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19 Cards in this Set
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LI-4 Big Picture |
Yuan Source, Command point of face, Entry |
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LI-4 Location |
On the dorsum of the hand, between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones, approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal on the radial side
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LI-4 Function |
Regulates the defensive Qi and adjusts sweating, expels wind and releases the exterior, regulates the face, eyes, nose, mouth and ears; activates the channel and alleviates pain, induces labor, restores the Yang |
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LI-4 Rx Function |
Clears exterior and interior wind, Stops pain, Command point of the face, Clears the nose, Contra-indicated for pregnancy |
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LI-4 Combine with what? |
+LV-3 to open the 4 gates +LU7, UB-12, DU-16, GB-20 for Wind Cold +LU-10, LU-11, SJ-5 for Wind Heat +LI-20, Bitong for nasal congestion |
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LI-6 Big Picture |
Luo-Connecting
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LI-6 Location |
With the elbow flexed and the radial side of the arm upward, the point is on the line joining Yangxi (LI-5) and Quchi (LI-11), 3 cun above the crease of the wrist |
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LI-6 Functions |
Expels wind and clears heat, Opens and regulates the water passages |
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LI-6 Rx Function |
Wind Water Invasion (Yang Edema) |
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LI-6 Combine with what? |
+LU-7, LI-4, SP-9, UB-39 |
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LI-20 Big Picture |
Exit Point |
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LI-20 Location |
In the nasolabial groove, at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of ala nasi |
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LI-20 Functions |
Opens the nasal passages Expels wind and clears heat |
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LI-20 Rx Function |
+Bitong, Du-23 and LI-4 |
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LI-11 Big Picture |
He-Sea |
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LI-11 Location
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When the elbow is flexed, the point is in the depression at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease, midway between Chize (LU-5) and the lateral epicondyle of the humerous
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LI-11 Functions |
Clears heat
Cools the blood Eliminates wind Drains damp and alleviates itching Regulates Qi and Blood Activates the channel and alleviates pain |
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LI-11 Rx Function |
Organ Heat
Wind Heat Blood Heat Toxic Heat Deficiency Heat |
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LI-11 Combine with what? |
+Ying-Spring to clear Heat (excess or deficiency) in the channel
+LI-4 to clear Wind Heat +SP-10, UB-40 to clear Blood Heat skin rashes and skin issues |