81 Difficult Questions

Rani Ayal; Bartosz Chmielnicki

81 Difficult Questions – H-M-E points

Can You say something about the concept of Heaven – Man – Earth?

81 Difficult Questions – H-M-E points

Can You say something about the concept of Heaven – Man – Earth?

An ancient text, the "Ode to Elucidate Mysteries", says:

"Heaven, Earth and Man are the three powers.

BaiHui (Du 20) echoes Heaven,

XuanJi (Ren 21) echoes Man, and

YongQuan (Kid 1) echoes Earth".

"Ode to Elucidate Mysteries” recorded in „Guide to Acupuncture and Moxibustion” 1241

81 Difficult Questions – H-M-E points

Du-20 Heaven

81 Difficult Questions – H-M-E points

Du-20

Ren-21

Heaven

Man

81 Difficult Questions – H-M-E points

Du-20

Ren-21

Kid-1

Heaven

Man

Earth

81 Difficult Questions – H-M-E points – Du–20

Du-20 百會 Bai Hui, Hundred Meetings

81 Difficult Questions – H-M-E points – Kid–1

Kid-1 湧泉Yong Quan – Bubbling Spring

81 Difficult Questions – H-M-E points – Ren–21

Ren-21 璇璣 Xuan Ji, Jade Pivot

The name refers to the ancient astronomical Jade Sighting Tube, comprised of a round disk with a hole in the center- representing Heaven, and a hollow rectangular tube- representing Earth

81 Difficult Questions – SanJiao points

What is the concept of SanJiao?

81 Difficult Questions – SanJiao points

三焦 – SanJiao

81 Difficult Questions – SanJiao points

三焦 – SanJiao

三 – San – three, number related to transformations of Qi In Chinese numerology it also signifies the connection between Heaven, Man and Earth

81 Difficult Questions – SanJiao points

三焦 – SanJiao

三 – San – three, number related to transformations of Qi In Chinese numerology it also signifies the connection between Heaven, Man and Earth

焦 – Jiao – bird wit a short tail roasted in a container – to burn, a heater – relates to the alchemic transformation

81 Difficult Questions – SanJiao points

三焦 – SanJiao

三 – San – three, number related to transformations of Qi In Chinese numerology it also signifies the connection between Heaven, Man and Earth

焦 – Jiao – bird wit a short tail roasted in a container – to burn, a heater – relates to the alchemic transformation A bird with a short tail directs attention to a place where feathers connect, like all spaces and waterways of the body are connected in SanJiao

81 Difficult Questions – SanJiao points

三焦 – SanJiao

81 Difficult Questions – SanJiao points

三焦 – SanJiao

- represents the connection between Water and Fire

81 Difficult Questions – SanJiao points

三焦 – SanJiao

- represents the connection between Water and Fire

- emerges from Ren-5 ⽯石⾨門 Shi Men and spreads the

YuanQi over the whole body

81 Difficult Questions – SanJiao points

三焦 – SanJiao

- represents the connection between Water and Fire

- emerges from Ren-5 ⽯石⾨門 Shi Men and spreads the

YuanQi over the whole body

- issues forth from three openings of the Stomach

controlling the metabolism

81 Difficult Questions – SanJiao points

三焦 – SanJiao

- represents the connection between Water and Fire

- emerges from Ren-5 ⽯石⾨門 Shi Men and spreads the

YuanQi over the whole body

- issues forth from three openings of the Stomach

controlling the metabolism

- controls the waterways and fluid metabolism

81 Difficult Questions – SanJiao points

Ren-13

Ren-12

Ren-10

81 Difficult Questions – SanJiao points

Ren-13

Ren-12

Ren-10

LI-10

LI-9

LI-8

81 Difficult Questions – SanJiao points

Ren-13

Ren-12

Ren-10

LI-10

LI-9

LI-8

St-36

St-37

St-39

81 Difficult Questions – Ren – 13

Ren-13 上脘 Shang Wan, Upper Duct

S.I.

81 Difficult Questions – Ren – 12

Ren-12 中脘 Zhong Wan, Central Duct

St

81 Difficult Questions – Ren – 10

Ren-10 下脘 Xia Wan, Lower Duct

Sp / Kd

81 Difficult Questions – LI – 8

L.I. – 8 下廉 Xia Lian – Descending Purity

81 Difficult Questions – LI – 9

L.I – 9 上廉 Shang Lian - Upper Purity

LingShu ch 2-12 and 10-3

There is an internal branch from LI-9, passing through

LI-15 and LI-16, and flowing to St-12. From here it enters

the thorax and spreads in Lung organ, passes the

diaphragm, encircles the Large Intestine organ, and

emerges at St-25.

From here it continues towards St-37

81 Difficult Questions – LI – 9

81 Difficult Questions – LI – 10

L.I. – 10 ⼿手三⾥里 Shou San Li, Arm Three Regions

81 Difficult Questions – St – 37

St-37 上巨虚 Shang Ju Xu Upper Great Void

81 Difficult Questions – St – 39

St-39, 下巨虚, Xia Ju Xu, Lower Great Void

81 Difficult Questions – St – 39

St-39 下巨虚, Xia Ju Xu, Lower Great Void

St-37 上巨虚, Shang Ju Xu, Upper Great Void

虚 – Xu is the name of the 11th Chinese constellation, belonging to the Black Tortoise of the North – a symbol of longevity.

The most important constellation of the Northern Palace, meaning a tomb. It signified the beginning of the rainy, wet season

St-37, St-39 - connection with the Chong (Emptiness) - facilitate movement of nutrients through Internal Duct to the Kidneys – tomb of the

Lower Jiao – Northern Palace -wetness – tonify Yin

81 Difficult Questions – St – 36

St-36 ⾜足三⾥里 Zu San Li, Leg Three Li

81 Difficult Questions – St-38

Why does St-38 reduce shoulder pain?

81 Difficult Questions – St-38

St-38 條⼝口 Tiao Kou, Opening of the Branches

81 Difficult Questions – St-38

Stomach channel connects Heaven and Earth, bringing energy from the head down to the feet.

It reflects the division into Heaven, Man and Earth. Three areas showing that division are:

St-9 – connecting with Yin and YangQiaoMais and WeiMais (window of heaven points)

St-25 – connecting YangMing with the Kidney through DaiMai, Ki-16, Sp-15, Du-4

St-38 and St-40 – connection with St-39, GB-35 (Yang Wei Xi), GB-36 (Gb Xi), Bl-58 (Bl-59 is a YangQiao point)

81 Difficult Questions – St-38

Level of Heaven – around St-9 and GB-21

81 Difficult Questions – St-38

Level of Heaven – around St-9 and GB-21

Level of Man – around the navel / St-25

81 Difficult Questions – St-38

Level of Heaven – around St-9 and GB-21

Level of Man – around the navel / St-25

Level of Earth around St-38 GB-35,36 and Bl-57,58

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

What are the points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood, Fluids ?

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

Points that tonify Yang:

1.All Fire points, especially: 髎 ❖ St – 41 ❖ LI – 5 ❖ SI – 5 ❖ Bl – 60 ❖ TH – 6

2.Points related with MingMen DanTian – with moxa ❖ Du – 4 / Ren – 4 ❖ Bl – 23

3.Points of ChongMai: ❖ St – 30, Kd – 12, Kd – 13, Kd – 16

4. Points on GB („External Kidney”): GB – 23, GB – 24, GB – 30

5. „Eight Liao” point Bl-31 – Bl-34

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

髎

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

Points that tonify Yin:

1. All Water points cool Fire and support Yin

2.Earth points bring nourishment and moisture • Especially St – 36, L.I. – 11, TH – 10, SI – 8

3.Xi-cleft points on Yin channels: • Lu – 6 , Sp – 8 , Ht – 6, Ki – 5(fluids), Pc -4(Blood)

4.Points related with YinWeiMai (more distribution) • Pc-6, Kid-9, Sp-12,

1.Points on Kidney channel: • Ki-1, Ki-3, Ki-6, Ki-9, Ki-10, Ki-11, Ki-19

1.Points on YangMing channels: • LI – 6, LI – 8/9/10, • St – 4, St – 10, St – 12, St – 18 (fluids), St – 26, St – 27, St – 28, St – 37, St

– 39 (Blood)

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

Points that tonify Blood:

Sp St

LIKiBl

Ht

Chong Mai

Ren Mai

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

Points that tonify Blood:

Sp St

LIKiBl

Ht

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

Points that tonify Blood:

Sp St

Food

LIKiBl

Ht

Marrow KiYang

Ht – Shen

Pc – animation/heartbeat

SI – nourishment

Minerals

Blood

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

Points that tonify Xue – Blood:

1.Points on YangMing channels ✓ LI-11, LI-10 , St-26, St-27, St-29, St-36, St-37, St-39

2. Points on Spleen channel: ✓ Sp-8/9, Sp-10, Sp-19

3.Shu points: ✓ Bl-11, Bl-17+18+20 (moxa), Bl-23

4.Earth points on Fire channels: ✓ Pc-7, SI-8

5. RenMai points: ✓ Ren-3 + Ren-4

6.ChongMai points: ✓ Ki- 12, Ki- 14, Ki- 19

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

Blood production and organ clock:

Lu

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

Blood production and organ clock:

LI

Lu

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

Blood production and organ clock:

LI

Lu

St

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

Blood production and organ clock:

LI

Lu

St

Sp

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

Blood production and organ clock:

LI

Ht

Lu

St

Sp

Kd

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

Blood production and organ clock:

LI

Ht

Lu

St

Sp SI

BI

Kd

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

Blood production reflected in the Stomach channel:

81 Difficult Questions – Points tonifying Yang, Yin, Blood

Blood production reflected in the Stomach channel:

81 Difficult Questions – St-12

Why is St-12 so effective in Yin tonifying ?

Which points help help in moving the energy up and down in the body ?

81 Difficult Questions – St-12

St – 12 缺盆 Que Pen

81 Difficult Questions – St-12

St – 12 缺盆 Que Pen

81 Difficult Questions – St-12

缺 – Que – a mortar and pestle grinding up an object into pieces – extracting the essence, empty

St – 12 缺盆 Que Pen

81 Difficult Questions – St-12

缺 – Que – a mortar and pestle grinding up an object into pieces – extracting the essence, empty

盆 – Pen – a vessel from which one partakes nourishment – pot, bowl, basin

St – 12 缺盆 Que Pen

81 Difficult Questions – St-12

缺 – Que – a mortar and pestle grinding up an object into pieces – extracting the essence, empty

盆 – Pen – a vessel from which one partakes nourishment – pot, bowl, basin

St – 12 缺盆 Que Pen

81 Difficult Questions – St-12

缺 – Que – a mortar and pestle grinding up an object into pieces – extracting the essence, empty

盆 – Pen – a vessel from which one partakes nourishment – pot, bowl, basin

St – 12 缺盆 Que Pen

81 Difficult Questions – St-12

St – 12 缺盆 Que Pen is:

- Starting point of internal branch of Stomach

- Point of YinQiaoMai

- Connection with Du-14

- Meeting point with Large Intestine channel

- Meeting point with Small Intestine channel

- Meeting point with SanJio channel

- Meeting point with Gall Bladder channel

St-12

St-30