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What are some of the actions/indications for LU1?
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1 Open and relax the chest and upper back
2 Regulate the Lung qi...to promote diffusion and down bearing 3 Regulate the waterways 4 Clear heat form the Upper jiao 5 Transform phlegm 6 Tonify LU qi and/or yin 7 Downbear STqi 8 Regulate the surface |
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What are some of the actions/indications for LU5?
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1 Clear LU heat
2 Clears heat from the HT 3 Descends couterflow 4 Regulate LU qi 5 expels phlegm 6 Regulate waterways (facilitate urination) 7 Relax sinews |
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What are some of the actions/indications for LU7?
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1 Regulate LU qi
2 Open nose 3 Release the neck and back of head 4 Resolve skin condition 5 Disperse wind 6 Regulate waterways (facilitate urination) 7 Open and regulate Ren Mai (w/KD6) 8 Clear channel and relax sinews |
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What are some of the actions/indications for LU9?
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1 Supplement and strengthen LU
2 Resolve phlegm 3 Dispel Wind 4 Protect LU from fire 5 Harmonize ST (counterflow) 6 Clear channel (relax sinews) |
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What are some of the actions/indications for LI4?
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1 Resolve exterior (dispel wind, promote sweat, regulate LU qi)
2 Clear channel (relax sinews, stop pain, circulate qi and blood) 3 Subdue LR yang 4 Tonify qi and blood 5 Benefit head and senses 6 Regulate GI tract 7 Soften masses 8 Rescue yang |
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What are some of the actions/indications for LI5?
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1 Clears heat (from LU and HT)
2 Descends counterflow 3 Regulate LU qi 4 Expel phlegm (esp hot phlegm) 5 Regulate waterways (facilitate urination) 6 Relax sinews |
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What are some of the actions/indications for LI10?
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1 Supplement and invigorate qi and blood
2 Harmonize GI tract 3 Dispel wind (clear channel) 4 Soften hardness |
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What are some of the actions/indications for LI11?
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1 Clears heat (wind heat, summer heat, yangming heat, LU heat, etc etc)
2 Calm spirit 3 Clear channel |
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What are some of the actions/indications for LI15?
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1 Clear channel and relax sinews
2 Free shoulder and invigorate qi and blood (alleviate pain) 3 Dispel wind and clear heat 4 Soften hardness |
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What are some of the actions/indications for LI18?
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1 Benefits the throat and voice
2 Resolve phlegm, soften hardness and dissipate nodules 3 Diffuse LU qi |
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What are some of the actions/indications for LI20?
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1 Benefit the nose
2 Dispel wind heat 3 Subdue internal wind 4 Alleviate pain |
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What are some of the actions/indications for ST8?
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1 Clear the head (eliminate dampness and phlegm)
2 Dispel and clear heat (brighten the eyes) |
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What are some of the actions/indications for ST9?
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1 Regulate ST qi (descend qi and remove stasis)
2 Benefits the throat 3 Clear heat and fire poison 4 Soften hardness |
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What are some of the actions/indications for ST21?
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1 Regulate ST qi (subdue counterflow, stops pain)
2 Transform accumulations 3 Clears ST fire |
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What are some of the actions/indications for ST29?
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1 Regulate menstruation (benefits uterus)
2 Warms the lower jiao (eliminates cold) |
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What are some of the actions/indications for ST34?
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1 Regulate ST qi (subdue counterflow qi)
2 Clear channel (eliminate wind, cold and damp) |
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What are some of the actions/indications for ST36?
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1 Benefit middle jiao
2 Tonify qi and blood (strengthen zheng qi, build blood) 3 Harmonize ying and wei 4 Strengthen mind and calm spirit 5 Improves circulation (warms interior and dispel cold, clears channel) 6 Return yang and raise qi 7 Regulate ST and intestines (dispel food, stop counterflow 8 Transfrom and eliminate dampness (esp cold and damp) 9 Strengthen SP 10 Soften hardness 11 Regulate breasts and facilitate lactation 12 Strengthen lower jiao and KD (upper jiao and lower jiao) |
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What are some of the actions/indications for ST37?
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1 Regulate ST and intestine (eliminate food stagnation, and damp and heat)
2 Benefit LU and KD 3 Opens the chest 4 Regulate the sea of blood |
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What are some of the actions/indications for ST39?
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1 Mobilize and circulate SI qi (regulate lower GI)
2 Eliminate dampheat from SI and lower jiao 3 Warm and supplement SI and lower jiao 4 Clear channel (benefit the breast shoulder and ear) 5 Benefit the legs (wind and damp) 6 Regulate the sea of blood |
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What are some of the actions/indications for ST40?
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1 Transform phlegm and damp (esp upper jiao)
2 Clear LU (hot or cold phlegm) 3 Clear HT and calm the spirit 4 Clear ST and intestine 5 Supplement SP to transform phlegm 6 Clear channel benefit the leg |
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What are some of the actions/indications for ST44?
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1 Drain heat (ST fire, wind heat, damp heat, blood heat)
2 Stop bleeding 3 Clam and free spirit |
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What are some of the actions/indications for SP4?
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1 Rectify SP and ST (harmonize middle and lower jiao)
2 Regulate Chong (with PC6) 3 Harmonize sea of blood 4 Circulate qi and blood 5 Calm the shen 6 Promote circulation in the limbs |
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What are some of the actions/indications for SP6?
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1 Strengthen the SP and raise middle qi
2 Trasform dampness 3 Clear heat 4 Regulate LVR qi 5 Tonify LVR yin 6 Subdue LVR yang 7 Tonify KD and secure KD qi 8 Regulate lower jiao (tonify yin and blood) 9 Calm the shen |
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What are some of the actions/indications for SP9?
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1 Transform dampness and regulate the waterways
2 Eliminate dampness (esp damp heat) 3 Strengthen SP and supplement SP yang |
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What are some of the actions/indications for SP10?
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1 Invigorate blood
2 Eliminate blood stasis 3 Cool the blood and stop bleeding 4 Tonify the blood |
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What are some of the actions/indications for HT5?
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1 Regulate the Ht qi
2 Strengthen Ht qi 3 Calm the shen 4 Clear HT fire |
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What are some of the actions/indications for HT7?
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1 Calm the shen
2 Tonify HT (deficiencies of all kinds) 3 Clear HT fire 4 Transform phlegm |
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What are some of the actions/indications for SI3?
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1 Open GV
2 Relax sinews 3 Stop pain and spasms 4 Disinhibit and benefit joints 5 Clear heat (wind heat, HT fire and damp heat) 6 Calms the shen 7 Clear brain phlegm and fire |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL1?
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1 Dispel wind
2 Clear heat 3 Nourish yin to benefit eyes 4 Regulate the yin/yang qiao mai (motility/heel) |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL7?
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1 Dispel wind (either external or internal)
2 Stop convulsions 3 Open portals and restore consciousness 4 Clear the head (open nose and sinuses |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL10?
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1 Dispel wind and cold (clear the channel)
2 Relax sinews and strengthen the back 3 Benefits senses (open portals, clear the brain) |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL12?
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1 Dispel wind
2 Diffuse LU qi 3 Relieve the exterior 4 Open the chest 5 Clears the nose and stops sneezing 6 Consolidate exterior, activate wei qi, adjust and ying and wei |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL13?
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1 Stimulate LU dispersing and descending functions to resolve the exterior
2 Relax the chest 3 Stop cough and wheezing 4 Clear LU and upper jiao heat 5 Supplement LU qi and yin 6 Regulate ying and wei 7 Regulate upper jiao (clear heat and resolve phlegm...either hot or cold) 8 Regulate middle jiao (LU channel begins in middle jiao and has connection with both the SP and ST) |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL14?
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1 Strengthen Ht and PC
2 Circulate qi and blood 3 Calms the shen 4 Course LVR qi 5 Opens the chest and frees the diaphragm |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL15?
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1 Supplement the HT (qi, yang, blood, yin)
2 Nourish heart to calm the shen 3 Regulate HT qi and invigorate blood 4 Clear heat and resolve phlegm to calm the shen 5 Stimulate the brain |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL17?
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1 Loosen the chest and diaphragm
2 Harmonize upper and middle jiao 3 Nourish blood 4 Invigorate blood and alleviate pain 5 Cool blood and stop bleeding 6 Regulate SP and ST qi |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL18?
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1 Soothe and course the LVR and GB qi
2 Regulate the emotions 3 Nourish LVR blood 4 Benefit the eyes 5 Benefit the sinews 6 Subdue LVR wind (esp due to LVR yin or blood xu) 7 Clear LVR fire and cool heat in the blood 8 Resolve LVR/GB dampheat |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL19?
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1 Resolve dampheat in LVR/GB
2 Relax the diaphragm 3 Pacify the ST 4 Benefit the eyes 5 Expel Parasites |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL20?
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1 Fortify SP (qi and yang)
2 Strengthen ST (qi and yin) 3 Nourish blood and stop bleeding 4 Transform dampness 5 Soften hardness |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL21?
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1 Harmonize ST and supplement SP (regulate middle jiao)
2 Adjust appetite 3 Rectify counterflow qi 4 Warm ST and eliminate cold and damp |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL23?
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1 Supplement KD and nourish the jing
2 Benefit uterus 3 Regulate Ren and chong 4 Secure Kd qi and stop leakage 5 Constrain the LU and facilitate respiration 6 Benefit bones and marrow and nourish the blood 7 Strengthen low back and knees 8 Benefits eyes and ears and strengthens brain 9 Regulate water ways (resolve dampness, expel stones) |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL25?
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1 Regulate the intestines and lower jiao
2 Strengthen low back and legs 3 Mobilize stasis and clear the channel |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL28?
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1 Regulate lower jiao, waterways, BL/KD
2 Resolve dampheat 3 Alleviate pain 4 Expel stones (from urinary tract) 5 Benefit low back and legs |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL38?
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1 Relax sinews and quicken Luo
2 Move blood and stop pain |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL40?
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1 Relax sinews
2 Remove channel obstructions 3 Eliminate blood stasis 4 Deals with pathogens (Dispel wind, clear heat, summer heat, resolve dampness, cool blood) 5 Restore consciousness 6 Calm the fetus |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL57?
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1 Relax sinews
2 Remove channel obstructions 3 Dispel wind and clear heat 4 Regulate LI and transform dampheat 5 Invigorate blood |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL60?
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1 Dispel wind (exterior and interior wind that's attacking the upper body)
2 Relax sinews and remove channel obstructions 3 Benefit the back (important point for backache) 4 Clear heat from the BL 5 Invigorate qi and blood 6 Facilitate labor |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL62?
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1 Open the yang qiao (motility, heel)
2 Relax sinews 3 Clear the mind 4 Benefits eyes and ears 5 Dispel wind and cold 6 Clear heat |
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What are some of the actions/indications for BL64?
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1 Clear heat
2 Dispel wind 3 Calm spirit and clear brain 4 Strengthen back and increase suppleness 5 6 7 |
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What are some of the actions/indications for KD1?
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1 Tonify the Kd
2 Enrich yin and essence 3 Clears fire (empty and full) 4 Stabilize spirit 5 Disperse KD stasis 6 Subdue internal wind 7 Open portals 8 Restore conciseness |
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What are some of the actions/indications for KD3?
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1 Tonify KD qi (yin, yang and jing)
2 Warm cold (yang xu) 3 Supplement jing 4 Strengthen bones, marrow and jing 5 Secure Kd qi 6 Regulate uterus and menstruation 7 Regulates the waterways 8 Strengthen low back and knees 9 Rescue yang (or yin) from collapse or desertion |
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What are some of the actions/indications for KD6?
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1 Tonify KD (esp the yin)
2 Benefits throat and voice 3 Clears empty heat and moistens dryness 4 Regulates the yin Qiao (motility/heel) 5 Cams the shen 6 Regulates uterus and menstruation 7 Facilitate labor 8 Transforms dampheat |
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What are some of the actions/indications for KD7?
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1 Supplement KD qi, yin and yang
2 Secure Kd qi 3 Regulates pores and sweating 4 Regulate BL and waterways 5 Transform damp and lower jiao 6 Regulate menses 7 Strengthen back and lower limbs |
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What are some of the actions/indications for PC5?
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1 Remove phlegm and calm the shen
2 Clear heat and calm the shen 3 Relax and open the chest 4 Regulate Ht qi 5 Harmonize ST and stop counter flow 6 Regulate lower jiao and menses |
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What are some of the actions/indications for PC6?
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1 Unbind the chest
2 Calm the shen 3 Harmonize ST 4 Harmonize lower jiao 5 Strengthen SP 6 Harmonize GB |
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What are some of the actions/indications for PC7?
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1 Calm the shen
2 Regulate chest qi 3 Clear HT fire 4 Cool the blood (nutritive or blood level heat) 5 Clear dampheat 6 Harmonize ST and SI 7 Clear channel and relax sinews |
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What are some of the actions/indications for PC8?
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1 Clear HT fire
2 Cool the blood 3 Calm the spirit 4 Clear summerheat and ST fire 5 Eliminate damp/heat 6 Subdue internal wind |
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What are some of the actions/indications for TW3?
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1 Disperse wind and clear heat
2 Generate fluids 3 Benefit the ears 4 Clear channel and relax the sinews 5 Regulate or rectify the qi |
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What are some of the actions/indications for TW5?
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1 Resolve the exterior (all pathogenic factors...esp wind heat)
2 Clear interior heat 3 Harmonize shaoyang 4 Benefit ears and head 5 Clear channel and dispel wind 6 Soften hardness and dissipate nodules |
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What are some of the actions/indications for TW6?
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1 Regulate qi and clear heat in all 3 jiao
2 Course LVR qi and harmonize shaoyang 3 Clear interior heat (heat on the blood) 4 Disperse wind heat 5 Open chest, breasts, sides and axilla 6 Regulate and moisten intestine (remove obstructions) 7 Regulate uterus 8 Clear channels and relax sinews |
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What are some of the actions/indications for TW14?
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1 Clear the channel
2 Relax the sinews 3 Benefit and disinhibit shoulder (disperse wind, eliminate dampness, move qi and blood) |
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What are some of the actions/indications for TW17?
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1 Benefit ears and sharpen hearing (clear heat, dispel wind and eliminate phlegm)
2 Used for all ear, hearing and balance problems 3 Open the portals (subdue internal wind) 4 Soften hardness and lumps |
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What are some of the actions/indications for TW21?
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1 Disinhibit and benefit the ear (dispel wind and clear heat)
2 Clear the channel |
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What are some of the actions/indications for GB8?
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1 Course wind
2 Enliven the Luo-connecting vessels 3 Stop pain |
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What are some of the actions/indications for GB20?
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1 Dispel wind-heatand wind-cold (external and internal)
2 Benefits the senses (brain, eyes, ears and nose) |
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What are some of the actions/indications for GB21?
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1 Clear the channel (and the sinews)
2 Benefits the shoulder region 3 Open portals 4 Subdue counterflow qi 5 Clear phlegm 6 Soften hardness 7 Benefit the breasts 8 Facilitate labor |
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What are some of the actions/indications for GB24?
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1 Course the LVR/GB qi
2 Resolve dampness and heat 3 Expel gallstones 4 Harmonize middle jiao |
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What are some of the actions/indications for GB25?
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1 Warm and strengthen KD and regulate waterways
2 Expel KD stones 3 Calm fetus 4 Helps to assess KD problems (front mu) |
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What are some of the actions/indications for GB26?
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1 Regulate the dai mai (belt/girdling vessel)
2 Transform dampheat in lower jiao 3 Regulate uterus and menses 4 Stop vaginal/penile discharge |
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What are some of the actions/indications for GB30?
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1 Clear channel
2 Benefit hip and leg 3 Strengthen low back and legs 4 Dissipate wind 5 Resolve dampness and heat in the lower jiao 6 Tonify qi and blood of the whole body |
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What are some of the actions/indications for GB31?
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1 Dissipate wind
2 Transform damp 3 Relieve itching 4 Circulate qi and blood to strengthen qi, blood, sinews and bones |
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What are some of the actions/indications for GB34?
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1 Course LVR qi
2 Dispel wind (internal and external) 3 Resolve damp/heat in LVR/GB 4 Relax and strengthen sinews 5 Circulate qi and blood 6 Also used for urinary incontinence and constipation (moxa for this) |
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What are some of the actions/indications for GB37?
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1 Course and regulate LVR qi
2 Dispel wind, heat and damp 3 Tonify LVR (yin and blood to benefit eyes and vision) 4 Used for all eye problems |
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What are some of the actions/indications for GB39?
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1 Dispel wind
2 Clear channel 3 Drain GB fire 4 Transform damp/heat 5 Subdue counterflow qi 6 Nourish KD jing and yin 7 Benefit ears and hearing 8 Benefit marrow and strengthen bones |
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What are some of the actions/indications for GB40?
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1 Course LVR/GB qi
2 Clear LVR/GB fire or dampheat 3 Dispel shaoyang stage pathogens 4 Soften hardness 5 Strengthen GB |
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What are some of the actions/indications for GB41?
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1 Regulate LVR/GB qi
2 Extinguish LVR wind 3 Regulate dia mai (belt/girdling vessel) 4 Transform damp heat 5 Brighten eyes 6 Soften hardness 7 Facilitate lactation |
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What are some of the actions/indications for LR2?
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1 Drain LVR fire
2 Clear heat and cool blood 3 Subdue LVR yang 4 Extinguish LVr wind 5 Eliminate damp/heat 6 Regulate lower jiao |
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What are some of the actions/indications for LR3?
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1 Regulate LVR qi
2 Subdue LVR yang 3 Relax sinews 4 Extinguish LVR wind 5 Calm the shen 6 Tonify qi and blood 7 Invigorate blood 8 Eliminate cold form the LVr channel 9 Clears heat and dampheat |
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What are some of the actions/indications for LR13?
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1 Course LVR qi
2 Promote smooth flow 3 Invigorate blood 4 Point of choice for LVR/SP disharmony 5 Soften hardness 6 Strengthen waist 7 Warm middle jiao and SP yang 8 Transform damp |
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What are some of the actions/indications for LR14?
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1 Course LVR qi
2 Promote smooth flow 3 Benefit ST 4 Point of choice for LVR/ST disharmony 5 LVR/GB diseases 6 Shaoyang patterns 7 Subcostal, chest, side pains 8 Depression, hopelessness, dispare and apathy 9 Invigorate blood 10 eliminate blood stasis 11 Cool the blood |
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What are some of the actions/indications for CV3?
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1 Regulate lower jiao
2 Regulate water ways (via the BL) 3 Expel stones 4 Major point for BL and all urogenital problems |
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What are some of the actions/indications for CV4?
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1 Warm and strengthen lower jiao and dantian
2 supplement qi and yang 3 Tonify Kd and secure jing 4 Tonify blood and yin 5 Regulate water ways 6 Secure and strengthen yuan qi (yin and yang for collapse or desertion) 7 Enable KD to grasp and root qi 8 Calm spirit, heart and mind (nourishes blood and yin) 9 Roots the hun |
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What are some of the actions/indications for CV6?
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1 Supplement and circulate qi
2 Strengthen lower jiao by supplementing qi and yang 3 Regulate lower jiao (circulate qi, blood and fluids) 4 Eliminate cold and damp 5 Clear heat (xu and shi 6 Expel stones 7 Regulate intestines 8 Tonify SP and supplement qi 9 Raise the yang 10 Reestablish communication between upper and lower jiao 11 Harmonize all three jiao |
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What are some of the actions/indications for CV12?
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1 Strengthen and tonify ST/SP and middle jiao
2 Best of the three wan points for building and strengthening 3 Major point for upper abdomen and all digestive problems 4 Regulate ST qi by redirecting counterflow qi 5 Calms the spirit |
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What are some of the actions/indications for CV14?
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1 Nourish HT and calm the shen
2 Disperse phlegm and clear heat (HT and ST fire) 3 Pacify ST 4 Benefit and disinhibit diaphragm 5 Subdues counterflow |
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What are some of the actions/indications for CV17?
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1 Expand chest
2 Benefits and disinhibits diaphragm and esophagus 3 Benefits the LU and respiration 4 Clears heat, cold and transforms phlegm 5 Benefits the breasts 6 Regulate qi 7 Descends LU and ST qi (redirects counterflow qi) 8 Supplements qi 9 Strengthen chest, LU and HT |
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What are some of the actions/indications for CV22?
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1 Regulate LU qi
2 Redirect counterflow qi 3 Transform phlegm and expel sputum 4 Disinhibit throat and benefit voice |
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What are some of the actions/indications for DU4?
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1 Strengthen KD (qi and yang)
2 Strengthen back and knees 3 Strengthen dantian (yuan qi and jing) 4 Eliminate cold and damp 5 Rectify sinking of SP qi |
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What are some of the actions/indications for DU14?
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1 Clear heat (all types in taiyang, yangming and shaoyang)
2 Dispel wind (external and internal) 3 Stops sweating (xu or shi) 4 Supplement yang 5 Facilitate clear yang to head to invigorate and nourish the brain 6 Open neck/shoulder axis |
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What are some of the actions/indications for DU16?
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1 Dispel wind (all types)
2 Nourish brain/sea of marrow 3 Calm the shen |
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What are some of the actions/indications for DU20?
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1 Descend excess yang
2 Subdue internal wind 3 Transform dampness and phlegm 4 Raise the clear (insufficiencies of yang) 5 Lift the spirit |
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What are some of the actions/indications for DU26?
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1 Open portals and restore consciousness
2 Disperse wind 3 Benefit nose and face 4 Benefit lumbar spine |