LUO CONNECTING POINTS

Question 1

Action of Luo connecting points

Answer 1

1. Treat disorders of interior/exterior related channel or zangfu
2. Treat disorders in regions reached by the luo connecting channel
3. Treat psycho-emotional disorders

Question 2

LU 7

Answer 2

Treats: headache, pain of neck and nape, wind disorders which affect the head

2. Spreads through thenar eminence; treat thumb disorders
3. Treat poor memory, propensity to laughter

Question 3

LI 6

Answer 3

1. Treat acute edema

2. Treat ear disorders: tinnitus, deafness

Question 4

ST 40

Answer 4

1. Assist transformation of phlegm
2. Swelling and pain of throat, throat painful obstruction with sudden loss of voice, plumpit throat
3. Mania-depression, mad laughter, great happiness, discard clothes, sees ghosts

Question 5

SP 4

Answer 5

Harmonize ST and intestines: treat upper and lower and pain

2. Treat pain and disharmony in abd and intestines
3. Mania-depression disorder, manic raving, insomnia, restlessness, GB deficiency, much sighing

Question 6

SI 7

Answer 6

1. Regulate and calm heart spirit (wide range of psycho-emotional disorders)
2. Mania-depression, fear and fright, sadness, anxiety, restless zang disorder

Question 7

BL 58

Answer 7

1. KD deficiency and cold in lower part of body, uprising of yang along BL channel to the head(headache, dizziness)

Question 8

PC 6

Answer 8

1. Treat N+V, treat Middle jiao
2. Insomnia, 5 types of epilepsy, mania, poor memory, apprehensiveness, fear and fright, sadness, loss of memory following windstroke

Question 9

GB 37

Answer 9

Treat eye disorders due to disharmony of the liver

Question 10

HT 5

Answer 10

2. Ascends to root of tongue, treats stiffness of tongue, speech impairment, esp following Windstroke
3. Frequently yawning, groaning with sadness, vexation and anger, sadness and fright, agitation with burning sensation of HT, depressive disorder

Question 11

KD 4

Answer 11

2. Ascends to a point below the PC, treats palpitations, restlessness agitation of HT with fullness and vomiting.
3. Palpitations, restlessness, dementia, mental retardation, somnolence, propensity to anger, fright, fear and unhappiness, desire to close door and stay home

Question 12

LV 5

Answer 12

2. Ascends to genitals, treat wide variety of disorders in this area
3. Plumpit throat, depression, fright palpitations, fear and fright, worried oppression

Question 13

REN 15

Answer 13

Qi disperses and spreads down over abd

Question 14

DU 1

Answer 14

Qi ascends bilaterally along the sides of the spine to the nape and spreads over occiput, at the scapula region it connects with the BL channel and threads through spine

Question 15

SP 21

Answer 15

GREAT LUO CONNECTING POINT of the Spleen, emerges at 3 cun below the axilla spreading in the chest and lateral costal region

Question 16

What is known as the “host and guest” combination?

Answer 16

Yuan source point of the first or primarily affected channel is combined with the luo- connecting point of its interiorly-exteriorly coupled channel.(therefore, stimulating the meridian from both ends)

Question 17

LI 4 AND LU 7

Answer 17

Host and guest: when exterior pathogenic wind invades exterior of body, LI 4 expels pathogen and LU 7 assists and restores descending and disseminating functions of the lung.

Question 18

LU 9 and LI 6

Answer 18

LI 6 is an important point to open and regulate the water passages and is indicated when pathogenic wind disrupts the function of the lung resulting in acute edema esp upper part of body

Question 19

SP 3 and ST 40

Answer 19

SP 3 TONIFYS SPLEEN (root cause of excessive phlegm) and ST 40 primary point to resolve phlegm

Question 20

HT 7 and SI 7

Answer 20

HT 7 calms and regulates shen and SI 7 has a strong action on treating psycho-emotional disorders

Question 21

KD 3 and BL 58

Answer 21

KD 3 main point to benefit KD yin below, BL 58 lowers excessive yang, which, not rooted and secured by deficit yin, rushes upward to the head

Question 22

LV 3 and GB 37

Answer 22

LV 3 primary point to regulate disharmony of LV zang (eye disorders) GB 37 benefits the eyes