Principles for Point COMBINATION

Question 0

What is the local/distal points for frontal headache?

Answer 0

L: yintang, GB-14, DU-23, ST-8

D: LI-4, ST-44

Question 1

What are the 9 point combination methods?

Answer 1

1) local and distal
2) yin and yang (husband and wife)
3) yuan (host) and lou-connecting (guest)
4) front and back
5) MU and SHU
6) hang and foot
7) upper and lower
8) left and right
9) 5 element theory

Question 2

What is the local/distal points for temporal headache?

Answer 2

L: taiyang, GB-4, GB-8, GB-20

D: SJ-5, GB-41

Question 3

What is the local/distal point for vertex headache?

Answer 3

L: DU-20

D: LIV-3

Question 4

What is the local/distal points for occipital headache?

Answer 4

L: UB-9, DU-19, GB-20

D: SI-6, UB-63, UB-67

Question 5

What is the local/distal points for eye?

Answer 5

L: UB-1, ST-1, GB-20

D: LI-4

Question 6

What is the local/distal points for nose?

Answer 6

L: LI-20, yintang, DU-23

D: LI-4, LU-7

Question 7

What is the local/distal points for tooth?

Answer 7

L: ST-6, ST-7, taiyang

D: LI-4, ST-44

Question 8

What is the local/distal points for ear?

Answer 8

L: SJ-21, SI-19, GB-2, SJ-17

D: SJ-3, GB-41, KID-3

Question 9

What is the local/distal points for tongue?

Answer 9

L: RN-23, DU-15

D: HT-5, PC-7, KID-6, SP-5

Question 10

What is the local/distal points for throat?

Answer 10

L: SI-17

D: LU-7, KID-6, ST-44

Question 11

What is the local/distal points for chest?

Answer 11

L: RN-17, UB-13, LU-1

D: LU-5, PC-6

Question 12

What is the local/distal points for lung?

Answer 12

L: LU-1, RN-17, RN-22

D: LU-7, LU-5

Question 13

What is the local/distal points for Heart?

Answer 13

L: UB-15, UB-14, RN-17

D: PC-6, HT-7, PC-5, PC-4

Question 14

What is the local/distal points for Stomach?

Answer 14

L: UB-21, RN-12

D: PC-6, ST-36

Question 15

What is the local/distal points for LIver?

Answer 15

L: UB-18

D: LIV-3

Question 16

What is the local/distal points for GB?

Answer 16

L: UB-19

D: GB-34

Question 17

What is the local/distal points for intestines?

Answer 17

L: UB-25, UB-27, ST-25, RN-4

D: ST-37, ST-36, ST-39

Question 18

What is the local/distal points for KID?

Answer 18

L: UB-23, UB-52

D: KID-3

Question 19

What is the local/distal points for UB?

Answer 19

L: UB-32, RN-3

D: SP-6

Question 20

What is the local/distal points for upper abdomen?

Answer 20

L: RN-12, ST-21, UB-21

D: ST-36, SP-4

Question 21

What is the local/distal points for umbilicus?

Answer 21

L: ST-25, RN-6, UB-25

D: ST-36, ST-37

Question 22

What is the local/distal points for lower abdomen?

Answer 22

L: RN-3, RN-4, RN-6

D: SP-6

Question 23

What is the local/distal points for hypochoncrium?

Answer 23

L: LV-14, GB-24, UB-18

D: SJ-6, GB-34, PC-6, LV-3

Question 24

What is the local/distal points for upper limbs?

Answer 24

L: SJ-14, LI-11, LI-4 D: jiaji C1-T1

Question 25

What is the local/distal points for lower limbs?

Answer 25

L: GB-30, UB-40, GB-34, GB-39 D: jiaji L3-S1

Question 26

What is the local/distal points for genitalia?

Answer 26

L: RN-3, RN-4 D: LV-1, LV-3, KID-3

Question 27

What is the local/distal points for the anus?

Answer 27

L: DU-1, UB-30, UB-54 D: UB-57, UB-65, DU-20

Question 28

Give and example of yin and yang combo:

Answer 28

stomach disease= ST-36, SP-4 | cough= LU-9, LI-11

Question 29

Give and example of yuan source and lou-connecting:

Answer 29

LI disease= LI-4, LU-7 LU disease= LU-9, LI-6 kidney channel disease= UB-58 bladder channel disease= KID-4 *you can use a single point= the lou-connecting point of the associated meridian*

Question 30

Give and example of front and back combo:

Answer 30

stomach disease= ST-21, UB-50

Question 31

Give an example of MU and SHU combo:

Answer 31

stomach disease= RN-12, UB-21

Question 32

Give and example of hand and foot combo:

Answer 32

front headaches: LI-4, ST-41 insomnia: KID-6, HT-7

Question 33

Give an example of upper/lower combo:

Answer 33

toothache: LI-4, ST-44 heart/chest/ab disease: PC-6, SP-4 ear ringing: SJ-5, GB-41

Question 34

Give and example for left and right combo:

Answer 34

stomach disease: both sides ST-36, UB-21

Question 35

Give a quick explanation of what the 5 element theory is:

Answer 35

two parts: 1) 4 needle technique= generating cycle, good for psychological issues, simple issues 2) 8 needle technique= controlling cycle, complicated issues

Question 36

Give both an excess and deficiency example of the 4 needle technique:

Answer 36

excess= HT= HT-7 (reduce), SP-3 (reduce) both are earth points "son" deficient= SP= SP-2 (tonify), HT-8 (tonify) both are fire points "mother"

Question 37

Give and example of both OVERACTING (over-controlling) and INSULTING (under-controlling):

Answer 37

OVERACTING: LV overacting SP: SP xu= SP-2 (tonify), HT-8 (tonify) =fire points "mother" LIV shi= LV-1 (reduce), SP-1 (reduce) =wood points INSULTING: LV insulting LU: LIV shi= LV-2 (reduce), HT-8 (reduce) =fire "son" LU xu= LU-8 (tonify), LV-4 (tonify) =metal points