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sub-cortex regulating cardiovascular system

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hyper & hypotension, arteritis, phlebitis, arrhythmia, burger’s disease, raynaud’s disease

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regulates nervous system, regulates cardiovascular system, regulates digestive system, relieves pain and eases mind, reinforces marrow, replenish brain

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sub-cortex region

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temple

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sedates mind and acts as analgesic:

shao yang headache, one-sided headache, diminished hearing, ametropia (eye disorder)

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sub-cortex reinforcing marrow and replenishing the brain

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constitutional weakness, mental retardation, dream-disturbed sleep, mental diseases, tinnitus due to kidney deficiency, poor memory

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pituitary for regulating menstruation

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amenorrhea, irregular menstruation

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regulates menses:

irregular menses, ovarian cyst, ovaritis, infertility

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ovary

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occiput extinguishing wind

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dizziness (any type), vertigo, epilepsy, facial spasm, motion sickness, convulsions, lockjaw

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sub-cortex regulating nervous system

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insomnia, anxiety, depression, neurosis

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fever, chills; overweight, weight control; gynecological disorders; diabetes mellitus; hyperthyroidism; hyper or hypotension

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thalamus

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strengthens the lung, stops asthma and wheezing,clears lung heat, anti-toxin, expels wind

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parotid gland

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testitis, impotence, sterility, prostatitis

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testes

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forehead

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sedates mind and acts as analgesic:

poor memory, poor concentration, depression, yang ming headache, migraine, stiff neck, nasal congestion

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sub-cortex regulating the digestive system

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indigestion, gastritis, ulcers, liver disease

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extinguishes wind, sedates and eases mind, tonifies liver blood, relieves pain, lowers blood pressure, brightens eyes

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occiput

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regulates and stimulates pituitary, regulates menstruation, replenishes brain, eases mind, extinguishes wind

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pituitary

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occiput relieving pain

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tai yang headache, migraine, stiff neck

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occiput sedating and easing mind / tonifying lever blood

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emotional stress, insomnia, skin itching, coughing

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any type of dizziness, meniere’s disease

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dizziness region

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occiput brightens the eyes

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various eye diseases, cataracts

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indications for parotid gland

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acute asthmatic attack, bronchitis, parotitis, cutaneous pruritis, neurodermatitis, itching skin

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pituitary for regulating and stimulating pituitary

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hormone disorders, hyperthyroidism, dwarfism, acromegaly, polyuria, diabetes mellitus, cushing’s syndrome, grave’s disease, impotence

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regulates body temperature, regulates metabolism, regulates endocrine glands, regulates menses, regulates emotions

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thalamus

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exciting cerebral cortex:

lethargy, depression, nocturia, enuresis, overweight, impotence, amenorrhea, low libido, mental-emotional deficiency

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exciting

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sub-cortex relieving pain and easing the mind

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chronic pain, intractable pain, headache, migraine

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pituitary for extinguishing wind
epilepsy meningeal irritation, parkinson-like disorders
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brain stem
benefits brain: | neurosis, schizophrenia, post-concussion, brain chemistry disorders, CNS disorders, stroke
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pituitary for replenishing brain and easing the mind
oligophrenia (incomplete development of intellegence), enuresis, headache
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controls/suppresses appetite: | weight control, overweight, eating disorder, nervous eating, food cravings, compulsive eating, diabetes mellitus
hunger
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removes obstruction of the pharynx and larynx: | sore throat, hoarse voice, acute or chronic pharyngitis, chronic laryngitis, tonsilitis
throat
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removes obstruction of the nose: | rhinitis, sinusitis, nosebleed, common cold, nose diseases
internal nose
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indications for adrenal
high and low fever, inflammation, toothache, addison's disease, cushing's syndrome, various inflammatory diseases, fever, various allergic diseases, arthritis, hypotension, shock, bleeding, acute bronchial asthma, asthmatic bronchitis, renal HTN
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nourishes kidney, subdues liver yang, opens orfices: tinnitus, impaired hearing, ear diseases, ear inflammation, menier's disease, dizziness, vertigo, neck pain, trigeminal neuraligia, migraine, rhinitis, sinus inflammation, hyposmia
external ear
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pacifies liver and removes wind, for HTN
superior triangular fossa
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removes obstruction from the meridians in the nose: | diseases of external nose, nose obstruction, rhinitis, brandy-nose, nose furuncles, acne, rosacea, chloasma
external nose
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controls thirst: | diabetes mellitus, psychological thirst
thirst
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regulates adrenal, clears heat, anti-allergy, anti-rheumatic, regulates vasomotion, anti-shock, expels wind
adrenal
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constipation
constipation
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regulates menstruation, harmonizes blood, nourishes essence
internal genitalia
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gynecological disorders, late menses, ovarian problems, decreased sexual function, prostatitis
internal genitalia
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stops wheezing, good for asthma
triangular depression
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calms shen, eases mind, clears heat, anti-inflammatory, relieves pain, lowers blood pressure, anti-allergy
shen men
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indications for shen men
mental-emotional disorders, anxiety, insomnia inflammatory disorders any pain (h/a, migraine, sciatica) hypertension, especially chronic coughing and wheezing, itchy skin, asthma chronic abdominal distention, slow digestion, constipation, paralysis od colon/bowels
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pelvic inflammatory disorder | dysmenorrhea
pelvic cavity
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pain and dysfunction near clavicle | takayashu's disease: an inflammation of the aortic arch, with angina, upper arm pain, and radial pulse deficit.
clavicle
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wrist, elbow and shoulder points
pain and dysfunction in wrist, elbow or shoulder
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anti-allergy, expels wind and stops itching
wind stream
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allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, hay fever, allergic collitis, uticaria, contact dermatitis, any kind of itching
wind stream
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pain and dysfunction of fingers, raynaud's, local hyerhidrosis, local dermatosis
finger
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regulates sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems treats functional disorders of autonomous nervous system (list point & indications)
sympathetic - sweating, insomnia, anxiety, palpitations, menopause, hyperthyroidism
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anti-spasmotic: | gastrospasm, enterospasm, angina twisting pain
sympathetic
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sympathetic for relieving pain
internal organ pain, kidney stones, gallstones, gastritis, ulcers, migraines
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sympathetic for regulating blood vessel tone
angitis, phlebitis, raynaud's, hypertension, takayashu's disease
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sympathetic for inhibiting gastrointestinal secretion
acid regurgitation, excess gastric acid
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raises blood pressure: | hypotension, shock due to hypotension
thyroid
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sympathetic for regulating sweat glands
excessive sweating, or not enough sweating, spontaneous sweating, nightsweats
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sympathetic for regulating sebaceous glands
seborrheic dermatitis, acne
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neck pain, migraine, stiff neck, strained neck, lymphadenitis, hyperthyroidism
neck
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CI for sympathetic
HYPOtension, bleeding disorders, atrophic gastritis, abdominal distention
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CI for shen men
depression
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ankle, knee, hip
pain and dysfunction in the ankle, knee or hip
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sciatica
sciatic
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pain and dysfunction in heel, kidney vacuity
heel
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toe
pain and dysfunction in toes
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breast diseases, mastitis, breast distention, breast nodules
mammary gland
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pain and dysfunction of hip and sacral region; sciatica
buttocks
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vertebrae points
strengthen the spine and nourish marrow cervical - pain or dysfunction in cervical vertebrae, stiff neck thoracic - pain or dysfunction in thoracic vertebrae lumbosacral - pain or dysfunction in lumbosacral vertebrae, sciatica
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diaphragm actions
``` calms shen subdues rebellious qi stops bleeding expels wind subdues pain regulates diaphram ```
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chest pain, pleurisy, costal chondritis, herpes zoster
chest
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diaphragm indications
mental/emotional disorders; hiccup, belching, nausea, indigestion; bleeding (esp. internal); skin disorders: uticaria, eczema, acne; regulates sensitivity of other auricle points
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regulates thyroid: | hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, goiter
thyroid
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helix 1-6
clear heat, relieve pain, pacifies liver and removes wind
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abdominal pain, abdominal diseases, constipation, gynecological diseases, dysmenorrhea, overweight/weight control
abdomen
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indications of helix 1-6
inflammation, especially respiratory, fever helix 1-3: acute conditions & full heat helix 4-6: chronic conditions & vacuity heat
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helix 1-6 for: | shoulder, wrist, neck, tonsilitis, elbow, otitis
``` helix 1 - wrist helix 2 - elbow helix 3 - shoulder helix 4 - neck helix 5 - otitis (ear) helix 6 - tonsilitis ```
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calms the liver: | liver yang excess, liver qi stagnation, occipital headache, chronic hepatitis
liver yang
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enuresis, lin syndrome, urinary block
urethra
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CI for er jian
hypotension
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indications for er jian (ear apex)
high fever (prick), sore throat, irritability upper body pain, headache, toothache, migraine, arthritis, painful diseases respiratory tract infection, eye inflammation hypertension (prick) neurasthenia, dizziness diseases of the eye, eye styes acute allergic disorders, dermatosis, itchy eyes
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hemorrhoids, anal prolapse, anus itching
anus
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urethritis, balanitis (inflammation of penis), eczema of scrotum, pruritis vilvae, impotence
external genitalia
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actions of er jian (ear apex)
clears excess heat and wind; relieves pain, activates blood, removes stasis; anti-inflammatory; lowers blood pressure and pacifies liver; promotes sedation; clears and improves vision; promotes anti-allergy
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hemorrhoids, prolapse, fissures, tenesmus, diarrhea, dysentary, constipation
rectum

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