Interior Excess Cold Disclaimer: For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice. Pattern Names Interior Excess Cold • • Classification Category: 8 Principles Syndrome: Cold Symptoms Tongue: pale, thick white coat Pulse: tight, slow Indications: chills, NO FEVER, severe pain, cold limbs, worse with pressure, diarrhea, borborygmus, frequent clear and copious urination,…
Continue ReadingExterior Excess Cold Disclaimer: For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice. Pattern Names Exterior Excess Cold • • Classification Category: 8 Principles Syndrome: Exterior Symptoms Tongue: Thin white coat Pulse: Floating/ Superficial/ Tight Indications: sudden onset, short duration, chills and fever, headache, body ache, sneezing, coughing, congested or runny nose,…
Continue ReadingDU-23, Shàng Xīng, 上星, Upper Star Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Ghost Point • Empirical – open sinuses Location At the top of the head on the midline, 1 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 0.5 cun posterior to DU-24 Needling Type: Transverse Depth: 0.5…
Continue ReadingDU-20, Bǎi Huì, 百会, Hundred Meetings Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Sea of Marrow • Meeting point for DU, BL, GB, SJ, and LV • Empirical – raise Qi Location At the vertex on the midline, in the depression 5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and…
Continue ReadingDU-16, Fēng Fǔ, 风府, Palace of Wind Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Sea of Marrow • Window of Heaven • Ghost Point • Meeting Point of Du and Yang Wei • Empirical – all wind Location Located in a depression immediately below the external occipital protuberance •…
Continue ReadingGB-20, Fēng Chí, 风池, Wind Pool Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Meeting point of the GB, SJ, Yang Qiao, Yang Wei Location Between the origins of the SCM and trapezius muscles • Midway between GB-12 and DU-16 • Level with DU-16 Needling Type: Transverse Depth: 0.5…
Continue ReadingKD-07, Fù Liū, 复溜, Returning Current Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Jing-River Point • Child Point Location On the medial aspect of the lower leg, in the depression 2 cun superior to KD-03, on the anterior border of the Achilles tendon. Needling Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5…
Continue ReadingBL-13, Fèi Shū, 肺俞, Lung Shu Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Lung Back Shu Point Location 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra (T3). Needling Type: Transverse, Oblique Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun, 1 to 1.5 cun…
Continue ReadingBL-12, Fēng Mén, 风门, Wind Gate Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Meeting point of BL with the Du meridian Location 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra (T2) • Locate at the visible highest point of the paraspinal…
Continue ReadingLI-20, Ying Xiang, 迎 香, Welcome Frangrance Disclaimer For educational purposes only. Do not use as medical advice Categories Exit Point • Meeting Point – LI &ST • Empirical – open sinuses Location In the naso -labial groove • At the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi • NTS: Right next…
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