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Ren Star Part Two Flashcards

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Ren 14 Name

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Great Gateway

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Ren 14 Location and Needling

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Location: 6 cun above umbilicus
Needling: 0.3-0.8 in perp

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Ren 14 Actions

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Regulates the heart and alleviates pain
Descends lung qi and unbinds the chest
Transforms phlegm and calms the spirit
Harmonizes the Stomach and descends rebellion

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Ren 14 Caution

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Deep insertion, especially in thin, may damage left lobe of liver or heart if either is enlarged. Oblique superior insertion towards the heart is contraindicated in all cases.

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Ren 15 Name

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Turtledove Tail

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Ren 15 Classification (Not Needed)

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Yuan Source of the Gao Huang (disease between heart and diaphragm)
Yellow Court where one stores things they don’t want to deal with

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Ren 15 Location and Needling

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Location: 7 cun above umbilicus
Needling: 0.4-0.6 in Obliquely Down

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Ren 15 Action

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Actions:
Regulates the Heart and calms the Spirit
Descends Lung Qi and unbinds the chest
5E: Heart pain, trauma, death, dissociation

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Ren 15 Caution

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Caution: Deep insertion, especially in thin, may damage left lobe of liver or heart if either is enlarged. Oblique superior insertion towards the heart is contraindicated in all cases.

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Ren 17 Name

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Chest Center

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Ren 17 Classification

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Sea of Qi (Along with St9, Du14, Du15)
Hui Meeting Point of Qi
Front Mu of the Pericardium

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Ren 17 Location and Needling

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Location: level with 4th intercostal space
Needling: 0.3-0.5 Subc

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Ren 17 Actions

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Regulates Qi and unbinds the chest
Descends rebellion of the Lung and Stomach
Benefits the gathering Qi
Benefits the breasts and promotes lactation (along with SI1, St18, Ren17)

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Ren 17 Indications

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Breathlessness
Trouble Speaking/ weakness
Pair with P6 to open chest
5E: Spreads influence of heart: love, order, peace

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Ren 22 Name

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Heavenly Prominance

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Ren 22 Location and Needling

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Location: Center of the suprasternal fossa
Needling: puncture perp at 0.2 in then insert needle tip downward along posterior aspect of the sternum 0.5-1.0 inch

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Ren 22 Classification

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Window of the Sky

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Ren 22 Actions

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Descends rebellious Qi and alleviates cough and wheezing
Benefits the throat and voice
Cautions: do not attempt without clinical experience under supervision

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Ren 22 Add Info

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Add info:
Expels phlegm
Insubstantial phlegm with Plum Pit Qi
Grief can get stuck there

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