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nervous system
narcolepsy
acupuncture

patterns and combinations

after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns:
Spleen Damp; Damp Phlegm; Spleen Qi Xu (Deficiency); Yang Xu (Deficiency); Xu (Deficiency) of the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel) and/or Shi (Excess) of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel)

» illustrative combinations:
• UB-1, Kd-6 and UB-62: regulate wake-sleep cycle (Finkelstein, p. 37)
• St-36, Sp-6, UB-62, Kd-6 and GV-20 for narcolepsy due to Spleen Yang Xu (Deficiency), Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel) Qi Xu (Deficiency) and Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel) Qi Shi (Excess) (Jirui and Wang, p. 124)
• TW-2, St-36 and Sp-4 for "somnolence" (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 430)
• UB-62 and SI-3: open and regulate the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel) which controls the opening and closing of the eyes and for which narcolepsy and the inability unable to keep the eyes open are signs of Xu (Deficiency)
• Kd-6 and Lu-7: open and regulate the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel) which controls the opening and closing of the eyes and for which narcolepsy and the inability unable to keep the eyes open are signs of Shi (Excess)
• CV-4, CV-12, CV-22 and GV-9 are the Reunion Points of the Yin and Yang which are needled when there is conflict between Yin and Yang, according to Su Wen (Finkelstein, p. 78)


point analysis

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palpate and consider:
GV-20 (+ and/or D): regulates, invigorates and tonifies the Qi (D); elevates the Clear Qi; warms the Yang (D); awakens the Brain, Mind and senses; revives consciousness and promotes mental clarity; pacifies the Shen and stabilizes the Will; adjusts Qi of the Du Mai (Governing Vessel); stimulates the pineal; spreads Liver Qi; causes Yang to ascend (D); Sea of Marrow point; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the six Yang channels and the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)
• GB-20 (-): awakens the Shen and clears the Brain; opens the Orifices; sharpens the hearing and brightens the eyes; harmonizes Qi and Xue (Blood); frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
UB-20 (+ and/or D): tonifies the Spleen and enhances Spleen Yang; regulates Spleen Qi and benefits the Ying (Constructive) Qi; resolves Dampness and Phlegm; provides strength to the extremities; Spleen Shu Associated point
• UB-21 (+): strengthens the Spleen; warms and reinforces the Middle Warmer (D); benefits the Zhong (Ancestral) Qi and cultivates Yuan (Original) Qi; transforms Dampness; esp. important to combine with UB-20 in treatment of chronic diseases affecting the Spleen and Stomach; Stomach Shu Associated point
GV-4 (+ and/or D): warms and replenishes Kidney Yang; clears the Brain; nourishes the Yuan (Original) Qi; strengthens the Kidney; reinforces and astringes the Jing (Essence); stimulates testes, adrenals and ovaries (Finkelstein, p. 77)
• GV-22 (-): opens the Orifices; treats excessive sleeping (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 385)
UB-1 (=): controls the pituitary gland and its secretions via the hypothalamus and the autonomic nervous system; triggers alarm reaction which releases reserve Jing Qi from the Kidney; regulates the sleep cycle through the Yin and Yang Qiao Mai (Motility Vessels) by regulating the opening and closing of the eyes; Bladder Entry point; receives vessels from the Heart channel and numerous muscle and divergent channels; Polarization point of the Yin and Yang Qiao Mai (Motility Vessels); site where the Yin and Yang change into their opposite and where the Yin and Yang Qiao separate, according to chapter 17 of the the Nei Jing (Finkelstein, p. 37)
• PC-6 (+): regulates the Shen; awakens the Brain by improving intracranial circulation; opens the Orifices of the unconscious; builds Zhong (Ancestral) Qi in the chest; spreads the Qi and facilitates the Qi function of the Upper and Middle Warmers; regulates Heart Qi and Xue (Blood); opens the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel) to distribute Qi to the Stomach, chest and Heart; Pericardium Luo Connecting point; Master point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel); Couple point of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel)
avoid Ht-7 as it may cause them to go to sleep for hours (Ambrose)
• SI-3 (+): opens the Orifices; regulates the Shen and clears the Mind; opens the Du Mai (Governing Vessel) and regulates the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel); treats pituitary imbalance, using location reactive to palpation, often ca. SI-3.5 (Matsumoto); dispels Dampness and Internal Heat; invigorates the channels; Small Intestine Wood and Tonification point; Master point of the Du Mai (Governing Vessel); Couple point of the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel)
• Lu-7 (-): opens the Lung; opens and regulates the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); regulates the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); invigorates the collateral vessels; Lung Luo Connecting and Exit point; Master point of the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Couple point of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); Command point of the head and back of the neck
• Lv-13 (+): invigorates the Stomach and Spleen; transforms Dampness; regulates circulation of Qi and Xue (Blood); Spleen Mu Alarm point; Hui Reunion point of the five Zang (Yin viscera)
CV-12 (+ and/or D): tonifies Spleen Qi; builds Heart Yang; strengthens the Spleen and transforms Dampness; Stomach and Middle Warmer Mu Alarm point; Reunion Point of the Yin and Yang; Hui Reunion point of the Fu (Yang organs)
CV-9 (+): moves Spleen and Earth to transform and transport fluids and resolve Dampness; balances endocrine and lymphatic systems; warms the Middle Warmer; regulates the Spleen and Stomach; assists Small Intestine in its functions of separating liquid from matter, the Clear from the Turbid, and maintaining water balance (Finkelstein, p. 87)
St-36 (+ and D): tonifies the Spleen to strengthen Qi and Xue (Blood); dispels and eliminates Dampness; builds Heart Yang; regulates and replenishes the Middle Warmer; nourishes Kidney, Liver and Spleen; Stomach Earth and Horary point
• St-40 (=): strengthens the Spleen; transforms and eliminates Dampness; invigorates the channels; Stomach Luo Connecting point
• Sp-9 (+): regulates and tonifies Spleen (especially Yang); warms and moves the Middle Warmer; transforms Damp Stagnation, esp. through promotion of diuresis; Spleen He Sea Uniting and Water point
Sp-6 (+): strengthens the Spleen; transforms Dampness; tonifies Qi and builds the Xue (Blood); frees Qi Stagnation; benefits the Kidney; regulates the Palace of Jing (Essence); warms the Middle and Lower Warmers; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the three Foot Yin channels
• Sp-5 (+): strengthens the Spleen and Stomach; transforms Damp Stagnation; stimulates the channels; Spleen Metal and Dispersion point
• Sp-4 (+): moves and strengthens the Spleen and Middle Warmer; harmonizes the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and circulation of Qi in the Middle Warmer; rectifies the Qi mechanism (Flaws, 1989, p. 46); transforms Dampness and tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; Spleen Luo Connecting point; Master point of Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel); Couple point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel)
Sp-3 (+): tonifies Spleen Qi; Spleen Yuan Source point; regulates the Qi dynamic; clears Heat; regulates and strengthens Spleen (especially Qi and Yang); regulates Stomach (especially Yin and Qi); harmonizes the Middle Warmer; promotes transporting function; transforms and expels Dampness and Damp-Heat; stimulates pancreas; reduces Food Stagnation; regulates Large Intestine, Middle and Lower Warmers; dispels hemorrhoids; Spleen Yuan Source, Earth and Horary point
• Sp-2 (+): stimulates the flow of Qi; strengthens the Spleen, esp. tonifies Spleen Yang; eliminates Dampness caused by Spleen Xu (Deficiency); Spleen Fire and Tonification point
• Kd-8 (-): regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); eliminates Damp; regulates the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); tonifies the Kidney; regulates adrenals and Kidney Qi; Xi Cleft Accumulation point of Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel)
• Kd-7 (+): strengthens the Kidney and tonifies the Yuan (Original) Qi; strengthens Spleen and rids body of excess fluids; stimulates adrenals, thyroid and testes; Kidney Metal and Tonification point
Kd-6 (-): regulates the Shen and stabilizes the Will; nourishes the Heart; removes Obstruction from the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); opens the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); balances excess or deficiency of any hormonal secretion and stimulates adrenals (Finkelstein, p. 53); brightens the eyes and sends Zhong (Ancestral) Qi to the eyes via the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); dispels Dampness; Master point and Entry point of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); Couple point of Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)
• Kd-4 (+): reinforces the Liver and Kidney, the latter through longitudinal Luo vessels; facilitates the flow of Qi and Xue (Blood); supplements the Jing (Essence); Kidney Luo Connecting point
Kd-1 (+ and/or D): energizes the entire system (ind. D) (Finkelstein, p. 52); regulates Yin and Yang; reinforces the Kidney and benefits Jing (Essence); Kidney Jing Well, Wood, Dispersion and Entry point
UB-62 (+): clears the Shen and Heart; opens Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel); modulates sleep/insomnia; Master point and Entry point of the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel); Couple point of the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)
• Lv-1 (+): opens the Orifices; resuscitates the senses; tonifies the Liver, esp. Qi and Xue (Blood); regulates the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); harmonizes the Ying (Constructive) Qi; Liver Jing Well, Wood, Horary and Entry point


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