What is the Shu point where qi eminates?

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Jing-Well

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Where are the Jing-Well points located?

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Located on the tips of the fingers or toes

with the exception of KD1

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What is the Shu point where qi glides?

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Ying-Spring

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Where are the Ying-Spring points located?

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Located mostly distal to the metacarpo-phalangeal
or metatarso-phalangeal joints (with the exception of
LU10, HT8, PC8, KD2)

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What is the Shu point where Qi pours?

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Shu-Stream

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Where are the Shu-Stream points located?

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Proximal to the
metacarpo-phalangeal or metatarso-phalangeal
joints (with the exception of LU9, HT7, PC7, KD3)

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What is the Shu point where Qi flows?

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Jing-River

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Where are the Jing-River points located?

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wrists/ankles

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What is the Shu point where Qi enters inward?

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He-Sea

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Where are the Jing-River points located?

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Around elbows or knees

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What is the element of the Jing-Well on a Yin channel?

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Wood

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What is the element of the Jing-Well on a Yang channel?

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Metal

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What do you use Jing-Well points for?

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Fullness below the Heart

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What do you use Ying-Spring points for?

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Heat in the body

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What do you use Shu-Stream points for?

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Heaviness of the body

Pain of the joints

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What do you use Jing-River points for?

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Cough
Dyspnea
Chills
Fever

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What do you use He-Sea points for?

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Counterflow of Qi

Diarrhea

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What do the Ying-Spring and Shu-Stream points treat?

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The channels

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What do the He-Sea points treat?

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The internal Fu-organs

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What do Jing-Well points treat?

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  • Clearing heat, restoring consciousness and rescuing collapse:
    coma, fainting, collapse from stroke or high fever

-The uppermost reaches of channels:
acute Full-Heat in the head and face

-Disorders of spirit:
mania, insomnia, nightmares, somnolence

-Fullness below the Heart: fullness and pain of the chest

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What do Ying-Spring points treat?

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Clearing heat, esp. from the uppermost portion of the channel: Heat in the head and face

Paired with Shu-Stream point of the same channel:
Based on the theory of “the Ying-Spring and Shu-Stream points treat the channels”

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What do Shu-Stream points treat?

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points of the Yin channels, also known as Yuan-Source points, are primary points for tonifying and harmonizing the respective Zang-organs

Shu-Stream points of the Yang channels have important actions on the respective channels

Heaviness of the body and pain of the joints

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What do Jing-River points treat?
To treat cough and dyspnea, chills and fever To treat diseases manifesting in voice: loss of voice, manic raving, incessant talking, laughter, sighing To treat diseases of sinews and bones
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What do He-Sea points treat?
To treat counterflow of Qi and diarrhea To treat diseases of the Fu-organs: primarily He-Sea pts on the legs, esp. Lower He-Sea (ST36, BL40, GB34; ST37, ST39, BL39) To treat diseases of the skin: LI11, BL40, PC3, TW10, LV8, KD10
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Where are Yuan Source points locate?
Around wrists/ankles
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How many Yuan Source points are there?
12
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Where are Yuan Source points located on Yin Channels?
same as the Shu-Stream points, usually the 3rd point from the distal end of the channel
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What do Yuan Source points located on Yin Channels treat?
Tonify and regulate Zang-organs
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Where are Yuan Source points located on Yang Channels?
between the Shu-Stream and Jing-River points usually the 4th point from the distal end of the channel (Exception: GB40-the 5th)
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What do Yuan Source points located on Yang Channels treat?
Dispel excess and regulate channels
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What are the Luo-Connecting points?
where the Luo-Connecting channels diverge from the 12 Primary channels
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How many Luo-Connecting points are there?
15
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What are the 3 extra Luo-Connecting points?
``` CV15: for the Conception Vessel (REN) GV1: for the Governing Vessel (DU) SP21: the great Luo-Connecting point ```
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What do the extra Luo points treat?
CV15: abdomen & chest; GV1: back & occiput; SP21: chest & lateral costal region
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What are the actions of the Luo points?
Treating disorders of their interiorly-exteriorly related channel or Zang-Fu organs Treating disorders in regions reached by the Luo-Connecting channel Treating psycho-emotional disorders
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What is the Host-Guest combination?
Host: Yuan-Source point of the primarily affected channel Guest: Luo-Connecting point of the interiorly-exteriorly coupled channel
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What are Xi-Cleft points?
Xi’ — cleft, crevice, hole or opening Xi-Cleft points are where the Qi and Blood of the channels gather and plunge more deeply
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How many Xi-Cleft points are there?
Number: 16 ``` 12 Primary channels 4 Extraordinary Vessels: Yang Motility, Yin Motility, Yang Linking, Yin Linking ```
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What are the actions of the Xi-Cleft points?
Treating acute conditions & pain Xi-Cleft points of the Yin channels also treat disorders of blood
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What are the Back-Shu points?
Back-Shu points are where the Qi of the Zang-Fu organs transports to the back
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How many Back-Shu points are there?
12
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Where are the Back-Shu points located?
medial branch of the Bladder channel on the back, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline
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What are the actions of the Back-Shu points?
Treat diseases of the corresponding Zang-Fu organs “In diseases of Yin, treat the Yang” Treat diseases of the sense organs and tissues corresponding organs
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What are Front-Mu Points?
where the Qi of the Zang-Fu organs gathers and concentrates on the anterior surface of the body
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Where are Front-Mu points located?
anterior side of the body except GB25 which lies at the free end of 12th rib
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List the Front-Mu points?
``` CV3 - Bladder CV4 - Small Intestine CV5 - Tripple Warmer CV12 - Stomach CV14 - Heart CV17 - Pericardium ``` LU1 - Lung LV 13 - Spleen LV14 - Liver GB24 - Gallbladder GB25 - Kidney ST25 - Large Intestine
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How many Front-Mu points are there?
12
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What are the Actions of the Front-Mu points?
Treat diseases of the corresponding Zang-Fu organs, often combined with Back-Shu points
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What are the names of the Hui-Meeting points?
``` Zang-organ: LV13 Fu-organ: CV12 Qi: CV17 Blood: BL17 Sinews: GB34 Vessels: LU9 Bone: BL11 Marrow: GB39 ```
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What are the CONFLUENT POINTS OF THE EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY VESSELS?
Points where the 8 Extraordinary Vessels communicate with the Primary channels
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In general terms where are the CONFLUENT POINTS OF THE EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY VESSELS located?
below the elbows/knees
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How many CONFLUENT POINTS are there?
8
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List the CONFLUENT POINTS:
SI3: (Governing Vessel -Du Mai) LU7: (Conception Vessel-Ren Mai) SP4: (Penetrating Vessel-Chong Mai) GB41: (Girdle Vessel -Dai Mai) KD6: (Yin Motility Vessel-Yin Qiao) BL62: (Yang Motility Vessel-Yang Qiao) PC6: (Yin Linking Vessel-Yin Wei) TW5: (Yang Linking Vessel-Yang Wei)
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What are the actions of the Confluent points?
To treat disorders of corresponding EVs To affect specific symptoms and areas of the body
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What are the Confluent point pairs and what do they treat?
LU7+KD6: throat, chest, lung, Yin-def. Heat SP4+PC6: ST, HT, chest, malaria SI3+BL62: inner canthus, ear, nape of neck, scapula, chills & fever TW5+GB41: outer canthus, ear, cheek, neck, shoulder, alternate attacks of chills & fever
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Name the Lower He-Sea points of the LI, SI, & TW:
ST37 - LI ST39 - SI BL39 - TW
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What are the actions of the the lower He-Sea points?
To treat the diseases of the corresponding Fu-organs
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How many command points are there?
6 4 original 2 new
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List the Command Points and what they treat:
PC6: disorders of chest & lateral costal region LU7: disorders of the head and nape of neck LI4: disorders of the face and mouth GV26: resuscitation ST36: disorders of the abdomen BL40: disorders of lumbar region and back
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List the names of the points of the Four Seas:
Sea of Qi Sea of Blood Sea of Water and Grain Sea of Marrow
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List the points for the Sea of Qi:
ST9, CV17, GV15, GV14
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List the points for the Sea of Blood:
BL11, ST37, ST39
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List the points for the Sea of Water and Grain:
ST30, ST36
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List the points for the Sea of Marrow:
GV20, GV16
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What do Window of Heaven Points treat?
Disharmony b/t Qi of the body and the head, with Qi or blood rebelling upwards Sudden onset of disorders d/t inversion Qi Scrofula, goitre or throat disorders Disorders of the sense organs Psycho-emotional disorders
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How many Window of Heaven points are there?
10
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Generally where are Window of Heaven points located?
mostly around the neck | except LU3 & PC1
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List the Window of Heaven points:
PC1, LU3, ST9, BL10, TW16, GV16, SI16, SI17, LI18, CV22 Tianfu-LU3 Futu-LI18 Renying-ST9 Tianyou-TW16 Tianzhu-BL10 Tiantu-CV22 Tianchuang-SI16 Tianrong-SI17 Fengfu-GV16 Tianchi-PC1
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How many HEAVENLY STAR POINTS of MA DAN-YANG are there?
12
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How many GHOST POINTS of SUN SI-MIAO are there?
13
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How many Needles for Returning Yang are there?
9
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How do you select points?
Nearby points Distal points Symptomatic points
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What is a local point for diarrhea?
ST25
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What is a local point for nausea?
CV12
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What is a local point for chest tightness?
CV17
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What is a local point for eyes?
BL1
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What is a local point for nose?
LI20
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What is a local point for ears?
SI19
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What are Ashi points?
Local points for pain not on channels
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What are good adjacent points for the breasts?
GB21, SI11
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What are good adjacent points for eyes?
GB14, GB20
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How do you select distal points?
Select points below to treat above: Most specific points below elbows/knees can treat disorders of the head, chest and upper back Select points above to treat below: GV20-prolapse of rectum/uterus; GV26-sprain of spine Select points on one side to treat the other Select points from the paired channel Empirical points: ST38-shoulder pain; GV10-carbuncles, furuncles
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List 2 points to treat fever:
GV14 | LI11
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List 2 points to treat loss of consciousness:
GV26 | KD1
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List 2 points to treat rash:
SP10 | LI11
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List one point to treat hemorrhoids:
BL57
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List one point to treat prolapse of rectum or uterus:
GV20

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