Gallbladder Channel Acupuncture 2 Ncnm Winter 2012

Front 1

GB-9 Name

Back 1

Tian Chong
Heavenly Rushing

Front 2

GB-13 Name

Back 2

Ben Shen
Root of the Spirit

Front 3

GB-14 Name

Back 3

Yang Bai
Yang White

Front 4

GB-19 Name

Back 4

Nao Kong
Brain Hollow

Front 5

GB-20 Name

Back 5

Feng Chi
Wind Pond

Front 6

GB-24 Name

Back 6

Ri Yue
Sun Moon

Front 7

GB-26 Name

Back 7

Dai Mai
Girdling Vessel/Belt Channel

Front 8

GB-30 Name

Back 8

Huan Tiao
Jumping Circle

Front 9

GB-31 Name

Back 9

Feng Shi
Wind Market

Front 10

GB-34 Name

Back 10

Yang Ling Quan
Yang Mound Spring

Front 11

GB-37 Name

Back 11

Guang Ming
Bright Light

Front 12

GB-39 Name

Back 12

Xuan Zhong
Completion Gate

Front 13

GB-41 Name

Back 13

Zu Lin Qi
Foot Governor of Tears

Front 14

Quasi Sky Windows of GB Channel

Back 14

GB-9 through GB-12

Front 15

Front Mu

Back 15

GB-24

Front 16

Back Shu

Back 16

BL-19

Front 17

Belt Channel Points

Back 17

GB-26, GB-27, LR-13

Front 18

He-Sea

Back 18

GB-34
Earth

Front 19

Xi-Cleft of Yang Wei Mai

Back 19

GB-35

Front 20

Xi-Cleft

Back 20

GB-36

Front 21

Luo Point

Back 21

GB-37

Front 22

Jing-River

Back 22

GB-38
Fire

Front 23

Hui Meeting point of Marrow

Back 23

GB-39

Front 24

Hui Meeting point of Tendons

Back 24

GB-34

Front 25

Shu-Stream

Back 25

GB-41
Wood

Front 26

Confluent Point

Back 26

GB-41
Confluent point of Dai Mai/Belt Channel

Front 27

Ying-Spring

Back 27

GB-43
Water

Front 28

Jing-Well

Back 28

GB-44
Metal

Front 29

What is the Chinese name for th Gallbladder channel?

Back 29

Zu Shaoyang

Front 30

What does the GB primary channel connect with?

Back 30

Genitals & kundalini

Front 31

What does the GB Divergent Channel connect with?

Back 31

Ascending through LR, GB, HT, Esophagus to GB 1

Front 32

What’s the mnemonic math on points above GB 2?

Back 32

SJ 21, SI 19, GB 2 (21 – 19 = 2)

Front 33

What is the translation of the point name Taiyang, and what is its meaning?

Back 33

Taiyang means sun (yang); extra points are concentrations of Jing Qi pure & hot

Front 34

Extraordinary channels (like the Dai mai), organs (like the GB), and points (like Yintang & Taiyang) are filled with what type of Qi, and what is its characteristic?

Back 34

Jing Qi, pure & hot

Front 35

What points treat severe headaches (on the affected side)?

Back 35

GB-4 through 6, extra point Taiyang (In the deepest hollow of the temple, b/t & posterior to GB 1 & SJ 23; 1 cun posterior to end of eyebrow)

Front 36

Which GB point treats jaw disorders like lockjaw and TMJ/TMD, and why?

Back 36

GB-7
Eliminates wind, over sensory cortex for jaw

Front 37

Which GB point is unparalleled for treating all ear conditions, and why?

Back 37

GB-8
On scalp auditory cortex

Front 38

How do GB 9 Tianchuang & 12 Wanggu function like Sky Windows?

Back 38

GB-9: Txs Jing shen, fear, anxiety
GB-12: Regulate head-body; excess above, deficiency below

Front 39

Where is the #1 point for sleep Anmian?

Back 39

Near GB-12, just posterior & superior; halfway b/t SJ-17 under earlobe & GB-20 in center of hollow b/t ear & spine under occiput

Front 40

Which GB point is the landmark for Du 20 Baihui in Deadman?

Back 40

GB-18

Front 41

Where is GB 13? What is its name, and why is it used in psychiatric treatments?

Back 41

-Location: 1/3 dx b/t ST-8 & DU-24; ½ cun w/in hairline
-Name: Ben Shen/Root of Shen
-Why used in psychiatric tx: Name, txs wind/phlegm, junction of Yang wei

Front 42

In both types of scalp acupuncture, which Jiao does GB 15 TouLinQi/Near Tears on Head?

Back 42

Middle Jiao

Front 43

GB 19 Nao Kong & GB 21 both treat taxation/consumption/Lao. What is that?

Back 43

Chronic Fatigue syndrome; debilitating, abnormal fatigue; deficiency

Front 44

Name the #1 point for anxiety and yang psychosis, and how to needle it.

Back 44

GB-20; angle downward

Front 45

GB 21 Jianjing- Besides descending Qi (and contraindicated for pregnancy), what is one other issue it treats?

Back 45

Phlegm, LV Qi Stagnation, Taxation (lao), lumbar pain

Front 46

How does GB 23 treat asthma?

Back 46

Txs stagnation affecting chest, HT

Front 47

What is the meaning of the name of GB 24 Ri Yue, and how does it relate to a healthy Gallbladder function?

Back 47

Sun/Moon; Sun + Moon = Ming
Clarity, intelligence, understanding; qualities of healthy GB

Front 48

Is GB 25 Jingmen more warming or cooling?

Back 48

Warming

Front 49

What symptom is GB 26 Dai mai famous for, and why?

Back 49

Leucorrhea; leucorrhea goes w/ dai

Front 50

Between GB 27 Wu Shu and GB 26, which is more used for each gender?

Back 50

GB-26 more for females
GB-27 more for males

Front 51

What is the textbook description of GB 29’s location?

Back 51

In large hollow at midpoint of ASIS & greater trochanter’s prominence

Front 52

If GB 30 Huantiao treats Cold Bi, does this refer to how the Bi manifests clinically or originates?

Back 52

Where it originates

Front 53

What are 3 manifestations of Wind treated by GB 31 Fengshi?

Back 53

Wind Bi: moving leg pain
Wind Skin Dz: rapid, itching, urticarial
Wind-Stroke: hemiplegia after stroke

Front 54

What tissues or levels are influenced by GB 34 Yanglingquan and GB 39 Xuanzhong?

Back 54

GB-34: Sinews, tendons
GB-39: Marrow, bones, sinew

Front 55

What is the treatment for Rabies Fire Poison?

Back 55

Moxa the Xi Point GB 36 & the bite

Front 56

What is “the principal distal point for all eye conditions,” and why?

Back 56

GB-37
Point name is Bright Light (Guang Ming), Luo point

Front 57

What part of the body does GB 39 affect most, and why?

Back 57

Neck
GB-39 is the neck on the leg microsystem

Front 58

How does GB 40 Qiu Xu detoxify herpes?

Back 58

Clears damp heat

Front 59

What is the confluent point of the Dai Mai?

Back 59

GB-41 Zu Lin Qi/Foot Governor of Tears

Front 60

What is the best single point for moving Qi anywhere along the GB channel?

Back 60

GB-41 Zu Lin Qi/Foot Governor of Tears

Front 61

What is another point for chronic nightmares, and why?

Back 61

GB-44, calms jing-shen