VETERINARY ACUPUNCTURE: CRIB #2
(mirrored from the pages of Janne Potter DVM, Vancouver, Canada)
This is Crib Page #2. Other study aids include Crib Sheets, Crib #1, Printer Points, IVAS Points and Acupoint descriptions and charts (Equine, Bovine and Canine).
ALL Points have their uses but some are ....
V.I.P. (very important points)...
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| SI 3 | ST 40 | BL 13 | BL 18 | BL 23 | BL 10 |
| SP 6 | BL 40 | BL 14 | BL 19 | BL 25 | BL 60 |
| ST 36 | BL 39 | BL 15 | BL 20 | BL 27 | GB 20 |
| ST 37 | LI 4 | BL 16 | BL 21 | BL 28 | GB 34 |
| ST 39 | LI 11 | BL 17 | BL 22 | GV 14 | HT 7 |
| SI 3: | Hou Xi = Back Stream | |
| Stream Point | ||
| Wood Point | ||
| Confluent Point of Governing Vessel | ||
| releases exterior conditions | ||
| stimulates sweating | ||
| dispels Wind & Wind Heat | ||
| clears Fire, Heat & Summer Heat | ||
| drains pathological substances from the Heart | ||
| regulates the Governing Vessel | ||
| relaxes sinews & benefits joints | ||
| stops pain | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :febrile disease without sweating | |
| :common cold, conjunctivitis | ||
| :dizziness, vertigo | ||
| :nose bleed | ||
| :painful obstruction with general aches | ||
| :headache..occipital & Parietal | ||
| :painful/stiff upper back/neck/spine | ||
| :contracture/pain of arm, elbow, fingers | ||
| SP 6: | San Yin Jiao = 3 Yin Meeting | ||
| meeting point of 3 Yin of leg (SP, LIV, KI) | |||
| Symptomatic Point for diarrhea | |||
| Master Point of Caudal abdomen & Urogenital tract | |||
| strengthens Spleen | |||
| resolves Damp | |||
| promotes LIV -> smooth LIV Qi | |||
| *tones KI | |||
| nourishes Blood & Yin | |||
| Benefits urination | |||
| regulates uterus & menstration | |||
| moves Blood -> eliminate stasis | |||
| cools Blood (important wrt skin) | |||
| stops pain | |||
| calms the Mind | |||
| GOOD FOR: | Digestive problems | ||
| Urinary problems | |||
| Reproductive problems | |||
| Qi | :with ST 36 -> tone Middle Burner Qi | ||
| :-> tone Blood & Qi | |||
| :chronic tiredness | |||
| Damp | :Hot or Cold | ||
| :especially Lower Burner | |||
| Urinary | specific action on urinary function | ||
| Blood | :if deficiency or stasis | ||
| :cools Blood (use for Hot skin) | |||
| Decreases Pain | in lower abdomen | smooths LIV Qi | |
| elim. Damp | |||
| tones SP | |||
| Calms | helps with insomnia | ||
| ST 36: | Zu Sanli = Foot 3 Miles | |
| Sea point | ||
| Earth point | ||
| Sea of Food point | ||
| Master Point of abdomen, GI tract and Qi | ||
| benefits ST & SP | ||
| tonifies Qi & Blood | ||
| dispels Cold | ||
| strenghthens body | ||
| brightens eyes | ||
| regulates Nutritive & Defensive Qi | ||
| regulates intestines | ||
| raises Yang | ||
| expels Wind & Damp | ||
| resolves edema | ||
| GOOD FOR: | toning Qi & Blood | |
| ST deficient patterns | ||
| external Wind/Cold | ||
| deficient constipation | ||
| Prolapses | with CV6 & GV20->raise Yang | |
| Painful Obstruction Syndrome as elim. Wind/Damp/Cold | ||
| ALL GI disorders | ||
| Lower extremity paralysis & weakness | ||
| General tonification point of body | ||
| ST 37: | Shang Ju Xu = Upper Great Emptiness | |
| Located 6 cun below ST 35 & 1 cun lateral to the anterior tibial crest | ||
| Lower Sea point of LI | ||
| Sea of Blood point (along with ST 39 & BL 11) | ||
| regulates ST & intestine function | ||
| elim. Damp Heat | ||
| dispels food retention | ||
| calms asthma | ||
| * acts for LI as ST 36 acts for ST | ||
| can affect LI directly | chronic diarrhea | |
| Damp Heat of LI | ||
| tonifies Blood | ||
| ST 39: | Xia Ju Xu = Lower Great Emptiness | |
| Located 9 cun below ST 35 & 1 cun lateral to the anterior tibial crest | ||
| Lower Sea point of SI | ||
| Sea of Blood point (with ST 37 & BL 11) | ||
| regulates fubction of ST & intestines | ||
| elim. Damp Heat | ||
| stops pain | ||
| tonifies Blood | ||
| GOOD FOR all SI patterns | Abd. pain with boborygmi | |
| flatulance | ||
| cloudy dark urine | ||
| ST 36 + ST 39 for pain in legs due to Wind/Damp | ||
| ST 40: | Feng Long = Abundant Bulge |
| Luo point of ST | |
| *resolves Phlegm & Damp | |
| calms asthma | |
| clears Heat | |
| calms & clears mind...lifts Phlegm | |
| opens chest...via decreasing Phlegm | |
| calms ST if anxious | |
| PC 6 + ST 40 -> ease chest soreness (bruised/broken ribs) |
| BL 40: | Wei Zhong = Supporting Middle | |
| Sea point | ||
| Earth point | ||
| Master Point caudal back & hips | ||
| clears Heat | ||
| resolves Damp | ||
| relaxes sinews | ||
| resolves obstruction from channels | ||
| elim. Blood stasis | ||
| clears Summer Heat..fever delerium, rash | ||
| cools Blood...good for hot skin | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :lower back pain | |
| :atrophy & motor impairment of hind limb | ||
| :burning urination | ||
| : abd. pain & V / D | ||
| best for acute, excess back pain...BL 60 better for chronic deficient pain | ||
| BL 39: | Wei Yang = Supporting Yang | |
| Lower Sea point for TH (LB) | ||
| opens water passages in LB | ||
| stimulates transformation & excretion of fluids in LB | ||
| benefits the Bladder | ||
| USED IN: | excess patterns of LB characterized by fluid accumulation as Damp or edema...burning urination, urine retention, ankle edema, incontinence/enuresis | |
| sedate if...xs LB -> urine retention | ||
| tonify if...defic. LB -> incontinence | ||
| LI 4: | Hegu = Joining Valley | |
| Master Point of face & mouth | ||
| Source point | ||
| A 4 Gate Point : LI4+LIV3 | :Expels Ext. & Int. Wind from head | |
| :stops pain | ||
| :calms the Mind | ||
| *dispels External Wind | ||
| *releases the Exterior | ||
| stimulates dispersing function of LU | ||
| stops pain | ||
| resolves obstruction from channels | ||
| tonifies Qi & consolidates Exterior | ||
| harmonizes ascending & descending | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :pain in neck, eyes, teeth & throat | |
| :facial paralysis | ||
| :febrile disease | ||
| :fore limb pain & motor problems | ||
| :hayfever (wrt Ext. Wind & exterior) | ||
| :nasal congestion (wrt LU dispersing) | ||
| calming & antispasmodic (not for intestines) | ||
| Distal Point for | :Painful Obstructive Syndrome of arm/shoulder | |
| :face/eyes etc. | ||
| Calming...effects Mind | combine LI4 + (LIV3 or GV24 or GB13) | |
| Tones Qi | LI4+ST36+CV6 for chronic rhinitis | |
| Empirical Point | :->promote delivery in labor->-> | |
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**CONTRAINDICATED IN PREGNANCY** |
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| LI 11: | Qu Chi = Crooked Pond | |
| Sea point | ||
| Earth point | ||
| Tonification point | ||
| expels External Wind | ||
| clears Heat | ||
| cools Blood (skin) | ||
| resolves Damp | ||
| regulates Nutritive Qui & Blood | ||
| benefits sinews & joints | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :pain in eyes, teeth, throat | |
| :fore limb pain & motor problems...Elbow | ||
| :uticaria | ||
| :febrile disease | ||
| :V & D | ||
| Affects Interior & Exterior->->-> | ||
| (1)expels Ext. Wind/Heat (thus use as LI4) but has no specific action on face | ||
| (2)clears Heat in general...use in LIV Fire with high BP | ||
| (3)cools Blood...uticaria, psoriasis & exema | ||
| (4)resolves Damp..especially Damp/Heat | :acne | |
| :SP -> digestive changes | ||
| :urinary -> cystitis | ||
| (5)External Damp?heat -> fever, heaviness, loose stools | ||
| (6)for thyroid swelling...Phlegm | ||
| (7)Benefits sinews & joints | :Bi Syndrome | |
| :Wei Syndrome | ||
| :Wind stroke paralysis | ||
| BL 13: | Fei Shu = Lung's Hollow | |
| Shu Point of LU | ||
| stimulates LU D&D function | ||
| regulates LU Qi | ||
| regulates Nutritive & Wei Qi | ||
| tonifies LU Qi | ||
| *stops cough | ||
| clears Heat | ||
| dispels Wind Heat or Cold | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :cough | |
| :asthma | ||
| :chest pain | ||
| BL 14: | Jue Yin Shu = Absolute Yin Hollow | |
| Shu Point of PC | ||
| regulates & tonifies Heart...especially Yang & Qi | ||
| expands & relaxes the chest | ||
| spreads LIV Qi & redirects rebellious Qi downward | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :cough | |
| :cardiac pain | ||
| :palpitations | ||
| :vomiting | ||
| BL 15: | Xin Shu = Heart's Hollow | |
| Shu Point of Heart | ||
| Nourishes the Heart | ||
| regulates & tonifies the Heart...espec. Qi, Yang & Blood | ||
| invigorates Blood | ||
| cools heat in the Blood | ||
| clears Heart Fire & heat | ||
| tonifies ancestral Qi | ||
| regulates the UB | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :menopause | |
| :neurasthenia | ||
| :cough | ||
| :cardiac pain | ||
| transforms Heart Phlegm | ||
| expands & relaxes the chest | ||
| calmms the Mind..via clearing Heat in the Heart | ||
| clears the Brain | ||
| transforms Wind/Phlegm | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :palpitations | |
| :memory loss | ||
| :seizures | ||
| :anxiety & insomnia | ||
| BL 16: | Du Shu = Governing Hollow | |
| Shu Point of Governing Vessel | ||
| regulates Heart | ||
| invigorates Blood | ||
| clears Heat | ||
| cools Heat in Blood | ||
| expands & relaxes the chest | ||
| benefits the diaphragm | ||
| facilitates lactation | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :chest pain..fron Blood stasis in Heart | |
| :pericarditis, endocarditis | ||
| :diaphragmatic spasms | ||
| :abdominal distention & pain | ||
| :fever, chills | ||
| :boils, abcesses | ||
| :mastitis | ||
| BL 17: | Ge Shu = Diaphragm's Hollow | |
| Influential Point of Blood/Diaphragm | ||
| nourishes Blood | ||
| invigorates Blood...removes Blood stasis | ||
| opens the chest | ||
| removes obstructions from the diaphragm | ||
| pacifies ST Qi | ||
| tonifies Qi & Blood | ||
| clears Heat | ||
| Calms the Mind | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :deficiency of Blood in any organ | |
| :vomiting | ||
| :hiccup/belching | ||
| :asthma/cough | ||
| :low back pain | ||
| BL 18: | Gan Shu = Liver's Hollow | |
| Shu Point of Liver | ||
| benefits LIV/GB | ||
| resolves Damp Heat | ||
| moves stagnant Qi | ||
| regulates the Stomach | ||
| softens hard masses | ||
| benefits the eyes | ||
| eliminates Wind | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :jaundice/cholistasis | |
| :liver disease | ||
| :chest/hypochondrial pain | ||
| :low back pain | ||
| :LIV Blood deficiency...along with BL 17 | ||
| :to decrease internal Wind | ||
| :eye problems | ||
| BL 19: | Dan Shu = Gallbladder's Hollow | |
| Shu Point of Gallbladder | ||
| resolves damp Heat in LIV/GB | ||
| pacifies the Stomach | ||
| relaxes the diaphragm | ||
| brightens the eyes | ||
| regulates the Liver | ||
| regulates the Stomach | ||
| softens hard masses | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :jaundice | |
| :liver disease | ||
| :chest/hypochondrial pain | ||
| :local back pain | ||
| BL 20: | Pi Shu = Spleen's Hollow | |
| Shu Point of Spleen | ||
| tonifies SP/ST | ||
| resolves damp & Phlegm | ||
| nourishes Blood....with BL 23 | ||
| contains Blood | ||
| invigorates SP T&T function | ||
| raises middle Qi | ||
| softens hard masses | ||
| expediates lactation | ||
| *tonification of Post Heaven Qi...with BL 21 | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :any SP deficient pattern....tired, loose stools,poor appetite, abdominal distention,uterine prolapse | |
| :jaundice | ||
| :vomiting & diarrhea | ||
| :bloody stools | ||
| :anorexia | ||
| :low back pain | ||
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**for all chronic diseases with energy depletion** |
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| BL 21: | Wei Shu = Stomach's Hollow | |
| Shu Point of Stomach | ||
| regulates & tones ST Qi (+SP Qi) | ||
| resolves Damp...by tonifying SP Qi -> improve T&T | ||
| pacifies Stomach | ||
| *relieves retention of food (use reducing method) | ||
| BL 20 + BL 21 -> tone Qi + Blood in general | ||
| BL 20 -> stimulate ascending SP Qi | ||
| BL 21 -> stimulate descending ST Qi (redirects rebellious Qi downwards) | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :epigastric pain | |
| :anorexia | ||
| :abdominal distention | ||
| :boborygmi/belching | ||
| :vomiting & diarrhea | ||
| :local back pain | ||
| BL 22: | San Jiao Shu = Triple Heater's Hollow | |
| Shu Point of Triple Heater | ||
| regulates Triple Heater | ||
| opens the Water Passages | ||
| tonifies the Kidneys..especially Yang | ||
| *regulates transformation of fluid in LB | ||
| resolves Damp....especially LB | ||
| expels stones...especially urinary | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :boborygmi | |
| :abdominal distention | ||
| :vomiting & diarrhea | ||
| :leg edema | ||
| :urine retention | ||
| :painful urination | ||
| :local back pain | ||
| BL 23: | Shen Shu = Kidney's Hollow | |
| Shu Point of Kidney | ||
| tonifies KI & nourishes KI Essence | ||
| regulates the LB | ||
| warms Yang & Cold | ||
| resolves damp | ||
| regulates Water Pathways & promotes urination | ||
| strengthens lower back & knees | ||
| nourishes Blood | ||
| benefits bone & Marrow ->strengthen Brain | ||
| increases KI function of reception of Qi | ||
| brightens the eyes | ||
| benefits the ears | ||
| expels stones...especially urinary | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :any KI deficiency | |
| :impotence | ||
| :urine dribbling | ||
| :deafness | ||
| :edema | ||
| :asthma | ||
| :diarrhea | ||
| :local back pain | ||
| :weak back &/or stifles | ||
| :memory, depression, will power, disorientation | ||
| :bone pathology | ||
| :BL 23 + BL 20 for Blood deficiency | ||
| :BL 23+SP 6+BL 28 for LB Damp Heat | ||
| BL 25: | Da Chang Shu = Large Intestine's Hollow | |
| Shu Point of Large Intestine | ||
| increases LI function | ||
| regulates & moistens the Intestines | ||
| resolves Damp Heat | ||
| dries Damp Cold | ||
| removes channel obstruction | ||
| decreases fullness & swelling | ||
| strengthens lower back | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :abdominal distention | |
| :diarrhea/constipation (BL 25+BL 20) | ||
| :sciatic pain | ||
| :hind limb numbness/motor problems | ||
| :chronic LI disease | ||
| :excess paterns of LI | ||
| BL 27: | Xiao Chang Shu = Small Intestine's Hollow | |
| Shu Point of Small Intestine | ||
| increases SI function | ||
| regulates & moistens the Intestines | ||
| resolves Damp | ||
| clears Heat | ||
| strengthens lower back | ||
| regulates the water Pathways & stabilizes the Essence | ||
| benefits urination | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :lower abdominal pain/distention | |
| :diarrhea | ||
| :sciatica | ||
| :increased frequency of urination | ||
| :dysuria, heamaturia, incontinence | ||
| :lower back pain | ||
| BL 28: | Pang Guang Shu = Bladder's Hollow | ||
| Shu Point of Bladder | |||
| regulates Bladder & water pathways | |||
| resolves damp | |||
| clears Heat | |||
| stops pain | |||
| eliminates stagnation | |||
| strengthens lower back 9loins) | |||
| expels stones..urinary | |||
| GOOD FOR: | :urinary problems | dysuria | |
| increased frequency | |||
| retention | |||
| incontinence | |||
| infection | |||
| :prostatitis | |||
| :diarrhea/constipation | |||
| :stiffness/pain in lower back &/or stifles | |||
| :lower urinary tract stones | |||
| GV 14: | Da Zhui = Big Vertebra | |
| Influential Point of Yang | ||
| Sea of Qi Point | ||
| calms the Spirit & clears the Brain | ||
| tonifies Protective Qi | ||
| dispels Wind & Wind Heat | ||
| clears Fire, Heat & Summer Heat | ||
| *restores collapsed Yin | ||
| relaxes sinews | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :all febrile disease | |
| :seizures, hysteria | ||
| :emphysema | ||
| :hepatitis | ||
| :uticaria, exema | ||
| :*heat stroke | ||
| :stiffness/pain of neck/spine | ||
| :headache | ||
| BL 10: | Tian Zhu = Heaven's Pillar | |
| opens sensory orifices | ||
| dispela Wind, Wind Cold, Wind Heat, Wind Phlegm & Cold | ||
| reduces fever | ||
| clears Heat | ||
| strengthens & relaxes sinews | ||
| strengthens the back | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :asthma, difficult breathing, chest pain | |
| :fever | ||
| :dizziness, seizures, ataxia | ||
| :eye pain & inflammation | ||
| :nasal congestion | ||
| :throat pain & swelling | ||
| :painful obstruction...especially Cold | ||
| :occipital headache | ||
| :neck pain...including traumatic | ||
| :back pain | ||
| :lower extremety weakness | ||
| BL 60: | Kun Lun = Kunlun Mountains | ||
| River Point | |||
| Fire Point | |||
| strengthens the back | |||
| relaxes the sinews | |||
| facilitates Qi & Blood flow | |||
| regulates & invigorates Blood | |||
| dispels Wind & Cold | |||
| expediates labor | |||
| stops pain..."Aspirin Point" | |||
| GOOD FOR: | :seizures | ||
| :occipital headache | |||
| :vertigo | |||
| :difficult labor | |||
| :pain | neck, shoulder, upper back | ||
| lower back, buttock, sacral | |||
| sciatica | |||
| lower extremity pain,stiffness,paralysis | |||
| ankle & heel | |||
| sole of foot | |||
| :ankle edema | |||
| GB 20: | Feng Chi = Wind Pool | |
| Intersecting Point of the Triple Heater & Yang Wei Meridian on the GB Meridian | ||
| releases exterior conditions | ||
| dispels Wind, Wind Cold, Wind Heat and Cold | ||
| subdues LIV Yang | ||
| relaxes the sinews | ||
| facilitates Qi flow | ||
| extinguishes LIV Wind & clears LIV Fire & Heat | ||
| opens & brightens the eyes | ||
| clears the sensory orifices | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :febrile diseases | |
| :seizures | ||
| :*hyperthyroid | ||
| :painful obstruction with body aches | ||
| :common cold | ||
| :urticaria | ||
| :hemiplegia | ||
| :insomnia, dizziness, vertigo | ||
| :occipital headache | ||
| :pain & stiffnesss of jaw, neck, shoulder & back | ||
| :trigeminal neuralgia | ||
| GB 34: | Yang Lin Quan = Yang Mound Spring | |
| Sea Point | ||
| Earth Point | ||
| Influential Point of Sinews | ||
| regulates & tonifies LIV...espescially Qi, Yang & Blood | ||
| regulates GB | ||
| spreads LIV Qi | ||
| subdues LIV Yang | ||
| extinguishes LIV Wind | ||
| clears Heat | ||
| transforms Damp Heat...especially LIV/GB | ||
| drains LIV pathogens | ||
| alleviates exterior conditions | ||
| expels Wind, Wind Phlegm & Cold | ||
| *strengthens & relaxes the sinews | ||
| benefits joints...hips & knees | ||
| facilitates Qi flow | ||
| stops pain | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :hepatitis due to Damp Heat | |
| :jaundice | ||
| :acute biliary tract disease | ||
| :cirrhosis | ||
| :headache/hypertension due to excess LIV Yang | ||
| :head/face swelling | ||
| :acid regurgitation | ||
| :painful throat obstruction | ||
| :urinary incontinence | ||
| :constipation | ||
| :seizures, convulsions | ||
| :lower limb atrophy | ||
| :*disorders of muscles & tendons | ||
| :hypochondriac fullness & pain | ||
| :acute pain/inflammation of back, hip, knee | ||
| :sciatica | ||
| :weakness & lateral deviation of foot | ||
| HT 7: | Shen Men = Spirit's Gate | |
| Source Point | ||
| Stream Point | ||
| Earth Point | ||
| regulates & tonifies the Heart (Qi, Blood, Yin, Yang) | ||
| transforms Heart Phlegm | ||
| benefits the tongue | ||
| clears Heart Fire, Heat, *deficiency Heat | ||
| cools Heat in the Blood | ||
| calms the Spirit | ||
| strengthens & clears the Brain | ||
| dispels Wind Phlegm | ||
| GOOD FOR: | :sensation of large heart | |
| :chest pain with palpitations | ||
| :arrythmia | ||
| :dizziness | ||
| :headache | ||
| :asthmatic wheezing | ||
| :hypoglossal paralysis | ||
| :hypertension | ||
| :*hyperthyoidism | ||
| :poor appetite with painful obstruction of throat | ||
| :coughing blood | ||
| :bloody stool | ||
| :*exema with intense itching | ||
| :mania, seizures, hyperactivity, restlessness, insomnia | ||
| :forgetfulness, disorientation | ||
| :incontinence | ||
| :impotence | ||