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TCM Points
TCM Pattern Game - Points
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| These points can be used as base points in treating palpitations | HT7, PC6, BL15, CV14 |
| These points can be used as base points in treating chest bi | UB15, PC6, CV14, CV17 |
| These points can be used as base points in treating jaundice | SP9, ST36, BL18, BL19, GV9 |
| These points can be used as base points in treating Lin Syndrome | CV3, ST28, SP9, BL28 |
| These points can be used as base points in treating edema to open the water passages | CV9, GB22, ST28, SP9 |
| These points are known as the 4 flowers and are used to nourish/build blood | BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23 |
| These points can be used as base points in treating shoulder pain | LI15, SJ14, SJ10, LI4, SJ5, SI3 |
| These points can be used as base points in treating elbow pain | LI11, LU5, SJ10, SJ5, LI4 |
| This point is often considered the best Qi mover in the body | LV3 |
| This is an empirical point for Blood Def | LV8 |
| These points all work to tonify Yin | SP 6, HT6, KD6, ST36 |
| These points all tonify bodily fluids | CV12, SP6, KD6 |
| These points all release the exterior | LU7, LI4, TH5, LI11, |
| These points all eliminate wind | BL12, GB20, GV16, LI4, LU7, |
| These points expel heat in the LU | LU10, LU5, BL13 |
| These points all expel heat in the LV | LV2, L14 |
| This is the influential point of the tendons | GB34 |
| This is the influential point of marrow | GB39 |
| This is the influential point of bone | BL11 |
| This is the influential point of the vessels | LU9 |
| This is the influential point of Blood | BL17 |
| This point is called "Sea of Blood" | SP10 |
| This is an empirical point for resolving phlegm | ST40 |
| high pitch tinnitus is generally caused by | LV excess |
| low pitch tinnitus is generally caused by | KD def |
| A purple flush to the face is a sign of | true cold |
| A bright pale face is a sign of | def or false cold |
| A face which is fully flushed is a sign of | true heat |
| A malor flush is a sign of | false heat |
| Dull epigastric pain is a notable sign of | ST Qi Def |
| Lower abdominal pain and loose stools is indicative of | SP Qi Def |
| Pain that is dull in nature indicates | Deficiency |
| In skin Bi you should use this type of insertion | shallow |
| In bone, tendon, vessel bi you should use this kind of insertion | deep insertion/long retention |
| For painful & vessel bi | add moxa |
| For fixed, muscle and bone bi, all of these treatments are appropriate | needle, moxa, cupping |
| This is the crossing point for all yang channels | DU14 |
| A yangming headache is in these channels and manifests in this region | LI/ST; frontal |
| A dull frontal headache indicates | ST def |
| A sharp frontal headache indicates | ST heat |
| A shaoyang headache is in this channel and is typically due to | TH/GB; LV yang rising, LV fire or LV wind |
| A taiyang headache is in this channel and occurs in this region | BL/SI, occipital |
| A jueyin headache is in this channel and manifests here. | LV/PC; vertex & behind the eyes |
| This pattern causes dull pain that is improved by lying down | BL def |
| These points can be used as a base pattern for treating Stroke | GV26, LV3, ST36, KD3 |
| base points for all vomiting | PC6, SP4, ST36, CV12 |
| base points for constipation | ST25, BL25, SP15, ST44 |