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28 Cards in this Set
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DU1 長強 (长强)
Chángqiáng = Long Strong |
Functions: (1)Treats hemorrhoids (2)Benefits two lower yin orifices (3)Calms Spirit (4)Activates channel & alleviates pain (5)Add:Regulates Intestines (as local point)
Indications: diarrhea, bloody stools, hemorrhoids, prolapse of rectum, constipation, pain in lower back, epilepsy |
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DU2 腰俞
Yāoshū = Lumbar Shu |
Functions: (1)Benefits lumbar region and legs (strengthens lower back and knees) (2)Dispels Wind-Damp (3)Add: Extinguishes Wind (Internal)
Indications: irregular menstruation, pain/stiffness of lower back, hemorrhoids, muscular atrophy of lower extremities, epilepsy |
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DU3 腰陽關 (腰阳关)
Yāoyángguān = Lumbar Yang Pass |
Functions: (1)Dispels Wind-Damp (2)Benefits lumbar region and legs (3)Regulates Lower Jiao (4)Add: Warms Blood Chamber and Palace of Jing, Dispels Wind-Damp in Lower Jiao (Moxa), Is more dispersing than Du-4
Indications: irregular menstruation, nocturnal emission, impotence, pain in lumbosacral region, muscular atrophy/motor impairment/pain/numbness of lower extremities |
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DU4 命門 (命门)
Mìngmén = Life Gate |
Functions: (1)Clears Heat (2)Regulates Du Mai (3)Tonifies Kidneys (4)Benefits lumbar spine (5)Add: Nourishes Yuan Qi, strengthens Kidneys, & benefits Jing. Strengthens lower back and knees esp from Yang Deficiency. Is very tonifying, for infertility, sexual issues, Cold in Uterus or lower abdomen; strengthens Yang especially Kd/Sp Yang
Indications: stiffness of back, lumbago, impotence, nocturnal emission, irregular menstruation, diarrhea, indigestion, leukorrhea |
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DU5 懸樞 (悬枢)
Xuánshū = Suspended Pivot |
Functions: (1)Benefits lumbar spine (2)Benefits Lower Jiao
Indications: pain/stiffness of lower back, diarrhea, indigestion |
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DU6 脊中
Jĭzhōng = Center of Spine |
Functions: (1)Fortifies Spleen & drains Damp (2)Benefits spine
Indications: pain in epigastric region, diarrhea, jaundice, epilepsy, stiffness/pain of back |
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DU7 中樞 (中枢)
Zhōngshū = Central Pivot |
Functions: (1)Benefits spine (2)Benefits Middle Jiao
Indications: pain in epigastric region, low back pain, stiffness of back |
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DU8 筋縮 (筋缩)
Jīnsūo = Sinew Contraction |
Functions: (1)Soothes Liver, pacifies Wind, & relieves spasm (2)Calms Spirit (3)Add: Relaxes sinews & eliminates Interior Wind. Strengthens lumbar spine
Indications: epilepsy, stiffness of back, gastric pain |
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DU9 至陽 (至阳)
Zhìyáng = Reaching Yang |
Functions: (1)Fortifies Spleen, drains Dampness, & regulates Middle Jiao (2)Treats jaundice (3)Unbinds chest (4)Add: Expands chest and diaphragm, Transforms Damp-Heat; Is level with diaphragm, border between middle and upper jiao; best point to treat jaundice
Indications: jaundice, cough, asthma, stiffness of back, pain in chest/back |
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DU10 靈臺 (灵台)
Língtái = Spirit Tower |
Functions: (1)Alleviates cough and wheezing (2)Clears Heat & detoxifies poison
Indications: cough, asthma, furuncles, back pain, neck rigidity |
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DU11 神道
Shéndào = Spirit Pathway |
Functions: (1)Tonifies Heart and Lungs & calms Spirit (2)Clears Heat & pacifies Wind
Indications: poor memory, anxiety, palpitations, pain/stiffness of back, cough, cardiac pain |
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DU12 身柱
Shēnzhù = Body Pillar |
Functions: (1)Clears Heat from Heart and Lungs (2)Calms Spirit (3)Pacifies Wind
Indications: cough, asthma, epilepsy, pain/stiffness of back, furuncles |
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DU13 陶道
Táodào = Way of Happiness |
Functions: (1)Clears Heat & treats malaria (2)Regulates Du Mai (3)Add: Releases Exterior conditions, malaria, Clears Lung Heat, Regulates Shaoyang Stage, Calms Spirit
Indications: stiffness of back, headache, malaria, febrile diseases |
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DU14 大椎
Dàzhuī = Great Hammer |
Functions: (1)Expels Wind & firms Exterior (2)Clears Heat (3)Tonifies Deficiency (4)Pacifies Wind (5)Treats malaria (6)Add: Relieves Exterior Conditions, Opens Yang, Clears brain & calms Spirit, Clears Lung Heat, Clears Blood Heat
Indications: neck pain/rigidity, malaria, febrile diseases, epilepsy, afternoon fever, cough, asthma, common cold, back stiffness |
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DU15 啞門 (哑门)
Yămén = Mute’s Gate |
Functions: (1)Benefits tongue & treats muteness (2)Eliminates Wind (3)Benefits neck and spine
Indications: mental disorders, epilepsy, deafness and mute, sudden hoarseness of voice, apoplexy, stiffness of tongue/aphasia, occipital headache, neck rigidity |
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DU16 風府 (风府)
Fēngfŭ = Wind Mansion |
Functions: (1)Eliminates Wind (2)Calms Spirit (3)Nourishes Sea of Marrow & benefits head and neck (4)Add: Clears brain, brings Yang Qi to head
Indications: headache, neck rigidity, blurring of vision, epistaxis, sore throat, post apoplexy aphasia, hemiplegia, mental disorders |
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DU17 腦户 (脑户)
Năohù = Brain’s Door |
Functions: (1)Eliminates Wind & alleviates pain (2)Calms Spirit (3)Benefits eyes
Indications: epilepsy, dizziness, pain/stiffness of neck |
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DU18 强間 (强间)
Qiángjiān = Unyielding Space |
Functions: (1)Pacifies Wind & alleviates pain (2)Calms Spirit
Indications: headache, neck rigidity, blurring of vision, mania |
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DU19 后頂 (后顶)
Hòudĭng = Behind Vertex |
Functions: (1)Eliminates Wind & alleviates pain (2)Calms Spirit
Indications: headache, vertigo, mania, epilepsy |
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DU20 百會 (百会)
Băihuì = Hundred Meetings |
Functions: (1)Pacifies (LV) Wind & subdues (LV) Yang (2)Raises Yang (fallen Yang qi) & counters prolapse (3)Benefits brain & calms Spirit (4)Nourishes Sea of Marrow (5)Benefits head and (clears) sense organs (6)Add: “Elevator Point”
Indications: headache, vertigo, tinnitus, nasal obstruction, aphasia by apoplexy, coma, mental disorders, prolapse of rectum/uterus |
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DU21 前頂 (前顶)
Qiándĭng = Before Vertex |
Functions: (1)Eliminates Wind & treats convulsions (2)Benefits head
Indications: epilepsy, dizziness, blurring of vision, vertical headache, rhinorrhea |
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DU22 囟會 (囟会)
Xìnhuì = Fontanelle Meeting |
Functions: (1)Benefits nose (2)Eliminates Wind & benefits head
Indications: headache, blurring of vision, rhinorrhea, infantile convulsion |
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DU23 上星
Shàngxīng = Upper Star |
Functions: (1)Benefits nose and eyes (2)Calms Spirit (3)Eliminates Wind, benefits head and face, & dispels swelling (4)Add: Disperses Wind-Heat conditions (prick to bleed), Clears nose, Helps you connect with “your direction”; Is also called Mingtang = “See Clearly" and Shenteng = "Spirit Hall"
Indications: headache, ophthalmalgia, epistaxis, rhinorrhea, mental disorders |
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DU24 神庭
Shéntíng = Spirit Courtyard |
Functions: (1)Benefits brain & calms Spirit (2)Eliminates Wind & benefits head (3)Benefits nose and eyes (4)Add: Calms Liver & extinguishes Wind (internal)
Indications: epilepsy, anxiety, palpitation, insomnia, headache, vertigo, rhinorrhea |
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DU25 素髎
Sùliáo = White Crevice |
Functions: (1)Benefits nose
Indications: loss of consciousness, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, rhinorrhea, rosacea |
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DU26 水溝 (水沟)
Shŭigōu = Water Trough |
Functions: (1)Restores consciousness & calms Spirit (2)Benefits face and nose & expels Wind (3)Benefits spine & treats acute lumbar sprain
Indications: mental disorders, epilepsy, hysteria, infantile convulsion, coma, apoplexy-faint, trismus, deviation of mouth/eyes, puffiness of face, pain/stiffness of lower back |
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DU27 兑端
Duìduān = Extremity of Mouth |
Functions: (1)Clears Heat, generates Fluid, & benefits mouth (2)Calms Spirit
Indications: mental disorders, lip twitching, lip stiffness, pain/swelling of gums |
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DU28 齦交 (龈交)
Yínjiāo = Gum Intersection |
Functions: (1)Clears Heat & benefits gums (2)Benefits nose and eyes
Indications: mental disorders, pain/swelling of gums, rhinorrhea |