Tcm - Lung Channel

Front 1

Disease of the channels means impaired flow of qi and blood (i.e. stagnation) or insufficiency of qi and blood leading to malnourishment. ex:

Back 1

back sprain due to traumatic injury can give rise to pain, aching, tingling, etc. in the channels in the lumbar region and leg

Front 2

The Lung channel originates in the __________________, in the region of the ______________, and most of the points of the Lung channel are able to treat disorders such as nuasea and vomiting

Back 2

middle jiao
Stomach

Front 3

Divergent channels belonging to the yang primary channels separate from the yang primary channels on the ________

Back 3

limbs, ex: the Large Intestine channel on the hand

Front 4

The yin divergent channels belonging to the yin primary channels separate from their yin primary channel on the limbs, sometimes enter their pertaining zang (Kidney, Heart, Lung)

Back 4

The yin divergent channel converge with their internally-externally related divergent channel then join the primary yang channel itself

Front 5

Since the yang divergent channels further connect the paired zangfu and since the yin divergent channels intersect first with the yang divergent channels and then with the yang primary channels, the divergent channels are said to strengthen the bonds of paired yin and yang primary channels and the paired zangfu themselves

Back 5

The Lung divergent channel diverges from the Lung Primary channel at the axilla and passes anterior to the Ht channel in the chest, connects with the Lu disperses in the LI, a branch ascends from Lu, emerges at the supraclavicular fossa, ascends across the throat and converges with the LI

Front 6

The Lung primary channel connects with the following zangfu:

Back 6

Stomach, Large Intestine, Lung

Front 7

The Lung primary and divergent channels ascend to the ______________

Back 7

Throat

Front 8

The Lung channel does not connect directly with the nose, but does so indirectly via the ______________ channel

Back 8

Large Intestine

Front 9

What is the Front-Mu Point of the Lung

Back 9

Lu-1

Front 10

What is the Lung Point of the Window of Heaven

Back 10

Lung 3

Front 11

Which of the Lung Point clears Lung Heat and descends Lung qi, cools the blood and stops bleeding, Calms the Corporeal soul(Po)

Back 11

Lung 3

Front 12

Point of the Window of Heaven
Lung -3

Back 12

Treating goitre due to stagnation of qi and phlegm in the neck region, descending the qi of the Lung and benefiting the sensory orifices, in this case the eyes (visual dizziness and short-sightedness)

Front 13

Which point (Palace of Heaven) is indicated for a range of psycho-emotional disorders characterised by sadness, weeping, disorientation and forgetfulness as well as for somnolence and insomnia

Back 13

Lung 3

Front 14

The Points where the qi of the zangfu gathers and concentrates on the anterior surface of the body

Back 14

Front-Mu point

Front 15

Meeting point of the Lung and spleen channels

Back 15

Lung 1

Front 16

THe He-sea and water point of the Lung Channel
Its principal action is to clear all forms of heat (whether excess or deficient) from the Lung and to descend Lung qi

Back 16

Lung 5

Front 17

this point has an important effect on the whole upper limb, and is indicated for disorders of the channel in the shoulder, upper arm, elbow and hand characterised by pain and restricted motion also clears heat from the Lung and descends rebellious qi, regulates the water passages, activates the channel, relaxes the sinews and alleviates pain

Back 17

Lung 5

Front 18

Xi-Cleft point of the Lung Channel

Back 18

Lung 6

Front 19

What point if where the qi and blood, which flow relatively superficially along the channels form the jing-well points, gather and plunge more deeply. The point is indicated in the treatment of acute conditions and pain, the point of the yin channel has an added action of treating disorders of blood.

Back 19

Xi - Cleft point

Front 20

Luo-Connecting point of the Lung Channel

Back 20

Lung 7

Front 21

Confluent point of the Conception vessel

Back 21

Lung 7

Front 22

Gao Wu Command Point

Back 22

Lung 7

Front 23

Ma Dan-Yang Heavenly Star point

Back 23

Lung 7

Front 24

The most vital acupuncture points and indicated for one-sided headache, obstruction of phlegem in the upper body and lockjaw

Back 24

Ma Dan Yang Heavenly Star Point - Lung 7

Front 25

disorders of the head and nape

Back 25

Lung 7 - Gao Wu command point

Front 26

Confluent point of the Conception vessel

Back 26

Lung 7

Front 27

The Front Mu Point of the Lung Channel

Back 27

Lung 1

Front 28

The Back Shu Point of the Lung Channel

Back 28

UB 13

Front 29

The Entry Point of the Lung Channel

Back 29

Lung 1

Front 30

The Exit Point of the Lung Channel

Back 30

Lung 7

Front 31

The Lung Luo-Connecting Channel separates from the Lung Primary Channel at :

Back 31

Lung 7

Front 32

The Lung Divergent Channel diverges from the Lung Primary Channel at the _______ and passes anterior to the Heart channel in the chest

Back 32

axilla

Front 33

The Lung Sinew Channel originates on the Thumb at _________

Back 33

Lu-11

Front 34

A branch of the Lung Primary channel separates from Lung 7 to connect with _________

Back 34

Large Intestine 1

Front 35

The Lung Luo-connecting channel connects with the ___________

Back 35

Large Intestine Channel

Front 36

The Lung primary and divergent channels ascend to the _______________

Back 36

Throat

Front 37

The Divergent channels distribute qi and blood to __________ and ________

Back 37

head and face

Front 38

Jing well point of the Lung Channel

Back 38

Lung 11

Front 39

Jing Fire point of the Lung Channel

Back 39

Lung 10

Front 40

Shu Stream Point of the Lung Channel

Back 40

Lung 9

Front 41

Jing River Point of the Lung Channel

Back 41

Lung 8

Front 42

He Sea Point of the Lung Channel

Back 42

Lung 5

Front 43

Window of Heaven Points mainly for

Back 43

Treating goitre due to stagnation of qi and phlegm in the neck region, descending the qi of the Lung and benefitting the sensory orifices, in the Lung channel case - the eyes (visual dizziness and short sightedness)

Front 44

Window of Heaven Point in the Lung Channel

Back 44

Lung 3

Front 45

Which point in the Lung Channel is indicated for a range of psychoemotional disorders characterised by sadness, weeping, disorientation and forgetfulness as well as for somnolence and insomnia

Back 45

Lung 3

Front 46

Which point is for "floating corpse ghost talk" - delirious speech seen in the terminal stages of pulmonary tuberculosis

Back 46

Lung 3

Front 47

Which Lung point is for painful skin which can commonly accompany exterior diseases

Back 47

Lung 1

Front 48

Which Point is indicated for acute swelling of the face which occurs when exterior pathogenic wind obstructs the Lung's function of regulating the water passages and descending body fluids

Back 48

Lung 1

Front 49

Lung 1 although primarily used to regulate the Lung zang, is indicated when excess type Lung Patterns are accompanied by such Lung channel disorders as nasal obstruction and throat painful obstruction

Back 49

Lung 1 Zang: Disseminate and descends Lung qi and alleviates cough and wheezing
Transforms phlegm, clears heat and regulates the water passages
Descends Stomach qi

Front 50

What is the main function of Lung 2

Back 50

Draining heat from the extremities " injury by cold giving rise to persistent heat in the limbs"

Front 51

Which Point Calms the Corporeal soul(Po)

Back 51

Lung 3 - Po - The Corporeal Soul is a physical soul in charge of all physiological processes, is responsible for feelings and sensations. The CS dies with the body, is formed at conception, through the CS, the essence plays a role in all physiological processes, the CS is affected by worry, sadness and grief

Front 52

Which point principle action is to clear all forms of heat (whether excess or deficient) from the Lung, and to descend Lung qi

Back 52

Lung 5

Front 53

Heat in the lung will disturb its function of descending qi and lead to such symptoms of rebellion o f Lung qi as coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing and asthma.

Back 53

In the case of excess heat there may be coughing of phlegm and agitation and fullness of the chest, whilst in cases of deficiency heat there may be tidal fever or taxation fever and dry mouth and tongue

Front 54

Which points are indicated for "counterflow qi and diarrhea"

Back 54

Lung 5- He sea point of the lung channel

Front 55

Which point is for vomiting blood

Back 55

Lung 5

Front 56

which point is for urinary retention as well as swelling of the four limbs. In deficiency - enuresis or frequent urination,

Back 56

Lung 5

Front 57

Which point is indicated for attack by exterior pathogenic wind-heat or wind-dryness which lodge in the superficial layer and obstruct the normal functioning of the pores, giving rise to febrile disease with absence of sweating

Back 57

Lung 6

Front 58

Acute conditions

Back 58

Lung 6 - Xi cleft point

Front 59

Which point is particularly indicated for all kinds of bleeding from the Lung whether due to wind-dryness, wind-heat, phlegm heat, liver lung disharmony or yin deficiency

Back 59

Lung 6

Front 60

Which lung point is important in the treatment of headaches, whether one-sided or not

Back 60

Lung 7

Front 61

Which lung point is for pain of the genitals and urinary disorders. Its effect on a wide range of urinary disorders such as blood in the urine, and hot, painful and difficult urination, further reflects the important function of the Lung in regulating the water passages, especially descending fluids to the bladder

Back 61

Lung 7

Front 62

Which point is particularly important for pain of the thumb joint and index finger

Back 62

Lung 7

Front 63

Which point is indicated for excess type cough, dyspnoea and wheezing with fullness and pain of the chest and upper back and for febrile disease with abscence of sweating

Back 63

Lung 8

Front 64

Which point is for pain in kidney 1, Pain in the sold is usually due either to deficiency of the kidneys or to phlegem and dampness pouring downwards

Back 64

Lung 8

Front 65

Which point is for chronic weak coughing or wheezing.

Back 65

Lung 9

Front 66

Which point is to revive collapse, being indicated for loss of consciousness (from windstroke) and cold or hot inversion.

Back 66

Lung 11

Front 67

Which point can be pricked to bleed in all acute disorders of the throat and surrounding tisssues due to excess heat and fire poison.

Back 67

Lung 11

Front 68

The internal pathway of the Lung channel ascends, at its highest point to the _______

Back 68

throat

Front 69

Which point is good for mumps and tonsillitis

Back 69

Lung 11

Front 70

which point is for mania disorder and epilepsy

Back 70

Lung 11

Front 71

The classic of Difficulties states that jing-well points treat" "

Back 71

"fullness below the Heart" refers to the apex of the epigastri, but many of the jing-well points in fact treat stagnation and fullness throughout the chest region. Lu-11 is indicated for fullness of the heart and of the region below the heart, accompanied by sweating.

Front 72

Which point is effective to clear heat from both the Lung channel and the Lung zang

Back 72

Lung 10

Front 73

Which point is a major point for a wide range of throat disorders characterised by heat and dryness, whether due to deficiency or excess, and is indicated for pain, swelling, congestion and dryness of the throat and loss of voice

Back 73

Lung 10

Front 74

Excess heat in the lung zang may be subdivided into predominance of heat or predominance of phlegm
Lung 10 is for predominance of heat

Back 74

Lung 1 and Lung5 are preferable for predominance of phlegem the lung

Front 75

If heat lodged in the Lung obstructs the descent of Lung qi, it will lead to coughing. If the fluids of the Lung are vaporised by heat, there will be sweating, whilst if the Lung heat has scorched and consumed the fluids there will be coughing with absence of sweating. The extent of the sweating, therefore, indicates the severity of the heat.

Back 75

Lung 10 is indicated for bleeding disorders affecting all three jiao

Front 76

Which point is an important point in the treatment of pain and heat of the thumb joint

Back 76

Lung 10

Front 77

The Spiritual Pivot in Chapter six, recommends the use of the shu-stream points in the treatment of disorders of the ____________

Back 77

zang

Front 78

Which is the single most important point on the Lung channel to tonify the Lung qi or yin, the two principal patterns of Lung deficiency

Back 78

Lung 9

Front 79

What is Lung qi deficiency

Back 79

shortness of breath and much yawning,

Front 80

What is Lung yin deficiency

Back 80

heat in the palms and spitting of blood

Front 81

Which point is able to tonify deficiency as well as promote the descending function of the Lung and indicated for fullness and oppression of the chest with inability to lie down

Back 81

Lung 9

Front 82

Which point is the meeting of the Hundred vessels. In other words, the blood moves through the blood vessels by virtue fo the movement of qi and int he chest and heart region especially the circulation of the blood is dependent on the gathering qi (formed from the combination of air inhaled by the Lung and the grain qi of food and drink)

Back 82

Lung 9 , the hui-meeting point of the vessels, is therefore an important point to harmonise the relationship between the gathering qi and the blood

Front 83

On the lateral aspect of the chest, in the first intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the midline, 1 cun inferior to LU 2

Back 83

Lung 1

Front 84

On the antero-lateral aspect of the chest, below the lateral extremity of the clavicle, 6 cun lateral to the midline, in the centre of the hollow of the delto-pectoral triangle

Back 84

Lung 2

Front 85

On the antero-lateral aspect of the upper arm, 3 cun inferior to the axillary fold and 6 cun superior to Lu5, in the depression between the lateral border of the biceps brachii muscle and the shaft of the humerus

Back 85

Lung 3

Front 86

On the antero-lateral aspect of the upper arm, 4 cun inferior to the axilliary fold and 5 cun superior to LU5, in the depression between the lateral border of the biceps brachii muscle and the shaft of the humerus

Back 86

Lung 4

Front 87

On the cubital crease of the elbow, in the depression at the radial side of the tendon of biceps brachii

Back 87

Lung 5

Front 88

On the flexor aspect of the forearm, 7 cun proximal to Lu-9, onthe line connecting Lu9 with Lu 5

Back 88

Lung 6

Front 89

On the radial aspect of the forearm, appx 1.5 cun proximal to L.I. 5, inthe cleft between the tendons of brachioradialis and abductor pollicis longus

Back 89

Lung 7

Front 90

above the wrist, 1 cun proximal to Lu 9, on the line connecting Lu9 with Lu 6, the depression at the base of the styloid process of the radius and on the radial side of the radial artery

Back 90

Lung 8

Front 91

At the wrist joint, inthe depression between the radial artery and the tendon of abductor pollicis longus, level with HE-7

Back 91

Lung 9

Front 92

On the Thenar eminence of the hand, in a depression between the midpoint of the shaft of the first metacarpal bone and the thenar muscles

Back 92

Lung 10

Front 93

On the extensor aspect of the thumb, at the junction of lines drawn along the radial border of the nail and the base of the nail, appx 0.1 cun fromt he corner of the nail

Back 93

Lung 11

Front 94

A slight shortness of breath and an empty lung pulse are enough to diagnose Lung-Qi deficiency

Back 94

When the Lungs are invaded by exterior pathogenic factors, it is only its "exterior portion" that is affected, not the organ itself

Front 95

Lung - Pathology
1. Qi deficiency(weak voice, shortness of breath)
2. Pallor
3. Thin Chest
4. Sadness

Back 95

Qi Pathology
5. Skin problems(eczema)
6. Atopic constitution (allergic asthma and eczema
7. Phlegm
8. Exterior invasions of wind-aversion to cold, sneezing, etc.

Front 96

Lung Qi Deficiency
slight shortness of breath, slight cough, weak voice, spontaneous daytime sweating, dislike of speaking, bright - pale complexion

Back 96

LUng Qi deficience cont.
propensity to catch colds, tiredness, dislike of cold. pale tongue, empty pulse, especially on the right front position

Front 97

Lung qi deficiency treatment
Lu-9, Lun 7, Ren 6, BL13, Du 12, St 36, Ren 12

Back 97

Lung Yin deficiency
Dry cough and a rootless tongue coating in the front area(Lung area)

Front 98

Lung Yin deficiency cont.
Cough that is dry or with scanty sticky sputum, weak and /hoarse voice, dry mouth and throat, tickly throat, tiredness, dislike of speaking

Back 98

Lung Yin deficiency cont. -2
thin body or thin chest, night sweating, normal coloured tongue, dry without coating ( or with rootless coating) inthe front part, floating empty pulse

Front 99

Lung Yin deficiency treatment
Lu-9, Ren 17, Bl 43, Bl 13, Du 12, Ren 4, Ki 6, Ren 12, Sp6, Lu10, LI 11

Back 99

Lung Dryness
A dry cough, dry throat and hoarse voice are enough to diagnose Lung-Dryness

Front 100

Dryness of the Lungs may also be caused by artificial "dryness" such as that in very dry and hot working conditions

Back 100

COLD PHLEGM IN THE LUNGS
Cough with expectoration of white watery sputum, aggravated by exposure to cold, feeling cold, cold hands, phlegm in the throat, dizziness, a feeling of oppression of the chest

Front 101

Treatment for Cold-Phlegm in the Lungs:
LU5, Lu 7, Lu 1, Ren 17, St 40, P6, Ren 22, Ren 12, Ren 9, Bl 20, Bl 13, Bl 23

Back 101

COLD PHLEGM IN THE LUNG
a feeling of cold of the chest, a feeling of heaviness, muzziness and dizziness of the head. Swollen and wet tongue with a sticky white coating, slippery-slow pulse

Front 102

When external Wind is involved, think, always of invasion of the Greater-Yang Channels, hence occipital stiffness and headache

Back 102

General manifestion of phlegm: a feeling of oppression of the chest, sputum of the throat, nausea, feeling of heaviness, dizziness, muzziness of the head, swollen tongue with sticky coating and slippery pulse