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Name the Horare Points of the yin yang points of arm and leg
Lung = L8 MERIDIAN GUTTER
Colon = CO1
Stomach = ST36 ZOU SAN LI
Spleen = SP3 TAI BAI
Heart = H8 SHAO FU
Small Intestine = SI5
Bladder = BL66
Kidney = KI10
Pericardium = PC8 LAO GONG
Triple Heater = TH6
Gall Bladder = GB41
Liver = LIV1
What are the Luo Points and where do they send a vessel to for 3 arm yin yang meridians?
HEART = HT5 sends to SI4
PERICARDIUM = PC6 sends to TH4
LUNG = L7 sends to CO4
TRIPLE HEATER = TH5 sends to PC7
COLON = CO6 sends vessel LU9
SMALL INTESTINE = SI7 sends to HT7
Name the reflex points of the heart have and what are their location and points?
Heart 9
HEART7 SHEN MEN (do not use in depression)
What are Yuan Source Points of the of the arm? and where do they receive a vessel from?
HT7 - Shen Men receives from SI7
LU9 - receives from CO6
PC7 - receives from TH5
SI4 receives from HT5
TH4 receives from PC6
CO4 receives from LU7
What are the xi cleft points of the arm and leg?
CO7
HT6
LU6
PC4
TH7
KI5
SP8
ST34
BL63
GB36
LIV7
SI6
Are the Ying Spring points on the yang meridians fire points?
No they are wood. Yang points start on a metal element.
Which points should you not needle for depression?
-HT7 SHEN MEN

HT3 you should not needle for more than 10 mins as it is a heart cooler and you don't want to put out the fire of the heart
Please name the functions of Heart 9
- Jingwell
- wood point therefore tonification point
- reflex point
- receives qi from ?
- Point of entry
- has an influence on the heart divergent meridian
- point of departure of the heart tendino muscular meridian
What are the Luo points of the Arm and Leg Meridians?
- LU7 sends to CO4
- CO6 sends to LU9
- Spleen 4 sends to ST42
- ST40 sends to SP3
- SI7 sends to HT7
- HT5 SENDS TO SI4
- BL58 SENDS TO KIDNEY 3
- KI4 sends to BL64
- PC6 SENDS TO TH4
- TH5 sends to PC7
- GB37 sends to LIV3
- Liv5 sends to GB40
Are Ying Spring points on the yang meridians fire points?
No they always water. They clear heat.
On the yin meridians are all yuan source points shu stream points?
yes
Is HT9 a horary point?
no as it is a wood point.
HT8 is the horary point
How many reflex points are there on the small intestine meridian. Give names
SI3 BACK STREAM HOU XI
SI4 WANG GU
Give the main functions of PC7
calms the shen
earth therefore sedates
yuan source point therefore receives a vessel from TH5
shu stream point
What is the point that connects with TH4 and its functions
PC6 Nei Guan
- Conserver of yin
- tonifies stomach
- main point of the chest and heart
- luo point therefore sends vessel to TH4
- couple point of chong mai
- master point of wei mai
Which point is the master point of the Ren Mai?
Lung 7
(also couple point of the yin qiao mai)
Is SI2 a fire point?
No it is a water point and Ying Spring point
What are the water points on the yin channels?
HT3 SHAO HAI
LUNG5 CHIZE
PC3 QUZE
KID10 YINGU
LIV8
SP9
What are the metal points on the yang channels?
CO1 SHANG YANG
SI1
TH1
ST45
BL67
GB44
What are the functions of LU9?
- hui of vessels (gathering point of veins and arteries)
- shu stream
-yuan source point therefore receives a vessel from CO6
- earth point therefore tonifies
- sends qi to deeper levels
- helps upper jiao
- calms the pulses
What time is small intestine?
1pm - 3pm
Are the Ying Spring points on the yang Meridians always water points?
Yes as the yang meridians always start on a metal point
Are the Ying Spring points always on a fire point on a yin meridian?
Yes as Yin always start on a wood point so ying spring are always a fire point.
Which point sends qi down?
?
Which colon point has an effect on yang therefore wei qi? what are the other functions of this point?
CO4
point of entry, yuan source point- receives from Lu7, affects the colon tendino muscular meridian
has an effect on osmotic balance, bilaterally with LIV3 takes yang into the body
point of earth on the middle region
What are the functions of SI4?
- shu stream
- Yuan Source point therefore receives from HT5
- reflex point
Which TH point promotes the function of 2 of the 8 extraordinary meridian?
TH4 YANG CHI (POOL OF YANG)
promotes function of chong mai and ren mai
Which TH point is the couple point of the Dai Mai?
TH5
(which is the master point of yang wei mai)
Give location of SI8
with the elbow flexed the point is midway between the tip of the olecranon and the medial epicondyle
What is the function and location of CO7?
With the elbow flexed, on a line joining CO5 to CO11, 5CUN proximal to the transverse dorsal wrist crease

xi cleft point therefore regulates qi & blood on the colon meridian
Give the Chinese name for TH4
YANG CHI = POOL OF YANG
How many reflex points are there on the SI meridian and which ones are they?
2
SI3 HOU XI (BACK STREAM)
SI4 WANG GU (WRIST BONE)
Which point tonifies heart and chest?
?
What is the location of the xi cleft point on SI meridian ?
SI6 (Nourishing the old- YANG LAO)
With the palm placed on the chest, the point is on the bony cleft on top of the styloid process of the ulna
Is HT9 a horary point?
No HT8 is, HT9 is a wood point
Which SI point works with CO6 on the IDTH?
SI7
Which point is the conserver of yin?
PC6
There are 2 sea of blood points on the Stomach Meridian which ones are they?
ST39 (9 CUN BELOW KNEE CREASE)
ST37 (6 CUN BELOW KNEE CREASE)
The location of ST40 is 8CUN below the knee crease one fingers breadth lateral from the tibial crest is this true?
false
Name the Yuan source point of the stomach meridian and what are its functions.
ST40
receives vessel from SP4
receives spleen qi,
it tonifies ST meridian therefore IDTH
point of exit
What time is the stomach energy at its lowest on the Chinese clock?
7pm - 9pm
Which are the lower He Sea points of the Colon and SI?
ST37
ST39
Name the sea of nourishment point on the stomach meridian and give it location
Zou San Li
ST36
3 CUN below the knee crease 1 fingers breadth lateral to the tibial crest
Which artery is palpated on the yuan source point of the stomach meridian?
dorsalis pedis
Name the emotion associated with the Liver and lung.
anger for liver
sorrow for lung
What is the meeting point of the 3 leg yin?
SP6
What is the meeting point of the 3 arm yang?
TH8 - group luo of 3 arm yang
what point is the general yang luo of the body?
TH5 WAI GUAN
Name the horare points of the 3 arm yang?
TH6
SI5
CO1
What are the master and couple point of the chong mai?
SP4
PC6
What lung point draws qi from deeper level?
LU7
Give the location and functions of ST34
4 CUN above the the knee crease, on a line from the anterior superior iliac spine and the lateral border of the patella

xi cleft point therefore regulates xi and blood in the ST meridian
Name the fire point on the stomach meridian.
ST41
Name the 4 points for the guest host (yuan / luo) law for the earth element (ST and SP)
SP4 and ST42
ST40 and SP3
Name the functions of the horare point of the liver meridian
LIV1
point of entry
jingwell
wood point
receives qi from GB
point of departure of the liver tendino muscular meridian
has an influence on the liver divergent meridian
Name 2 Kidney points that send branches to the Bladder meridian
Luo Kidney4 sends to BL64
Kidney 10 - from here a small vessel travels to BL54
Give the location of the xi cleft point of the TH meridian
TH7 REUNION OF ANCESTORS
3 CUN PROXIMAL TO THE TRANSVERSE WRIST CREASE IN A DEPRESSION BETWEEN THE ULNA AND THE EXTENSOR DIGITORUM COMMUNIS MUSCLE
Name the sedation points of Liver and Spleen meridian?
LIV2 = Liver is a wood point so fire point would sedate
SP5
Give the functions of CO4
- point of entry
- strong effect on yang therefore wei qi
-yuan source point therefore receives a vessel from LU7
- affects colon tendino muscular meridian
- can induce labour so forbidden in pregnancy