Lung 7

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Lung chart: JW YS SS JR HS Yuan, Luo, XI Mu shu

LU11, 10, 9, 8, 5, 9, 7, 6, 1, bl13

Ton 9
Sed 5
According to "Ode of the Obstructed River", what is Lu7 used for?: Disorders of the head region
Rebellion and blockage of phlegm
Dry throat
T/F Wing-phlegm is a common pattern underlying disorders such as epilepsy, lockjaw, facial paralysis and hemiplegia. Lu 7 can treat these.: True
T/F Accumulation of phlegm in the chest, coughing phlegm and vomiting of foamy saliva are symptoms of failure of the Lung to disseminate & desc body fluids.: True
T/F Lu7 treats blood in urine, hot,painful and difficult urination.: True

A function of the Lung in regulating water passages, esp descending fluids to the bladder
T/F Lu7 treats psycho-emotional disorders. Specifically, propensity to laughter, frequent yawning & stretching and POOR MEMORY: True

Because it is a luo-connecting point of the yin channel
T/F Lu7 is used for pain of thumb joint & index finger, and needling is toward the hand and manipulated.: True

For all other purposes is needled proximally towards the elbow
What are the indications for excess in Luo-connecting points, specifically Lu7?: Heat of chest & back
Sweating
Sudden swelling of the four limbs
T/F A combination point for treating accute dyspnoea is Lu7 and ST36.: True

Lu7 and ST 36 treat accute dyspnoea
T/F A combination point for treating Malaria w/chills and fever is Lu7 & SI3: True

Lu7 & SI 3 treat malaria w/chills & fever
T/F Lu7 is an important point in the treatment of wind disorders, whether of exterior or interior origin.: True
T/F Lu7 is the most exterior-acting of the Lung chnl pts and is principal point on the chnl to release the exterior, promote function of lungs in dispersing and descending and regulate water passages.: True
T/F Lu 7 is a Heavenly Star Point?: True

Can treat one-sided headache
Wind painful obstruction
Numbness of whole body
Obstruction of phlegm in upper body
Lockjaw
T/F LU 7 is One of the 4 Command points?: True

Is indicated for disorders of the head and nape
T/F Lu 7 is one the the 8 Confluent Points of the 8 Extraordinary Vessels?: True

The Conception Vessel
As a Conception Vessel point, what can Lu7 treat? and why?: Retention of the lochia and dead foetus
Pain of the genitals
Urinary disorders

Ascends along the anterior midline, closely related to the uterus and genito-urinary organs
What are the actions of Lu7?: Releases exterior/expels wind
Promotes descending function of lung
Pacifies wind & phlegm
Benefits head & nape
Opens & regulates Conception vessel
Regulates water passages
Activates channel & alleviates pain
What are the 4 special points for LU 7?: Luo-connecting point
Confluent point of the Conception Vessel
Gao Wu Command point
Ma Dan-yang Heavenly Star point
T/F Lu 7 spreads through the thenar eminence and so is an important point for treating thumb problems.: True

Because it is a Luo connecting channel
What do Luo connecting points do?: 1. Treat disorders of their interiorly-exteriorly related channel or zangfu

2. Treat disorders in regions reached by the luo-connecting channel

3. Treat psycho-emotional disorders
According to Chinese medicine, when exterior pathogenic wind, in combo w/heat/cold/dryness attacks superficial portion of the body it has 3 principal effects. What are they?: 1. Obstruct defensive QI, impairing disseminating function (chills/fever/headache/aches & neck/back/shoulder pains)

2. Impair descending function of Lung (coughing/wheezing/asthma)

3. Interfere w/function of regulating water passages and descending fluids to bladder (acute swelling of limbs)
What are the indications of deficiency of the luo-connecting points, specifically lu7?: Shivering and cold of the chest & back
Diminished Qi
Shortness of breath
Why is Lu7 effective for treating wind disorders which affect the head, pain of the neck and nape, and headache?: As a Luo-connecting pt it diverges to combine w/the interiorly-exteriorly related LI channel which travels to the head.
T/F A combination point for poor memory is Lu7 & BL-15, He7, REN12, ST 36, He-3 and moxa DU20.: True

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T/F No other channel has a Conception Vessel point (Confluent Point of the 8 Extraordinary Vessels): True

In fact the linking LI channel doesn't have a extraordinary Vessel point of any kind.
T/F Lu 7 can clear exterior & interior wind from head & upper body and so can treat facial paralysis, lockjaw, epilepsy, toothache and headache.: True

This reflects its close connection w/the LI channel which travels to the head - a Luo-connecting pt
What 2 ways are the Confluent Points of the Eight Extraordinay vessels used?: 1. They act as reservoirs by absorbing excessive Qi & blood from primary channels

2. Link the 12 primary channels
Extraordinary vessels link the 12 primary channels. What is the Conception Vessels function?: Links all Yin channels
Known as "Sea of the Yin channels"
Regulates Qi of all Yin channels

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