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41 Cards in this Set
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Do the SI sinew and primary channels enter the ear?
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Yes
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What is the best point to treat the small intestine?
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ST 39
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For acute diarrhea, what is the best SI point?
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SI1
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How might SI1 treat insufficient lactation?
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Metal generates water
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What are the three point categories of Hou Xi SI3?
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Shu stream
Du Mai Confluent Wood point |
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How do SI3 and SI4 treat tinnitus?
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They both treat heat
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What are two symptoms that SI6 Yang Lao (Support Aged) treats?
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shoulder pain
blurry eyes |
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How many cun above SI 5 is SI 7?
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5 cun
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What is one thing that all Luo points treat?
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seven emotions
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What is the name of SI8?
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Xiao Hai (lesser sea)
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What are SI9 & SI10 used to treat in the Tong acupuncture system?
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detoxification
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What point is Tian Zhong/Heavenly Gathering?
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SI 11
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Describe the locations of SI 12 & 13 relative to the scapular spine.
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13: In the tender depression superior to the medial end of the scapular spine, midway between Naoshu SI-10 and the spinous process of T2.
12: In the centre of the suprascapular fossa, directly above Tianzong SI-11, in a depression formed when the arm is raised. |
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Describe SI 14 & SI 15 relative to the spinal vertebrae.
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SI 14 is three cun lateral to TI
SI15 is two cun lateral to C7 |
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Describe the locations of the Small Intestine Sky Windows.
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SI 16: posterior to the sternocleidomastoid, level with ST9
SI 17: behind the angle of the mandible |
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Which organ does SI18 represent in face diagnosis?
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kidney
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Does SI 19 treate depression or mania?
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Mania
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What is the Jing-River point of the SI channel?
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SI 5
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What phase element are the Yang channel he-sea points?
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Earth
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What phase element are the Yin channel he-sea points?
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Water
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The SI primary channel connects with which Ren Mai points as it travels down to ST 39?
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Ren 12
Ren 13 Ren 17 |
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What is the back shu of the SI (number and location)?
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UB 27
S1 |
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Which SI points are used to treat wind?
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SI 18 - for Bells Palsy & Stroke
SI 12 - Bing Feng |
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What is the shu-stream point of the SI?
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SI 3
Hou Xi (Back Stream) |
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What Si point may be used to treat conditions of the elderly?
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SI6 Yang Lao - Support Aged
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What is the pinyin name for the SP channel?
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zu taiyin
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What extraordinary channel is the spleen associated with?
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Chong
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What is the direction of the spleen qi in the body?
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upward
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What four modern epidemics is the spleen associated with?
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obesity, diabetes, HIV, cancer, anxiety
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What other organ does the SP primary channel go through?
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heart
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What part of the abdomen and face are classically associated with the SP?
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nose, navel
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How does SP1 restrain worry?
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Wood controls earth.
SP1 is the wood point |
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How many cun are SP 3 & SP4?
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1 cun
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What is the Great Luo of the spleen?
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SP21. Flows out to the chest, gathers the blood of all the Luo channels, treats weariness of limbs
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What are two SP points that can be used for Jing-Shen and Mental-emotional issues?
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SP15 & 16
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What is the major indication for SP 17 and where is it located?
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"When life hangs on by a thread."
One ICS below ST 18 |
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What do ST25 & SP15 treat and what are their relative positions?
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ST25: diarrhea (2 cun from navel)
SP15: constipation (4 cun from navel) |
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What is the main indication of SP9 and its pair?
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Dampness, paired with SP8
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How far apart are SP 8 and SP9?
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Three cun
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What is Shen Guan?
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Kidney Gate: 1.5 cun below SP9. Treats eating disorders (with SP9).
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In what ICS is SP20 located?
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First, with LU1
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