Xi Cleft Points

Question 1

LU

Answer 1

LU 6 acute diseases of the lung and disorders of blood (coughing blood). Acute cough, wheezing, asthma. Attack by exterior wind-heat or wind-dryness causing fever, swelling and pain in throat, loss of voice

Question 2

LI

Answer 2

LI 7 acute disorders and pain affecting the LI. Can clear heat and detox poison in cases of clove sores, carbuncles, furuncles, throat painful obstruction, and heat and swelling of the face

Question 3

ST

Answer 3

ST 34 Unique- located proximal to the knee or elbow. Acute disorders such as breast pain and breast abscess. Also acute epigastric pain.

Question 4

SP

Answer 4

SP 8 Resolving blood stasis in the uterus and lower abd. Dysmenorrhea, irreg menstruation, and masses.

Question 5

HT

Answer 5

HT 6 severe and unbearable heart pain due to blood stasis. Bleeding disorders due to excessive heat agitating the blood. Treat disorders of sweating.

Question 6

SI

Answer 6

SI 6 pain of the shoulder, scapula, and arm so severe it feels broken or dislocated. Also a distal point for acute contraction and sprain of the lumbar region.

Question 7

BL

Answer 7

BL 63 sudden onset of shan disorder, sudden turmoil disorder (acute vomiting and diarrhea) cramps, epilepsy, white tiger (intense pain) jt pain

Question 8

KD

Answer 8

KD 5 variety of menstrual disorders: def of blood or blood stasis

Question 9

PC

Answer 9

PC 4 acute stasis of blood in the chest and heart giving rise to pain. Hot reckless bleeding in upper jiao: nosebleed, vomiting or coughing og blood

Question 10

SJ

Answer 10

SJ 7 little use of this point

Question 11

GB

Answer 11

GB 36 painful skin associated with painful obstruction and atrophy disorder, as well as for rabies

Question 12

LV #2

Answer 12

LV 6 STASIS of blood in the uterus, shan disorder, and lower and pain

Question 13

BL #2 Yangqiao

Answer 13

BL 59 few relevant clinical indications

Question 14

KD #2 Yinqiao

Answer 14

KD 8 IRREGULAR menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, uterine bleeding

Question 15

GB #2 Yang linking (wei)

Answer 15

GB 35 FEW relevant clinical indicators

Question 16

KD #3

Answer 16

KD 9 acute and severe mental disorders such as madness, mania, mania depression disorder, raving, fury, cursing, vomiting of foamy saliva and tongue thrusting

Question 17

Xi cleft points definition

Answer 17

Where qi and blood gather and plunge more deeply (normally qi and blood flow superficially along the channels from jing well points)

Question 18

What do xi cleft points treat?

Answer 18

Acute conditions and pain

*** xi cleft points of the yin channels also treat disorders of blood