POINT CATEGORIES AND USAGES MARY ANNE MATTA

Wood Xi Lower Clock Jing Ying Shu Jing He Horary Mu Shu Luo Source Entry Exit Window Mother Child YIN Cleft He Sea Well Spring Stream River Sea

LU 3-5 AM LU 11 LU 10 LU 9 LU 8 LU 5 LU 8 LU 1 BL 13 LU 6 LU 7 LU 9 LU 1 LU 7 LU 3 LU 9 LU 5

PC 7-9 PM PC 9 PC 8 PC 7 PC 5 PC 3 PC 8 CV 17 BL 14 PC 4 PC 6 PC 7 PC 1 PC 8 PC 1 PC 9 PC 7

HT 11-1 PM HT 9 HT 8 HT 7 HT 4 HT 3 HT 8 CV 14 BL 15 HT 6 HT 5 HT 7 HT 1 HT 9 HT 9 HT 7

SP 9-11 AM SP 1 SP 2 SP 3 SP 5 SP 9 SP 3 LV 13 BL 20 SP 8 SP 4 SP 3 SP 1 SP 21 SP 2 SP 5

LV 1-3 AM LV 1 LV 2 LV 3 LV 4 LV 8 LV 1 LV 14 BL 18 LV 6 LV 5 LV 3 LV 1 LV 14 LV 8 LV 2

KD 5-7 PM KD 1 KD 2 KD 3 KD 7 KD 10 KD 10 GB 25 BL 23 KD 5 KD 4 KD 3 KD 1 KD 7 KD 1

CV CV 15 CV 1 CV 24 CV 22

Metal Water Fire Earth Xi Lower Clock Jing Ying Shu Jing He Horary Mu Shu Luo Source Entry Exit Window Mother Child Cleft He Sea YANG Well Spring Stream River Sea

LI 5-7 AM LI 1 LI 2 LI 3 LI 5 LI 11 LI 1 ST 25 BL 25 LI 7 LI 6 LI 4 ST 37 LI 4 LI 20 LI 18 LI 11 LI 2

TH 9-11 PM TH 1 TH 2 TH 3 TH 6 TH 10 TH 6 CV 5 BL 22 TH 7 TH 5 TH 4 BL 39 TH 1 TH 23 TH 16 TH 3 TH 10

SI 1-3 PM SI 1 SI 2 SI 3 SI 5 SI 8 SI 5 CV 4 BL 27 SI 6 SI 7 SI 4 ST 39 SI 1 SI 19 SI 16/17 SI 3 SI 8

ST 7-9 AM ST 45 ST 44 ST 43 ST 41 ST 36 ST 36 CV 12 BL 21 ST 34 ST 40 ST 42 ST 36 ST 1 ST 42 ST 9 ST 41 ST 45

GB 11-1AM GB 44 GB 43 GB 41 GB 38 GB 34 GB 41 GB 24 BL 19 GB 36 GB 37 GB 40 GB 34 GB 1 GB 41 GB 43 GB 38

UB 3-5 PM UB 67 UB 66 UB 65 UB 60 UB 40 UB 66 CV 3 BL 28 BL 63 BL 58 BL 64 BL 40 BL 1 BL 67 BL 10 BL67 BL 65

GV BL 16 GV 1 GV 1 GV 28 GV 16

HUI MEETING POINT GROUP LUO COMMAND POINTS 3 JAIOS FOUR SEAS

Zang LV 13 Sinews GB 34 3 Arm Yang TH 8 Stomach/Abdomen ST 36 Upper CV 17 Sea of ST 9, CV 17, GV 14/15 Fu CV 12 Bones BL 11 3 Leg Yang GB 39 Head/Back of Neck LU 7 Middle CV 12 Sea of Blood BL 11, ST 37, ST 39 Qi CV 17 Marrow GB 39 3 Arm Yin PC 5 Face/Mouth LI 4 Lower CV 5/7 Sea of Water & Grain ST 30, ST 36 Blood BL 17 Vessels LU 9 3 Leg Yin SP 6 Low Back/Lumbars BL 40 Sea of Marrow GV 16, GV 20 Great Luo SP 21 HT/Chest PC 6

TRANSPORT INDICATION AFFECTED BY QI ACTION PATHOGENIC ACTION POINTS JING WELL Mental illness. Fainting. Pain & inflammation (esp full Wind Qi is most superficial and shallow here. Can expel an EPF in early heat). Affects the opposite end of the channel. Qi departs – changes in polarity (Yin/Yang) stages Fullness in chest below the HT. YING SPRING Febrile or heat (esp empty heat) conditions. Yang Heat Qi is slightly larger and swirls here Balances Fire & Water spring pts clear heat from opposing end of channel. Complexion/skin changes. SHU STREAM Bi/Pain. Joints. Tightness. Damp Qi cascades or pours inward Where Wei Qi Wind Damp. Heaviness concentrates JING RIVER Respiratory – asthma, cough, voice px. Dry Qi is bigger, deeper, and flows freely Pathogens (esp Channel disorders – pain, bone & sinew px. exogenous) will deviate Hot/cold sensations towards joints HE SEA Fu organs, especially ST & intestines. Digestive & Cold Qi enter deep into body’s circulation and Where a pathogenic Bowel px, esp. diarrhea. Rebellious/counterflow Qi infuses the organs factor goes interior

TONIFICATION Always the mother of the element. Use to tonify a deficient meridian by pulling energy from the mother

SEDATION Always the child of the element. Use to disperse a meridian in excess by pushing that excess energy to the child HORARY The element within the element. Tonify especially during its peak time on the clock SOURCE Safe points that access Jing. Where Yuan Source/Original Qi surfaces & lingers. Balances the channel. 5E à needle to test for CF LUO 5E àTonify the deficient meridian within the Yin/Yang pair. Also, for chronic disorders, emotional disharmonies, & balancing Akabanes SOURCE/LUO TCM à In Deficiency, tonify the source on def. channel & disperse the luo. For Excess, disperse the source on excess channel, & tonify the luo XI CLEFT The accumulation point. Use in cases of acute pain in the channel. Where blood & qi connect BACK SHU 5E à called Associated Effect Point (AEP). Inner BL line point that corresponds to an organ; tonify for deficiencies OUTER BACK SHU Outer BL points associated with the spirit of each organ, use when treating the spirit level WINDOW OF SKY Esoteric points mostly around the neck that bring clarity & flow to the head (open a window to heaven) ENTRY EXIT Seen in the pulses and usually accompany local symptoms