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33 Cards in this Set
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Location of Bladder 1
(Jingming/Eye's Clarity) |
0.1 cun superior to the inner canthus
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Corner of the eye
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Location of Bladder 2
(Zanzhu/Collection of Bamboo) |
On the medial extremity of the eyebrow (or on the supraorbital notch)
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Eybrow
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Location of Bladder 10
(Tianzhu/Heaven's pillar) |
1 cun lateral to the midline of the neck within the posterior hairline, on the lateral side of the trapezius
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neck and hairline
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Location of Bladder 11
(Dazhu/Great Shuttle) |
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra
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T1
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Location of Bladder 36
(Chenfu/Bearing Support) |
In the middle of the transverse gluteal fold, just medial to the tendon attached to the ischeal tuberosities
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gluteal fold, sitting bones
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Location of Bladder 40
(Weizhong/Entrusting Middle) |
Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa, between the tendons of biceps femoris and semitendonosus
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middle of the knee
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Location of Bladder 43
(Gaohuangshu/Vital Region Shu) |
3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th thoracic vertebra level with BL14
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Wider than Bladder 14 (T4)
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Location of Bladder 52
(Zhishi/Residence of the Will) |
3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra, level with Bladder 23
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Wider than Bladder 23 (L2)
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Location of Bladder 57
(Chengshan/Supporting Mountain) |
Directly below the belly of the gastrocnemius, on the line connecting the middle of the back of the knee with the Achilles tendon (8 cun below Bladder 40)
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Belly of the calf muscle
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Location of Bladder 60
(Kunlun/Kinlun Mountains) |
In the depression between the prominence of the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon
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Ankle bone and achilles
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Location of Bladder 67
(Zhiyin/Reaching Yin) |
On the lateral side of the small toe, 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail.
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Little toe
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Action of Bladder 1
(Jingming/Eye's Clarity) |
Expels Wind and clears Heat. Benefits the eyes
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Goodbye wind and heat
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Action of Bladder 2
(Zanzhu/Collection of Bamboo) |
Expels Wind and clears Heat. Benefits the eyes. Clears the head and alleviates pain
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Goodbye wind, heat and pain
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Action of Bladder 10
(Tianzhu/Heaven's Pillar) |
Expels Wind, benefits the head and sensory orifices. Removes obstruction from the channel. Invigorates the lower back
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Wind, head, orifices and back
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Action of Bladder 11
(Dazhu/Great Shuttle) |
Benefits the bones and joints, expels pathogenic factors, regulates Lung Ki
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bones, joints, pathogens, Lung Ki
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Action of Bladder 36
(Chengfu/Bearing Support) |
Clears obstruction in the channel, relaxes sinews and relieves pain. Regulates lower burner. Treats haemorrhoids
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Channel obstructions, sinews, pain, lower burner, haemorrhoids
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Action of Bladder 40
(Weizhong/Entrusting Middle) |
Benefits lumbar region and knees. Clears Summer Heat and extreme Heat. Cools Blood. Benefits Bladder.
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Lumbar region, Summer Heat, Heat, Cools Blood. Bladder
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Action of Bladder 43
(Gaohuangshu/Vital Region Shu) |
Tonifies Ki and strengthens deficiency. Nourishes Yin and clears Heat, calms the spirit.
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Ki, deficiency, Yin, heat and calming.
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Action of Bladder 52
(Zhishi/Residence of the Will) |
Tonifies the Kidneys and benefits the essence, regulates urination. Strengthens lumbar region.
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Kidneys and Essence. Urination. Lumbar region.
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Action of Bladder 57
(Chengshan/Supporting Mountain) |
Removes obstruction from the channel. Clears Heat. Benefits calf and heel. Treats haemorrhoids.
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Channel obstructions, Heat, calves and heel, haemorrhoids.
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Action of Bladder 60
(Kunlun/Kinlun Mountains) |
Expels Wind, clears Heat. Regulates problems all along the Bladder channel. Promotes labour.
Contra-indicated in pregnancy |
Wind, Heat. Bladder channel. Labour.
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Action of Bladder 67
(Zhiyin/Reaching Yin) |
Expels Wind. Clears the eyes. Turns the foetus and facilitates labour.
Contra-indicated in pregnancy |
Wind, eyes, foetus, labour.
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Uses of Bladder 1
(Jingming/Eye's clarity) |
Red, painful, swollen and dry eyes. Conjunctivitis and runny eyes.
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Eye problems!
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Uses of Bladder 2
(Zanzhu/Collection of Bamboo) |
Eye disorders. Hay fever. Local pain.
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No hint
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Uses of Bladder 10
(Tianzhu/Heaven's Pillar) |
Headache, dizziness, stiff neck. Increases vision. Bilateral, acute lower back pain.
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Headache, dizziness, neck, vision, back pain.
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Uses of Bladder 11
(Dazhu/Great Shuttle) |
Bone diseases, rigidity of nape of neck and spine. Cough, fullness of chest.
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Bones, neck, cough and chest.
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Uses of Bladder 36
(Chengfu/Bearing Support) |
Local problems. Lower back pain. Sciatica (down backs of legs). Difficult defecation or urination. Haemorrhoids.
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Back pain, sciatica, deification, urination, haemorrhoids.
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Uses of Bladder 40
(Weizhong/Entrusting Middle) |
Special point for lower back pain. Haemorrhoids. Rashes and high fever. Coma (should be pricked)
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Special point. Haemorrhoids. Rashes.
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Uses of Bladder 43
(Gaohuangshu/Vital Region Shu) |
All kinds of deficiency. Poor memory. Dizziness. Back and shoulder pain.
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Deficiency. Memory. Back and shoulders.
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Uses of Bladder 52
(Zhishi/Residence of the Will) |
Lumbar pain and stiffness. Difficult urination. Impotence.
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Lumbar. Urination. Impotence.
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Uses of Bladder 57
(Chengshan/Supporting Mountain) |
Cramps and spasms in the calves. Special point for haemorrhoids.
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Cramps. Haemorrhoids.
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Uses of Bladder 60
(Kunlun/Kinlun Mountains) |
Chronic lumbago. Headache. Blurry vision. Difficult labour.
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Lumbago. Headache. Vision. Labour.`
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Uses of Bladder 67
(Zhiyin/Reaching Yin) |
Headache. Disorders of neck, eyes, nose and ears. Difficult labour. Breech presentation.
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Headache. neck, nose, ears. Labour. Presentation.
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