Shu Points
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- Where does QI glide?
- Ying-spring
- Where does QI pour?
- Shu-stream
- Where does Qi emanate?
- Jing-well
- Where does Qi enter?
- He-sea
- Where does Qi flow?
- Jing-river
- He-sea
- Qi enters
- List the 5 Shu points of the Yang channels and their elements
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Jing-well - Metal
Ying-spring - Water
Shu-stream - Wood
Jing-river - Fire
He-Sea - Earch - List the Shu points of the Yin channel and their elements
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Jing-well - Wood
Ying-spring - Fire
Shu-stream - Earth
Jing-river - Metal
He-Sea - Water - Name the LU Shu-stream point and its element
- Lu 9 - Earth
- Name the LU Jing-well point and its element
- Lu 11 - Wood
- Name the LU Ying-spring point and its element
- Lu 10 - Fire
- Lung is a Yin organ - True or False
- TRUE
- Name the 5 Shu Points and give their action
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Jing-well where Qi emanates
Ying-spring wheree Qi glides
Shu-stream where Qi pours through
Jing-river where Qi flows
He-sea where Qi enters - Name the LU He-Sea point and its element
- Lu 5 - Water
- Name the LI He-Sea pt and its element
- LI 11 - Earth
- Name the LI Jing-river and its element?
- LI 5 - Fire
- Name the LU Jing-river point and its element
- LU 8 - Metal
- What are the 5 elements associated with Shu points?
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Wood
Fire
Earth
Metal
Water - Name the LI Jing-well point and its element
- LI 1 - Metal
- What's the Ying-spring pt of the LI and what's the element?
- LI 2 - Water
- What's the Shu-stream pt for LI and what's the element?
- LI 3 - Wood
- Jing-well
- Qi emanates
- Ying-spring
- Qi glides
- Shu-stream
- Qi pours
- Jing-river
- Qi flows
- Which pt Emanates
- Jing-well
- Which pt glides
- Ying-spring
- Which pt pours?
- Shu-stream
- Which pt does Qi enter from?
- He-sea
- The Yuan-source pt is the same as which point on each channel?
- Shu-stream
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T or F?
For Shu points, the flow of QI is from distal to Proximal -
True
From the extremities proximally to the elbow or knee - Where to Jing-well points begin?
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On Fingers or toes
(except KID-1) - Where do Yin and Yang channels transform into each other?
- At the extremities
- Where does QI run the deepest?
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He-sea pts
Runs deep and broad like an estuary flowing into the sea, preparing for entry into deepest levels of the body. - "Every Good Pig Finds Ears" stands for what?
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Emerges - JingWell
Glides - YingSpring
Pours - ShuStream
Flows -JingRiver
Enters-HeSea - What are most powerful points to clear heat?
- Jing well
- What are the Yin organs?
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Lung
Spleen
Heart
Kidney
Pericardium
Liver - What are the Yang organs?
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Lr. Intestine
Stomach
Sm. Intestine
Bladder
Sanjiao
Gall Bladder - Large Intestine is a Yang organ - T or F
- True
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Yang shu points start w/what element?
Which organ (Lung or LI)? -
Metal
Large Intestine -
Yin shu points start w/what element?
Which organ (LU or LI)? -
Wood
Lung - Which pt flows?
- Jing-river
- Use He-sea pts for?
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Rebellious QI
Diarrhoea
Stomach disease & disorders from irregular eating & drink
Fu diseases
Skin disease w/yang he-sea pts only - Use Jing-river pts for?
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Cough and Dyspnoea
Chills & Fever
Changes in voice disease
Sinews & bone disease w/YIN jing-river - Use Jing-well points for?
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Fullness below the Heart (LU11) - stagnation
Diseases of the Zang
Clearing heat, restoring consciousness & rescuing collapse - Use Shu-stream points for?
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Heaviness of body
Joints pain
Intermittently attacking diseases
Zang disorders (w/ying-spring pt)
Yang channel disorders (w/ying-spring pt) - Use Ying-spring pts for?
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Heat in the body
Complexion color changes
Yang channel diseasess
Zang diseases (w/the Shu-stream pt) -
What are Shu Points?
Where are they located on the body?
Name them. -
Transporting points
Located at or distall to the elbow and knee joints.
There are 5
Jing-well
Ying-spring
SHu-stream
Jing-rover
He-sea - What does "He" in He-Sea mean?
- Unite
- What is the physical location for He-Sea points?
- Close to the elbow or knee
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Rebellious Diarrohea in stomach
Yin Fu
Yang Skin
Means the action of what point? - He-Sea
- Why are the He-Sea points considered the most important for treating disorders of the Stomach and intestines?
- As the channels reach the elbow or knoww, their points have a greater effect on the center of the body and it's zangfu.
- Lu 5 is indicated for vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal distention. Why?
- Reflects the origin of the Lung channel in the middle jiao and its connection w/LI fu inthe lower jiao
- What 3 He-Sea pts treat stomach disorders?
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LU 5
LI 11
ST 36 - Jing means what?
- To pass through
- Where on the body are Jing-River points located?
- Proximal to wrist & ankle joints
- Why do Jing-river yin pointts treat Lung disorders?
- J-R yin points are metal pts. Metal is associates w/Lungs
- Which 2 Jing-river points treat febrile disease w/absence of sweating?
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LU 8
LI 5 - Jing-river LI5 treats what voice related disorder?
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Manic raving
Propensity to laugh - Shu-Stream, Shu means what?
- To transport
- 3 arm yin points are located where?
- At flexure of wrist
- Shu-stream pts not located at wrist are where?
- Proximal to the metacarpo/metatarso-phalangeal joints, except KID 3
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True or False
Shu-stream points of the six yin channels are also the yuan-source points of their respective channels. - True
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True or False
Shu-stream points for Yin are primary for Tonifying and harmonizing their zang - True
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True or False
Shu stream for Yin are considered the single most important points on their channel - True
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True or False
The shu-stream points of the yang channels have relatively little action on zangfu disorders - True
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T/F
Shu-stream points on the yin channels have little/some action on regulating their channel -
T
HOWEVER, Their primary action is on disorders of the zang. -
T/F
Shu-stream points of the yang channels have important action on their respective channels -
True
LI 3 - clears wind from head, throat, teeth, eyes and mouth - Is there a LI Shu-stream point?
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Yes
LI 3