Test #3- Who am I? (HT, SI, BL, KD) Flashcards by Alexis F

Actions:

Benefits the bones & joints
Expels pathogenic factors & Firms the exterior
Regulates Lung-Qi & Alleviates cough

Indications:

Disorders of the bones & joints (Rheumatic / arthritic diseases, osteoporosis)
Local pain (Rigidity of the nape of the neck or the spine, soreness & pain of the back and scapula)
Attack of exterior pathogenic wind-cold (Chills & fever, absence of sweating, headache, stiffness & pain of the neck & upper back; Cough, dyspnoea, fullness of the chest)

INFLUENCE ON NECK, BACK & UPPER RESPIRATORY

BL11 ***

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Actions:

Clears damp-heat
Regulates the SP & ST

Indications:

Damp-heat (jaundice of Yang type)
Disharmony of the ST & SP (difficult digestion, vomiting; abdominal distention, diarrhea)
Local back pain

* BL channel point

BL49 **

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Actions:

Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Moves Qi & Unbinds the chest & lateral costal region
Benefits the breasts

Indications:

•Pain & swelling in the scapula, shoulder & arm •Pain/swelling/abscess of the breast, insufficient lactation

SI11 ***

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Actions:

Nourishes KD Yin & Clears deficiency heat
Tonifies KD Yang
Anchors Qi & Benefits the LU
Strengthens lumbar spine

Indications:

KD Yin deficiency (dryness/malnourishment; empty heat; throat, ears, teeth, brain, lower back/knees, lower jiao (intestines, bladder, uterus, genitals); KD-LV, KD-HT, KD-LU)
KD Yang deficiency (impotence, seminal emission, sterility; frequent & copious urination, incontinence, diarrhea, edema; coldness of lower limbs)
Local pain in the heel

KD3 ****

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Actions:

Unbinds the chest & Regulates Qi
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

Disorders of the chest (cough, asthma, dyspnea, fullness of the chest with rebellious Qi)
Local pain (stiffness & pain of the back)

BL channel point….

BL44 **

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Actions:

Clears heat & Benefits the sensory orifices
Revives consciousness
Promotes lactation & Benefits the breasts

Indications:

Breast disorders (insufficient lactation; swelling & abscess of the breasts (mastitis))
Excess heat in the head/face (red eyes, pterygium; tinnitus, deafness; nosebleed; throat painful obstruction; ulceration of tongue/mouth)
Loss of consciousness from windstroke
Febrile disease, malaria

SI1 ***

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Actions:

Revives consciousness
Clears heat and Benefits the throat, tongue & eyes
Regulates HT-Qi and Calms the spirit

Indications:

Loss of consciousness windstroke, febrile diseases
Heat in the upper reaches of the channel (Painful obstruction & dryness of the throat; Swelling & pain of the tongue; Redness & pain of the eyes)
‘Fullness below the Heart’ (Pain of the Heart, chest & lateral costal region)

JING-WELL, WOOD POINT

HT9**

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Actions:

Clears HT & Transforms phlegm
Regulates Qi & Alleviates pain

Xi-Cleft pt. of Yin Wei Mai

Indications:

− phlegm-fire obstructing the Heart: mania-depression, madness, vomiting of foamy saliva, tongue thrusting

− shan disorder

KD9 **

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Actions:

Regulates the ST & Descends rebellion
Harmonizes middle jiao

Indications:

All diseases of the ST Fu-organ (ST Qi stagnation: distention/fullness/pain of the epigastrium & abdomen; ST Qi rebellion: ST reflux, nausea, vomiting )
Disharmony of both the ST & SP (poor appetite, undigested food in the stool, borborygmus, diarrhea)

BL21 ***

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Actions:

Regulates Chong & Ren Mai
Regulates the lower jiao

Indications:

− GYN: amenorrhea, irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding, leukorrhea, infertility

− running piglet Qi, difficult urination, diarrhea

KD13 **

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Actions:

Regulates the GV (benefits the occiput, neck & back; clears wind & heat, treats malaria; calms the spirit and treats epilepsy)
Clears heat & Benefits the sensory orifices
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Confluent pt. of GV

Indications:

Pain, stiffness & contraction along SI, BL & GV (occipital h/a, stiff neck, pain of the upper spine & scapula, acute lumbar sprain, pain & contraction of the arm, elbow and shoulder, contraction of fingers. This+BL62: inner canthus, ear, nape of neck, scapula)
Heat in the upper reaches of the SI channel (tinnitus & deafness; redness/pain/swelling of the eyes with lacrimation, pterygium; nosebleed)
Febrile diseases (malaria; chills & fever accompanied by severe pain of the neck & spine in exterior syndromes; nightsweats)
Mania-depression, epilepsy (+ BL62)

SI3 ****

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Actions:

Benefits the eyes
Expels wind & Clears heat

Indications:

•Eye disorders of any kind (Redness, swelling & pain of the eyes, vision problems)

(acute & chronic conjunctivitis, excessive tearing in windy conditions, astigmatism, optic neuritis, pterygium, color blindness, night blindness, early stage cataracts, glaucoma)

BL1 ***

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Actions:

Activates the channel & Alleviates Pain
Benefits the lumbar region

Indications:

•Disorders of the lower limb & lumbar spine (Pain/atrophy/paralysis of the lower limb; sciatica; Pain/rigidity of the lumbar spine)

BL37 **

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Actions:

Tonifies & Nourishes the LU, HT, KD, SP & ST
Nourishes Yin & Clears heat
Calms the spirit
Fosters the original Qi •Resolves phlegm

(‘Shu of Gao & Huang’)

Indications:

•All kinds of deficiency, including 5 types of taxation, 7 injuries

− LU: consumption, coughing of blood, night sweating, steaming bone disorder, emaciation

− HT: poor memory, pounding of the Heart, insomnia, phlegm-fire mania

− KD: seminal emission, impotence

− ST/SP: undigested food in the stool, weariness of the four limbs;phlegm diseases

•Local pain of the back & shoulder

BL43 ****

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Actions:

Spreads LV-Qi
Regulates & Nourishes LV blood
Pacifies wind
Cools fire & Clears damp-heat
Benefits the eyes & sinews

Indications:

All patterns of disharmony of the LIVER (LV-Qi stag., LV Fire/LV Yang rising, LV blood/Yin def., LV wind, damp-heat); hepatitis, cholecystitis, jaundice, liver cirrhosis …
Eye, sinews or mental disorders characterized by LV pathology (pain, itching, dryness, redness of eyes, blurred vision; stiffness, contraction, cramping or pain of the sinews; stress, irritability, depression, mood swings)
Local pain (tightness/pain in hypochondria, intercostal neuralgia)

BL18 ****

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What are the actions of the Liao Points?

Regulates the lower jiao and Facilitates urination & defecation
Regulates menstruation & Stops leukorrhea
Benefits the lumbar region & legs
Important points for inducing labor

Urinary disorders: BL32, 33
Intestinal disorders: BL34
GYN/genital disorders: BL34
Pain in the lumbosacral area pain/atrophy of the legs: BL32, 33
Labor pain: BL32

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Actions:

•Benefits the lumbar region, Activates the channel & Alleviates pain •Regulates urination & Treats hemorrhoids

Indications:

Channel disorders (local pain of the lumbar region, sacrum & buttocks; pain/atrophy of the leg: sciatica, hemiplegia)
Urogenital disorders (difficult urination, retention of urine; seminal emission, turbid leukorrhea, genital pain)
Anal disorders (hemorrhoids, prolapse of rectum)

BL54 ***

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Actions:

Activates the channel & Alleviates pain
Clears heat & Reduces swelling
Clears damp-heat & Treats jaundice

Indications:

Disorders along the SI channel (contraction, stiffness & pain in the fingers, wrist, elbow, arm, shoulder, neck and back; swelling in the neck, cheek & submandibular region; tinnitus caused by pain of the submandibular region)
Jaundice, wasting & thirsting disorder

SI4 **

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Actions:

Clears damp-heat from the lower burner
Benefits the KDs
Activates the channel & Alleviates pain

Indications:

Damp-heat in the lower burner, esp. in the genito-urinary system (difficult/urgent urination, dark urine; genital itching, leukorrhea, uterine bleeding, impotence, infertility; pain d/t damp-heat: urination with pain radiating to the thigh, genital pain, hypogastric pain radiating to the genitals & inner thigh)
Local pain of the knee

KD10 **

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What is the different between HT5, HT6, and HT7?

•HT5 Luo-connecting

Benefits the tongue & Regulates HT-Qi; MP for speech disorders d/t tongue stiffness(GV15, CV23), disorders of heart rhythm(PC6)

•HT6 Xi-cleft

Regulates HT-blood; MP for night sweating(SI3)

•HT7 Yuan-source

Regulates & tonifies the Heart, any disorders of the Heart and spirit, excess/deficiency; Main point for insomnia(SP6), palpitations(PC6)

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Actions:

Spreads LV-Qi & Unbinds the chest
Regulates the HT
Regulates & Descends Qi

Indications:

Chest & heart disorders d/t LV Qi stagnation (pain/oppression of the Heart, chest & diaphragm, restlessness, agitation and oppression)
Heart dysfunction (heart pain, palpitations, anxiety, stress (+ BL15)
LU/ST Qi rebellion (cough, vomiting)

BL14 ***

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Actions:

Regulates Ren Mai & Chong Mai, Adjusts menstruation, Stops uterine bleeding
Clears heat & Drains dampness from the lower jiao

Xi-Cleft pt. of Yin Qiao Mai

Indications:

− irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, ‘flooding & trickling’(KD def., blood stasis, blood heat…)

− damp-heat in the lower burner: genital itching/pain /sweating, painful urinary dysfunction, diarrhea…

KD8 **

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Actions:

Invigorates blood & Dispels stasis
Cools blood heat & Stops bleeding
Nourishes & Harmonizes blood

•Harmonizes the diaphragm & Descends rebellious Qi

Hui Meeting Point of Blood

Indications:

All blood diseases, esp. in the upper & middle jiao (blood stasis: pain, fever, psycho-emotional disorders, hemorrhage; blood heat: hemorrhage, fever, psycho-emotional; blood deficiency: night sweating, steaming bone disorders; taxation consumption disorder(+ BL19 ) )
Painful obstruction, skin disorders
LU/ST Qi rebellion (cough, dyspnea; belching, hiccup, vomiting, ST reflux, esophageal constriction)

BL17 ****

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Actions:

Clears deficient fire & Alleviates night sweating
Regulates HT-blood
Calms the spirit
Moderates acute conditions

Indications:

Night sweating, steaming bone disorder (+ SI3)
Acute conditions (Heart pain d/t blood stasis: PC4 favored; Nosebleed, vomiting blood d/t blood heat; Acute fright with or without palpitations)

XI-CLEFT POINT

HT6***

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Actions: •Regulates the **Yin Motility Vessel** * Nourishes the KDs & Clears deficiency heat * Benefits the **throat** * Calms the **spirit** * Regulates the lower jiao Indications: * Throat disorders, esp. d/t Yin deficiency heat (**swelling/pain/dryness of throat**, plumstone Qi (LU7)) * Eye disorders (redness/pain of eyes originating at the inner canthus, vision disturbed by seeing spots & stars) * Spirit disorders (**insomnia, somnolence; night-time epilepsy ** (BL62); sadness, fright, nightmares) •Disorders of the lower burner (uterus: irregular menstruation, infertility; genitals: genital itching, leukorrhea − urethra/anus: dribbling urination, **constipation**)

KD6 \*\*\*\*

Actions * Activates the channel & Benefits the arm * Clears **heat**, Transforms **phlegm** & Calms the spirit Indications: * Disorders of the HT channel in the upper limb (Numbness, trembling, pain of the arm and hand, esp. the **elbow** (main point for *medial epicondylitis*); **Hemiplegia** & **atrophy** after windstroke, **Parkinson’s**) * Disorders of the chest (**HT pain**, palpitations; chest pain, intercostal neuralgia) * Heat or Phlegm (Mania & excessive laughter, epilepsy, tongue thrusting; Scrofula esp. under the armpit; Redness of the eyes, erosion & swelling of the gums, toothache accompanied by chills & fever) HE-SEA, WATER point

HT3\*\*\*

Actions: * **Descends _excess_ from the head** * Calms the spirit * Revives consciousness & Rescues Yang Indications: * “Excess above & deficiency below” (LV-KD: h/a, dizziness, cloudy vision; nosebleed; epilepsy, windstroke; running piglet Qi; HT-KD: insomnia, excessive dreams, agitation, palps; LU-KD: asthma, cough, dyspnea; dry cough, blood-streaked phlegm; Empty heat above: swelling, pain, dryness of throat; dry tongue, loss of voice; mouth ulceration; hot flushes) * Loss of consciousness (windstroke, epilepsy, Yang collapse) * Other (constipation, difficult urination; cold leg & foot)

KD1 \*\*\*

Actions: * Harmonizes the upper & lower * Expels wind from Taiyang Channel * Treats hemorrhoids * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain Indications: * Lower limb problems (lower limb pain/numbness/atrophy; RLS; sciatic pain located along either BL or GB channel) * “Excess above + deficiency below” (‘Flying Yang’) (h/a, dizziness, pain of the neck & occiput, nosebleed; lumbar pain, coldness of the lower part of the body, inability to stand, weakness of legs) * Mania & epilepsy, hemorrhoids * Exterior syndrome in Taiyang stage (chills & fever, absence of sweating, pain of the neck & occiput, nasal congestion/watery discharge)

BL58 \*\*\*

Actions: * Strengthens the lumbar region * Regulates the Lower Burner Indications: * All cases of lumbar pain * Disorders of the lower burner with underlying KD deficiency − wasting & thirsting disorders, diarrhea, enuresis, difficult urination, frequent urination

BL26 \*\*

Actions: * Benefits the **tongue** * Regulates **heart rhythm**(HT-Qi) * Calms the spirit * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain Indications: * **Speech disorders** d/t tongue stiffness (post-stroke speech difficulty, sudden loss of voice, stuttering) * Disorders of **heart rhythm **(Palpitations, irregular heart beat, tachycardia, bradycardia) * Psycho-emotional disorders (Fright, agitation, anxiety, fear, sadness, depression) * Channel disorders (Throat: soreness & swelling; Eye: dizziness or headache + redness/pain of the eyes; Arm: pain or spasm of forearm, wrist, fingers) ‘Penetrating the Interior’ Luo-Connecting point

HT5\*\*\*\*

Actions: * Reinforces the KDs * Anchors Qi & Benefits the LU * Strengthens the will & Dispels fear Indications: * Excess above & deficiency below caused by LU-KD disharmony (asthma, cough, dyspnea; wheezing, coughing of blood, dry & sore throat) * Psycho-emotional disorders when KD spirit is down (susceptibility to fear, lack of confidence, somnolence) * Heel pain, low back pain & stiffness worse w/fatigue *“In case of Qi rebellion, there is agitation of the heart with fullness; in excess, there is retention of urine; in deficiency, there is lumbar pain”*

KD4 \*\*

Actions: * Eliminates Wind & Alleviates Pain * Clears heat & Reduces swelling Local wind point Indications: •Facial disorders d/t exterior or interior wind (Facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, twitching of the eyelids, toothache of upper jaw)

SI18 \*\*

Actions * Unbinds the chest * Activates the channel & Benefits the arm Indications: * Disorders of the **shoulder & arm** (Shoulder pain, frozen shoulder; Paralysis, numbness, atrophy, cold & pain of the upper limb) * Disorders of the Heart & chest (Heart pain, chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, distention & fullness of the lateral costal region (helps to relax ribcage); Sadness, anxiety)

HT1\*\*

Actions: * Separates the pure from the turbid * Regulates the intestines and Bladder * Drains turbid dampness & Clears **damp-heat** * Regulates **Small Intestine Qi** Indications: * Intestinal disorders, esp. d/t damp-heat (diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, blood & mucus in stools; constipation, hemorrhoids) * Urinary disorders d/t damp-heat (dark yellow urine, enuresis, retention of urine, difficult/painful urination, blood in the urine) * Genital disorders d/t damp-heat (seminal emission, leukorrhea) * Others: (Small Intestine Qi pain, wasting & thirsting disorder − local pain)

BL27 \*\*\*

Actions: * Tonifies KD-Qi, KD-Yang, KD-Yin & KD-Essence * Regulates the water passages & Benefits urination * Benefits & Warms the uterus * Benefits the eyes & ears * Strengthens lumbar region Indications: •All patterns of disharmony of the **KIDNEY** (KD Qi def., KD Yang def., KD Yin def., KD Essence def.) − frequent urination, incontinence, enuresis; cockcrow diarrhea; seminal emission, premature ejaculation, sterility; irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, infertility; edema with difficult urination; tinnitus, deafness, chronic ear infections * Dual disharmony of the KD & SP, HT, LV or LU * Chronic deficiency, esp. in the elderly * Local pain in the lumbar region

BL23 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Clears damp-heat & Regulates the lower jiao * Benefits the coccyx & Treats hemorrhoids Indication: * Anal disorders (chronic hemorrhoids, prolapse of rectum ) * Local pain of the coccyx or lumbar region * Damp-heat in the lower jiao (diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, leukorrhea, genital itching/sweating)

BL35 \*\*

Actions: * Benefits lower back & knees, Activates the channel & Alleviates pain •Cools blood * Cools summer-heat and Stops vomiting & diarrhea * Benefits the bladder Indications: * Disorders of the lumbar region & lower limbs (acute/chronic lumbar pain, sciatic pain, atrophy/ pain/hemiplegia of the lower limb, knee disorders) * Heat in the blood level (febrile diseases, skin diseases(excess type), nosebleed) * ‘counterflow Qi and diarrhea’ (summer-heat stroke, sudden turmoil disorder) * Urinary disorders (enuresis, difficult urination, dark urination) * Hemorrhoids

BL40 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * **Regulates the intestine**s * Transforms stagnation & Alleviates pain * Strengthens the lumbar region & legs Indications: * Intestinal disorders (constipation; diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, borborygmus; prolapse of the rectum, intestinal abscess) * Local back pain or pain/atrophy of the leg

BL25 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Pacifies interior **wind** & Expels exterior wind * Calms spirit & Treats epilepsy * Benefits the head & eyes * Opens & Regulates **Yang Qiao** * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain Indications: * Wind disorders (_Exterior wind_: chills & fever, aversion to wind, h/a; _Interior wind_: lockjaw, opisthotonos, up staring eyes, deviation of mouth & eyes, windstroke & hemiplegia) * Mental disorders (**daytime epilepsy**, mania, **insomnia**, palpitations) * Heat in the head (h/a, dizziness, nosebleed, deafness & tinnitus, redness/swelling/pain of the eyes) * Pain of both the lumbar region and hip

BL62 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Calms the spirit * **Regulates** & **Tonifies** the Heart Indications: * All disorders of the **spirit **(**Insomnia**, poor memory, absent-mindedness, disorientation, restlessness; Dementia, mania, mad laughter, epilepsy) * All disorders of the **Heart **(**Palpitations**, heart pain(PC) ) * Heat in the HT channel (Swelling, dryness, pain of the throat, red face, yellow eyes, heat in the palms; spitting/vomiting blood; Enuresis d/t heat in the bladder (HT- SI - BL)) SHU-STREAM = YUAN-SOURCE **MOST NOURISHING Pt. on HT CHANNEL** EARTH, CHILD point — EXCESS

HT7\*\*\*\*

Actions: * **Moves & Regulates the TW** * Regulates the SP&ST and Resolves dampness * Regulates the water passages & Promotes urination * Resolves masses Indications: * Water metabolism disorders (edema with difficult urination, white turbidity; abdominal distention, borborygmus, diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, undigested food in the stool) * Abdominal masses * Shaoyang syndrome * Local pain of the lower back

BL22 \*\*

Actions: * **Regulates the Bladder** * Clears **damp-heat** from the lower burner * Dispels stagnation & Resolves masses * Benefits the lumbar region and legs Indications: * All kinds of urinary disorders, esp. d/t damp-heat (painful/difficult/hesitant/frequent urination with scanty, dark flow) * Damp-heat in the intestinal/genital region (diarrhea; genital itching/swelling/pain/ulceration, seminal emission, leukorrhea) * Stiffness/pain of the lumbar region, sacrum, buttocks, coccyx and lower limbs

BL28 \*\*\*

Actions: * Benefits & Regulates the **nose** * Clears the **head** Indications: * **Nose disorders** of any kind (+ GV23) (nasal congestion & discharge, rhinitis, nosebleed, nasal sores, loss of sense of smell) * Vertex headache (+ GV20)

BL7 \*\*

Actions: * Expels wind & Releases the **exterior** * Strengthens defensive Qi & Firms the exterior * Disseminates & Descends **LU**-Qi * Benefits the **nose** Indications: * **Exterior** pathogenic **wind** attacks (Colds/Flu) (_exterior excess_: chills & fever, absence of sweating, rigidity & pain of the head and neck, P: floating-tight; _exterior deficiency_: fever & chills unrelieved by sweating, aversion to wind, P: floating-weak; _susceptible to catching cold easily_; _wind attacking the lung_: cough w/ chest pain, dyspnea; _wind attacking the skin_: wind rashes, urticaria) * **Nose disorders** of all kinds (nasal stuffiness & discharge, nosebleed, sneezing, sensitivity to dust and pollen) * Stiff neck ‘WIND GATE’ (bias towards exterior wind)

BL12 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Unbinds the chest * Transforms phlegm and Alleviates cough & wheezing * Harmonizes the Stomach & Lowers rebellious Qi Indications: * Rebellion of LU-Qi (chronic cough w/ vomiting of phlegm, wheezing, chronic dyspnea w/ oppression of chest, chest pain) * Rebellion of ST-Qi (nausea, vomiting, inability to eat & drink) * Neck tension & pain (good point for massage)

KD27 \*\*

Actions: * Tonifies SP-Qi & SP-Yang * Resolves dampness * Raises SP-Qi & Holds blood * Regulates & Harmonizes the Qi of the middle jiao Indications: •All patterns of disharmony of the **SPLEEN** − SP Qi/Yang def. + dampness, prolapse from Qi sinking, hemorrhage d/t Qi not holding blood − stagnation in the middle burner d/t SP Qi def., LV-SP disharmony or dampness: fullness, distention or pain in the abdomen or lateral costal region •Local back pain (worse w/ cold & damp)

BL20 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Activates the channel, Relaxes the sinews & Alleviates pain •Regulates the lower jiao & Alleviates pain * Treats hemorrhoids Indications: •Disorders of the lower limb (Pain/atrophy/paralysis of the lower limb; sciatica) MAIN POINT for UPPER HAMSTRING INJURY •Hemorrhoids

BL36 \*\*\*

Actions: * **Harmonizes the Triple Burner** & Regulates urination * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain Indications: * Urinary disorders (difficult urination, retention of urine, edema; enuresis) * Local pain of the leg/foot Lower HeSea of the Triple Warmer

BL39 \*\*\*

Actions: * Benefits the **ears** * Calms the **spirit** Indications: * Ear disorders of any kind (tinnitus, deafness, pain/itching/discharge of the ears) * TMJ pain & inflammation * Emotional disorders (depression, mania, epilepsy)

SI19 \*\*\*

Actions: * Regulates Qi & Alleviates pain * Regulates & **Warms** intestines Indications: − **constipation d/t KD Yang def**., painful urinary dysfunction from chronic accumulation

KD16 \*\*

Actions: * Tonifies KD & Benefits essence * Regulates urination * Strengthens lumbar region Indications: * Male sexual dysfunction (impotence, premature ejaculation, seminal emission, swelling & pain of the genitals) * Urinary disorders (difficult or dribbling urination w/ Yin edema) * Local pain in the lumbar region \* BL channel point

BL52 \*\*\*

Actions: * Benefits the KDs * Regulates the water passages & Treats **edema** * Regulates **sweating** * Drains damp / damp-heat * Strengthens the lumbar region Indications: * Primary point for water passage & water metabolism disorders (**edema**; urinary dysfunction) * Important point for sweating disorders (spontaneous sweating, nightsweats, fever with absence of sweating) * Damp-heat in the lower burner (diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, bleeding hemorrhoids; blood in the urine/stool, menorrhagia, leukorrhea) * Lumbar pain

KD7 \*\*\*

Actions: * Tonifies LU-Qi & Nourishes LU-Yin * Descends & Disseminates LU-Qi * Clears heat from the LU * Releases the exterior Indications: •**All patterns of disharmony of the LUNG** − All deficiency LU patterns LU-Qi def.: weak cough worsened by exertion, SOB with no desire to speak LU-Yin def.: dry sputum, dry mouth/throat/tongue − All excess LU patterns Interior excess: fullness/pain of the chest, LU abscess, coughing of phlegm − Exterior pathogenic factors affecting the LU: aversion to cold, chills & fever with cough •Disorders of the **throat, nose, skin, sweating** Backshu of the LU

BL13 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Regulates Qi & Pacifies wind * Benefits the head & sensory orifices * Calms the spirit * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain Indications: * Main point for **occipital h/a**, stiff neck & shoulders * Disorders of the sensory orifices (nasal congestion, loss of sense of smell; swelling, redness & pain of the eyes, poor vision; swelling of the throat with difficulty to speak) * **Interior** wind − dizziness, epilepsy, head wind * Point of Window of Heaven* * ‘Sudden contraction, epilepsy and dizziness with inability of the legs to support the body, select XX’ — Spiritual Pivot*

BL10 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Tonifies & nourishes the LU * Soothes dyspnea & cough * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain *(‘Door of the Corporeal Soul’)* Indications: * LU disorders (asthma, bronchitis, pleurisy, pulmonary TB, pulmonary-type indications, grief) * Local pain (stiff neck, pain of the upper back, shoulder, scapula, chest & back)

BL42 \*\*

Actions: •Clears heat & Lowers Yang * Pacifies wind & **Leads down the excess** * Activates the entire channel & Alleviates pain * Relaxes the sinews & Strengthens the lumbar spine * Promotes labor Indications: * Heat, excess Yang or wind in the head (h/a, heat in the head, redness/swelling/pain of eyes, nosebleed, toothache; epilepsy, lockjaw) * Pain & contraction anywhere along the channel (occipital h/a, stiff neck, pain of the back & spine (SI3); Heart pain radiating from the chest to the back; pain of the lower limbs, heel & ankle) * Prolonged labor

BL60 \*\*\*

Actions: * Clears **deficiency heat** * Regulates the KDs * Regulates the lower jiao Indications: * Deficiency heat (throat painful obstruction, dry throat; night sweating; dyspnea & coughing blood; wasting & thirsting disorder, hot & restless feet; irregular menstruation, infertility; seminal emission, nocturnal emissions, sterility; genital itching) * KD-Yang deficiency (cold diarrhea, edema, impotence, spontaneous sweating; one foot hot and one foot cold)

KD2 \*\*\*

Actions: * Clears **heat** from **HT & S.I**. * Regulates HT-Qi (*stag./def*.) * Calms the spirit * Activates the channel & Alleviates pain Indications: * **Heat in the lower burner** transmitted via the HT—S.I.—BL connection (Urogenital disorders: difficult urination, enuresis, itching or pain of the genitals, accompanied by HT-Fire: insomnia, mouth & tongue ulcers, thirst, agitation) * Stagnation of Qi in the Heart & chest region (Oppression/pain of the chest, accompanied by excessive sighing, fear, plumstone Qi) * Emotional disorders d/t deficiency of HT-Qi (Fright palpitations, sadness & worry) * Channel disorders: spasm of little finger, heat in palms YING-SPRING, FIRE POINT MAIN POINT FOR HT—SI—BL

HT8\*\*\*

Actions: * Activates the channel & Alleviates **pain**, Benefits the shoulder/arm * Moderates **acute** conditions •Benefits the **eyes** *‘SUPPORT THE AGED’* Indications: * **Pain conditions** (_SI channel_: severe pain of the shoulder, scapula & arm (frozen shoulder), stiff neck, pain of the wrist; _BL channel_: acute lumbar sprain, contraction of the sinews of the foot with inability to extend & flex) * **Blurred vision, dimness of vision**, eye diseases

SI6 \*\*\*

Actions: * Relaxes the sinews, Activates the channel & Alleviates Pain * Benefits the calf & heel * Treats **Hemorrhoids** Indications: * Primary distal pt. for all kinds of **hemorrhoids** * Main point for **calf cramps** * Important point for **heel pain** * Sciatica pain radiating to the calf region

BL57 \*\*\*\*

Actions: * Spreads LV-Qi & Relaxes the sinews * Harmonizes the middle jiao Indications: * Local pain (fullness/distention/pain of the chest and lateral costal region) * Contraction of the sinews * Disorders of the SP/ST (difficult digestion, vomiting, diarrhea) \* BL channel point

BL47 \*\*

Actions: * Drains damp-heat from the LV & GB * Clears pathogenic factors from Shaoyang * Tonifies & Regulates GB Qi * Tonifies deficiency Indications: * Damp-heat in the GB & LV (jaundice, bitter taste in the mouth, vomiting, distention of the lateral costal region) * Shaoyang syndrome (bitter taste in the mouth, dry throat, blurred vision; fullness/distention of the chest & lateral costal region; nausea & vomiting) * Deficiency of the Qi of the HT & GB (fright palpitations w/ restless sleep, insomnia) * Steaming bone disorder, deficiency-taxation ‘Four flowers’ (BL17 + BL19)

BL19 \*\*\*

Actions: •Benefits the lower jiao & Alleviates pain * Regulates Qi & **Moves** blood stasis * Regulates water passages & Promotes urination Indications: −**stagnation/accumulation of Qi**, blood, food, water: abdominal distention/edema, diarrhea/constipation, GYN disorders(‘malign blood’)

KD14 \*\*

Actions: * Expels wind & Clears the head & eyes * Turns the fetus & Facilitates labor Indications: * Fullness & heat in the head (vertex/occipital headache, acute disorders of the neck, eyes, nose & ears) * **Malposition of the fetus** * Delayed/prolonged labor, retention of placenta

BL67 \*\*

Actions: * Eliminates wind & Clears heat * Benefits the eyes * Clears the head & Alleviates pain Indications: * Eye disorders (acute conjunctivitis, blurred vision, lacrimation on exposure to wind; twitching of eyelid, ptosis) * Frontal headache, esp. in the eyebrow region (sinusitis, one-sided or generalized head wind) * Facial paralysis * Pain of hemorrhoids

BL2 \*\*\*

Actions: * Clears heat & Releases the exterior * **Calms the spirit** •Activates the channel & Alleviates pain; Benefits the finger joints Indicaiton: * Febrile disease with neck/back pain at the onset * **Psycho-emotional disorders** (Mania-depression, fear & fright, sadness & anxiety) * Disorders along the channel (Stiffness of the neck, contraction of the elbow, severe pain of all the fingers, h/a, dizziness) * ‘In deficiency, there are **warts**’

SI7 \*\*

Actions: * Tonifies & Nourishes the HT * Regulates HT-Qi * Calms the spirit * Unbinds the chest & Resolves blood stasis * Clears HT fire Indications: •All patterns of disharmony of the **HEART** (**def. of Qi, Blood, Yin or Yang; HT fire, blood stasis, obstruction of phlegm**) − Heart: oppression of the chest, HT pain, palpitations or irregular heart beat − Spirit: insomnia, poor memory, excessive dreaming; epilepsy, dementia, mania-depression(‘**happy point**’) •Disorders of the **eyes, tongue, sweating**

BL15 \*\*\*\*

Test #3- Who am I? (HT, SI, BL, KD) Flashcards

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