| Question | Answer |
| Wi-Co Tongue and Pulse? | T: Thin WC
P: Floating Tight |
| Wi-Co Tx Principles? | RE
Restore LU Qi descending |
| Wi-Co Point prescription? | LU-7
DU-16
UB-1 (unique to Wi-Co) |
| Wi-Co herbal formula? | Ma Huang Tang or Gui Zhi Tang |
| Wi-H Tongue and Pulse? | T: Red w/ Thin YC
P: Floating Rapid |
| Wi-H Tx Principles: | RE
Restore LU descend |
| Wi-H point prescription? | LU-7
LU-11 (unique to Wi-H)
DU-16
DU-14 (unique to Wi-H)
LI-4
UB-12
GB-20 (unique to Wi-H)
SJ-5 (unique to Wi-H) |
| Wi-H herbal prescription? | Sang Ju Yin or
Yin Qiao San |
| True or False? You can use moxa to treat a Wi-H pattern? | False |
| Wi-Wa/Wi-Co-Da in LU Tongue and Pulse? | T: White, Slippery Coat
P: Floating/ Flooding (Rolling) |
| Wi-Wa/Wi-Co-Da in LU Tx Principles? | RE
Expel Cold
Resolve Dampness
Open Water Passages
Restore LU descending |
| Wi-Wa/Wi-Co-Da in LU point prescription? | LU-7
LI-6 (unique to Wi-Wa/Wi-Co-Da in LU)
LI-7 (unique to Wi-Wa/Wi-Co-Da in LU)
DU-26 (unique to Wi-Wa/Wi-Co-Da in LU) - Use reducing method
LI-4
UB-12
REN-9
UB-13 |
| Wi-Wa/Wi-Co-Da in LU herbal prescription? | Xiao Qing Long Tang |
| T: Swollen w/ Sticky WC
P: Slippery and Slow
What is the Pattern of Disharmony? | Cold Pathogen congesting LU/Cold-Phlegm |
| Tx Principles: Resolve Phlegm, Warm Yang and restore LU descending is for what pattern? | Cold Pathogen congesting LU/Cold-Phlegm |
| True or False? Cold Pathogen congesting LU/Cold-Phlegm has points unique to it when considering other LU disharmonies. | False |
| How are Cold Pathogen congesting LU/Cold-Phlegm and Phlegm-Damp obstructing LU similar to each other in terms of point prescription? | Nearly identical except Cold Pathogen congesting LU/Cold-Phlegm has UB-23 and Phlegm-Damp has UB-20 |
| Which pattern of disharmony calls for She Gan Ma Huang Tang? | Cold Pathogen congesting LU/Cold-Phlegm |
| True or False? Phlegm-Damp obstructing LU presents with a Swollen Slippery Tongue and Coat respectively. | False, sticky not slippery |
| Is the Phlegm-Damp Pulse Slippery or Cottony? | trick question its both |
| Tx Principles for Phlegm Damp include: Resolve dampness and phlegm and what else? | restore LU descending |
| Phlegm Damp obstructing the LU point prescription is exactly the same as Cold-Phlegm except for what points? What are all the other points for Phlegm Damp? | UB-20 for Phlegm Damp and UB-23 for Cold-Phlegm
Phlegm-Damp Points:
LU-1,5&7
REN-9,12,17&22
ST-40
PC-6
UB-13&20 |
| Er Chen Tang treats what pattern? | Phlegm-Damp in LU |
| Phlegm-Heat in LU has a Scarlet Tongue with what kind of Coat? | Sticky and Yellow |
| The Pulse for Phlegm-Heat is what? | Rapid |
| Resolve Phlegm
Clear Heat
Stimulate descension of LU-Qi are all what? | Tx principles for Phlegm-Heat in LU |
| LU-1,5,7,10 are all part of which pattern of disharmony point prescription? What are the rest? | Phlegm-Heat in LU
LI-11
UB-13
REN-12
ST-40 |
| What is the difference between Heat Pathogen congesting the LU and Phlegm-H congesting the LU? | phlegm |
| LU-Heat has what kind of Tongue? | Red w/ YC |
| a rapid and overflowing pulse points to which disharmony? | LU-H |
| True or False? Wen Dan Tang and Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan are the most appropriate formulas for LU-H. | False, Phlegm-Heat in LU |
| LU-H Tx principles are Clear LU-Heat
restore LU Qi descending and maybe what else? | nourish fluids |
| What could LU-H lead to? | LU-Dryness
Phlegm-Heat in LU |
| What is the point Unique to the pattern of LU-H amongst the LU pattern point prescriptions? | ST-42 (nourishes fluids) |
| What are the points for LU-H? | LU-1,5,7&10
LI-11
UB-13
ST-42 |
| Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang does what? | clears LU-H |
| LU-Dryness shares a point w/ LU-Yin Xu. What is it? | KD-6 |
| T: Swollen and Dry w/ Thin Dry Coat
P: Fine and Slippery | LU-Dryness |
| True or False? Phlegm is present in a LU-Dryness presentation. | True |
| Which patterns usu. have underlying SP Qi deficiency? | Phlegm-Damp (also Yang Xu or chronic cough, or Wi-Co-Dam inv.)
Phlegm-Cold (more precisely SP-Yang Xu; also KD-Yang Xu often)
LU-Qi Xu (also heredity, emotional stress, improper tx of Wi inv.) |
| What are the 4 Tx principles for LU-Dryness? | resolve Phlegm
Nourish fluids
nourish LU Yin
restore LU Qi descending |
| LU-7&9
REN-12&17
ST-36&40
UB-13
SP-6
KD-6
are all for which pattern? | LU-Dryness |
| LU Dryness herbal prescription? | Bei Mu Gua Lou San |
| Phlegm-Fluids obstructing the LU differs from Phlegm-Damp obstructing the LU how? | Phlegm-Fluids:
T: not swollen
P: Wiry
Tx Principles:
Resolve Phlegm
Tonify SP, LU & KD
Phlegm-Damp:
T: Swollen
P: Slippery OR Cottony
Tx Principles:
Resolve Dampness and Phlegm
Restore descending funx of LU
both pale and sticky WC Ts |
| LU-5&9
REN-12&17
UB-13&43
ST-36&40
FOR? | Phlegm-Fluids obstructing LU |
| Herbal Formula for Phlegm-Fluids? | Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang |
| True or False? LU-Qi Xu presents with a Pale T w/ a WC. | True |
| The LU-Qi Pulse: Is it Weak or is it Thready? | Weak |
| Which Pulse is thready? | LU-Yin Xu |
| LU-Qi Xu needs what interference? | Tonify LU-Qi
Warm Yang |
| What are the tonifying points in the prescription for LU-Qi Xu? | REN-6 (unique to LU-Qi Xu)
DU-12
ST-36
REN-12 |
| True or False? You can reinforce the treatment of LU-Qi Xu with moxa. | True |
| What are the 7 points in the LU-Qi Xu point prescription? | LU-7&9
REN-6&12
DU-12
UB-13
ST-36 |
| True or False? Ren Shen Bu Fei Tang is the herbal formula for LU- Qi xu. | True |
| Why do LU-Qi Xu and LU-Yin Xu both utilize tonifying treatment strategies? | Because they are deficient presentations |
| For LU-Yin deficiency you would tonify LU-Yin, Nourish Body Fluids and potentially what else? | Clear Empty Heat |
| What is the unique point for LU-Yin xu? | REN-4 |
| LU-9&10
REN-12&17
UB-13&43
DU-12
KD-6
REN-4
SP-6
LI-11
FOR? | LU-Yin Xu |
| UB-1 is unique to? | Wi-Co |
| REN-4 is unique to? | LU-Yin Xu |
| REN-6 is unique to? | LU-Qi Xu |
| SP-9 is unique to? | Phlegm-Fluids obstructing LU |
| LI-6&7 are unique to? | Wi-Co-Da in LU |
| GB-20, SJ-5,DU-14 & LU-11 are unique to? | Wi-H |
| ST-42 is unique to? | LU-H |
| LI-4 is a release the exterior point in addition to being downward moving, thus it is in the point prescriptions for which patterns of disharmony? | Wi-Co-Da & Wi-H
Why not Wi-Co? I dunno |
| Why might LI-11 be in these 3 categories: LU-Yin Xu, LU-H and Phl-H in LU? | it drains Da, clears H and cools Bl
LU-Yin empty H
LU-H heat
Phl-H heat and Da |
| LU-1 regulates the H20 passageways. Which patterns might this be useful for? | Phl-Da in LU |
| LU-1 descends LU-Qi, transf. Phl , clears H and regulates the H20 passageways. It only is in the point prescription for 3 patterns. Why? | dunno |
| Which 3 point prescriptions does LU-1 serve in? | LU-H
Phl-H in LU
Phl-Da in LU |
| Which points serve in the most LU prescriptions? | LU-7 and UB-13 |
| LU-7 and UB-13 serve in 9 patterns. Which ones overlap? | o LU-Qi Xu
o LU-Dryness
o LU-H
o Phl-H LU
o Phl-Da LU
o Co-Phl LU
o Wi-Co-Da LU |
| Which LU point is tonifying and therefore present in both LU-Qi xu and LU-Yin Xu presentations? | LU-9 |
| What tonifying SP point is present in LU-Yin Xu and LU-Dryness prescription? | SP-6 |
| Phlegm-Fluid and LU-Dryness both have which ST points in their prescriptions? | ST-36&40 |
| ST-36 revives Yang, therefore it is found in which point prescription where there is an energy deficiency? | LU-Qi Xu |
| True or False? ST-40 features in all the Phlegm patterns. | True, pretty sure |
| PC-6 is the only PC point (also only fire point) to feature in the LU patterns. What does it do? Which patterns does it play in? | unbind chest, reg. qi, harmonize ST, clear H
o Phl-Da LU
o Co-Phl LU
must be mostly related to unbinding the chest |
| REN-9 must be a stronger H20 passages point than LU-1 as it features in more of the patterns for LU. What are they? | o Phl-Fluids LU
o Phl-Da LU
o Co-Phl LU
o Wi-Co-Da LU
all the non H related Da or Phl issues |
| REN-12 is one of the more common points for LU patterns. What does it do? | harmonize MJ, descend rebellious Qi, tonify ST, fortify SP, reg. Qi |
| REN-22 descends rebellious Qi, alleviates cough and wheezing, which patterns does it feature in? Why? | o Phl-Da LU
o Co-Phl LU
they both cause cough and chest oppression |
| DU-12 works for which 2 patterns? | the deficiency patterns |
| DU-16 as a point helping with Wind acts in which 2 patterns? Which wind patterns does it not serve in? | Wi-Co and Wi-H
does not serve in Wi-Co-Da |
| UB-12 expels Wi and so serves in which 2 patterns? Which wind pattern is it not in? | Wi-Co-Da
Wi-H
not in Wi-Co |
| UB-20 serves in 3 Phlegm patterns none of which have H. What are they? What does it do? | Phl-Fluid
Phl-Da
Co-Phl
tonify SP Qi & Yang, resolve Da, raise Sp Qi, reg & harmonize MJ Qi |
| Why is UB-13 in so many pattern prescriptions for the LU? | tonify LU Qi, nourish LU Yin, descend and dissem. Lu Qi, clear LU-H, RE |
| Which 2 patterns have UB-23? | o Phl-Fluid LU
o Co-Phl LU
fortify Yag and reg H20 |
| UB-43 is in which 2 patterns? | LU-Yin xu and Phl-Fluids
tonify and nourish LU & KD and SP/ST
resolves Phl |
| Diet rich in hot [and greasy] foods and or smoking leads to? | LU-H and LU-Dryness
[Phl-H] |
| recurrent EPFs eventually weaken LU and SP leading to what? | Phlegm settling in LU |
| SP-Yang Xu is a precursor to what? | Dampness and Phlegm |
| Wind has impaired Qi mechanism and leads to what? | production of Phlegm |
| anger resentment, frustration can all lead to what? | Qi stag to H to Dryness to Phlegm
or just heating Dampness and Phl |
| Phlegm accumulating in patient w/ Yin Xu can lead to what? | LU-Dryness |
| excess consumption of greasy foods/ dairy leads to what? | phlegm |
| excess physical work weakens what? What does it lead to? | SP&KD Yang
Phlegm |
| Phlegm-Fluids presentation can be caused by a long term deficiency of which 3 organs - usually seen in immunocompromised or elderly? | Phlegm-Fluids |
| SP Qi Xu can lead to what other Qi Xu? | LU |
| emotional stress or stooping over a desk or excess use of voice can lead to what? | LU-Qi Xu |
| improper treatment of Wind invasion can tax what ? | LU-Qi |
| What can develop out of long-term LU-Qi xu? | LU-Yin xu |
| LU Yin xu is associated w/ what other deficiencies? | ST or KD Yin |
| Both internally or externally derived LU-Dryness can lead to what? | LU-Yin Xu |
| What can "consume" LU-Yin? | chronic cough |
| What can deplete LU-Yin? | excessive sweating |
| What pattern can eventually lead to obstruction of SP +/or KD from Dampness? | Wi-Co-Da |
| LU-H ultimately leads to what? | LU-Yin Xu |
| Phlegm impairs the function of the LU and what else? | SP/ST |
| Impaired function of the LU, SP & ST by Phlegm leads to what? | dryness and might aggravate blood stasis |
| Which pattern might eventually disrupt HT-Yang? | Phl-Fluids |
| Which pattern aggravates KD SP and LU? | Phl-Fluids |
| LU-Qi xu can lead to stagnation of what or deficiency of what? | LU Qi or SP Qi respectively |
| LU-Yin xu leads to what heat pattern? | empty-heat due to LU&KD Yin Xu |