Colon Flashcards
(27 cards)
Colon 12 - Name in Chinese and English
Caution
Division
Zhou Liao - Elbow Bonehole
Caution: None
Hand Yang Ming
Colon 12 - Location
With the elbow flexed at a right angle, the point is superior to the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, 1 cun posterior to CO-11.
Colon 12 - Features
None
Colon 13 - Name in Chinese and English
Caution
Division
Shou Wu Li - Arm Five Miles
Caution: Either do not use it at all, or do not needle more than five times - damages the Qi of the five Zang
Hand Yang Ming
Colon 13 - Location
Superior to the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, 3 cun directly above CO-11, on a line from CO-11 to CO-15
Colon 13 - Features
Sedates all the Yin organs (Su Wen ch. 3)
Colon 14 - Name in Chinese and English
Caution
Division
Bi Nao - Upper Arm
Caution: Forbidden to needle
Hand Yang Ming
Colon 14 - Location
Where the meridian crosses the border of the deltoid muscle. approximately 7 cun above CO-11, approximatelyon a line from CO-11 to CO-15.
Colon 14 - Features
None
Colon 15 - Name in Chinese and English
Caution
Division
Jian Yu - Shoulder Bone
Caution: None
Hand Yang Ming
Colon 15 - Location
When the arm is abducted, the point is in the anterior of the two depressions which appear between the acromion and the tubercle of the humerus
Colon 15 - Features
Meets Small Intestine Meridian
Point of Yang Qiao Mai
Point of departure of Colon Divergent Meridian
Tonifies and strengthens the chest and Heart
- Main point for the shoulders
- Has an effect on the flexures of the Colon (Hepatic or Splenic)
Colon 16 - Name in Chinese and English
Caution
Division
Ju Gu - Huge Bone
Caution: None
Hand Yang Ming
Colon 16 - Location
In a depression medial, and posterior to the acromio-clavicular joint. (From here the meridian goes to DU-14 and then to ST-12)
Colon 16 - Features
Point of Yang Qiao Mai
- Relieves excess Yang from the upper part of the body.
Colon 17 - Name in Chinese and English
Caution
Division
Tian Ding - Celestial Vessel / Tripod
Caution: None
Hand Yang Ming
Colon 17 - Location
On the lateral side of the neck, at the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, approximately 1 cun below CO-18
Colon 17 - Features
Sends a Secondary Vessel to the tongue.
Colon 18 - Name in Chinese and English
Caution
Division
Fu Tu - Support The Prominence
Caution: Can cause blindness (vB)
Hand Yang Ming
Colon 18 - Location
Level with the Laryngeal prominence, following the natural neck line, between the two heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Colon 18 - Features
Window of Sky Point
Upper Meeting Point of Lung and Colon Divergent meridians.
*Meets Lung Seperate meridian (vB)
Colon 19 - Name in Chinese and English
Caution
Division
He Liao - Grain Bone Hole
Caution: Forbidden to Moxa (vB)
Hand Yang Ming
Colon 19 - Location
Directly below the lateral margin of the nostril, level with Du-26. (The meridian crosses to the opposite side of the face via Du-26 to CO-20)
Colon 19 - Features
None
