Acupuncture Therapeutics/final Exam Channels

Front 1

SJ 6

Back 1

Horrary point, clear fire and the heat. Clears heat and fire throughout the 3 Jiao. Lv Qi stagnation, Hypochondriac pain. WIND DAMP HEAT ON THE SKIN. SJ5 and SJ6 sometimes used to LI 4 for LV QI stagnation

Front 2

Sj 8

Back 2

one point influences 3 zang fu channels

Front 3

SJ 10

Back 3

major point for regulation of fluids in the entire body, migraines and masses,scrofula (TB of the lymph glands)

Front 4

Sj 14

Back 4

Most Commonly used. Local point for the shoulder. Frozen Shoulder. Commonly used with Sj 15

Front 5

Sj 15

Back 5

Local conditions

Front 6

SJ 17

Back 6

commonly used. Important point. The point acts as a screen protecting it from wind, ear conditions (Interior and Exterior), local pain, benefits the ears

Front 7

SJ 21

Back 7

Ear stuff

Front 8

All yang channels meet here

Back 8

Du 14

Front 9

GB 6

Back 9

B/c GB linkage to the curious organs, GB influences willpower, Liver Yang rising. Migraine in temporal area, Lack of willpower

Front 10

GB 8

Back 10

Headache due to Lv yang rising, temporal headaches, Migraines

Front 11

GB 12

Back 11

Good wind point, treats int and ext wind. calms spasms, subdues rising Qi

Front 12

GB 13

Back 12

calms the mind, clears the brain

Front 13

GB 14

Back 13

Primarily a local point for treating Yang Ming headache

Front 14

GB 15

Back 14

point to treat the eyes, brightens the eyes. similar to GB 41 (distal point for eyes). Strong influence on the brain

Front 15

GB 20

Back 15

arguably the #1 point to treat wind (wood/wind). Location resembles a pool or depression. Hypertension (#1 point clinnically for hypertension)

Front 16

PC 3

Back 16

Water, He- Sea Point, sunstroke, clears Heat on a nutritive level

Front 17

PC 4

Back 17

Xi-cleft door, stops pain opens the chest, calms the heart

Front 18

PC 5

Back 18

phlegm misting the heart, regulates heart Qi

Front 19

PC 6

Back 19

MAJOR POINT!!! insomnia, nausea, vomit, shen disturbance, Liver Qi stagnation, nourishes yin, motor impairment of the upper limb, can guide any treatment inward, regulates Heart Qi and blood, regulates the stomach, PMS, carpal tunnel. Pc and Liver is Jue Yin and can be viewed as paireds, therefore Pc treats Liver QI stagnations

Front 20

PC 7

Back 20

at wrist, Yuan source

Front 21

PC 8

Back 21

Exit point Horary, carpal tunnel, cardiac pain, tongue ulcaers

Front 22

PC 3

Back 22

sunstroke

Front 23

PC 4

Back 23

angina pain

Front 24

PC 5

Back 24

phlegm misting the heart

Front 25

PC 7

Back 25

calms the mind emotional conditions

Front 26

Sj 3

Back 26

Yuan

Front 27

GB 25

Back 27

Front Mu of the Kd

Front 28

Gb 26

Back 28

DAI MAI point. Regulates the uterus and Dai Mai Vessel, resolves damp heat, sooths the sinews. THIS IS A VERYIMPORTANT GYNECOLOGICAL POINT

Front 29

GB 30

Back 29

sciatica, squeale of wind stroke, atrophy hemiplegia. CAN TREAT PAIN IN THE SACRAL AREA

Front 30

GB 34

Back 30

Influential point of tendons, damp heat, especially in the lower Jiao, Liver QI stagnation, especially at the flanks, GB heat or organ problems. CAN TREAT YEAST INFECTION

Front 31

GB 36

Back 31

Xi- cleft

Front 32

GB 37

Back 32

Luo, brightens the eyes, wood emotions:anger, night blindness

Front 33

GB 38

Back 33

Distal point for migrains from Liver Yang or Liver Fire,

Front 34

GB 39

Back 34

influential point of Marrow. Hanging bell. Distal point for neck pain, preventative for wind stroke

Front 35

GB 40

Back 35

Yuan, Promotes smooth flow of Liver Qi, Neck pain, hypochondriac pain, acid regurgitation

Front 36

GB 41

Back 36

Master/Dai Mai, Horary, Shu stream. BIG POINT!, Foot overlooking tears. relates to the point's ability to treat eye conditions, Gyno point (very common), PMS, pain or distention around the waist, Shao Yang headache, powerful distal point for the channel, distending pain of the breat, resolves damp heat.

Front 37

GB 43

Back 37

Headache, dizziness, vertigo, hypochondriac pain. DISTAL POINT FOR MIGRAINE HEADACHES

Front 38

GB 44

Back 38

At this point QI leaves the GB and enters the Liver CHannel, this point opens QIao to a Liver Yin.

Front 39

Lv 1

Back 39

The sea of Blood/CHong Mai crosses at this point. Hernia, uterine bleeding, prolapse of uterus, epilepsy

Front 40

Lv 2

Back 40

Headache,dizziness, insomnia

Front 41

LV 3

Back 41

Great surge, Great Highway, Clears heat in lower jiao, causes circulation-movement, expels cold in channel and organ, calms spasms

Front 42

LV 5

Back 42

Luo, Plum pit or stone pit syndrome, genital and urinary symptoms, promotes smooth flow of Liver Qi, resolves damp heat

Front 43

Lv 6

Back 43

Xi-cleft, Treats Small Intestien 11 pain- meridian clock. BLood collects at the Xi-Cleft point like people in a large metropolis

Front 44

LV 8

Back 44

nourishes Liver blood

Front 45

Liver 13

Back 45

Sp front Mu, Influential point of Zang organs, Mtg GB, Dai Lai. Mtg point of 2 wood channels, it is where wood receives Earth (SP fm), Relates to the rib cage as a formation or gate to the point.
Digestive problems, food retention

Front 46

Lv 14

Back 46

LV fm, Exit point, Dispels pathogens and heat from blood chamber, belching, nausea, acid regurgitation, mastitis, resets energy and time cycles, wood overacting on Earth.

Front 47

WHich is the best acupoint for treating nausea?

Back 47

PC 6

Front 48

Which is the best acupoint for treating angina?

Back 48

PC 4

Front 49

Which is the Yuan-Source acupoint of the PC channel?

Back 49

PC 7

Front 50

Which is the best point for insomnia

Back 50

PC 6

Front 51

Which point releases the exterior?

Back 51

SJ 5

Front 52

WHich point is the Water point of the SJ channel?

Back 52

SJ 2

Front 53

Which acupoint regulates Qi in all burners and treats hyponchondriac pain?

Back 53

SJ 6

Front 54

Which acupoint treats wind-damp-heat,urticaria, and ski rashes?

Back 54

SJ 6

Front 55

Which is not a yuan source point?

Back 55

SJ 5

Front 56

WHich point treats Phlegm misting the heart?

Back 56

PC5

Front 57

GB 43 is a distal point for migraine hedaches?

Back 57

true

Front 58

GB 26 treats gyno problems?

Back 58

true

Front 59

GB 30 can treat pain in the sacral area?

Back 59

true

Front 60

GB 34 treats yeast infection?

Back 60

true

Front 61

GB 20 does not treat hypertension

Back 61

false

Front 62

LV 3 treats Lv Yang rising?

Back 62

true

Front 63

Lv 5 treats plum pit syndrome?

Back 63

true

Front 64

Lv 13 is the FM of the Liver?

Back 64

false

Front 65

Lv 14 is the fm of the spleen?

Back 65

false

Front 66

Liver 5 is the Xi-cleft point of the Liver?

Back 66

false