Point Categories Flashcards

Sun Si Miao's 13 Ghost Points are primarily used to treat which category of conditions?

Answer: Mental-emotional disorders and spirit disturbances

The 13 Ghost Points are a special category traditionally used to treat mental illness, epilepsy, and shen disturbances.

Which point is the Lower He-Sea point of the San Jiao meridian?

Answer: BL-39 (Weiyang)

BL-39 (Weiyang) is the Lower He-Sea point of the San Jiao, located on the posterior knee lateral to BL-40.

Window of Heaven points (Tian Chuang xue) are primarily indicated for disorders affecting the:

Answer: Head, throat, and sensory orifices

Window of Heaven points encircle the neck and regulate the passage of Qi to the head, treating disorders of the head, throat, and sense organs.

Which of the following is one of Sun Si Miao's 13 Ghost Points, specifically called 'Ghost Heart' (Gui Xin)?

Answer: PC-7 (Daling)

PC-7 (Daling) is called Ghost Heart (Gui Xin) and is the fourth point in Sun Si Miao's Ghost Point sequence.

The Lower He-Sea point of the Gallbladder meridian is:

Answer: GB-34 (Yanglingquan)

GB-34 (Yanglingquan) serves simultaneously as the regular He-Sea, the Lower He-Sea, and the influential point for sinews of the Gallbladder.

Which set of eight points constitutes the Eight Influential (Hui-meeting) Points?

Answer: BL-11, LV-13, GB-34, BL-17, REN-12, REN-17, GB-39, LU-9

The Eight Influential Points are BL-11 (bone), LV-13 (zang organs), GB-34 (sinews), BL-17 (blood), REN-12 (fu organs), REN-17 (Qi), GB-39 (marrow), and LU-9 (vessels).

The Lower He-Sea point of the Large Intestine is located at:

Answer: ST-37 (Shangjuxu)

ST-37 (Shangjuxu) is the Lower He-Sea point of the Large Intestine, located on the Stomach meridian of the lower leg.