LU - SP
UB - SI
HT - KI
GB - SJ
LV - PC
LI - ST
Have
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
Chinese names
Zang Fu Bei Tong Theory
Internal-External relationships
Horary Cycle Opposite the clock
Horary Cycle Next to each other
5 Systems
LU
SP
UB
LI
UB
LV
LI
ST
LV
LU
KI
ST
ST
LI
PC
SP
PC
LI
SP
LU
SI
ST
SJ
HT
HT
KI
GB
SI
GB
SP
SI
UB
SP
HT
LV
UB
UB
SI
LU
KI
LU
SI
KI
HT
SJ
UB
LI
PC
PC
LV
ST
SJ
ST
KI
SJ
GB
KI
PC
SP
GB
GB
SJ
HT
LV
HT
SJ
LV
PC
LI
GB
SI
LU
Patients
This
They
After
Female, 37
Primary Concern: Frequent bladder infections
Secondary Concern: Bronchitis
Third Concern: Candida and constipation
UB - LU
LI
Fourth Concern: Kidney pain with a family history of
kidney disease.
Excess Patterns
Damp Heat
Damp Cold
Deficiency Patterns
Kidney Yang Deficiency / Vacuity Cold
Less Common Patterns
Deficiency of Lungs or Spleen
Obstruction of Lung Qi
Painful
Urination
Symptoms include: pain, urinary difficulty,
and altered frequency or amount of urine
Lin
Syndrome Patterns
Hot Lin
Bloody Lin
Stony Lin
Qi Lin
Cloudy Lin
Consumptive Lin
Damp-heat
Pathogenic
Damp-cold
Qi
heat
stagnation
Qi deficiency (KI, SP, LU)
Yang deficiency (KI, SP)
SI - UB - LU
KI
Metal-Water Circuit
UB - KI
LU - LI
Tai Yang Shao Yin
UB - KI
SI - HT
UB - KI
LU - LI
Treats: Damp-heat,
damp-cold, kidney
qi/yang deficiency,
lung qi vacuity
Secondary Concerns:
asthma, coughing,
bronchitis, lumbar
pain, skin conditions,
constipation, Candida
Points: LU 5, LU 7, Ling
Ku, LI 10, LI 11, KI 3, KI
7, UB back shu, ashi
points on UB channel
near UB 40 and UB 57
LU 5
LK
LU 7
LI 10
UB 40
KI 3
UB 57
KI 7
UB - SI
KI - HT
Treats: Pathogenic heat,
damp heat, qi or yang
deficiency
Secondary Concerns:
neck, back, shoulder
pain, heart diseases,
poor memory, eye or
ear conditions, shen
disturbance, impotence
Points: KI 2, KI 3, HT 5,
HT 8, SI 3, SI 5, UB
back shu and ashi
points
UB - SI
LU - SP
Treats: Damp-heat,
damp-cold, lung,
spleen, or kidney
deficiencies
Secondary Concerns:
Neck, back, shoulder,
and spinal conditions,
respiratory and
digestive symptoms.
Points: Ren Huang, Di
Huang, Tian Huang Fu
(Shen Guan), LU 5, LU
7, UB back shu or ashi
points, SI may be
substituted with SJ or
LI
LU 5
LU 7
UB Ashi
points
SI
LK
SJ
3
Huangs
UB - SI
LU - LV
Treats: Damp-heat,
damp-cold, qi
stagnation, and
pathogenic heat
Secondary Concerns:
shoulder pain in the SI
meridian, asthma,
tightness in the chest,
jaundice, hepatitis
Points: LU 5, LU 7, LV 3,
LV 7, UB back shu and
ashi, SI 4, Gan Men,
Chang Men, or SJ or LI
points.
Utilizing
KI Direct connection to
UB, used when KI signs
and symptoms present.
UB - LU - SP - SJ
Treats: Damp-heat, qi deficiency, yang
deficiency
Secondary Symptoms: Lung or spleen
conditions, SJ meridian pain, edema,
shoulder pain, upper thoracic pain, temple
headaches
SJ - KI - UB - LU
Treats: Damp-heat, pathogenic heat, kidney qi
and yang deficiency
Secondary Symptoms:
Heat, fever, temple headaches, SJ meridian
pain, neck pain, ear conditions, wind
patterns, heart problems
Male, 54
Primary Concern: Difficult urination
Secondary Concern: Neck and upper back pain, SI and UB
Third Concern: Weak digestion and appetite, bloating
UB - SI
LU - SP
TCM Pattern: Qi and yang deficiency
Points: 3 Huangs, LU 7, LU Ashi proximal to LU 7, SI 3, UB
62, and ashi point near UB 57
Male, 34
Primary Concern: Abnormal urination with
increased frequency and incontinence.
Secondary Concern: Infertility
Third Concern: Shen disturbance including
depression, mental fatigue, insomnia,
restlessness, irritability
UB - KI
UB - KI
Third Concern relates to shen disturbance and
the heart.
UB - KI
HT
Patient also had sore back and knees, excessive
sweating, heat in the chest, thirst, dry stools, and
a thin red tongue.
UB - KI
SI - HT
TCM pattern: KI yin deficiency with heat
What would be the most appropriate hand yang
channel to use for this case?
Remember the LI and SJ both connect to the KI
so we should consider using them as well.
SJ
UB - KI - HT
LI
Points: UB 40, UB 60, KI 3, KI 9, HT 5, LK, SJ 4
Final Conclusions
Heat
Stone
Blood
Cloudy
Taxation
Qi Lin
LK
LI 10
LI 11
3
Huangs
for SP
and KI
LU 5
LU 7
UB ashi
Back shu
The