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67 Cards in this Set
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UB1 睛明
Jīngmíng = Bright Eyes |
Functions: (1)Benefits (brightens) eyes (2)Expels Wind & clears Heat
Indications: redness/swelling/pain of eye, itching of canthus, lacrimation, night blindness, blurring of vision, myopia |
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UB2 攢竹 (攒竹)
Zănzhú = Gathering Bamboo |
Functions: (1)Eliminates Wind & clears Heat (2)Benefits eyes (3)Clears head & alleviates pain
Indications: headache, blurring/failing of vision, pain in supraorbital region, lacrimation, redness/swelling/pain of eye, twitching of eyelids, glaucoma |
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UB3 眉衝 (眉冲)
Méichōng = Eyebrows’ Pouring |
Functions: (1)Expels Wind, clears head, & alleviates pain (2)Benefits eyes and nose (esp. sinuses)
Indications: headache, giddiness, epilepsy, nasal obstruction |
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UB4 曲差
Qūchāi = Crooked Curve |
Functions: (1)Expels Wind, clears head, & alleviates pain (2)Benefits eyes and nose
Indications: headache, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, blurring/failing vision |
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UB5 五處 (五处)
Wŭchù = Fifth Place |
Functions: (1)Eliminates Wind, descends Yang, & clears Heat (2)Clears head and nose
Indications: headache, blurring of vision, epilepsy, convulsion |
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UB6 承光
Chéngguāng = Receiving Light |
Functions: (1)Eliminates Wind & clears Heat (2)Clears head & benefits eyes and nose
Indications: vertex headache, headache, blurring of vision, nasal obstruction |
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UB7 通天
Tōngtiān = Heavenly Connection |
Functions: (1)Benefits and regulates nose (2)Clears head (insufficient clear Yang rising to head)
Indications: vertex headache, headache, giddiness, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, rhinorrhea |
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UB8 絡卻 (络却)
Luòquè = Declining Connection |
Functions: (1)Benefits sense organs (nose, eyes, ears, mouth) (2)Pacifies Wind, transforms Phlegm, & clams spirit
Indications: dizziness, blurring of vision, tinnitus, mania |
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UB9 玉枕
Yùzhĕn = Jade Pillow |
Functions: (1)Expels Wind and Cold & alleviates pain (2)Benefits nose and eyes
Indications: headache, neck pain, dizziness, ophthalmalgia, nasal obstruction |
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UB10 天柱
Tiānzhù = Celestial Pillar |
Functions: (1)Regulates Qi & pacifies Wind (2)Benefits Head and sensory orifices (3)Calms spirit (4)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: headache, nasal obstruction, sore throat, neck rigidity, pain in shoulder/back |
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UB11 大杼
Dàzhù = Great Shuttle |
Functions: (1)Benefits bones and joints (any problem with bones) (2)Expels pathogenic factors & firms exterior (3)Regulates Lung Qi & alleviates cough
Indications: headache, pain in neck/back, pain/soreness in scapular region, cough, fever, neck rigidity |
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UB12 風門 (风门)
Fēngmén = Wind Gate |
Functions: (1)Expels Wind & releases exterior (2)Strengthens Wei Qi & firms exterior (3)Disseminates and descends Lung Qi (4)Benefits nose
Indications: common cold, cough, fever and headache, neck rigidity, backache |
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UB13 肺俞
Fèishū = Lung Shu |
Functions: (1)Tonifies Lung Qi & nourishes Lung Yin (2)Descends and disseminates Lung Qi (3)Clears Heat from Lung (4)Releases exterior
Indications: cough, asthma, chest pain, spitting of blood, afternoon fever, night sweating |
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UB14 厥陰俞 (厥阴俞)
Juéyīnshū = Terminal Yin Shu |
Functions: (1)Spreads Liver Qi & unbinds chest (2)Regulates Heart (3)Regulates and descends Qi
Indications: cough, cardiac pain, palpitations, stuffy chest, vomiting |
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UB15 心俞
Xīnshū = Heart Shu |
Functions: (1)Tonifies and nourishes Heart (2)Calms spirit (3)Regulates Heart Qi (4)Clears Heart Fire (5)Unbinds chest & resolves Blood Stasis
Indications: cardiac pain, panic, loss of memory, palpitations, cough, spitting of blood, nocturnal emission, night sweating, mania, epilepsy |
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UB16 督俞
Dūshū = Governing Shu |
Functions: (1)Regulates Qi in chest and abdomen
Indications: cardiac pain, epigastric pain, abdominal distension, borborygmus |
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UB17 膈俞
Géshū = Diaphragm Shu |
Functions: (1)Invigorates Blood and dispels Stasis (2)Cools Blood & stops bleeding (3)Nourishes and harmonizes Blood (4)Harmonizes diaphragm & descends Rebellious Qi
Indications: vomiting, hiccup, belching, difficulty in swallowing, asthma, cough, spitting of blood, afternoon fever, night sweating, measles |
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UB18 肝俞
Gānshū = Liver Shu |
Functions: (1)Spreads Liver Qi (2)Pacifies Liver Wind (3)Regulates and nourishes Liver Blood (4)Cools Fires & clears Damp-Heat (5)Benefits eyes and sinews
Indications: jaundice, pain in hypochondriac region, redness of eye, blurring of vision, night blindness, mental disorders, epilepsy, backache, spitting of blood, epistaxis |
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UB19 膽俞 (胆俞)
Dănshū = Gall Bladder Shu |
Functions: (1)Clears Damp-Heat from Liver and Gall Bladder (2)Clears pathogenic factors from Shaoyang (3)Tonifies and regulates Gall Bladder Qi (4)Tonifies Deficiency
Indications: jaundice, bitter taste of mouth, pain in chest/ hypochondriac region, pulmonary tuberculosis, afternoon fever |
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UB20 脾俞
Píshū = Spleen Shu |
Functions: (1)Tonifies Spleen Qi and Yang (2)Resolves Dampness (3)Raises Spleen Qi & holds Blood (4)Regulates and harmonizes Qi of Middle Jiao
Indications: epigastric pain, abdominal distension, jaundice, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, bloody stools, profuse menstruation, edema, anorexia, backache |
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UB21 胃俞
Wèishū = Stomach Shu |
Functions: (1)Regulates Stomach & descends Rebellion (Stomach Qi) (2)Harmonizes Middle Jiao
Indications: pain in chest/hypochondriac/epigastric regions, anorexia, abdominal distension, borborygmus, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting |
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UB22 三焦俞
Sānjiāoshū = Sanjiao Shu |
Functions: (1)Moves and regulates Sanjiao (2)Resolves masses (3)Regulates Spleen and Stomach & resolves Dampness (4)Regulates Water Passages & promotes urination
Indications: borborygmus, abdominal distension, indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, edema, pain/stiffness of lower back |
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UB23 腎俞 (肾俞)
Shènshū = Kidney Shu |
Functions: (1)Tonifies Kidneys & Fortifies Yang (2)Benefits Jing (3)Nourishes Kidney Yin (4)Firms Kidney Qi (5)Regulates Water Passages & benefits urination (6)Benefits and warms Uterus (8)Benefits ears and eyes (9)Strengthens lumbar region
Indications: nocturnal emission, impotence, enuresis, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, low back pain, weakness of knees, blurring of vision, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, edema, asthma, diarrhea |
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UB24 氣海俞 (气海俞)
Qìhăishū = Sea of Qi Shu |
Functions: (1)Strengthens lumbar region and legs (2)Regulates Lower Jiao
Indications: low back pain, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, asthma |
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UB25 大腸俞 (大肠俞)
Dàchángshū = Large Intestine Shu |
Functions: (1)Regulates intestines (adjusts excess of deficiency) (2)Transforms Stagnation & alleviates pain (3)Strengthens lumbar region and legs
Indications: low back pain, borborygmus, abdominal distension, diarrhea, constipation, muscular atrophy, pain/numbness/motor impairment of lower extremities, sciatica |
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UB26 關元俞 (关元俞)
Guānyuánshū = Gate of Origin Shu |
Functions: (1)Strengthens lumbar region (2)Regulates Lower Jiao
Indications: low back pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea, enuresis, sciatica, frequent urination |
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UB27 小腸俞 (小肠俞)
Xiăochángshū = Small Intestine Shu |
Functions: (1)Separates Pure from Turbid (2)Regulates Small Intestine Qi (3)Drains Turbid Dampness & clears Damp-Heat (4)Regulates Intestines and Bladder
Indications: lower abdominal pain/distension, dysentery, nocturnal emission, hematuria, enuresis, morbid leukorrhea, lower back pain, sciatica |
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UB28 膀胱俞
Pángguānshū = Urinary Bladder Shu |
Functions: (1)Regulates Bladder (2)Clears Damp-Heat from Lower Jiao (3)Dispels Stagnation & resolves masses (usually gynecological) (4)Benefits lumbar region and legs
Indications: retention of urine, enuresis, frequent urination, diarrhea, constipation, stiffness/pain of lower back |
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UB29 中膂俞
Zhōnglŭshū = Mid-Spine Shu |
Functions: (1)Benefits lumbar region (2)Dispels Cold & stops diarrhea
Indications: dysentery, hernia, stiffness/pain of lower back |
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UB30 白環俞 (白环俞)
Báihuánshū = White Ring Shu |
Functions: (1)Benefits lumbar region and legs (2)Regulates menstruation (3)Stops leukorrhea & seminal emissions
Indications: enuresis, pain due to hernia, morbid leukorrhea, irregular menstruation, cold sensation/pain of lower back, dysuria, constipation, tenesmus, prolapse of rectum |
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UB31 上髎
Shàngliáo = Upper Crevice |
Functions: (1)Regulates Lower Jiao & facilitates urination and defecation (2)Regulates menstruation & stops leukorrhea (3)Benefits lumbar region and legs
Indications: low back pain, dysuria, constipation, irregular menstruation, morbid leukorrhea, prolapse of uterus |
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UB32 次髎
Cìliáo = Second Crevice |
Functions: (1)Regulates Lower Jiao & facilitates urination and defecation (2)Regulates menstruation & stops leukorrhea (3)Benefits lumbar region and legs
Indications: low back pain, hernia, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, dysmenorrhea, nocturnal emission, impotence, enuresis, dysuria, muscular atrophy/pain/numbness/motor impairment of lower extremities |
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UB33 中髎
Zhōngliáo = Middle Crevice |
Functions: (1)Regulates Lower Jiao & facilitates urination and defecation (2)Regulates menstruation & stops leukorrhea (3)Benefits lumbar region and legs
Indications: low back pain, constipation, diarrhea, dysuria, irregular menstruation, morbid leukorrhea |
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UB34 下髎
Xiàliáo = Lower Crevice |
Functions: (1)Regulates Lower Jiao & facilitates urination and defecation (2)Regulates menstruation & stops leukorrhea (3)Benefits lumbar region and legs
Indications: low back pain, lower abdominal pain, dysuria, constipation, morbid leukorrhea |
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UB35 會陽 (会阳)
Huìyáng = Meeting of Yang |
Functions: (1)Clears Damp-Heat & regulates Lower Jiao (2)Benefits coccyx & treats hemorrhoids
Indications: dysentery, bloody stools, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, impotence, morbid leukorrhea |
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UB36 承扶
Chéngfú = Hold and Support |
Functions: (1)Activates channel, relaxes sinews, & alleviates pain (2)Regulates Lower Jiao & alleviates pain (3)Treats hemorrhoids
Indications: pain in lower back/gluteal region, constipation, muscular atrophy/pain/numbness/motor impairment of lower extremities |
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UB37 殷門 (殷门)
Yīnmén = Gate of Abundance |
Functions: (1)Activates channel & alleviates pain (2)Benefits lumbar spine
Indications: pain in lower back/thigh, sciatica, muscular atrophy/ pain/numbness/motor impairment of lower extremities, hemiplegia |
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UB38 浮郄
Fúxī = Floating Cleft |
Functions: (1)Relaxes sinews & alleviates pain (2)Clears Heat (UB and SI Heat) & soothes contraction
Indications: numbness of gluteal/femoral regions, contracture of tendons in popliteal fossa |
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UB39 委陽 (委阳)
Wĕiyáng = Outside of Crook |
Functions: (1)Harmonizes Sanjiao & regulates urination (2)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: stiffness/pain of lower back, distension/fullness of lower abdomen, edema, dysuria, cramp of leg/foot |
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UB40 委中
Wĕizhōng = Middle of Crook |
Functions: (1)Benefits lumbar region and knees (2)Cools Blood (3)Activates channel & alleviates pain (4)Benefits Bladder (5)Clears Summer-Heat & stops vomiting and diarrhea
Indications: low back pain, motor impairment of hip joint, contracture of tendons of popliteal fossa, muscular atrophy, pain/numbness/motor impairment of lower extremities, hemiplegia, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, erysipelas |
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UB41 附分
Fùfēn = Attached Branch |
Functions: (1)Activates channel & alleviates pain (2)Expels Wind and Cold
Indications: stiffness/pain of shoulder/back/neck, numbness of elbow/arm |
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UB42 魄戶 (魄户)
Pòhù = Door of Corporeal Soul |
Functions: (1)Tonifies and nourishes Lung (Qi and Yin) (2)Soothes dyspnea & alleviates cough (3)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: pulmonary tuberculosis, hemoptysis, cough, asthma, neck rigidity, pain in shoulder/back |
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UB43 膏肓俞
Gāohuāngshū = Vital Region Shu |
Functions: (1)Tonifies and nourishes Lung, Heart, Kidney, Spleen, and Stomach (2)Nourishes Yin & clears Heat (Yin Deficient) (3)Calms spirit (4)Fosters Yuan Qi (5)Resolves Phlegm
Indications: pulmonary tuberculosis, cough, asthma, spitting blood, night sweating, poor memory, nocturnal emission |
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UB44 神堂
Shéntáng = Hall of Spirit |
Functions: (1)Unbinds chest & regulates Qi (2)Activates channel & alleviates pain (3)Calms spirit
Indications: asthma, cardiac pain, palpitations, stuffy chest, cough, stiffness/pain of back |
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UB45 譩譆
Yīxĭ = Surprise |
Functions: (1)Expels Wind, clears Heat & descends Lung Qi (2)Invigorates Blood, moves Qi & alleviates pain
Indications: cough, asthma, pain of shoulder/back |
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UB46 膈關 (膈关)
Géguān = Diaphragm Gate |
Functions: (1)Regulates diaphragm, benefits Middle Jiao, & descends Rebellion (2)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: dysphagia, hiccup, vomiting, belching, pain/stiffness of back |
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UB47 魂門 (魂门)
Húnmén = Gate of Ethereal Soul |
Functions: (1)Spreads Liver Qi & relaxes sinews (2)Harmonizes Middle Jiao
Indications: pain in chest/hypochondriac region, back pain, vomiting, diarrhea |
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UB48 陽綱 (阳纲)
Yánggāng = Yang’s Key Link |
Functions: (1)Regulates Gall Bladder & clears Damp-Heat (2)Harmonizes Middle Jiao
Indications: borborygmus, abdominal pain, diarrhea, pain in hypochondriac region, jaundice |
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UB49 意舍
Yìshè = Abode of Thought |
Functions: (1)Clears Damp-Heat (2)Regulates Spleen and Stomach
Indications: abdominal distension, borborygmus, vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty in swallowing |
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UB50 胃倉 (胃仓)
Wèicāng = Stomach Granary |
Functions: (1)Harmonizes Middle Jiao
Indications: abdominal distension, pain in epigastric region/back, infantile indigestion |
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UB51 肓門 (肓门)
Huāngmén = Vitals Gate |
Functions: (1)Dispels Stagnation & benefits breasts
Indications: abdominal pain, constipation, abdominal mass |
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UB52 志室
Zhìshì = Residence of Will |
Functions: (1)Tonifies Kidneys & benefits Jing (2)Regulates urination (3)Strengthens lumbar region
Indications: nocturnal emission, impotence, enuresis, frequent urination, dysuria, irregular menstruation, pain in back/knee, edema |
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UB53 胞肓
Bāohuāng = Bladder’s Vitals |
Functions: (1)Benefits lumbar region, activates channel, & alleviates pain (2)Regulates Lower Jiao & benefits urination
Indications: borborygmus, abdominal distension, pain in lower back, anuria |
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UB54 秩邊 (秩边)
Zhìbiān = Order’s Limit |
Functions: (1)Benefits lumbar region, activates channel, & alleviates pain (2)Regulates urination & treats hemorrhoids
Indications: pain in lumbosacral region, muscular atrophy/motor impairment of lower extremities, dysuria, swelling around external genitalia, hemorrhoids, constipation |
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UB55 合陽 (合阳)
Héyáng = Confluence of Yang |
Functions: (1)Activates channel & alleviates pain (2)Stops uterine bleeding & treats pain of genitals
Indications: low back pain, pain/paralysis of lower extremities |
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UB56 承筋
Chéngjīn = Support Sinews |
Functions: (1)Relaxes sinews, activates channel, & alleviates pain (2)Benefits foot and heel
Indications: spasm of gastrocnemius, hemorrhoids, acute lower back pain |
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UB57 承山
Chéngshān = Support Mountain |
Functions: (1)Relaxes sinews, activates channel, & alleviates pain (2)Benefits calf and heel (3)Treats hemorrhoids
Indications: low back pain, spasm of gastrocnemius, hemorrhoids, constipation, beriberi |
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UB58 飛揚 (飞扬)
Fēiyáng = Soaring Upwards |
Functions: (1)Harmonizes Upper and Lower (2)Expels Wind from Taiyang channels (3)Treats hemorrhoids (4)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: headache, blurring of vision, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, back pain, hemorrhoids, weakness of leg |
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UB59 跗陽 (跗阳)
Fùyáng = Instep Yang |
Functions: (1)Benefits lumbar region and legs (2)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: heavy sensation of head, headache, low back pain, redness/swelling of external malleolus, paralysis of lower extremities |
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UB60 崑崙 (昆仑)
Kūnlún = Kunlun Mountains |
Functions: (1)Clears Heat & lowers Yang (2)Pacifies Wind & leads down Excess (3)Activates entire channel & alleviates pain (4)Promotes labor (5)Relaxes sinews & strengthens lumbar spine
Indications: headache, blurring of vision, neck rigidity, epistaxis, pain in shoulder/back/arm, swelling/pain of heel, difficult labor, epilepsy |
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UB61 僕參 (仆参)
Púcān = Servant’s Respect |
Functions: (1)Relaxes sinews, activates channel, & alleviates pain
Indications: muscular atrophy/weakness of lower extremities, pain in heel |
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UB62 申脈 (申脉)
Shēnmài = Extending Vessel |
Functions: (1)Pacifies Interior Wind & expels Exterior Wind (2)Calms spirit & treats epilepsy (3)Benefits head and eyes (4)Opens and regulates Yang Motility Vessel (5)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: epilepsy, mania, headache, dizziness, insomnia, backache, aching of leg |
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UB63 金門 (金门)
Jīnmén = Golden Gate |
Functions: (1)Pacifies Wind (2)Moderates acute conditions (3)Relaxes sinews, activates channel, & alleviates pain
Indications: mania, epilepsy, infantile convulsion, backache, pain of external malleolus, motor impairment/pain of lower extremities |
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UB64 京骨
Jīnggŭ = Capital Bone |
Functions: (1)Clears head and eyes & eliminates Wind (2)Calms spirit (3)Relaxes sinews, activates channel, & alleviates pain
Indications: headache, neck rigidity, pain in lower back/thigh, epilepsy |
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UB65 束骨
Shùgŭ = Restraining Bone |
Functions: (1)Clears head and eyes (2)Clears Heat & dissipates swelling (3)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: mania, headache, neck rigidity, blurring of vision, backache, pain in lower extremities |
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UB66 足通谷
Zútōnggŭ = Foot Connecting Valley |
Functions: (1)Clears Head (2)Descends Lung and Stomach Qi (3)Add: Expels Wind & clears head and eyes
Indications: headache, neck rigidity, blurring of vision, epistaxis, mania |
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UB67 至陰 (至阴)
Zhìyīn = Reaching Yin |
Functions: (1)Expels Wind & clears head and eyes (2)Turns fetus & facilitates labor (3)Add: Descends Lung and Stomach Qi
Indications: headache, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, ophthalmalgia, malposition of fetus, difficult labor, retention of placenta, feverish sensation in sole |
