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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

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