| Question | Answer |
| HT primary channel | Emperor Fire - hand shaoyin (paired with KD - Ministry of Fire - because of Shaoyin)
HT => diaphragm => SI
HT=> along esophagus &throat => face & cheek => eye
HT => LU => axilla => medial aspect of arm => medial side of tip of pinky |
| T/F: all 6 yang channels ascend to head while none of the yin channels ascends to head | False - HT and LV do |
| Luo Connecting Channel | unique (like SP Lou) goes interior
HT5 "penetrating interior" => SI channel => HT => root of tongue => eye
in exs
fullness and distention of chest and diaphragm radiating to lateral costal region
in xu
inability to speak |
| HT5**** | Luo connecting point
"penetrating interior"
speech disorders d/t tongue stiffness
regulates heart rhythm (HT Qi)
psycho-emotional disorders
enuresis d/t heat in BL (tai yang pair w SI)
GYN disorders (only pt on HT directly tx's it) d/t Du branch |
| Divergent channel | diverges at axillary fossa,
enters chest connects to HT
emerges on face
converges with SI on inner can thus |
| HT fluid
LV fluid
LU fluid
SP fluid
KD fluid | sweat
tears
nasal
saliva
clear part of saliva |
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| HT1** | disorders of shoulder & arm - frozen shoulder, pain, paralysis
disorders of HT and chest - sadness
SP6, HT1, HT5 - common yin points to treat limbs (when usual yangming pts don't work) |
| HT3*** | He Sea pts
clears heat, transforms phlegm: psycho-emo., clear heat from face
calms spirit
elbow: medial epicondylitis (LI 11 - tennis elbow = lateral)
parkinson's
HT pain |
| SP10, KD9, LV8 | treat damp |
| LU11, HT3, PC3 | clear heat |
| post stroke speech difficulty | CV23, GV15, HT5 |
| HT5 vs HT7 | both target psycho emotional
5 -emotional manifestation
7 -wider application - forgetfulness, disturbance of sleep |
| HT6*** | Xi cleft pt
night sweats - steaming bone disorder (+SI3) (confluent pt of Du Main)
regulates HT blood issues |
| HT6, SI3 | night sweating |
| any sweating disorder | KD7, LI4 |
| HT7**** | original qi lingers and surfaces
yuan source
strongest to regulate and tonify HT
can be used to treat exs conditions (b/c child pt)
any disorder of spirit
of HT
heat in HT |
| SP6 + HT7 | any kind of insomnia |
| HT5 vs HT6 vs HT7 | HT Qi vs HT blood and night sweat vs. exs and tonify HT |
| HT8*** | Ying Spring
clear heat from HT and SI
heat in Lower Burner (urogenital disorders)
stagnationof qi in HT and chest
emotional disorders d/t xu of HT qi
channel disorders - heat in palms, spasm of pinky |
| HT9** | Jingwell
revives consciousness
heat in upper reaches of channel
fullness below chest |
