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53 Cards in this Set
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Sympathetic
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Strong analgesic & relaxant effect on internal organs; especially effective for pain from GI organs & KD stone; anesthesia; antispasmodic; dilate blood vessels; nourishes yin; supports yang (pain of internal organs, palps, spontaneous sweating, night sweating, autonomic nervous system dx)
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Anti-helix
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Strengthens spine, nourishes marrow
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Shen Men
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Sedation; easing mind; relieving pain; clearing heat
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Uterus, Seminal Place
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Reproductive problems in men & women; supports KD yang; nourishes essence; regulates menstruation; harmonizes blood
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Mouth
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Clears HT fire (stomatitis); removes pathogenic wind (facial paralysis); stiffness of TMJ
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Esophagus
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Regulates diaphragm & harmonizes ST
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Stomach
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Harmonizes ST (indigestion, gastritis, peptic ulcer, belching), replenishes SP, reinforces middle jiao; eases mind (insomnia);
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Duodenum
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Warms middle jiao; harmonizes ST (duodenal ulcer, pylorospasm, hypoacidic ST)
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SI
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Reinforces SP and harmonizes middle jiao (indigestion, enteritis, distention of intestine buy gas); nourishes HT and produces blood (palps, HT dx)
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Appendix
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Clears DH from lower jiao (appendicitis, diarrhea)
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LI
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Clears lower jiao (diarrhea, constipation, enteritis, dysentery, hemorrhoids); replenishes LU qi (respiratory dx)
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LV
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Clears LV, brightens vision; promotes smooth circulation of qi & blood to relax muscle and tendons (LQS, eyes, dx of lateral-lower abdomen, hepatitis, anemia, blood dx, arthritic pain, neuralgia, h/a, vertigo, ST/GI gas/pain, hemiplegia, seizures, muscle spasm)
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GB/Pancreas
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Replenishes GB; builds up ST; removes LQS and LV wind (problems of bile duct, panrceatitis, migraine h/a, diabetes, chest & rib pain)
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KD
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Strengthens, benefits cerebrum, KD & hematopoeitic system, assists bone mending; reinforces KD, promotes healing; strengths bones & fills marrow
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Ureter
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KD stone & colic pain of ureter
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UB
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Replenishes lower jiao, reinforces lower jiao (LBP, sciatica, cystitis, enuresis, retention of urine, neck pain)
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HT
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Calms HT, eases mind; strengthens HT; anti-shock; regulates BP; regulates ying-blood; relieves pain & itching (insomnia, palps, hysteria, night sweating, HT pain, mental diseases, anemia)
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LU
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Anesthesia; promotes smooth flow of qi & blood; reinforces (-), clears heat; nourishes skin & hair (cough, asthma, hoarse voice, respiratory & skin dx, rhinitis, mutism, night sweat, spontaneous sweating)
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Trachea
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Stops cough, dispels phlegm (cough, asthma)
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SP
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Digests food; produces ying-blood; nourishes muscles; builds up SP qi (abdominal distention, diarrhea, indigestion, stomatitis, uterine bleeding, muscle atrophy, blood dx, prolapsed anus, weakness, organ prolapse)
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Endocrine (Pituitary Gland)
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Removes LQS; regulates menstruation; activates blood circulation; expels pathogenic wind; reinforces lower jiao (skin dx, impotence, irregular menstruation, dysfunction of endocrine)
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Adrenal
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Reduces heat, relieves pain; expels wind; antispasmodic; stimulates adrenaline and adrenocortical hormones (inflammation, allergies, rheumatism, shock, poisoning from bacterial infection); dilates & constricts blood vessels (hyper- & hypotension, capillary hemorrhage); regulates excitation or inhibition of respiratory function (fever, skin dx, chronic illness)
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Internal nose
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Removes obstructions of the nose (allergic rhinitis, nose dx)
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External nose
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Brandy-nose
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External ear
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Tinnitus, deafness
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Hunger (Appetite Control)
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Relieve hunger (diabetes, compulsive eating)
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Soothing Asthma (antitragus apex)
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Strengthens LU, stops asthma; clears heat; antitoxic; expels wind (asthma, bronchitis, parotitis, itchy skin)
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Brain
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Replenishes brain; eases mind (incomplete development of intelligence, enuresis)
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Occiput
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Sedates, analgesic; eases mind; removes wind; neuropsychiatric disorders & symptoms d/t meningeal irritation (dizziness, h/a, insomnia, convulsions, lock jaw, psychosis, stiff neck, motion/sea sickness, skin dx, eyes, inflammation, pain, shock)
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Temple
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Sedates, analgesic (shao yang temple h/a, migraine, vertigo, lassitude)
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Forehead
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Sedates, analgesic (yang ming forehead h/a)
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Vertex
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Sedates, analgesic (jue yin vertex h/a)
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Eye 1
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Clears LV, brightens vision (glaucoma, pseudomyopia, other eye dx)
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Elevating Blood Pressure
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Reinforces qi; elevates yang (hypotension)
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Eye 2
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Clears LV fire, brightens vision (astigmatism, farsightedness, nearsightedness, external eye inflammation)
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Tooth Extraction (upper)
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Toothache, anesthesia for tooth extraction
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Tongue
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Clears HT fire (tongue inflammation, nervous aphasia)
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Jaw
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Toothache, TMJ
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Neurasthenic Point
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Nervous exhaustion
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Tooth Extraction (lower)
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Toothache, anesthesia for tooth extraction
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Eye (in #5)
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Eye dx
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Internal Ear
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Relieves vertigo; improves hearing (tinnitus, impaired hearing, auditory vertigo)
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Tonsil
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Relieves throat problems (acute tonsillitis)
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Cheek
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Removes obstructions from the meridians on facial region (facial paralysis, other facial problems
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Point Zero (Auricular Center)
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Brings body to ideal state; balances hormones & brain activity; harmonize; jet lag
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Diaphragm
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Descends ST qi; expels wind; regulates diaphragm (spasm of diaphragm, hiccup, hemorrhage, itchy skin, skin dx)
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Urethra
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UTI, incontinence, retention of urine
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Hemorrhoid
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Hemorrhoid, fissure of anus
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External Genitalia
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Sexual dysfunction, inflammation of external genitalia
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LV Yang #1 & #2
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Chronic hepatitis, LQS, LYR
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Ear Apex
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Removes heat/wind; anti-spasmodic; analgesic; pacifies LV, clears vision (fever, inflammation, hypertension, revival from hepatic coma, analgesic, sedative, inflammation of eyes, painful dx)
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Helix 1-6
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Clears heat; relives pain; pacifies LV; removes wind (tonsillitis, pharyngitis, hypertension, fever)
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Special Tumor Area
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Analgesic effect for pain from tumors
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