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    Acid Reflux - Excessive Li Fire blood shot eyes, nausea, migraine. SM

    Acne Heat & Humidity in Taiyin, mostly Metal Source SM or BW?

    Acromegaly- Body accretion beyond normal limits, is a physical manifestation of an

    imbalance or problem in Water Phase. SM

    Afternoon Fatigue (3-4pm) Ying Qi Crash SM

    Alcohol injures Li Yin. SM

    Anal Retentive; over-organized - Li Pathology BW

    Asthma Pulse SM

    Distal to Metal pulse position will feel small BB in wrist crease, will go awayAs asthma clears.

    Back Pain (Low Back) Ki Yang SM

    Barrel Chested-Oxygen Deprived- Stressing Lu SM

    Bedwetting (Nocturnal Enuresis) of young adult implicates Metal & Water. SM

    Beta Carotene O.D. will not turn eyes yellow even if skin turns yellow. SM

    BloatingActual Bloating = Wei Qi Deficiency. SM

    Feeling of being Bloated = Common Internal Channel (CIC). SM

    Blood blisters, purple spots on skin-Li Fire; if they burst, are burning(?) Sp. SM

    Blood Dryness = Blood Qi Deficiency SMImplicates Metal; harmonize Lu & Ki; need Energy to keep Blood moving

    Can be Global Water Deficiency/Ki, if Sp & Lu are ok.

    Blood Tonification linked to Ministerial Fire Mobilization & Impetus SM

    Blood Building seeks to increase volume.

    Blood Vessels

    Tonicity of = Wood

    Integrity of = Earth (Easy bruising = Earth)

    Bruises Easily = SP SM

    Cancer- LMBreast cancer = Sp

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    Tumor = decelerated Wei Qi

    Humidity = FormYuan point moves Humidity

    Disperse boundary of Cold material field from the Humid, Warm

    Cold hands & Feet Afflux Ki & Bl SM

    Complexion SM

    Beta Carotene O.D. will not turn eyes yellow even if skin turns yellow. SM

    Redness in Face esp. w/ alcoholics w/ red noses have underlying Lu Deficiency.

    Red Complexion, raspy voice, and sweating- Call ambulance, Serious He issue.

    Roscasea(on nose)/enlarged capillaries underlying oxygen deficiency stressing Lu.

    Translucent Complexion indicates disturbance in Taiyin. SMEmaciated transparent skin (onion skin) Dehydration, lack of Humidity in Sp

    Correlate all subjective & objective data according to Yin, Yang & Wuxing. If of recent

    onset can be 1 phase, chronic settles to triad. SM

    Constipation Patterns MS

    Shape:

    Small, round pebbles (Goat Turd); dry Heat LI (Heat in digestion is YangmingHeat)

    Small, round pebbles (Goat Turd); not dry Liver Qi Stagnation

    Long & Thin Spleen Qi Deficiency

    Moisture:

    Dry Heat or Yin Deficiency (Blood Deficiencies may also cause dryness)Heat also thirst for cold beverages

    Yin Deficiency also dry mouth with desire to sip water

    Watery & Explosive Damp-Heat/Damp-Cold

    Damp-Heat also yellow & frothy stool

    Pain:

    Not severe, accompanied by distention Liver Qi Stagnation

    (?IBS Li invades Sp typically pain before BM & relieved by BM??)

    Severe & spastic Pain indicates Cold

    Effort:

    Difficult BMs with great effort & exhaustion following Qi or Yang Deficiency

    Cramps after BMs Cold or Qi StagnationLoose but hesitant/difficult stool Spleen Qi Deficiency with Liver Qi Stagnation

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    Constipation Patterns MS

    Color

    Pale- Dampness/Damp-Heat in GBDark- Heat

    Stomach/Intestinal Heat

    Acute constipation with thirst and dry yellow tongue

    Blood Deficiency

    Usually in older folks and/or postpartum women

    Liver Qi Invading Spleen

    Alternating constipation/diarrhea

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    Diarrhea Patterns MS

    Damp-Cold/Damp-Heat

    Acute onset with exterior symptoms (fever, aversion to cold, etc)

    Food Retention

    Foul smelling stool with pain and/or borborygmus, bloating, sour reflux

    Liver Qi Invading Spleen

    Chronic diarrhea with bloating, belching, flatulence, influenced by emotions

    Spleen/Stomach Deficiency

    Frequent BMs, stool sometimes like water, mb mucus, poor appetite, undigestedFood seen, borborygmi

    Kidney-Yang DeficiencyEarly morning diarrhea with abd. Pain/borborygmi/feelings of cold

    Liver/GB Damp-Heat

    Smelly pale yellow stool, pain, burning sensations

    General Heat

    Very dark colored stool, Foul-smelling stool, Burning during BMs, Pain

    General Cold

    Very watery stool, no odor

    General Deficiency

    Abdominal Pain worse after diarrhea

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    Diarrhea Patterns MS

    General Excess

    Abdominal Pain better after diarrhea

    Intestinal Dampness

    Mucus seen in stool. If blood too = Damp-Heat

    Diarrhea SM

    Odorless = Cold

    Odorful = Hot

    Burns, Blood in Stool = Hot________________________________________________________________________

    Dehydration- Test for in Channel by pinching skin on that channel if returns back toshape slowly the dehydrated. SM

    Depression

    Quiet, retreating most likely Yi Pathology. SM

    Dietary Heat = Internal SM

    Eating disorders (bulimia, anorexia) affect SI, GB Heat. SM

    Edema

    SM-Lack of acceleration of Wei Qi can lead to back up in Sp leading to Edema.

    -Non-Pitting Edema = Lu Pathology

    -Pitting Edema = Sp PathologyBW

    -Non-Pitting Edema = Ki Deficiency

    -Pitting Edema = Lu Deficiency

    Eyes/Vision

    Blood Shot Eyes - Excessive Li Fire SM

    Cloudy Vision-(Looking thru- haze) Smoke from raging Li Fire. SM

    Dark circles under eyes = Ki, fatigue, exhaustion. SM

    Floaters

    Black = Blood Pathology/Deficiency SM

    White = Qi Deficiency SM

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    Fever

    & green mucous may be bacterial. BW

    Wind/Heat LM

    Gallstones Li/Wood invading Earth. SM

    Gynecology

    Hyper-mennorhea, & Excess Female Facial Hair implicates Chong Mai SM

    Liao Points Always palpate for tenderness w/ all Gyn. Needle tender BW

    Polycystic Ovaries SM

    -Retardation of Yuan Qi ____?

    -Stagnation of Humidity & Heat-Numerous failed ovulations-no rupture, cyst formation

    Psychogenic Dysfunctions Affecting Reproduction implicates Yang Wei Mai SM

    Vaginal dryness-Failure of Common Internal Channel (CIC) & Chongmai. SM

    Headaches SM

    Frontal/Occipital = Taiyang

    Sinus/Mandibular = Yangming

    Temporal = Shaoyang

    Behind Eye = inot jueyinVascular = XB/Jueyin

    Heat in 5 Hearts (Tongue, Palms, Soles) Extreme He Yin Deficiency (Insomnia (leastnoise awakens) & High Blood Pressure ??) SM (cardiomyopathy BW)

    Heat (Internal) Inorganic Cold manifests as Internal Heat, Li FireGynecology

    Lots of Heat & scant menses means Blood is being burned. SM

    Lots of Heat & ample blood/frequent heavy flow means ???

    Psoriasis- Vascular Toxic Heat in Jueyin, burns dermis & epidermis (red, hot, dry, flaky),can come from interior or exterior SM

    Congestion & Heat- Bleed Jing-Wells SM

    Heart Rate < 60 BPM = He Yin Deficiency SM

    Hypersomnalence- Def Yin Qiao Mai- Def Fire Leads to SM

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    Hypothyroidism BW

    Take temperature for 1-2 weeks if averages below 97.8 F indicates hypothyroidismIf missing last 1/3 of eyebrow possible hypothyroidism

    Insomnia- Def Yang Qiao Mai- Decreased Water to eyes Leads to SM

    Introspection (excessive) can be caused by Unhealthy Yi. SM

    Joints that become re-injured may be due to Li Fire. SM

    Lao Syndrome- Injury to Jing, Taxation Fatigue, Global Injury. Need moxa & herbs

    Eight Treasures, Womans Precious. SM

    Lethal Combination-caffeine, nicotine, grease, vigorous exercise. SM

    Lips Dry = Sp BW

    Lungs BW/LM

    Conditions which allow Perverse Invasions

    1. Essential Energy Deficiency2. Pre-Existing Kidney Yin Deficiency3. Cold attacks the Energy/Liu Qi

    Progression of Cold Wind Invasion

    1. Skin2. Lungs repulse3. Nose (runny); Lu 20 (LI 20??) (Yangming)4. Eyes tear; Bl 2 (Taiyang)5. Sneezing Bl 2

    a. When Perverse Energy attacks Bl 1, it follows Bl Channel to Bl 2.When it reaches Bl 2, patient will have sneezing. When you have

    sneezing it becomes tiring. Some patients will come in and say theyhavesneezed 100 times today. That is a serious pathology because so

    tiring. Therefore do not forget Bl 2.

    b. Goes to Bl 2 because Lungs have deviated the Energy towards the BlChannel.

    6. Frontal Headache Bl 7a. At Bl 2, if you do not treat it now it will evolve. The patient will have

    pain of the forehead and the frontal headache. Then this Perverse

    Energy from Bl 7 does not go to Bl 8, it is wrong on the charts. There

    is not a continuous line from Bl 7 to Bl 8.

    7. Vertex Headache (top of Head), Dizziness, Ringing in Ears-GV 20.a. Treatment Bl 7, 8 GV 20.b. Bl 7 goes to GV 20, and then goes into the vestibular cochlear region,

    patient will present w/ a vertex HA, because the Energy has passed toGV 20, which is on top of head.

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    c. At the same time as the vertex HA, have dizziness and ringing in ears.i. Because Perverse Energy enters vestibular cochlear region.

    d. When Perverse Energy reaches this level treat Bl 7, 8; & GV 20.i. Needle Bl 7 point toward GV 20

    ii. Needle GV 20 perpendicular to brain and cochlear vestibularregion.

    8. Occipital Headache, Stiff Neck: Bl 10 to GV 16 to Brain.a. Treatment- GV 16; Bl 10; if you can add GB 20 & SJ 16b. Progresses to Bl 10 from Bl 10 Channel (?) from Du Mai Channel, GV

    1 have the Longitudinal Luo of GV & reaches GV 16. From GV 16

    there are several radiations, first it goes in to the brain, second it goes

    to Bl 10, GB 20 & SJ 16. In other words, when it reaches Bl 10,because Longitudinal Luoof the GV, see close connection between Bl

    10 and GV 16. GV 16 penetrates the brain. So the patient will say my

    HA was on the front of my head, then it was on top, and now it isoccipital, and stiffness of neck because GV 16 penetrates brain.

    c. Needle GV 16, Bl 10, if you can add GB 20 & SJ 16, and then fromGV 16 Perverse Energy goes to GV 14 and then GV 13 and then goes

    into Taiyang level at Bl 11.

    9. Back Ache & Curvature- Bl 23 Taiyang (Lui Qi)a. When Perverse Energy gets to the Taiyang level it will go all the way

    down to Bl 23, which is the Back Shu points of the Kidneys. Because

    of the progression the patient comes in with back pain with general

    curvature.

    10. Flu

    Ki Yang SM

    -Distribution of Water-Thermogenesis

    -Steroids (Anything that would respond to steroidal therapy)

    -Low Back Pain

    Mental Disorder implicates He Yin SM

    Migraine

    Excesive Li Fire SM

    Mu Points- tender upon palpation indicates pathology of associated organ. SM

    Nausea

    Excessive Li Fire SM

    Rebellious St Qi SM

    Morning Sickness SM

    Nausea/Vomiting- Rebellious Qi- Counter flow; reversal of Polarity. SMRebellious St Qi- Nausea/Vomiting, counter flow; reversal of Polarity. SM

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    Numbness/Lack of Sensation= Vacuity SM

    Nutritional Liquid Deficiency SM

    If from Ki to Sp, or just Sp then Global DehydrationIf particular phase dehydrated, can check that channel with skin pinch test

    Pain= Active Stagnation SM

    Palpitations are bursts of Li Fire. SM

    Pulse

    Amplitude Following Meal. SM-Increased Pulse Amplitude post meal is good.

    -Decreased pulse amplitude post meal indicates stagnation of bolus, not

    getting enough warm humidity.

    Cardiac Pathology-More prevelant in XB pulse than in He pulse.

    Jing Deficiency: Right Pulses stronger that than the left-person is relying on

    Digestive Energies. Running on Ying Qi, Have Deficient Jing. SM

    True/False Cold/Hot SM

    - True Heat/Cold =Large & fast; ample full rapid

    - False Heat/Cold =Small & fast; submerged; rapid, weak, floating w/ no

    resiliency, thin narrow.

    Procrastination, tardiness, clutter, disorganization, shop-o-haulic. Sp Pathology BW

    Restless Limbs-Wei Qi Deficiency, leaving Capillary and Tendinomusculars empty. SM

    SaporsSulfur Taste = Biliary Heat SM

    Sweet craving after meal-indicates Earth needs more impetus, so we eat sweet to

    engender Sp. SM

    Shoulder Differntial Diagnosis BWYangming-Inability to put hand on opposite shoulder

    Shaoyang- Inability to put hand on back of head

    Taiyang- Inability to put hand in middle of back (bra strap)

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    Spleen

    Cold in the Spleen TVD/LMAlways due to hypofunction of the Yang of the Spleen. This hypofunction will cause

    cold signs. That is to say, Water, Humidity can no longer be metabolized and create astate on Yin Cold. It can be caused by diet of cold raw foods. All this will cause

    abdominal pain, diarrhea stool is liquid and undigested because cold (hypofunction of

    Spleen) undigested food, & cold limbs. Since Humidity is heavy, energy of patient has

    sensation of heaviness in all the body. Spleen distributes energy to entire body. Pulse

    deep and slow, tongue pale with a white sticky coating, This is what we call Deficiency

    of Spleen Yang causing Cold.

    Emptiness of Spleen TVD/LMEmptiness of the Sp always results in a poor functioning of metabolism. If the

    food is poorly digested in the St and then it is poorly spread out by the Sp, it will

    eventually bring about a state of emptiness. And will bring poor digestion, dyspepsia,with loss of appetite. When the St energy ascends there will be nausea and vomiting; and

    the SP energy descends there is bloating and abdominal pain. Bloating is improved bymassage. Can have soft sticky stools, cold in the four limbs, weak limbs, patient tired

    with always wanting to lay down. They can have anascara, yellowish complexion, dry

    lips, abundant mucous, tongue white and sticky and pulse empty.

    Sx: Nausea & Vomiting; Bloating & Abdominal Pain, Can Have Soft Stools,Cold in all 4 Limbs, Weak Limbs, Patient Tired-Always Wants to Lay Down.

    May have Anascara, Yellowish Complexion; Lips Dry; Abundant Mucous,

    Tongue White & Sticky, Pulse Empty.

    Fullness of Spleen TVD/LMIn order to have Fullness, must have a penetration of Perverse Energy, which is Humidity.

    Humidity can penetrate only when Organic Humidity is diminished. So, initially there is

    an emptiness of the Sp, which results in a fullness of the Sp. Due to accumulated PerverseHumidity; can occur over navel or in muscle fibers. If in navel it will be abdominal

    bloating. If in muscular fibers, pain and heaviness in the body, gastric oppression,

    dysuria, and the signs I gave you earlier for the Sp.Sx: Abdominal Bloating, or Pain & Heaviness in Body, Gastric Oppression Dysuria

    Heat in the Spleen TVD/LM

    Perverse Heat will attack Spleen, which is Humidity and Earth. Humidity and Heat will

    over heat and will migrate to upper part of body, towards head. Patients who complain ofa sensation of heaviness in the head and the whole body, tired, abdominal bloating,

    gastric disturbance, thoracic discomfort. In nature, the suns rays descend-the Yang

    descends; and the plants go upward- the Yin ascends. Yang (Stomach) descends and Yin

    Spleen ascends. If there is hypofunctioning of the Sp, there will be a Deficiency in the

    whole system. The Sp will no longer ascend, but will ascend and cause thoracic

    oppression. There is a paste in the moth, sticky. Too much saliva and normally saliva

    thick and sticky, and this is very unpleasant. St/Sp metabolized Humidity, and Wei Qi

    metabolizes Humidity. Bring Wei and it will metabolize Humidity. Treatment ofsalivation very effective.

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    Heat in the Spleen Continued

    Treatment: points of exteriorization of Wei to upper part is: CV 5, 22, 23, St 9.Also, Tonify the Sp/St system using the Spleen Reflex.

    Modern Pathology TVD/LMSpleen & St are modern pathology. The pathology of bad diet, pre-occupation with work,

    eat quickly and cold. First, cannot expect the Sp/St to function well if there is not enough

    time to function properly. Digestion means activity i.e. function therefore Yang Heat.

    But often we eat cold, so how do you expect St to function? Diet is cereal energy and is

    Earth. Good food means warm, and takingtime to eat. This is a modern pathology. Do

    not eat quickly and cold foods in a hurry. Second, we live in a crazy period in life, i.e.

    worry and pre-occupation. Wake with anxiety and worry, problems all day. At homeproblems never leave you, worries harm the function of the Sp. How do you expect Sp

    and St to function properly? Remember Sp/St is the point of departure of everything that

    is acquired. Do not forget. We are actively destroying system that allows us to acquireour entire Energetic system. We are so much in habit of living with this that we ignore it.

    If you touch your St we all have a bloated abdomens, and it is not normal to have abloated abdomen. We all have a bloated abdomens, including me. You think I am

    skinny, but if you touch my belly it is also bloated-but I am also shy. We all have bellies

    like big toads. It is not normal though. Sp/St system is questionable because bad diet

    and bad thinking process. It mest be treated. Humidity brings about lots of pathologies.Little by little, it develops into phlegm, it is all form. Form is Earth, tumors, and it is not

    a coincidence that there is a lot of cancer and a lot of tumors. This is a pathology

    regarding Form. If you touch and abdomen bloated, risk of hypofunctioning of Sp. If

    you can prevent you can help patients from developing tumors.

    Spleen Reflex

    1. Mu-Shu-Yuan St/Sp: Sp 3; St 42; Li 13; CV 12; Bl 20, 212. Middle Jiao: CV 12, St 253. Yang Ming: St 36, Sp 64. Wei Qi Reflex- Now we are going to go further. Sp is a lymphoid organ,

    speaking energetically. It is the point of departure for all that is acquiredenergy. Among all the acquired energy is Wei. Pathologies of the Sp are

    Humidity. To metabolize Humidity, must increase the function of the Sp, as

    we have done in the Sp Reflex, and we must circulate the Wei Qi.

    a. Points of Exteriorization of Wei for Sp: CV 12; St 30; Li 13i. Do not use upper points because we are talking Sp/St do not

    use Exteriorization of upper part.

    b. Circulate the Wei. Regional points for the Sp/St is the abdomen: Ki 16,St 25 and all the pointsbetween T7 to S1. Moxa all those points to

    circulate the Wei. You have to metabolize Humidity. In a woman, as

    soon as you touch te abdomen, you must treat. If you are lazy, just

    circulate the Wei. It will relieve the bloating. Why because the Wei

    Energy helps metabolize Humidity. Its very importantIts the

    pathology of modern life.5. Move the Thinking Reflex

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    Spleen Reflex Continued

    Yi Thinking; Thinking is the mental aspect of the Sp organ. It is the mentalaspect that makes it function. The spirit makes it function. Right now I have

    no energy, but I continue to talk because my spirit drives me. Mental aspectof Sp is Thinking. It must function properly. So I must move the thoughts,

    move the Thinking. In the ancient texts they say, You either think or you do

    not think, but if you think you must act. You must to action and not think

    about it anymore. There is an Energetic continuity between the thinking and

    the action; between the Sp and the Ki; between the acquired and the innate. If

    the thinking is stagnated, and think and think, but do not come to a decision.

    The thinking becomes pathological and becomes preoccupation and worry.

    This preoccupation denotes a stagnation of the thinking. Think, make adecision, and act.

    Sp 1 is the Wind Point. Sp is thinking. Jing-Well on Yin Channel is Woodand Wind moves and so it moves our thinking. Once it moves you will bring

    it to the Heart.

    GB is the decision making. GB is the last stage of purification, and the GB is

    pure and loyal. It is like a judge and can make a decision. When you have

    pure intentions in your head, you are afraid of nothing. GB/Li has to do withcourage. Some folks hesitate their whole life, and they are bloated like an

    elephant. Some make a decision, and tomorrow never put the decision into

    action. Well Ill do it tomorrow. And they avoid action. Increase their will

    power to solve the problem. Have to help them move into action stage and

    increase their will power or there will be a blockage in the thinking process.The Sp not connect with the Ki, the Thinking will not connect with the Will,

    the acquired will not connect with the innate and this will lead to

    hypofunctioning of the Sp.

    First, move the thinking: Sp 1, GB 40, Ki 3 to move thinking make decision

    and lead to action.Points of entry and exit of Sp Yi, is exit and entry ofmental aspect of Sp which is between T4/5. When you do that think, I am

    Tonifying Yi to help the functioning of the organ. Also, moxa Bl 20, 49.

    Thinking increase function of Yi, is acquired Jing-Shen. It needs the innate.

    And so at that moment my next Reflex-Tong Qi: CV 12 (no this is not Lu),

    and CV 6 for Sp.

    This is the first time ever, that I have given a treatment for the Sp/St that is so complete.

    Because modern life and its pathology. All that I am giving you is to consolidate

    acquired energy, but you must never forget the innate energy. The innate energy allows

    the formation and the birth of the acquired Jing. The innate has a predetermined potential,

    and little by little it will decline. That is why the acquired must return to consolidate the

    innate. When you do this treatment well, you will permit the acquired to return innate to

    consolidate. Children have to comeback and help their parents. Like students shouldthink

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    Spleen Continued

    of their teacher. When you eat a fruit, think of the person that planted the tree.Think Sp must also consolidate Ki, Reflexes when you treat the Lu treat Ki

    now when you treat the Sp you treat the Ki and when you treat the Ki youtreat the Sp. There must always be a relationship stronger because acquired

    and innate.

    When you have a thought, decide and act. When you have a thought and do

    not act, you isolate the Ki from the Sp, the innate from the acquiredbloating.

    Sweating is a loss of Yin of He. SM

    Tinnitus Differntial Diagnosis TVD

    Verify Press SI 19 if sound changes then Li (excess), if sound same then Ki (deficiency)

    Sound same or worse= Li; Sound better=Ki BW

    TongueBright Red Tip Tongue- Cardiopathy, atherosclerosis. SM

    Burning Tip of Tongue- Heat, & Bitter poisoning. SM

    Cracks in Tongue- Dehydration SM

    Center crack + dehydration or Heat

    Craters in Tongue- Pock marks on tongue are always present in asthma, mostly in

    distal tongue, but can extend into Middle Jiao. SM

    Fur on Tongue-Epithelial, Lu-usually a little white-Undigested Qi, Immobilzed

    Ying. SM

    Medications SM

    - See in Ki and Li areas of tongue- May be Swelling- Stagnation- Heat- Toxicity-Greasy, viscous saliva

    Quivering Tongue = Deficiency or Essential Energy Fatigue- Unstable SM

    Serrated/Scalloped Tongue SM

    -Tongue gets swollen & teeth imprint on sides

    -Either Edema

    -Or Blood Stagnation in tongue

    Swampy coated tongue indicates Middle Jiao Pathology. SM

    Thin Tongue = Yin Deficiency BW

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    Tongue Continnued

    Ulcer-Indicated by Tongue SM-Starts out as a crevasse in middle of tongue

    -Next crevasse widens-Bleeding ulcer will look like blood river in bottom of crack.

    White Tongue- Especially in back/root/base of tongue can be ice/snow + Cold, or

    can be intense Heat i.e. White Hot. Use pulse to differentiate. SM

    Tumor Formation SM

    Wei Qi de-accelerates leading to Bloating leading to Edema leading to Tumor.

    VoiceRaspy voice, red complexion, and sweating- Call ambulance, Serious He issue.

    Raspy & hoarse voice indicated Imperial Fire Pathology. SM

    Tonal Quality/Harmonic Distortion = Assessment of Heart SM

    Volume/Buoyancy = Assessment of San Jiao SM

    Watch and see where people point & see which channel they are on, note Yang & Yinsurface of body. SM

    Yang of Body (To Examine State of) -St 9 Ling Shu/CCM

    Yin and Yang of Head (To Compare) BWTemporal artery pulse (Taiyang CP) = Yang to Head

    St 9/ carotid artery = Yin to Head

    Yin (lower) & Yang of Lower Body (To Compare Them) BW

    St 42 pulse = Yang to Footto Ki 3 pulse = Yin Return

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    Energetic Relationships & Connections

    Adrenal Function & Endocrine System & yuan = Ki Yang/Functional aspects of WaterPhase. Works in unison w/ SJ Energetics, but not synonymous. SM

    Afflux SM

    Passive congestion leads to congestion leads to stagnation leads to Afflux leads to

    ___afflux. Can generate spontaneously. e.g someone pushes your buttons; see a beautiful

    woman

    Afflux - Cold hands & Feet Ki & Bl SM

    BloatingActual Bloating = Wei Qi Deficiency. SM

    Feeling of being Bloated = Common Internal Channel (CIC). SM

    Blood = Fire SM

    Blood Vessels

    Tonicity of = Wood

    Integrity of = Earth (Easy bruising = Earth)

    Childhood Illnesses SM

    Most childhood illness have to do with digestion, whether the Lungs ability to digest air,

    or the bodies ability to breakdown and digest the cereals.

    Cold-Wants to attackEnergy, loves to invade thru- Liu Qi. SM-Wind invades Fung Fu.

    -Invades Bai Hui (GV 20) over Bl channel to Bl 1

    -Into eyes-Watery itchy-Into Sinus-provides ingress to Taiyin- watery/runny nose

    -Bleeds into Shaoyang/GB-achy muscles

    -Into Throat- cough-Into Lu- upper respiratory infection

    -Then Nausea

    Tx by fortifying from middle

    Context/Focus/Mind/Spirit/Consciousness = He/Shen SMContent = Earth

    Chronic Conditions- All 5 Phases can be affected. SM

    Dark circles under eyes = Ki, fatigue, exhaustion. SM

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    Earth responsible for intake of environment & expression (outtake) to environment. SM

    Diaphragm is the Minister of the St & SpDescending-Energy of St-Everything that enters-sensory input from the world

    Ascending Energy- Sp Out put to the world

    Expel External Pathogens, Supplement Internal Deficiencies. SM

    Gonads, sexual organs - Common Internal Channel? SM

    Granulocyte migration is promoted by Yuan Qi. SM

    Heat- attacks Blood thru the Energetic Layers. SM

    The 8 Diagnostic Criteria/Methods SM

    YinYang

    EmptyFull

    Internal

    External

    HotCold

    Heat in Upper Jiao - Red eyes, Underweight, Smoker, Coffee. SM

    Heavy Arms & Legs Sp SM

    Jing Depletion-Cant do acupuncture, need Sweet flavored herbs, to build back up

    Essential Jing. SM

    Jing Shen Points will take supplemental Energy from moxa w/out drawing Qi from

    Organs. SM

    Joint Phase Relationships SM

    Wrists-Metal

    Elbow-Fire

    Shoulder-Wood/FireKnees-Water

    Ankles-Sp? BW

    Joints that become re-injured may be due to Li Fire. SM

    LI & St Connect Upper & Lower SM

    Lu & Sp Connect Inner & Outer

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    Deficiency in Jin to Li will cause Ministerial Fire of Li to start to burn/consume Li Yin,

    this Heat may heat up Middle & Upper Jiaos, causing Heat Sx, may also effect eyes(Smoke in eyes/cloudy vision). If Li Yin Deficiency is resulting in blurred vision (like

    smoke in forest clouding vision), muscle wasting, where Li Fire has almost burnt all of LiYin, the Water (Li 8) may put out Ministerial Fire of Li. SM

    Excessive Li Fire - Acid reflux, blood shot eyes, nausea, migraine, re-injured joints. SM

    Lung Dehumidifies Sp. SM

    Lungs serve as a plug on pipette of Kidneys, if canopy of Lu lifts up water of Ki drains

    out. SM

    Proprioception = Earth SM

    Shu Antique Points SM

    -Yin Channels- Mediate ability of Yin organs to process Sapors-Yang Channels- Bowels & Cosmic Qi Coerce activity of internal environment.

    Spinal cord, cerebral zone, posterior pituitary nurtured by GV. SM

    Thyroid, anterior pituitary, pineal gland nurtured by CV. SM

    Trauma = Mechanical damage, not External Energies. SM

    True Heat & True Cold Always of external origin. SM

    Upper Belt Channel oversees cardiac rhythm. SM

    When Li Fire does not have enough Jin from Ki, then the Li Fire will start to consume Li

    Yin SM

    As Winter comes Qi interiorizes leaving external temporarily vulnerable. SM

    XB & SJ SM

    -Entirety of metabolic system

    - allows Polarization of Fire.- Points on XB & SJ have hinge like influences on therapy, creating a bridge in

    both directions between Taiyin & Taiyang yoke.

    -XB = Entirety of vascular system

    Yuan Qi leaves Dan Tien and circulates in and on periosteum. SM

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    Nails-Each 1/3 horizontal division of nail shows nutrition 3 months ago. SM

    Nausea/Vomiting- Rebellious Qi- Counter flow; reversal of Polarity. SM

    Rebellious St Qi- Nausea/Vomiting, counter flow; reversal of Polarity. SM

    Deficiency of Inorganic Cold manifests as Internal Heat e.g. Li Fire. SM

    Xi Cleft Points- Good for mentational, common pattern usage-can blow carbon out of

    Stagnant Channel, Use with Yung Spring & Tonification Points. Bleed point to

    clear Channel of Stagnation. SM

    Lao Syndrome- Injury to Jing, Taxation Fatigue, Global Injury. Need moxa & herbs. SM

    Bile SM

    = Liquid Courage.Effects Li Energetically to Tx Constipation

    GB Removal seems to put drain on Ki getting estrogen predominance. SM

    St Channel Collapse = Patient Death SM

    Lymph = Conspiracy between Wood & Earth. SM

    Easy Bruising = SP SM

    Interface between cartilage, tendon, and ligaments equally moisturized by Ki, Li, & Sp.

    Water, Wood, (Earth ?) SM

    Ki Yang in terms of thermogenesis = Imperial Fire SM

    Polycystic Ovaries SM

    -Retardation of Yuan Qi ____?

    -Stagnation of Humidity & Heat

    -Numerous failed ovulations-no rupture, cyst formation

    Dietary Heat = Internal SM

    Hypersomnalence- Def Yin Qiao Mai- Def Fire Leads to SM

    Insomnia- Def Yang Qiao Mai- Decreased Water to eyes Leads to SM

    Blood Deficiency-Global low amplitude in all pulse positions. SM

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    Transformation is destructive to consolidation. SM

    Deficient Yin Qiao Mai = Decreased Fire to eyes SMDeficient Yang Qiao Mai = Deficient Water to eyes

    Sp affect St thru Coupled Pair, Sp affects Lu across Taiyin. SM

    Potentize Luteal phase of ovulation-Zi Gong (Child Palace) Curious Point SM

    Phlegm-Undigested/unmetabolized Cereal Qi-Phlegm Heat/Mucous in digestive tract can

    become material & effect mentational & Bowel. (connective tissues, pleural cavities,

    Water??)SM

    XB 6 & SJ 5 Luo Pts bypass Yangming & Taiyin yoke connect Yang directly to Yin. SM

    Cloudy Vision-(Looking thru- haze) Smoke from raging Li Fire. SM

    Lack of acceleration of Wei Qi can lead to back up in Sp leading to Edema. SM

    Look to Li function, even Qi distribution, Ministerial Fire leading to Wei Qi for sexual

    genital function, integrity of prostate. SM

    Sexuality-Metal SM

    Tumor Formation SM

    Wei Qi de-accelerates leading to Bloating leading to Edema leading to Tumor.

    Energetic Layers & Blood closely related to Shaoyin, Blood, Jueyin; muscle SM

    Energetic Layers & Tendinomusculars assoc. w/ dermis. SM

    Energetic Layers & Principal Channel assoc. w/ Blood

    Repair of Body Progression SM

    Wei Qi To Yuan Qi to Ying Qi to Initiate repair.

    Impetus of Ying Qi is necessary to deliver Wei Qi to Jing Well Pts. SM

    Unhealthy Yi leads to excessive introspection. SM

    Lu controls opening & closing of pores. SM

    Disease Progression SM

    Repletion, Insult, Direct

    Ki Def w/ Extreme Cold-Very dark base of tongue w/ slow pulse rate. SM

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    Redness in Face esp. w/ alcoholics w/ red noses have underlying Lu Deficiency. SM

    Cold Invasions consume the Yang and progress. SM

    Bathing while perspiring injures He. SM

    Mentational Pathology Yokes. SM

    -Yi & Zhi

    -Hun & Po

    Chronic Cold illness left untreated will eventually turn into a Heat illness. SM

    Raspiness & hoarsness of voice indicated Imperial Fire Pathology. SM

    Patient w/ quiet, retreating depression most likely Yi Pathology. SM

    Swampy coated tongue indicates Middle Jiao Pathology. SM

    Yang Wei Mai assoc. w/ cerebral zone, mentational influences, & posterior pituitary. SM

    Craving for Sapor may indicate that patient has a Organ Deficiency & require nutritionalsupplementation, the Organ has been poisoned by an over-use of particular Sapor and

    patient has developed an allergic addiction. SM

    Energetic Layer most associated w/ Longitudinal Luo is muscle. SM

    Dryness in Lu will pull moisture from the Sp. SM

    Patient w/ underlying Deficiency of Oxygen will stress the Lu to reach for oxygen inmany ways: enlargement of chest cavity (barrel chest), increase respiratory rate, and

    enlarged capillaries in the nose reaching to absorb air in room. SM

    Body accretion beyond normal limits, as in acromegaly is a physical manifestation of an

    imbalance or problem in Water Phase. SM

    Pathogenic states are energetic states & therefore can be altered, can move from one state

    to another, can be transformed, & can be sublimated into a more productive state. SM

    Translucent Complexion indicates disturbance in Taiyin. SM

    Summer Heat (Perverse Energy) can lead to dehydration. SM

    Nocturnal Enuresis (Bedwetting) of young adult implicates Metal & Water. SM

    Sp Pathology may manifest as: tardiness, procrastination, clutter, disorganization,shopohaulic. BW

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    Li Pathology may manifest as: anal retentive, over-organized. BW

    Gallstones Li/Wood invading Earth. SM

    Restless Limbs-Wei Qi Deficiency, leaving Capillary and Tendinomusculars empty. SM

    Prednisone injure Ki Yang. SM

    Alcohol injures Li Yin. SM

    Sweating is a loss of Yin of He. SM

    Palpitations are bursts of Li Fire. SM

    Blood blisters, purple spots on skin-Li Fire; if they burst, are burning(?) Sp. SM

    He Yin implicates mental disorders not cardiac pathology. SM

    He does not participate in metabolic processing of Ying, SI does. SM

    Alkaloids in coffee ignite Li Fire. SM

    Vaginal dryness-Failure of Common Internal Channel (CIC) & Chongmai. SM

    Eating disorders (bulimia, anorexia) affect SI, GB Heat. SM

    Muscles & arteries epitome of Jueyin. SM

    All Curious Points Mobilize and affect Jing. BW