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dissipatesActivates channel & alleviates pain; regulates Qi & _____ phlegm nodules; benefits eyes; local pain in arm/shoulder; scrofula/goiter11true
scrofulaWindow of Heaven Benefits throat & voice (swelling, pain, difficulty swallowing, sudden loss of voice or hoarseness, _____, goiter), alleviates cough & wheezing31true
front-backShu stream, wood pt Expels wind & clears heat, benefits throat and teeth (toothache, throat Bi); for stiffness/swelling/pain of HAND (Shu); acute stiff neck (esp in _____ plane)51true
clearsXi cleft pt Clears heat & detoxifies poison (w/DU10 for oral inflammation/sores); moderates acute conditions (pain of shoulder/arm); regulates/harmonizes intestines & ST; _____ YM fire/calms spirit61true
vomiting/diarrheaMain point forearm pain regulates Qi & blood, activates channel & alleviates pain (immobility/numbness/atrophy of arm); Harmonizes the intestines & ST for _____ and abdominal pain (mirrors ST36)71true
nosebleedJing River, fire pt Clears heat , alleviates pain (upper reaches YangMing, rhinitis, _____, ear & eye issues, throat Bi, toothache); Calms spirit (heat in HT); local wrist issues91true
nodulesControl pt shoulder Dispels W-D, alleviates pain & benefits shoulder joint (stiffness, psi, immobility/ROM issues. atrophy); regulates Qi & blood, dissipates phlegm _____; urticaria d/t W-H, scrofula & goiter101true
issuesHe Sea, earth, mother pt Clears heat (4 bigs, upper reach of YM, heat in HT), cools blood; Dispels wind, drains damp & skin d/o like sores, rashes, itching; regulates Qi & blood (hypertension); acute gastroenteritis/dysentery; upper limb _____121true
throatYing Spring, water pt Expels with & clears heat from upper reaches of channel (for toothache, _____ Bi, eye Dz from heat in YangMing, rhinitis & nosebleed); reduces swelling & alleviates pain131true