Point Categories & Energetics Flashcards
(126 cards)
1
Q
Which is the Lower He Sea point of the Large Intestine?
A
ST37
2
Q
Which is the Lower He Sea point of the Small Intestine?
A
ST39
3
Q
What 3 GB points does the Dai Mai pass through?
A
GB26, GB27, GB28
4
Q
Which channel has ALL its branches pass through the genital region?
A
LV
5
Q
Which channel treats Shao Yang disorder?
A
GB
6
Q
Which channel treats Shan disorder (hernia, genital swelling, severe lower abdominal pain)?
A
LV
7
Q
What is the LU luo point?
A
LU7
8
Q
What is the LI luo point?
A
LI6
9
Q
What is the ST luo point?
A
ST40
10
Q
What is the SP luo point?
A
SP4
11
Q
What is the HT luo point?
A
HT5
12
Q
What is the SI luo point?
A
SI7
13
Q
What is the UB luo point?
A
UB58
14
Q
What is the KD luo point?
A
KD4
15
Q
What is the PC luo point?
A
PC6
16
Q
What is the SJ luo point?
A
SJ5
17
Q
What is the GB luo point?
A
GB37
18
Q
What is the LV luo point?
A
LV5
19
Q
What is the CV luo point?
A
CV15
20
Q
What is the GV luo point?
A
DU1
21
Q
What is the great luo point?
A
SP21
22
Q
How many luo points total?
A
15
23
Q
What is the LU Front Mu point?
A
LU1
24
Q
What is the LI Front Mu point?
A
ST25
25
What is the ST Front Mu point?
CV12
26
What is the SP Front Mu point?
LV13
27
What is the HT Front Mu point?
CV14
28
What is the SI Front Mu point?
CV4
29
What is the UB Front Mu point?
CV3
30
What is the KD Front Mu point?
GB25
31
What is the PC Front Mu point?
CV17
32
What is the TW Front Mu point?
CV5
33
What is the GB Front Mu point?
GB24
34
What is the LV Front Mu point?
LV14
35
How many Front Mu points?
12
36
How many Yuan Source points?
12
37
What happens at Yuan Source points?
It's where the Original Qi surfaces and lingers
38
What do the Yin channel Yuan Source points do?
Tonify and regulate their respective Zang
39
What do the Yang channel Yuan Source points do?
1) Dispel excess pathogens,
| 2) TX disorders along channel path
40
Where are the Yin channel Yuan source points?
3rd most distal points (*same as Shu-stream*)
41
Where are the Yang channel Yuan source points?
between Shu-stream and Jing-river points
| usually 4th most distal points except GB=5th most distal
42
What is the LU Yuan Source?
LU9
43
What is the PC Yuan Source?
PC7
44
What is the HT Yuan Source?
HT7
45
What is the LV Yuan Source?
LV3
46
What is the SP Yuan Source?
SP3
47
What is the KD Yuan Source?
KD3
48
What is the LI Yuan Source?
LI4
49
What is the SJ Yuan Source?
SJ4 / TW4
50
What is the SI Yuan Source?
SI4
51
What is the ST Yuan Source?
ST42
52
What is the GB Yuan Source?
GB40
53
What is the UB Yuan Source?
UB64
54
What do Sun Si-Miao Ghost Points treat?
psychoemotional problems
55
What are the 13 Sun Si-Miao Ghost Points?
CV1 (ghost store) PC7 (ghost heart)
CV24 (ghost market) PC8 (ghost cave)
GV16 (ghost pillow) ST6 (ghost bed)
GV23 (ghost hall) SP1 (ghost fortress)
GV26 (ghost palace) UB62 (ghost path)
LU11 (ghost faith) Gui Feng (ghost seal)
LI11 (ghost leg)
56
How many Xi-Cleft points are there?
16 (12 primary meridian plus 4 extraordinary Xi-Cleft)
57
What happens at Xi-Cleft points and what do they treat?
It's where superficial Qi from Jing-well and Xue gather and plunge deeper
They treat acute conditions/pains
58
All but which Xi-Cleft point are below the knees/elbows?
ST34
59
What is the LU Xi-Cleft point?
LU6
60
What is the LI Xi-Cleft point?
LI7
61
What is the ST Xi-Cleft point? What does it treat?
ST34 (for epigastric/abd. pain, breast pain/abscess, diarrhea)
62
What is the SP Xi-Cleft? What does it treat?
SP8 (for dysmenorrhea (resolves uterine and low abdomen Xue stasis))
63
What is the HT Xi-Cleft? What does it treat?
HT6 (for night sweats)
64
What is the SI Xi-Cleft? What does it treat?
SI6 (for shoulder/arm/scapula pain & eye dzs)
65
What is the UB Xi-Cleft? What does it treat?
UB63 (sudden onset Shan disorder (hernia))
66
What is the KD Xi-Cleft point? What does it treat?
KD5 (for menstrual disorders)
67
What is the PC Xi-Cleft point? What does it treat?
PC4 (for acute Xue stasis/pain in chest & heart)
68
What is the TW Xi-Cleft point?
SJ7 / TW7
69
What is the GB Xi-Cleft point? What does it treat?
GB36 (for painful obstruction & muscle atrophy)
70
What is the LV Xi-Cleft point?
LV6
71
What is the Yang motility vessel Xi-Cleft?
UB59
72
What is the Yin motility vessel Xi-Cleft?
KD8
73
What is the Yang linking vessel Xi-Cleft?
GB35
74
What is the Yin linking vessel Xi-Cleft?
KD9
75
Where are Jing-well points located?
most distal point on each meridian
76
What do Jing-well points treat?
fullness below the heart; spirit disorders
treat Liver; treat uppermost reach of channels
clear heat, restore consciousness
LU11, HT9, PC9; SI1, LI1, SJ1
LV1, SP1, KD1; UB67, ST45, GB44
77
Yin channels begin with a ______ point? (element)
Wood
78
Yang channels begin with a ______ point? (element)
Metal
79
Each meridian has how many Shu points?
5 (?)
80
Where are Ying-spring points located?
2nd most distal point on each meridian
81
What do Ying-spring points treat?
```
heat in the body
treat Heart; for Yang channel diseases, Zang diseases
for change in complexion color
LU10, HT8, PC8; SI2, LI2, SJ2
LV2, SP2, KD2 UB66, ST44, GB43
```
82
Where are Shu-stream points located?
3rd most distal point on each meridian
| except GB: 4th most distal point
83
What do Shu-stream points treat?
```
heaviness & joint pain
treat Spleen; for Yang channel diseases, Zang diseases
for intermittent S/S
LU9, HT7, PC7; SI3, LI3, SJ3
LV3, SP3, KD3; UB65, ST43, GB41
```
84
Where are Jing-river points located?
Near the wrists/ankles
85
What do Jing-river points treat?
```
cough, dyspnea, chills & fever
treat Lungs; for sinew/bone diseases (Yin channels)
for change in voice
LU8, HT4, PC5; SI5, LI5, SJ6;
LV4, SP5, KD7; UB60, GB38, ST41
```
86
Where are He-sea points located?
Near elbows/knees
87
What do He-sea points treat?
counterflow Qi & diarrhea
treat Kidney; for ST diseases, for Fu diseases
for irregular eating/drinking, for skin diseases
LU5, HT3, PC3; SI8, LI11, SJ10
LV8, SP9, KD10; UB40, GB34, ST36
88
How many Hui Meeting points are there?
| a.k.a. Influential/Gathering points
8
89
What is the Hui meeting point of the Zang?
LV13
90
What is the Hui meeting point of the Fu?
CV12
91
What is the Hui meeting point of Qi?
CV17
92
What is the Hui meeting point of Xue?
UB17
93
What is the Hui meeting point of Sinews?
GB34
94
What is the Hui meeting point of Vessels?
LU9
95
What is the Hui meeting point of Bones?
UB11
96
What is the Hui meeting point of Marrow?
GB39
97
How many Gao Wu Command Points are there?
4
98
What is the Gao Wu command point of the abdomen/intestines?
ST36
99
What is the Gao Wu command point of the back/waist?
UB40
100
What is the Gao Wu command point of the face/mouth?
LI4
101
What is the Gao Wu command point of the head/neck?
LU7
102
What is the Host and Guest combo?
Yuan source point plus the Luo point of the int/ext coupled channel
103
When is the Host and Guest combination of points used?
for chronic diseases
104
What happens at Front Mu points?
Qi of Zang Fu gathers & concentrates on the anterior surface
105
What 2 things do Back-Shu points treat?
1) Zang Fu disorders
| 2) sense organ problems
106
Do Back-Shu points treat channel disorders?
NO
107
What do Luo points treat?
1) Int-ext related Zang Fu disorders
| 2) Psychoemotional disorders
108
Which luo point treats poor memory & propensity to laugh?
LU7
109
Which luo point treats mad laughter, seeing ghosts, and desire to ascend to high places + strip + sing?
ST40
110
Which luo point treats manic raving, sighing, insomnia and restlessness?
SP4
111
Which luo point treats yawning, groaning, vexation, sadness, fright?
HT5
112
Which luo point treats fear/fright and sadness and anxiety?
SI7
113
Which luo point treats somnolence, prone to anger/fear/unhappiness, dementia, desire to close doors & remain at home?
KD4
114
Which luo point treats plum stone, depression, fright/fear?
PC6
115
How many Window of Heaven Points are there?
10
116
All Window of Heaven points are in the neck/head region except which two?
PC1 and LU3
117
What are the Window of Heaven points?
ST9, LI18, SI16, SI17, SJ16
CV22, LU3, PC1
UB10, DU16
118
What are the crossing points of GB, SJ & SI?
SI19 & SI12 (LI also crosses here)
119
What is the crossing point of Taiyang channels?
UB11
120
What is the crossing point of Tai Yin channels?
LU1
121
What is the crossing point of Yangming channels?
DU26
122
Back Shu points of Yin organs do what?
tonify
123
Back Shu points of Yang organs do what?
regulate (for either XS or XU)
124
What are the Group Luo points?
SJ8 (3 arm yang), PC5 (3 arm Yin), GB35 (39) (3 leg yang), SP6 (3 leg yin)
125
What is the only entry point that is NOT the first point on its meridian?
LI4
126
What is the SP Front Mu point?
LV13
