| Question |
Answer |
| Lung concept |
Yin |
| Lung element |
Metal |
| Lung color |
White |
| Lung emotion |
Grief/Sadness |
| Lung sound |
Weeping |
| Lung sense |
Smell |
| Lung flavor |
Pungent |
| Lung season |
Autumn |
| L. intestine concept |
Yang |
| L. intestine time |
5-7am |
| Lungs time |
3-5am |
| L. intestine color |
white |
| L. intestine element |
metal |
| L. intestine emotion |
grief/sadness |
| L. intestine sound |
weeping |
| L. intestine sense |
smell |
| L. intestine flavor |
pungent |
| L. intestine season |
autumn |
| stomach concept |
yang |
| stomach time |
7-9am |
| stomach element |
earth |
| stomach color |
yellow |
| stomach emotion |
worry |
| stomach sound |
singing |
| stomach sense |
taste |
| stomach season |
late summer |
| stomach flavor |
sweet |
| spleen time |
9-11am |
| spleen concept |
yin |
| spleen element |
earth |
| spleen emotion |
worry |
| spleen color |
yellow |
| spleen sound |
singing |
| heart time |
11am-1pm |
| s.intestine time |
1-3pm |
| heart concept |
yin |
| s. intestine concept |
yang |
| heart element |
fire |
| s. intestine element |
fire |
| heart color |
red |
| s.intestine color |
red |
| heart sound |
laughing |
| s.intestine sound |
laughing |
| heart sense |
speech |
| s.intestine sense |
speech |
| heart flavor |
bitter |
| s.intestine flavor |
bitter |
| heart season |
summer |
| s.intestine season |
summer |
| bladder time |
3-5pm |
| kidney time |
5-7pm |
| bladder concept |
yang |
| kidney concept |
yin |
| bladder element |
water |
| kidney element |
water |
| bladder color |
blue |
| kidney color |
blue |
| bladder emotion |
fear |
| kidney emotion |
fear |
| bladder sound |
groaning |
| kidney sound |
groaning |
| bladder sense |
hear |
| kidney sense |
hear |
| bladder flavor |
salty |
| kidney flavor |
salty |
| bladder season |
winter |
| kidney season |
winter |
| PC time |
7-9pm |
| SJ time |
9-11pm |
| PC concept |
yin |
| SJ concept |
yang |
| PC element |
fire |
| SJ element |
fire |
| PC color |
red |
| SJ color |
red |
| PC emotion |
joy |
| SJ emotion |
joy |
| PC sound |
laughing |
| SJ sound |
laughing |
| PC sense |
speech |
| SJ sense |
speech |
| PC flavor |
bitter |
| SJ flavor |
bitter |
| PC season |
summer |
| SJ season |
summer |
| GB time |
11pm-1am |
| Liver time |
1-3am |
| GB concept |
yang |
| Liver concept |
yin |
| GB element |
wood |
| Liver element |
wood |
| GB color |
green |
| Liver color |
green |
| GB emotion |
anger |
| Liver emotion |
anger |
| GB sound |
shouting |
| Liver sound |
shouting |
| GB sense |
sight |
| Liver sense |
sight |
| GB flavor |
sour |
| Liver flavor |
sour |
| GB season |
spring |
| Liver season |
spring |
| spleen flavor |
sweet |
| spleen sense |
taste |
| spleen season |
late summer |
| heart emotion |
joy |
| S. intestine emotion |
joy |
| DU =? |
governing vessel |
| REN = ? |
conception vessel |
| DU concept |
yang |
| REN concept |
yin |
| DU also called? |
sea of yang |
| REN also called? |
sea of yin |
| DU start |
midline of body, 1/2way between tip of coccyx & anus |
| DU end |
Junction of upper lip & gum in mouth |
| REN start |
Perineum, 1/2way between anus & scrotum/poster. labial commisure |
| REN end |
center of mentolabial groove, above chin |
| LU start |
Chest, bellow hollow of delto-pectoral triangle |
| LU end |
thumbnail |
| LI start |
tip of index finger |
| LI end |
naso-labial groove |
| ST start |
infraorbital ridge of eye |
| ST end |
2nd toe |
| SP start |
Medial big toe |
| SP end |
7th intercostal space, mid-axillary line |
| HT start |
Axilla |
| HT end |
little finger |
| SI start |
ulnar little finger |
| SI end |
between targus of ear & condyl. process of mandible |
| BL start |
inner cantus of eye |
| BL end |
lateral 5th toe |
| KI start |
bottom of foot, betw. 2&3 metatarsals, 1/3 distance of 2nd toe to heel |
| KI end |
Med lower border of clavicle |
| PC start |
chest, 1 cun LAT & SUP from nipple |
| PC end |
tip of middle finger |
| PC also called ? |
heat protector |
| SJ also called ? |
triple warmer/burner |
| SJ start |
ring finger, ulnar border of nail |
| SJ end |
LAT end of eyebrow |
| GB start |
outer cantus of eye |
| GB end |
LAT 4th toe |
| LV start |
Big toe, LAT corner of nail |
| LV end |
Mammilary line on chest |
| Other names of accupressure |
shiatsu, pressure point |
| flow of yin |
superiorly (is inferior- starts inferiorly, must go upward) |
| flow of yang |
inferiorly (is superior, so starts superiorly = must go downward) |
| what is CHI |
universal bio-energy, circulates in meridians |
| how many meridians are there |
12+2 |
| how many accupressure point is on body |
365 |
| 5 elements |
earth, wood, water, fire, metal |
| longest channel in body is |
bladder channel |
| pressure point can be called |
tsubos |
| Function of LU |
controls respiration, skin and regulates water passage (body fluids) |
| most "exterior"organ |
LU |
| Lung channel points are most commonly used to treat |
respiratory conditions, insomnia, weakness, night & day sweats, fever, headache, body aches and complexion problems |
| function of LI channel |
to recieve food & drink from SI & to excrete waste materials |
| LI points are most commonly used to treat |
digestive system problems, vomiting, urinary disorders, fever and abdominal pain |
| Stomach functions |
to transform and transfer food & assist in descending Qi |
| Stomach points are used to treat |
weakness, mouth & digestive system problems and Anorexia |
| Spleen function |
Main- assist to ST in process of digestion, control blood, muscles and 4 limbs |
| which organ house the mind |
Spleen |
| this organ opens and manifest itself in the lips |
spleen |
| spleen related disorders |
digestive complaints, anorexia, lassitude, chilliness, edema, prolapse of internal organs, headache, diziness, menstrual dysfunction, low fever, sponatneous sweating, scanty urine, bleeding and anemia |
| Heart channel functions |
rulles to all int. organs and blod & blood vessels |
| HT points are used to treat |
coma, palpitations, shortness of breath, angina, caynosis, inappropriate sweating, tiredness, anemia, coldness of extremities, insomnia, vertigo, dream disturbed sleep, poor memory, anxiety, depression and oral ulcers |
| Si channel function |
to control receiving and transforming of food from ST & to separate fluids |
| SI points commontly used to treat |
abdominal & urinary complaints |
| Other abreviation used for BL |
Urinary Bladder, UB |
| functions of Bladder channel |
transforming and excreting of fluids |
| BL points are commonly used with which channels |
inconjunction with SP, DU & Ren to |
| BL commonly used to treat |
urinary disorder, low back pain, lethargy & rapid pulse |
| which channel is reffered to as the "roof of life" ? |
KI |
| Function of KI channel |
to govern birth, growth & reproduction, store essence and secondarily -bones, nourish brain, govern water and receive CHi from LU |
| KI points are commonly used to treat |
back pain, sexual dysfunction, uirinary disorders, edema of legs, lassitude & Anorexia |
| Points where Chi leaves & enters body, join or converges |
Points, Tsubos |
| "root of life" |
Kidney |
| Balance |
homeostasis |
| origin of body fluids |
ST |
| Channel used to treat mouth & digestive problems |
ST |
| Ethereal Soul is housed in |
LI |
| Stores blood |
LI |
| LU governs to |
Qi and respiration |
| moste exterior organ |
LU |
| Functions to assist the descending of Qi |
ST |
| involved in production of Chi |
SPleen |
| houses the mind (shen) |
HT |
| "root of life's" primary function is |
to store essence, govern birth growth & reproduction |
Ch.18 LTI-MA 509
