acupuncture in gynecology and pain

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Acupuncture in Gynecology and

Neuromuscular Pain

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http://www.institutevannghi.net/tribute/seminar88.htmlNGUYEN VAN NGHI, .!."#AN VIE" !$UNG, .!.

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2I3 4u want t 0evelp a1upun1ture, i3 4u want t ma5e itgrw an0 sprea0, 4u have t be ver4 stri1t in the wa4 that4u learn things, rigrus r stri1t in the wa4 that we learnthe wr0s. *e1ause i3 we empl4 wr0s whi1h are nta11urate, we are nt ging t learn an4thing. *e1ause in1hinese me0i1ine, ever4 single wr0 has a 0eep meaning,an0 i3 we 0n6t use them 1rre1tl4, we ma4 en0 up ma5ingerrrs. An0 i3 there are errrs in 1mprehensin we 1annthelp ur patients, we 1annt get results. An0 a me0i1al

s1ien1e where there are n results is a s1ien1e that has n3uture. "hat is wh4 we are ver4 stri1t abut the terminlg4.2

)) !r. "ran Viet !7ung

2"here are three things that I am sure abut that I wul0li5e t eplain t 4u in a ver4 simple wa4: 9irst 3 all, the3urther I get int m4 stu0ies 3 a1upun1ture the mre I

reali7e hw little I 5nw, that I 5nw nthing "w: amngm4 patients there are lts 3 3ailures, I 3ail t 1ure a lt 3peple. *ut there is ne thing I am sure abut: that i3 I0n6t su11ee0 in 1uring m4 patients, it is nt the 3ault 3a1upun1ture: I haven6t rea1he0 the height 3 m4 prwess, Ihaven6t rea1he0 the pea5 3 m4 pssibilities an0a1hievements. "here is a1upun1ture an0 there are


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a1upun1turists. "hir0l4, I nti1e that 3ten when I 3ail t 1uresmene, it6s be1ause I haven6t prperl4 graspe0 thete1hni;ue that is, I use a te1hni;ue, 3ten, that I haven6treall4 un0erst0. "hat6s wh4 I believe, that when 4u

pun1ture a pint in a1upun1ture, 4u have t un0erstan0 themeaning 3 that a1tin, 4u have t un0erstan0 the meaning3 what we 0. hinese sa4 4u that have t 0 it, rther peple sa4 4u have t 0 it, i3 it6s =ust a 6re3le6 pint,withut an4 prper interpretatin r real un0erstan0ing,a11r0ing t m4 eperien1e, the results are nt g0. 2

)) !r. "ran Viet !7ung

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pra1ti1ing bth hinese me0i1ines, in '+B he0evte0 his me0i1al pra1ti1e t a1upun1ture base0 n the1lassi1 >hinese m0el. !r. Van Nghi 1mplete0 his me0i1alstu0ies at npelier in 9ran1e, an0 is a gra0uate 3 the

Universit4 3 arseilles. He has publishe0 &Cmilgie etthCrapeuti;ue en mC0e1ine CnergCti;ue rientale an0%harma1lgie en mC0e1ine rientale. His mst re1ente33rts in1lu0e a pe0iatri1 hspital in arseilles an0 therelease 3 his e0itin 3 the 1hinese me0i1al 1lassi1s,ala0ies Cvlutives 0es D Yin D Yang &hang Han @un 0e$hang $hng=ingF an0 Art et %rati;ue 0e l6A1upun1ture et 0ela ibustin $hen iu !a >hengF the latter in vls.F.

"#AN VIE" !$UNG, .!. has 1llabrate0 with !r. Van Nghi3r 3i3teen 4ears. !r. Viet !7ung is a gra0uate 3 the e0i1al9a1ult4 3 %aris, an0 is in 1harge 3 the 1urse inA1upun1ture at the 9a1ult4 3 e0i1ine in arseilles, 9ran1e.hie3 3 the revue 3ranaise 0e mC0i1inetra0itinnelle 1hinise.

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ung "a %ubli1atins is 0e0i1ate0 t the glbal0isseminatin 3 a11urate stu04 an0 appli1atin 3 1lassi1al1hinese me0i1ine. A nn)pr3it e0u1atinal 1rpratin, all3un0s are 0evte0 t 3urther resear1h in 1hinese me0i1ine,an0 twar0s ma5ing 3urther imprtant wr5s in this 3iel0available.


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!a4 ?ne: &atur0a4, '( &eptember mrning sessin

!r. &ean arshall:

G0 mrning. I60 li5e t than5 4u all 3r 1ming. I6m surewe6re all in 3r a treat here t0a4. ?ur 3irst spea5er thismrning is !r. Ngu4en Van Nghi. !r. Van Nghi is presi0ent 3 the un1il 3 A0ministratin 3 the 9ren1h Ass1iatin 3A1upun1ture. He has publishe0 ver eighteen ma=rtetb5s n >hinese e0i1ine, an0 le1tures thrughut thewrl0.


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n1eptin Vessel, >VF, >hngai %enetrating VesselJ, an0 the !u ai Gverning Vessel,GVF an0 in a00itin there are a 1uple 3 ther 1hannelswhi1h 0eal with the eternal part 3 the genital area 3 thewman. In r0er t stu04 g4ne1lg4, there3re, we 3irsthave t stu04 the prblems 3 the eternal area, then,a3terwar0s, the prblems 3 the internal part. "he 1hannels

whi1h 0eal with the eternal part 3 the genital apparatus 3the wman are the "en0inmus1ular 1hannels.

?3 this grup 3 three t4pes 3 1hannels, it is the prini1ipal1hannels whi1h are the mst imprtant: the 1hannel 3 the@iver an0 the Gall *la00er, the 1hannel 3 the &pleen an0&tma1h, an0 3inall4, the 1hannel 3 the Ki0ne4 an0 *la00er."his is wh4 we have t 0 a s4nthesis 3 all the 1hannels.

9irst we6re ging t tal5 abut the @iver)Gall *la00er s4stem.Yu 5nw that the @iver 1hannel begins at @i)'. L"his is the3emale genital apparatus. "his 1hannel as1en0s twar0s theab0men, ges arun0 the genital area, an0 terminates at@i)'B. 9rm @i)'B a vessel ges twar0s the s5ull, t GV)-,*aihui. "he Gall *la00er 1hannel, when it has arrive0 at G*)', that is abve the shul0er, it 0es1en0s t the aillar4regin t G*), an0 3rm there it ges arun0 the internalsur3a1e 3 the thra, an0 emerges at G*)D. 9rm G*)D,

it 0es1en0s t the ilia1 1rest. *e3re arriving at the ilia11rest, it =ins a pint whi1h we 1all G*)M, whi1h is 1alle0!ai ai, the *elt 1hannel. 9rm this pint, a vessel gesarun0 the 1enter 3 the b04. It then arrives at G*)+, G*)+ is situate0 in 3rnt 3 an0 belw the ilia1 1rest, 3rm thereit sen0s tw vessels, ne anterir an0 ne psterir. "heanterir vessel ges arun0 the genital area, an0 terminates


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at the penis, an0 in the 3emale at the 1litris. 9rm there itreturns t G*)D-. "he psterir bran1h leaves G*)+,arrives at the sa1ral area, an0 ges arun0 the 3ive sa1ral3ramina, arrives at GV)', an0 then it re=ins G*)D-, an0

3rm G*)D- it 0es1en0s t the leg. 9r we g4nae1lgists,this whle area 1n1erns us, this is ver4 imprtant. 3reample, in a neuralgia r in an in3lammatin 3 the penis r1litris, 4u have t 5nw where t pun1ture: 4u have tpun1ture G*)+, D-, an0 a pint whi1h is at the level 3 the3t, @i)D an0 @i). @i)D is the Yuan, r sur1e, pint.


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re1eives energ4.


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heaven energ4 are substan1es whi1h are material, whi1h 4u1an see. Here, the humi0it4 3 the spleen penetrates int theuterus, whi1h 1auses a 5in0 3 1ntinuus transmutatin,trans3rmatin. "his is wh4 the energ4 3 the spleen pla4s

an imprtant part in the 3ertilit4 3 a wman.Nw we6re ging t tal5 abut the Ki0ne4 1hannel, Ki0ne4an0 *la00er. It is ne1essar4 t 5nw the Ki0ne4 1hannel in aver4 0etaile0 wa4 be1ause a11r0ing t >hinese ther4 the5i0ne4s pla4 a triple rle : the 3irst rle is that 3 seualit4,pr1reatin. "hse 3 4u wh are !6s here will besurprise0 t hear that the Ki0ne4 pla4s a rle in pr1reatin.I will give 4u an eample: i3 it is the 1ase 3 a persn whhas a 1hrni1 nephritis, these are peple wh are alwa4s

imptent. "here is a ba0 spermatgenesis, that is, a 3ault43rmatin 3 sperm. hinese e0i1ine the4have prve0 that the Ki is the sur1e 3 rgani1 heat. It alspla4s an etremel4 imprtant rle in h40rgenesis, in therwr0s it pr0u1es rgani1 water an0 rgani1 1l0. ?rgani11l0 is als mentine0 in western me0i1ine " be mre

spe1i3i1 abut the terms thermgenesis an0 h40rgenesis,the 1hinese spea5 3 Ki0ne4 4ang an0 Ki0ne4 4in, r i3 4upre3er, Ki0ne4 heat an0 Ki0ne4 1l0, r, alternativel4, the 3ire3 the Ki0ne4 an0 the water 3 the Ki0ne4 all these termsare the same. *ut the Ki0ne4 als pla4s anther ver4imprtant rle, whi1h is in the 3rmatin 3 ing, ie: the;uintessen1e. #ughl4 spea5ing, there are three t4pes 3


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ing: there is the ing whi1h supprts an0 maintains theeternal la4ers 3 the b04, eg: the s5in, the 0ermis, themus1les, et1. "he ing als pla4s an imprtant rle1n1erning the ri3i1es 3 the b04, su1h as the e4es, the

muth, the ears, et1. It6s than5s t this ing that we 1ansee, hear, small an0 spea5. In western me0i1ine, the4 spea53 Ear Nse an0 "hrat. Anther t4pe 3 ing is the mentaling. "he 1hinese spea5 3 the %, the Hun, the $hi, the&hen an0 the Yi, these are the seven sentiments remtins 3 man))all 3 this 1mes 3rm the Ki0ne4s. "his iswh4 the4 give a spe1ial name t the Ki0ne4s, the4 1all theKi0ne4s the rgan whi1h is the &ur1e. #emember amngthe 3ive rgans there is nl4 ne rgan whi1h has the name

3 6&ur1e6, whi1h is the Ki0ne4s. & the Ki0ne4 is ver4imprtant. I6ve alrea04 sp5en t 4u abut seualit4 whenwe tal5 abut seualit4 it means that the Ki0ne4 pla4s animprtant rle in the 3rmatin 3 sperm, r in the wman 3 vules. "his is wh4 we have t g int sme 0etail withregar0 t the Ki0ne4 1hannel.

"he Ki0ne4 1hannel begins at Ki ', belw the 3t, n the

plantar sur3a1e 3 the 3t. It as1en0s t Ki)'-, 3rm there itpenetrates int the anusL an0 it 3llws the anterirsur3a1e 3 the 1114 an0 the interir sur3a1e 3 the sa1ruman0 the interir sur3a1e 3 the @umbar vertebrae.


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parti1ular path still has t be eplaine0 b4 the 1hinese,be1ause that pathwa4 3 the Ki whi1h is 0es1ribe0 b4 ur1lleagues the 1hinese is the >hng ai an0 nt the Ki0ne4.Fan0 then these pints rea1h the eterir, be1ause it6s the

sur1e))the4 represent the well, the hle 3rm where thewater 1mes, it rea1hes the eterir. In anther wr0s, as aresult 3 this situatin, we 1an un0erstan0 ea1tl4 theeisten1e 3 the pints.

" the 11i0ental min0, the pint 3 a1upun1ture is a pintbut t the riental min0, the pint is a 1anal, a 1hannel, aver4 small 1hannel. Anther eample t prve that the pint

is a1tuall4 a small 1hannel an0 nt a pint: Lthis is thesur3a1e 3 the s5in belw the s5in 4u have the Bmeri0ians, an0 the prin1ipal meri0ians sen0 a lt 3 smallvesssels, 1alle0 se1n0ar4 vessels. &e1n0ar4 vessels 0n6thave pints, the4 3llw the pints 3 the prin1ipalmeri0ians, but the prin1ipal meri0ians have pints, an0these pints emerge n the eterir, 3r eample, *l)', rwhatever, &I)B. & the pint is a 1hannel an0 nt nl4 apint n the sur3a1e. "his is wh4 when 4u nee0le, in r0er

t get g0 results in a1upun1ture, 4u have t penetrateint this pening an0 4u have t sli0e the nee0le int thepla1e where the pint is n the interir. "he 1hinese give itJa name))4u have t wait 3r !e;i t arrive: this simpl4means that 4u have t tu1h the pint in the interir, an0nt =ust the pint n the eterir. I have visite0 man40i33erent s1hls in the wrl0 there are 1ertaina1upun1turists wh simpl4 put the nee0le n the s5in whenthe4 treat, an0 the nee0le is hanging li5e that...in ther

wr0s the4 are nt ging t get an4 results. I3 4u 0n6t getg0 results, it6s nt the 3ault 3 a1upun1ture, it6s 4ur 3ault.

I6ve been tal5ing abut the eisten1e 3 the Ki0ne4 pints inthe interir part 3 the ab0men. "here, there is a 1hannel1alle0 >hng ai: we6re ging t tal5 abut that in amment. hng2 meanO 6>hng6 means 6meeting


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pla1e6, r 61rssra06, in anther wr0s, these are the ra0s,this is a t4pe 3 1rssra0s. & there3re the >hng airea1hes a pint an0 it =ins up with ther pints, in antherwr0s with ther 1rssra0s r with ther meeting pla1es))in

anther wr0s the >hng ai reall4 means 6meeting pla1en all the 1rssra0s6, but this wa4 3 thin5ing is t1hinese))we6re ameri1ans, s we sa4, it is the meeting pla1e3 the 1rssra0s, the 6ra0 t the 1rssra0s6. " g 3rmne area t anther, 4u have t g thrugh these1rssra0s. & we6ve =ust learne0 that 3rm Lhere t herethe Ki0ne4 1hannel is nt reall4 the Ki0ne4 1hannel, it6s the>hng ai. I6ve been spea5ing abut the Ki0ne4 1hannel Iwul0 as5 4u t tr4 an0 un0erstan0 ver4 1learl4 this

parti1ular area, be1ause in the 0iagrams 4u6re ging t 3in0in >hinese e0itins it6s smewhat vague. *e1ause the Ki0ne4is s imprtant in its rle as sur1e, r &pring ...Lthis is thebla00er, behin0 it is the uterus, an0 the 3allpian tubes,et1.

"he Ki0ne4 sen0s a vessel twar0s the uterus t supprt an0maintain the uterus, t 1ntrl r 1mmman0 the uterus

a3ter it 1mes ut at >V)', whi1h is situate0 between thevagina an0 the anus, an0 3rm there it 0ivi0es int twbran1hes: an anterir bran1h an0 a psterir bran1h. "heanterir bran1h is 1alle0 the #en ai, the psterir bran1h is1alle0 the !u ai. Yester0a4 I shwe0 !r. Van Nghi an?utline 3 A1upun1ture, the Essentials 3 A1upun1tureF hineseJ sa4 that the #en ai an0 the !uai start 33 at >V)'. n1eptin vessel 1me 3rmO Nw we5nw))it 1mes 3rm the Ki0ne4s. I3 nt, therwise theph4silg4 3 the genital s4stem is in1mplete an0 nt1mpletel4 5nwn. Nw 4u 5nw the rigin 3 the !u maian0 the #en mai. *ut as I sai0 the Ki0ne4 is the sur1e, itpla4s a lt 3 0i33erent 3un1tins. I =ust sai0 a mment agthat the Ki0ne4 pla4s an imprtant rle in thermgenesis


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that is Ki0ne4 4ang. 9r we western peple, we 1an 1mpareKi0ne4 4ang t the surrenal 1apsule a0renal glan0J,be1ause all ph4si1al an0 mental a1tivit4 0epen0s n thesurrenal 1apsule whereas the wr0 65i0ne46, =ust 65i0ne46, in

western me0i1ine simpl4 re3ers t an e1retr4 rgan. "heKi0ne4 sen0s ut anther bran1h, als ver4 imprtant, whi1h3llws the previus ne it 3llws the anterir bran1h up tthe pint >V)B, whi1h we 1all Guan Yuan, 6Gate 3 the&ur1e6 >V)B is the pla1e where the se1n0 vessel 1ming3rm the Ki0ne4 arrives this is wh4 this pla1e is 1alle0 thegate, r barrier, 3 the 6sur1e6))6sur1e6 means Ki0ne4. 9rmthere it 0ivi0es Lthis is >V)B, this is the #en ai r>n1eptin Vessel here is the >hng ai arriving t this

pint, an0 it sen0s a bran1h t the eterir A mment agI eplaine0 abut the Ki0ne4 pints whi1h are l1ate0 there,but there is nt a Ki0ne4 1hannel, there are pints 3 theKi0ne4 1hannel. "his 1hannel ges twar0s the Ki0ne41hannel an0 =ins up all these pints, until it rea1hes Ki)(that6s what6s 1alle0 the >hng ai. & nw 4u un0erstan0that the >hng ai, the #en ai an0 the !u mai have a ver4imprtant rle t pla4 in the genital apparatus 3 thewman, 3 wmen. *ut this is nt enugh. *e1ause nw

4u6re spe1ialists in g4nae1lg4, nw we have t stu04 it inmre 0etail.

L"his is the #en ai, r the >n1eptin Vessel, this is thepubi1 bne. Abve the pubi1 bne is >V). Here is theumbili1us, where the pint >V)8 is 3un0. "he area betweenthese tw pints))>V) an0 >V)8))is ver4 imprtant: whenwe spea5 abut g4nae1lg4 we are tal5ing abut this 7ne,

whi1h is given the name 3 "an "6ien, whi1h literall4 means6the area 3 the pr0u1tive ri1e pa0046. hina, 3r eample, 4u see the ri1e 3iel0s, the4 are 3l0e0with water, an0 abve is the sun, the sun is Yang, 0wn hereis Yin.


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ver4 imprtant area, whi1h 1an beJ 1mpare0 t the ri1e3iel0s whi1h 3ee0 an0 nurish the peple. *ut ur 3ren1h3rien0s translate it b4 6>innabar6, whi1h 0esn6t ma5e an4sense.

Nw, hw t 3in0 these pints. Yu have t 0ivi0e this areaJint three parts. "his is >V)B, Guan4uan this is >V)M, withthe name Pihai, 6&ea 3 Energ46 then 4u 0ivi0e ea1h partint tw again, an0 4u have >V)(, 1alle0 Yin1hia 64in6means high, 61hia6 means 6meeting6, 6reunin6, s: 6themeeting pint 3 water6. *ut the term 64in6 als re3ers t theuterus, als means 6uterus6. "his is wh4 >V)( is use0 t treatsterilit4. *etween >V)M an0 )B is >V), 1alle0 6&himen6,whi1h means 6stne gate6. "his pint is a 0ire1t lin5 t the

Ki0ne4. "his is als the pint where the &an ia bringswater t the Ki0ne4s. !r. "ran will tal5 this a3ternn abutthe &an ia, the 6"riple Heater6. *e1ause in >hinesee0i1ine, withut the &an ia there wul0 be n energeti1s4stem. Up until this mment, the &an ia s4stem hashar0l4 begun t be 5nwn in >hina. "he4 =ust tell 4u that itis the s4stem whi1h sen0s water int the 0i33erent parts 3the s4stem. *ut hwO V)B is the 3rnt mu pint 3 the &mall Intestine.>V) is the 3rnt mu pint 3 the lwer ia. & 4u have t5nw the pint, the name 3 the pint, the meaning 3 thepint an0 the 3un1tin 3 the pint. " stu04 g4nae1lg4an0 t get g0 results, hwever, it6s a little mre 0i33i1ultthan that. LHere is >V)D. In all b5s, withut e1eptin,when there is a 0iagram 3 the >n1eptin Vessel, that6s thewa4 it is in anther wr0s, the 0iagrams whi1h the4 present

4u are s4ntheti1, arti3i1ial. *ut sin1e we6re spe1ialists, wehave t stu04 it in 0etail. An0 t stu04 them in 0etail wehave t l5 at the l0er, r anti;ue b5s, an1ient b5s:3r eample in the Nei >hing &u heng))6!a>heng6 means 6"he >mpen0ium 3 All A1upun1ture"e1hni;ues6. A11r0ing tJ the Nei >hing &u V)D, it penetrates 0eepl4 int the bla00er


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an0 the uterus in ther wr0s, the pint >V)D is the 3rntmu pint 3 the *la00er, as I alrea04 mentine0, an0 it alsbrings water, r humi0it4, t the uterus. L"his is the*la00er, that is the 3rnt mu pint 3 the *la00er "hat is

wh4, in 1ertain 1ases 3 uterine in3lammatin, withJsensatins 3 heat an0 pain, t 1alm this pain, t stp thispain, we pun1ture >V)D, tni34ing it.*ut nw we6re tal5ing abut ph4silg4. V)Dsen0s vessels int the uterus, that is, internal vessels, whi1hwe 1all small se1n0ar4 vessels, whi1h we als re3er t as6energeti1 1apillaries6, an0 4u have t 5nw all this.A3terwar0s, it rea1hes >V)B, 3rnt mu 3 the &mall Intestine.V)D arrive at >v)B the4imme0iatel4 g internal an0 irra0iate arun0 the smallintestine. L"his is the small intestine. "here is a srt 3mesenter4 s4stem whi1h ges t the Ki0ne4s in therwr0s, small vessels 3 the &mall Intestine bring the water3rm the &mall Intestine twar0 the Ki0ne4 b4 means 3 themesenteri1 bran1h. An0 ur 1lleague !r. "ran will eplain

that in 0etail t 4u later, whereas here, I am =ust tal5ing t4u primaril4 abut the imprtan1e 3 >V)B, be1ause thesetw pints are spe1i3i1 pints 3r g4nae1lg4. 9rm there,the 1hannel emerges at >V), >V)M, >V)( an0 >V)8. "hat is,3rm >V)( t >V)D there isn6t a line r a 1hannel, there arenl4 pints, be1ause the #en ai r >n1eptin vessel1mes 3rm the Ki0ne4s, 3rm the sur1e. An0 these pintsare situate0 n the interir, whereas the pints that are nthe eterir are pints whi1h are emerging 3rm the interir.

Nw we are in the regin 3 the ab0minal wall. Yu 1an6tnee0le thrugh the ab0minal wall t 3in0 these pints,4u6ll bring abut a peritnitis, s there6s a spe1ialte1hni;ue. L"his is the ab0minal wall an0 the peritneumhere is the pint, all 3 that is the pint. Yu put the nee0le


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in, 3irst 3 all, thrugh the s5in))4u must nt turn thenee0le while it6s still at the level 3 the s5in i3 4u6re still atthe level 3 the s5in an0 4u start turning the nee0le, it1auses etreme pain))4u will lse 4ur 1lient. An0 ur

pr3essin invlves 5eeping ur 1lients. & 4u have t gthrugh the s5in, an0 4u begin t ma5e rtatingmvements, prgressivel4, in an0 ut mvements, with ver4light 3ingers. ! it gentl4, nt brutall4. Yu 5eep pushing thenee0le in an0 su00enl4 4u 3eel a slight resistan1e, thismeans 4u6re tu1hing the peritneum. *ut 0n6t g thrughit))4u imme0iatel4 pull ba15 the nee0le, nl4 abut amilimeter r s, an0 then 4u begin t manipulate thenee0le, either t tni34 r t 0isperse. *e1ause in 9ran1e, as

in the &tates, there are sme uns5ille0 a1upun1turists,1lums4 a1upun1turists, wh g thrugh the peritneum an01ause a peritnitis, r g thrugh the thra an0 1ause apleuris4, whi1h is etremel4 serius. Naturall4, in 9ran1ethere are me0i1al laws, these a1upun1turists are barre03rm pra1ti1ing 3r li3e. I6m sure that it6s the same in the&tates. "his is wh4 we a1upun1turists have t be ver41are3ul))that 1an happen.


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prv5es abun0ant perspiratin un0er the arm, subaillar4,a lt 3 perspiratin. An0 then the patient be1mes1mpletel4 pale an0 3alls ver, an0 there is lipth4mia.9rtunatel4, we a1upun1turists have pints whi1h 1an bring

the patient ba15 t 1ns1iusness, reanimate the patient, we1all it reanimatin meth0, reanimatin te1hni;ue. I6m =ust0ing sme eamples 3 pints i3 we went int a lt 30etail we wul0n6t 0 an4 mre g4nae1lg4F: GV)M, &t)DM,an0 all the ing)well pints, the pints situate0 n theetremit4 3 the 0igitsJ. "he ing)well pint reall4 meanspints whi1h are at the ungual angle i.e., 1rner 3 the nailJ3 the 0igits. "hat is, the 3irst &u)Anti;ue pint. LHere is the3inger, there is the nail. "he ing, r


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that 1ase, 4u shul0 pun1ture these pints the46re 1alle0the sa1ral pints. LHere is the pint, the 3ramen. "heenerg4 3 the *la00er rea1hes this pint an0 sen0s smallbran1hes inwar0s, twar0s the uterus, 3rm the le3t t the

right. L"his is the right han0 si0e. Nw the ther si0e, thele3t)han0 si0e, same thing))there are the hles, the energ4ges thrugh these hles, there are bran1hes twar0 theright)han0 si0e 3 the uterus. In ther wr0s, the uterus isthe pint where energeti1 vessels 1rss, an0 what isa0mirable abut what western me0i1ine sa4s, the westernme0i1ine spea5s abut the sa1ral pleus, an0 this pleusinnervates r irrigates the uterus))an0 in riental me0i1ineit6s the same thing))but when western me0i1ine spea5s

abut the sa1ral pleus, it 0esn6t have a meth0 3 1uringthe pain, whereas in ur 1ase as sn as 4u tal5 abut thether4 we have a 1lini1al eample. "hat means that thewr0 6ther46 in 11i0ental an0 riental me0i1ines has a1mpletel4 0i33erent meaning. In western me0i1ine, ther4means smething whi1h 4u establish 3rm smethingun5nwn, an0 3rm there t 1lini1al eperimentatin an0 inriental me0i1ine, ther4 is the ppsite: the 1lini1al resultsare what ma5es the ther4 in riental me0i1ine, it has t

1me 3rm 1lini1al results. "his is wh4 in western me0i1inewhen 4u tal5 abut me0i1al ther4, it 1hanges ever4 simnths, whereas in riental me0i1ine the theries sta4 thesame 3r thusan0s 3 4ears. I sai0 tw thusan0 4ears, buta1tuall4 it isJ sin1e the 1reatin 3 man.

I6ve been tal5ing abut the *la00er 1hannel. In the 1ase 3pain 4u have t pun1ture ne 3 these pints. It wul0 be

better t pun1ture *l)D be1ause the pening is larger thanthat 3 the ther pints hwever, here6s an eample: i3 4umeet a wman 3 B- r B, an0J she 3re;uentl4 presentssigns 3 rheumatism, an0 in western me0i1ine there is aphenmenn 3 6sa1rali7atin6, whi1h means all thesepenings the sa1ral 3raminaJ begin t 1lse up hw 1an4u pun1ture them i3 the46re 1lse0 upO LHere is the


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90, r 0iet, pla4s a ver4 imprtant rle. I thin5J that inthe Unite0 &tates there is less 04smenrrhea than in Eurpebe1ause I see hw the Ameri1an peple eat, I6ve nti1e0

that in the 3i3teen 0a4s sin1e I6ve been here. "he4 eat a lt3 sala0, nt mu1h 3 meat, lt 3 tea, in ther wr0s, it6s asemi)vegetarian 0iet, almst. In Eurpe, there is a lt 3 saltn the 0ishes, a lt 3 spi1es, the 30 is, the 0iet isstrnger, ri1her, the wmen 3 these 1untries have mreheat, heat that 1mes 3rm the 0iet, whi1h 1an rea1h thegenital area t 1ause genital prblems.

*ut un3rtunatel4, Ameri1ans li5e t eer1ise an0 0 sprt,an0 the4 ignre, the4 0n6t pa4 attentin t temperature. Inthis 1ase, i3 the4 0 a lt 3 sprts in 0amp weather, 3reample, the humi0it4 1an penetrate int the genital area,an0 it 1auses a s4n0rme 5nwn as 0amp)1l0, r 1l0)0amp. An0 the prlnge0 stagnatin 3 1l0)0amp in thevagina trans3rms int 0amp heat. "his 0amp heat 1an burnthe vaginal tissue an0 then 4u have salpingitis,en0metritis, 1ervi1itis, et1. & 4u 1an see that the 1limate

als pla4s a ver4 imprtant rle in 3emale prblems.

"here are als wmen wh ver0 seualit4, t mu1h se.In this 1ase the4 have the result 3 an ehaustin 3 Ki0ne4energ4, be1ause I =ust shwe0 4u hw the Ki0ne4 is the&ur1e 3 the genital area. hng ai 0n6t3un1tin prperl4, an0 then the Ki0ne4s will 1ause prblems

in the ther rgans, an0 this 1an prv5e a s4n0rme 1alle0a 0e3i1ien14 3 bl0 an0 energ4 in the genital apparatusan0 this is when we 3in0 s4n0rmes su1h as amenrrhea an0ligmenrrhea.

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itsel3 in the uterine wall an0 it will nt, it ma4 nt trans3rmint heat, it trans3rms int phlegm the wr0 mu1us in thewestern sense 3 the wr0 is smething whi1h is se1rete0 b4the rgans, whereas the wr0 phlegm means that there is a

materiali7atin 3 humi0it4F. >l0)humi0it4, when itstagnates 3r a lng time, turns int 0rps 3 a substan1ethis substan1e, when it is in the uterine mus1le, 0evelps,gets bigger, in1reases in si7e an0 we 1all it 3ibrma. *utwhen we tal5 abut 3ibrma in western me0i1ine, there areuterine 3ibrmatsis an0 3ibrma. In the 1ase 3 3ibrmatsisit als alwa4s entails metrrrhagia. In this 1ase, the 0iseaseis mre serius, whereas in the 1ase 3 small 3ibrmaa1upun1ture 1an treat this 1n0itin. *ut i3 the 3ibrma is

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with the wa4 3 thin5ing 3 bth t4pes 3 me0i1ine. *e1ausewe are in the Unite0 &tates. *e1ause we must alwa4s1nsi0er the similarities 3 the tw me0i1ines, thee;uivalen1es.

)))mrning brea5))

!r. Van Nghi 1ntinuesF

Nw that we have stu0ie0 the pathlg4, we6re ging t startwith the easiest 3 the 0iseases))04smenrrhea an0 then Iwill 0es1ribe hw a 0isease presents itsel3 t 4u, be1ause

3ten when 4u rea0 the 1hinese tets it6s 1n3using, itseems that it6s best t 0es1ribe a 0isease 3ten in thewestern 3ashin. 9irst, 0e3initin 3 the me0i1al term, netthe ph4sipathgenesis, that is the stu04 3 the 1ause 3 the0isease, an0 then, 3 1urse a 0isease has ne name but itma4 have several 3rms. hinese e0i1ine 4u have t 0istinguish: whi1h t4pe 3rheumatism is itO "his is ver4 imprtant. An0 then there isthe stu04 3 what is 1alle0 nslg4, whi1h is the 0etaile0stu04 3 s4mptms, be1ause ea1h 3rm presents 1mpletel40i33erent 1lini1al s4mptms. An0 we use the 1lini1als4mptms as the basis 3r 1hsing the pints. An0 3inall4,there is the appli1atin 3 therapeuti1s.

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her 0ail4 a1tivities that is the wr0 04smenrrhea. Nw the1auses, the ph4sipathgenesis.&tu04 3 the 1auses: rughl4 spea5ing, in >hinese e0i1inea 0isease ma4 present itsel3 in 0i33erent 3rms, either e1ess

r 0e3i1ien14. In 1ase 3 an e1ess, it 1an be 3 egenusrigin, 3r eample being sub=e1t t a lt 3 eternal1limatlgi1al in3luen1es 3r a lng time, whi1h means thatthe 1smi1 perverse energ4 1an penetrate int the rganism,int the b04, an0 1ause 0isease, an0 this is what we0es1ribe as an egenus 1ause, 1ming 3rm the eterir.*ut 04smenrrhea 1an be 1ause0 b4 prblems with the 0iet,irregular 0iet. & e1ess is 3 egenus rigin))perverseenerg4))r 0iet. Eating t mu1h 1l0 30 1an 1ause a

slwing 0wn 3 the 1ir1ulatin 3 bl0 an0 energ4 in theuterus, be1ause 1l0 slws 0wn a1tivit4, an0 when there isheat, there is greater a1tivit4. In these tw 1ases, there isstagnatin 3 bl0 in the uterus, an0 this 1auses pain. "hee1ess 1n0itin 1an als be 1ause0 b4 ps41hlgi1al remtinal 0isr0ers 1ause it. As I sai0 this mrning, 3amil4prblems, e1nmi1al)3inan1ial prblems, whi1h 1auseps41hlgi1al 0istress 1an als 1ause a bl15age 3 energ4an0 bl0 at the level 3 the uterus. "hese three phenmena

1ause the phenmenn 5nwn as stagnatin.

Nw, 0e3i1ien14: 0e3i1ien14 is 3ten 0ue t a 0e3i1ien14 3bl0 an0 energ4. 9r eample, in the 1ase 3 pst)partumhemrrhage, in the 1ase 3 1nvalesen1e a3ter a lng,serius illness, in bth these 1ases there is alwa4s a0e3i1ien14 3 bl0 an0 energ4. "he uterus is in anun0ernurishe0 1n0itin. #epeate0 seual a1tivit4 ma4 als

0isturb the Ki0ne4s, in ther wr0s als the uterus, an0 1anprv5e signs 3 0e3i1ien14 in the uterus, 1ausing pain .

I6ve ver4 rughl4 given 4u a wa4 3 0istinguishing twt4pes 3 04smenrrhea in >hinese e0i1ine: e1ess r3ullness, an0 als 0e3i1ien14 04smenrrhea. In e1ess


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04smenrrhea, t treat it, 4u have t l5 3r the 1ause.9r eample, i3 it6s 1ause0 b4 perverse energ4, 4u have t0estr4 the perverse energ4 b4 appl4ing se0atin te1hni;ue,r 0ispersin te1hni;ue. I3 it6s 3 a 0ietar4 rigin, 4u have

t regulari7e the &pleen an0 &tma1h s4stem. I3 it6sps41ha33e1tive, in ther wr0s ps41hlgi1al)emtinalrigin, 4u have t wa5e up the &hen, in ther wr0sharmni7e the min0 an0 spirit.

In the 1ase 3 0e3i1ien14, we are 1nsi0ering the 1ase 3un0ernurishment 3 the uterus an0 4u have t treat bl0an0 energ4. " treat the bl0, there are rgans whi1h

regulate an0 regulari7e the pr0u1tin 3 bl0. "he rganswhi1h regulari7e an0 regulate the pr0u1tin 3 bl0 arethe 3llwing: the @iver))the @iver 1nserves the bl0vlume the &pleen sprea0s the bl0 the Ki0ne4s ma5ebl0. "he >hinese sa4 that the three Yin pr0u1e,1ir1ulate))pr0u1e the vlume 3 bl0 an0 ma5e it 1ir1ulate,an0 then 5eep it in balan1e. Amng these rgans the &pleenpla4s a ver4 imprtant rle. "his mrning I eplaine0 thatthe &pleen 1rrespn0s t the Earth phaseJ, 1rrespn0s t

humi0it4, it6s the pla1e whi1h is the sur1e 3 all thetrans3rmatins 3 the b04. An0 there are spe1i3i1 pintswhi1h 4u nee0 t learn b4 heart. 9r eample, &p)'-, QueHai, 6&ea 3 *l06 it6s a 1lassi1al pint whi1h ever4ne5nws. In the 1ase 3 bl0 0e3i1ien14 4u shul0 alwa4suse this pint. *ut in bth an1ient an0 m0ern tets the4prpse that this pint shul0 alwa4s be ass1iate0 with *l)'(, whi1h is the shu pint 3 the 0iaphragm. I, m4sel3, havean Ameri1an t4pe 3 min0, an0 I have a11epte0 that pint

&p)'-J be1ause it has the name Que Hai, whereas thatpint *l)'(J has n 1nne1tin with the bl0. Yu have tprve this t me, i3 I have an Ameri1an wa4 3 thin5ing. &I6m ging t 0emnstrate it t 4u. ?n1e 4u6ve learne0abut this pint 4u will never 3rget it. *l)'( is the shupint 3 the 0iaphragm. LHere is a pi1ture 3 the0iaphragm.


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1auses 1ntinuus mvement. Yu 5nw that in 3rnt 3 the0iaphragm there is 0es1en0ing energ4 an0 anther energ4whi1h as1en0s, in ther wr0s the energ4 3 the &tma1han0 3 the &pleen. "he mvement 3 the 0iaphragm 1auses

the energ4 t 0es1en0 an0 as1en0. An0 in >hinese e0i1ine,this is an innate mvement. !r. "ran will eplain t 4u inmre 0etail the embr4lg4 3 this mvement. 9r the rest 3us, we all 5nw that we have a 0iaphragm whi1h never sta4sstill, it 1nstantl4 mves up an0 0wn. "his mvementregulates the 1ir1ulatin 3 the &pleen an0 the &tma1h.LHere is the &tma1h, whi1h 1ntains three 7nes, whi1h we1all the 1enters r the burners 3 the &an ia, whi1h !r."ran will eplain better. "his 1nstant mvement 3 the

0iaphragm 1auses mvement in this area, an0 we 5nw thatthe 3un0us, that is the 1enter, ne 3 the burners, the mi00leburner, in 11i0ental terminlg4 it is the 3un0us when 30arrives at the level 3 the 3un0us, the phenmenn 30igestin 11urs, whi1h is mre ea1tl4 a phenmenn 3alimentar4 metablism. "his phenmenn 3 metablismgives 33 energ4 an0 bl0.

"his is wh4 *l)'( has the imprtant prpert4 3 a11elerating

the mvement 3 the stma1h in r0er t a11elerate thepr0u1tin 3 bl0 an0 energ4. In the 1ase 3 a bl00e3i1ien14, there3re, 4u have t nee0le &p)'- an0 *l)'(.Nw 4u 5nw wh4 the an1ient an0 m0ern tets tal5 abut*l)'(, but the4J 0i0n6t eplain wh4))nw 4u 5nw wh4.

&in1e we6re tal5ing abut the 1ause 3 the 0isease we havet tal5 abut s4mptmatlg4: in the 1ase 3 a

04smenrrhea 3 e1ess rigin, the pain arrives be3re an00uring the peri0, an0 this pain is ea1erbate0, ma0e wrse,b4 palpatin. ?n the ther han0, in the 1ase 3 0e3i1ien14,the pain is imprve0 b4 palpatin. "his is wh4 in the 1ase 3the wman 4u have t 5nw hw t palpate the ab0men.An0 the reasn 3r 0ing the palpatin is t stu04 0e3i1ien14an0 e1ess. An0 I 5nw that 4u6re ging t as5 me, well


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what abut the pulseO "he pulse represents the 1ntrl 31lini1al signs an0 als 3J what the patient tells 4u. 9reample, suppsing sheJ 1ame alng with 04smenrrhea 3 e1ess rigin, be1ause when I palpateJ the ab0men there

is pain, IJ wul0 l5 at herJ 1mplein, an0 IJ wul0nti1e that herJ 1mplein is ni1e an0 pin5 an0 nrmal,she6s slightl4 thirst4 I l5J at the tngue, it6s slightl44ellwish, 4ellwish tngue is the sign 3 the presen1e 3heat. In this 1ase 4u wul0 epe1t there wul0 be a rapi0pulse, an0 tense, tight. *ut in the 1ase 3 0e3i1ien14, thetngue is pale, there wul0 be a whitish mss, the wman3eels ;uite g0 when 4u tu1h her stma1h, it 0esn6t1ause her prblems in this 1ase I wul0 1he15 m4 3in0ings

a11r0ing t the pulse))be1ause in the 1ase 3 0e3i1ien14 thepulse wul0 be 0e3i1ient. In ther wr0s, t treat the 0iseaseit6s 3ine t ta5e the pulse, but 4u must 3irst eamine the1lini1al s4mptms: the 1mplein, the tngue, et1., thepulse is a1tuall4 se1n0ar4. @ater n, when 4u6ve be1me agreat a1upun1turist, 4u have t stu04 the pulse, but 3rnw, with the 1lini1al signs, an0 the eaminatin 3 the1mplein, an0 ab0minal palpatin: that is a1tuall4enugh 3r g4nae1lg4. An0 again, in the 1ase 3

04smenrrhea 3rm e1ess, the bl0 is re0 an0 there is apssibilit4 that there will be 1lts an0 there is a sensatin 3 relie3 a3ter these 1lts are eva1uate0 3rm the uterus. "heseare the signs 3 04smenrrhea 3 e1ess rigin.Nw 04smenrrhea 3rm 0e3i1ien14. "he patient alwa4spresents with signs 3 nausea an0 vmiting. In antherwr0s, there is an enrmus 0i33eren1e between 0e3i1ien14an0 e1ess: in the 1ase 3 04smenrrhea 3 e1ess rigin,there isJ n nausea r vmiting, whereas i3 the patient

presents with pain an0 nausea 4u 5nw it6s 0e3i1ien14. "hebl0 is pale, there are n 1lts, an0 when 4u palpate theab0men the patient has n 0is1m3rt, an0 the pulse iswea5. Yu have t 5nw hw t 0istinguish the tw t4pes 304smenrrhea.Nw, hw t treat it. In the 1ase 3 the e1ess t4pe, 4uhave t en1urage the 1ir1ulatin 3 bl0 an0 energ4. I


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eplaine0 a mment ag that in the 1ase 3 e1ess there isthe phenmenn 3 stagnatin where there is stagnatinthere is pain. ?ur mst imprtant 0ut4 as 01trs is t 3ightthe pain.

hng ai, ta1tivate the pr0u1tin 3 bl0 an0 energ4 3 the Ki0ne4s.A while ag I tl0 4u that the Ki0ne4 pla4s an imprtantrle in the 3rmatin 3 bl0. "hat6s the >hinese term,whi1h means that the energ4 3 the Ki0ne4s 1an pr0u1ebl0. Nw we6re 1ming ba15 t the Unite0 &tates))themarrw pr0u1es bl0. "he Ki0ne4 rules the marrw: s

4u see, the i0eas are the same. In ther wr0s, westernme0i1ine sa4s that marrw pr0u1es bl0, but the4 0n6t5nw hw t a1tivate r tni34 the marrw. *ut we 5nw:4u have t tni34 the Ki0ne4s be1ause the Ki0ne4 sen0s itsing t the marrw t supprt an0 nurish it. "his is wh4 inm4 pinin the i0eas 3 the tw s4stems 3 me0i1ine areea1tl4 the same. I3 4u have a g0 grasp 3 westernme0i1ine, 4u 1an prve all 3 the 1hinese i0eas. Anthereample: the 1hinese sa4 6the @iver is a general6. I6m an

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abut ne thing, the western me0i1al peple are tal5ingabut anther thing, but it6s the same meaning.

*e3re treating 04smenrrhea, we have t 1hse spe1i3i1pints, be3re treating the 3rm, r the t4pe, 3 the 0isease.I tl0 4u be3re that the spe1i3i1 pint is *l)D, an0 I sai0that 4u have t regulate the bl0 an0 energ4, an0 in r0ert regulate bl0 an0 energ4 4u have t 1hse a pintwhse bran1hes g t the uterus. I eplaine0 that thismrning: this pint, whi1h is >V)D. "hen, there is antherspe1i3i1 pint, &p)M, be1ause the three Yin, as I sai0 amment ag, pr0u1e bl0. LHere is the 1hannel 3 the

@iver, the Ki0ne4, the &pleen. "he4 =in at that pint. I3 4utni34 this pint, it6s t harmni7e an0 regulate the bl0.&p)M is a spe1i3i1 pint in all g4nae1lgi1al 0isr0ers. *l)Dis a pint t treat the pain 3 all g4nae1lgi1al 0isr0ers.An0 >V)D means 6the uterus6. & these are the three pints4u shul0 use 3irst.

In the 1ase 3 stagnatin))in the 1ase 3 perverse energ4, inthe 1ase 3 0ietar4 prblems, an0 in the 1ase 3 emtinalprblems))4u6re blige0 t 0isslve this stagnatin. Inriental me0i1ine we have spe1i3i1 pints in ea1h 1ase wherethere is a bl15age r stagnatin, whi1h are the Qi)1le3tpints. LHere is stagnatin. I have t pun1ture &p)8 &p)8is a Qi)1le3t pint. I eplaine0 a mment ag that the &pleenpla4s an imprtant rle in misturi7ing the apparatus 3 thewman an0 als in the mutatin trans3rmatins in therganismJ. I3 4u pun1ture the Qi pint, whi1h is &p)8, it6s t

0isslve an0 unbl15 the stagnatin. An0 then 4u have tregulari7e the bl0, whi1h is 0ne b4 means 3J &p)'-,an0 t regulate the energ4, whi1h is 0ne b4 means 3J >V)M. "hese are the pints 4u use, then, in the 1ase 3perverse energ4, r in the 1ase 3 0ietar4 04s3un1tin, rps41ha33e1tive 0isr0ers. Yu pun1ture thse pints 3irst,


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an0 in the 1ase 3 stagnatin 4u a00 the 3llwing threepints.

Nw, in the 1ase 3 0e3i1ien14, whi1h is a1tuall4 a la15 3bl0, 4u have t a1tivate the pr0u1tin 3 bl0 in theuterus. "he tw 1lassi1al pints are >V)B an0 &t)DM. &t)DM:when 4u tni34 this pint 4u a1tivate the pr0u1tin 3bl0 an0 energ4 in general. V)B,what 4u6re 0ing is ta5ing this in1rease0 bl0 an0 energ4an0 ma5ing sure that it rea1hes the uterus. "hese are1lassi1al 3rmulas. In >hinese e0i1ine, a 1lassi1al 3rmula isa t4pe 3 3rmula reserve0 3r stu0ents. *ut we

a1upun1turists 3 a lng time, we respe1t thse three pints J but we 0n6t respe1t the ther ne J. 9r eample, inthe 1ase 3 ps41hlgi1al)emtinal 0isr0ers, we wul0 alshave t a00 pints having an anti)0epressive e33e1t, whi1hare: GV)-, Yintang >urius pint RDF, >V)'(, an0 He)(. I3the prblem is 3 0ietar4 rigin I wul0n6t use thse pints,I60 use *l)-, &p)D, *l)', an0 &t)B, whi1h means that Inee0le the *a15)shu pint 3 the &pleen, the &ur1e YuanJpint 3 the &pleen, the &ur1e YuanJ pint 3 the&tma1h,

an0J the *a15 &hu pint 3 the &tma1h, with the i0ea 3regulating the &pleen)&tma1h s4stem. In the 1ase 3 a0e3i1ien14 3 bl0, I must alwa4s a00 >V)', @i)'D, an0 &t)DM. "hese three pints are enugh t a1tivate the 3rmatin3 bl0 an0 energ4. "his means that the 3rmula in >hinesee0i1ine is nt rigi0, ever4thing 0epen0s n the 5nwle0ge3 ea1h ne 3 us. *ut the mst imprtant thing is t 5nwthe spe1i3i1 pints 3r ea1h 0isease. 9r eample: ing4nae1lg4, &p)M in pthalmlg4, G*)D( in 1entral

nervus s4stem 0iseases, G*)D+, et1. "his is ver4 imprtant."his is where 4u a00 pints t the 1lassi1al 3rmulas.

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In the 1ase 3 the shrt 141le, wmen 3ten have bl0shte4es. L"hat6s an e4e. Here is the 1anthus 3 the e4e thewhite 3 the e4e the s1lera the iris an0 the pupil. "here is

the 1anthus, it is irrigate0 b4 the Heart an0 the white 3 thee4e b4 the energ4 3 the @ungs the iris is irrigate0 b4 the@iver energ4, an0 the part in the mi00le b4 the Ki0ne4, an0the superir part b4 the &pleen energ4, an0 the part belwthe e4e b4 the &tma1h. In the 1ase 3 pathlg4, in the1ase 3 shrt 141les whi1h is 1ause0 b4 heat))heat means3ire))3ire means the Heart))the part whi1h is irrigate0 b4 theHeart has little bl0 vessels. I3 it6s 0ietar4 in rigin thereare little bl0 vessels whi1h as1en0 li5e thatJ 4u have t

pen the e4e t l5 at these vessels. "his is ver4 imprtant.V)M, Pihai.

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regulate the 1ir1ulatr4 s4stem 3 bl0 an0 energ4, 3 Yinan0 Yang. "hse are spe1i3i1 pints that 4u have t 5nw.

Nw in the 1ase 3 the shrt menstrual 141le, where there is3ire, 4u have t put ut the 3ire. Yu must nt put ut the3ire 3 the b04, be1ause it is 4ur essential energ4. Yuhave t slw 0wn the 1ir1ulatin r put it ut. An0 we put itut with Earth pints, in ther wr0s, @i)D))the @iver gvernsthe genital s4stem))the Yuan pint 3 the @iver, in therwr0s the humi0it4 3 the @iver, the Earth pint 4u use itin the 1ase where there is t mu1h Yang, t mu1h 3ire.

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tni34. In 1n1lusin, all a1upun1ture pints 1an be tni3ie0r 0isperse0 ever4thing 0epen0s n 1ntet, ever4thing0epen0s n the 1lini1al 3rm 4u mustn6t thin5 that atni3i1atin pint alwa4s has t be tni3ie0.


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3 energ4. *ut when 4u tal5 abut what energ4, the46re ntea1tl4 sure. hing,espe1iall4 in the !a >heng 2Art an0 %ra1ti1e 3A1upun1ture2F. *ut as 4u alrea04 5nw, in the an1ient

tets, whether it is the Nei >hing r the !a>heng,when the4 tal5 abut i0eas, the4 tal5 abut ne i0eain b5 ne, anther ne in b5 3ive, an0 then the thir0ne the4 1me ba15 t in b5 three. & the4 never give4u a s4nthesi7e0, r glbal, i0ea 3 the whle thing. I6mging t tr4 t 0 a s4nthesis 3 all these an1ient b5s an0t tr4 t give 4u a 1mplete i0ea 3 the &an ia.


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Yu6ve nti1e0 that I6ve been using the wr0 6&an ia6.Yu6ve never hear0 me spea5 3 the 6"riple Heater6. *e1ause3r us this wr0 means nthing. 6&an 6 means 6three6. 6ia6

means 6metablism6. In ther wr0s, the 3un1tin 3 the &ania is the 3un1tin 3 the 0ivisin int three metablisms."hese three metablisms are: metablism 3 energ4,metablism 3 bl0, an0 metablism 3 rgani1 li;ui0."0a4 we6re ging t spea5 abut energ4. I6m ging tpresent several i0eas: I6m ging t tal5 abut the 3rmatin3 Ying energ4. As 4u 5nw it6s als 1alle0 Nutritive, rnurishing, energ4. I6m ging t tal5 abut the 3rmatin 3ing energ4, whi1h 4u 5nw is the energeti1 ;uintessen1e.

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t am, t ( in the @arge Intestine, et1., an0 returns tthe @ungs 3rm D t am n1e mre. "his is the 1ir1ulatin3 the Ying energ4, Nutritive energ4. "his is wh4))pen an4b5 3 a1upun1ture, in an4 1untr4, 4u will see that the4

alwa4s tea1h 4u 3irst abut the 1hannel 3 the @ungs, an0then this pathwa4, alwa4s 3inishing b4 the @iver. "his is inagreement with the 1ir1a0ian 141le 3 Ying energ4. "hat6srughl4 what 4u nee0 t 5nw abut the 3rmatin an01ir1ulatin 3 Ying energ4.


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3 nrmal a1tivit4, when it6s 3un1tining nrmall4, nth4pa1tive, what is its rleO It is t metabli7e the Yingenerg4 int ing, ing 3 the @ungs. An0 it is this ing 3 the@ungs whi1h ges t gvern the s5in an0 the b04 hair. It is

this ing 3 the @ungs whi1h gverns the nse, an0 it is thising 3 the @ungs whi1h allws us t have a sense 3 smell."his means that when 4u have a prblem with 4ur sense3 smell, when 4u have a prblem in the s5in, 4u have ttni34 the @ung energ4)) but the ing energ4 3 the @ung.& the Ying energ4 arrives at the @ungs, is trans3rme0 an0metabli7e0 int ing, it gverns these 3un1tins, an0 then it1ntinues: it passes b4 the &tma1h, an0 arrives at the&pleen, whi1h is an rgan. &in1e it6s an rgan it6s ging t

metabli7e the Ying, int a mre pure substan1e, whi1h we1all the ing 3 the &pleen . An0 it6s the ing 3 the &pleenwhi1h rules the 0ermis 0n6t 3rget that the ing 3 the@ungs rules the epi0ermisF it gverns the lips, an0 thesense 3 taste. "hat is wh4 4u 3ten have patients wh1me t see 4u with prblems 3 ansmia, whi1h meansthe4 are unable t smell 0i33erent 0rs but 3ten there arepatients wh 1me t see us with bth a lss 3 the sense 3 smell an0 lss 3 the sense 3 taste. & 3ten it is ver4 har0

t treat these patients. *ut i3 4u 0n6t even 5nw where ttreat them 4u are never ging t be able t 1mpletel4 1urethem. "his is wh4 4u have t treat the ing 3 the &pleen))nt the Ying 3 the &pleen. I6m ging t tell 4u hw t 0these treatments, but 3r the mment we6re =ust tal5ingabut ph4silg4.


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Intestine, past the *la00er, be1ause these are bwels ntrgans, an0 it rea1hes the Ki0ne4 rgan. Again, in theKi0ne4 rgan there is metablism 3 the Ying energ4,trans3rme0 int Ki0ne4 ing, whi1h gverns the bnes, the

marrw, an0 the brain. An0 it6s the ing 3 the Ki0ne4s whi1hgverns the ears an0 hearing. "his is wh4 i3 4u have aprblem 3 0ea3ness 4u have t treat the ing 3 theKi0ne4s.

"he %eri1ar0ium is the same as the Heart. & the Yingenerg4 1ntinues an0 it passes b4 the &an ia, an0 the Gall*la00er, an0 arrives at the @iver: n1e again there is a

trans3rmatin, int ing 3 the @iver, an0 it is the ing 3 the@iver whi1h gverns the neurmus1ular s4stem it6s the ing3 the @iver whi1h rules the e4es an0 it6s the ing 3 the@iver whi1h enables us t see, visin. & when 4u have ane4e prblem, a prblem with visin, e4esight: 3r eamplewhen smene 1mes t 4u with the prblem li5e a1atara1t, 4u 5nw that all 1atara1ts are 3ten perate0 n,but 4u 5nw that 1atara1ts, i3 the4 haven6t rea1he0 thepint where the4 abslutel4 have t be perate0 n, 4u 1an

get e1ellent results with a1upun1ture. Yu will nt nl4 helpthe patients avi0 surgi1al interventin, but 4u will alshelp t put the 0isease int reverse. & nw 4u 5nw alittle abut hw Ying energ4 is turne0 int ing energ4, an0hw the ing rules the 0i33erent s4stems.


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@ung n the same hri7ntal line, laterall4, 4u have thepint whi1h is 1rrespn0ent t the ing 3 the @ungs, whi1his *l)B. & that when 4u want t treat the ing 3 the@ungs, this is where 4u have t wr5.


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things, rigrus r stri1t in the wa4 that we learn the wr0s.*e1ause i3 we empl4 wr0s whi1h are nt a11urate, we arent ging t learn an4thing. *e1ause in >hinese e0i1ine,ever4 single wr0 has a 0eep meaning, an0 i3 we 0n6t use

them 1rre1tl4, we ma4 en0 up ma5ing errrs. An0 i3 thereare errrs in 1mprehensin we 1annt help ur patients, we1annt get results. An0 a me0i1al s1ien1e where there aren results is a s1ien1e that has n 3uture. "hat is wh4 we arever4 stri1t abut the terminlg4. "a5e the eample 3 theterm 6&hen6: as5 an4 Vietnamese, >hinese r Asian persn,the4 ver4 rarel4 use the wr0 &hen, the4 sa4 6>hen6 inVietnamese in 1hinese the4 sa4 6ing)shen6, whi1h means6the ;uintessen1e 3 &hen6. & when we spea5 abut &hen

we6re tal5ing abut the ;uintessen1e))this is wh4 I6m gingt tal5 abut 6ing)&hen6. & nw I6m ging t tal5 abut theimmaterial, nn)material part 3 ing, be1ause man 0es ntnl4 1nsist 3 anatm4, but we als have a nn)materialpart, whi1h is etremel4 imprtant. & imprtant thatever4where we g nw peple tal5 nl4 3 ps41hlgi1al,mental an0 ps41hsmati1 0iseases.

I wul0 nw li5e t present an i0ea whi1h is nt 5nwn ver4well b4 man4 01trs 3 a1upun1ture))4u6ve 3ten hear0the sa4ing that t mu1h anger in=ures the @iver the4 sa4t mu1h grie3 r sa0ness in=ures the @ungs the4 sa4 tmu1h 3ear in=ures the Ki0ne4s the4 sa4 that t mu1hthught in=ures the &pleen an0 that t mu1h =4 in=uresthe Heart. "his is nt 1rre1t. Hw 1an we un0erstan0 thisOLHere is the law 3 the 9ive %hases. Here is the @iver, theHeart, the &pleen, the @ungs an0 the Ki0ne4. I have tl0

4u that in ea1h rgan there is metablism 3 Ying energ4,an0 trans3rmatin int ing, an0 we see that this ing 1anbe material, but it 1an als be immaterial.


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&pleen but als immaterial ing 3 the &pleen, whi1h we 1all6Yi6 in the Heart it6s the same: there is trans3rmatin intimmaterial ing, whi1h we 1all 6&hen6 an0 in the Ki0ne4s theimmaterial ing we 1all 6$hi6 in the @iver it6s the same

pr1e0ure, we will have the ing)&hen 3 the @iver, whi1h we1all the 6Hun6. All 3 these are the ;uintessen1e 3 immaterialenerg4 whi1h is 1ntaine0 in the rgans, the ing)&hen 3the rgans. Eample: here is the @iver. I tl0 4u that in the@iver, the @iver 5eeps r 1nserves the Hun the Hun in thewest 1an be translate0 as 6sul6, the 6vegetative sul6, inther wr0s, whi1h means the pssibilit4 3 1reatin6. Inther wr0s, the Hun 3 an ar1hite1t is mre 0evelpe0 thanurs be1ause he has a 1reative min0. "he vegetative sul is

1reative.

L"his is &hen. "he &hen is the mental HeartF in the&pleen there6s the Yi, whi1h 4u 1an translate b4 6"hught6r 6#e3le1tin6, whi1h means that the &pleen 1nserves theYi, there3re it 1nserves the thughts an0 re3le1tins in the@ungs there is 1nservatin 3 the %.


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state))as I spea5 t 4u an0 4u answer me))we are ntaware 3 all these elements, be1ause ever4thing is inharmn4. *ut i3 there is a 04sharmn4, this is when we3eel))what are we ging t 3eelO I3 I wal5e0 up t 4u an0

gave 4u a 5i15 in the shins, what are 4u ging t 0O Iwul0 0isturb 4ur Hun. An0 this wul0 prv5e anger, 4uwul0 3eel angr4. It6s be1ause I 0isturbe0 this persn6s Hunthat there is anger. *ut it6s nt be1ause there6s t mu1hanger that it 0amages the @iver. !es ever4b04 grasp thenuan1e thereO Anger is pathlgi1al , Hun is ph4silgi1al.An0 the reasn there is anger is be1ause we have 0isturbe0the Hun. *ut the @iver is nt ging t be hurt b4 anger.&ame here: when the &hen is 0isturbe0, 4u will have =4,

but e1essive =4. Yu will have prblems with patients whlaugh withut 5nwing wh4, 4u will have emtin, an0 all 3 this is be1ause 4u are 0isturbing the &hen. An0 it6s thesame 3r the Yi, thught an0 re3le1tin))when 4u 0isturbthe Yi, that is when 4u 0isturb the thught an0 re3le1tin,what 0 4u haveO Yu have wrr4 an0 anguish, aniet4."his the @ungJ is the same.


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the laws 3 the 9ive %hases


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treat a pint 1rrespn0ing t etal. & whi1h pint will I1hseO "he ing)river pint, sin1e that is the ne that1rrespn0s t etal, an0 etal 1ntrls


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4u 3in0 ver4 3re;uentl4 in the west, su1h as nervusbrea50wn an0 0epressin, we have t 0evelp thisreasning a little 3urther an0 treat the &ha Yin ais: theKi0ne4s an0 Heart. *e1ause it is 3re;urentl4 a prblem 3

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0es it gO It ges t the p4lrus LHere is the p4lrus, an0here smething happens whi1h is 1alle0 a phenmenn 30e1antatin.


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the @arge Intestine we have the se1n0 puri3i1atin thepure part ges t the Ki0ne4s an0 the impure part 3llwsthe rest 3 the material part, an0 is eliminate0 in the stl.At the Ki0ne4, the thir0 puri3i1atin: the pure part ges t

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pr1ess 3 0istillatinJ an0 at the en0 4u btain a pr0u1twhi1h is vlatile, the a1tive prin1iple, whi1h is ver4 vlatile:these are the phases 3 0istillatin. In the human rganism4u have the 3irst stage 3 puri3i1atin at the &mall

IntestineJ, se1n0 stage 3 puri3i1atin at the @argeIntestineJ, thir0 stage 3 puri3i1atin at the Ki0ne4sJ, an03urth stage at the *la00erJ, 3i3th stage 3 puri3i1atin atthe @iverJ: it6s ea1tl4 the same as i3 4u were preparing ame0i1ine: when it arrives at that pint ie, at the @iverJ it6s avapr, it6s vapri7e0, vlatile. "hat6s what happens here inthe @iver. "he impure part ges t the Gall *la00er, but thepure part is given 33 in the 3rm 3 a vapr, whi1h is the


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@i)'B 3rm @i)'B it as1en0 twar0s the upper areas,1rssing the ne15 an0 3a1e, an0 arrives at the e4e: Lhere isan e4e t be pre1ise, it arrives at the pint G*)'. @et6sthin5 abut the area 3 G*)': here is the area 3 "ai Yang

this is G*)', an0 the area 3 the &ha Yang, an0 belw wehave the area 3 Yang ing. G*)' is at the level 3 the &haYang Lhere is the "ai Yang, the &ha Yang, Yang ing sthe


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I6ve sp5en abut Ying Pi, ing,


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there is pr1reatin an0 trans3rmatin, mutatin r 1hange.>ming 3rm this mvement there are lateral mvements:tr4 t imagine this small 1n1entratin whi1h is still beating,still mving, at the level 3 the 1ar0ia. 9rm this mvement

4u tr4 t imagine the phenmenn 3 1reatin, 3trans3rmatin 3 the mvement. 9irst there is the 3rmatin3 tw lateral masses, whi1h 3rm a t4pe 3 umbrella, whi1his nne ther, in 3a1t, than the 0iaphragm. An0 the lateralmass whi1h is 3rme0 3rm the 1n1entratin 3 energ4,3rm this area, whi1h is mving, mves up an0 0wn."here3re the mvement 3 the 0iaphragm is an innate rhere0itar4 mvement. "hat6s wh4 this mrning when wetal5e0 abut *l)'( we tl0 4u it was the shu pint 3 the

0iaphragm an0 we sai0 it was a reunin pint 3r bl0wh4O It is as the result 3 the up)an0)0wn mvement 3 the0iaphragm that the energ4 3 Yang ing 1an 0es1en0 an0the "ai Yin 1an as1en0, an0 it results 3rm this 0es1en0ing 3 Yang ing an0 as1en0ing 3 "ai Yin that there is the3rmatin 3 bl0. "his is wh4 the pint *l)'(, whi1h1mman0s the mvement 3 the 0iaphragm, is als ameeting pint 3 the bl0. & the 0iaphragm: the 3irst pintis that the 3rmatin is ver4 imprtant. & 3irst we have the

lateral mvements 3rm the 1n1entratin 3 the !ng Pinw there is a mvement ging 0wnwar0s, whi1h 3rms the1enter 3 the i00le ia. "hat means that ever4thing I tl04u earlier abut the 3rmatin 3 the Ying Pi, et1., 1annteist withut this pint 3 1n1entratin. "hen there ismvement twar0s the @wer ia this means that 3rm thispint 3 !ng Pi there is mvement whi1h 3rms antherpint 3 1n1entratin in the lwer ia, an0 than5s t thatthere is the 3rmatin 3


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&, t re1ap: 3irst there is lateral mvement se1n0l4,mvement 0wnwar0 an0, thir0l4, there is mvementupwar0 wh4O " 3rm the @ungs an0 their respiratr4mvement. "here is a mvement as1en0ing t the Heart,

3rming the Heart an0 its 1ar0ia1 mvement. &, there3re,4u 1an see hw, starting with !ng Pi, 4u have the3rmatin 3 all the elements whi1h I6ve =ust 0es1ribe0.

>ming ba15 t this term, 6thra1i1 energ46, whi1h wastranslate0 b4 ur >hinese 1lleagues in &hanghai, I tl0 4uit was 1rre1t but it wasn6t enugh be1ause 6thra1i16 reall4nl4 applies t this part, but it 0esn6t in1lu0e all this therpart an0 the term 61reative energ46, whi1h !r. Van Nghi

pre3ers, simpl4 re3ers t the 3a1t that 3rm !ng Pi, all therest is 1reate0. An0 this is the !ng Pi, the an1estral rhere0itar4 energ4. & nw I6ve tal5e0 t 4u abut the0i33erent t4pes 3 energ4 nw we6re ging t tal5 abuttreatment.

V)'( 3 the mi00le ia is >V)' an0 3 the lwer ia is>V). I wul0 als li5e t pint ut that the upper ia, as4u 5nw, gverns the @ungs an0 the Heart the mi00le iagverns the &pleen an0 &tma1h an0 the lwer iagverns the @iver an0 the Ki0ne4s. Nrmall4 t treat theupper ia))4u shul0 nl4 treat the upper ia when bth3 the tw rgans are being atta15e0, be1ause i3 nl4 the@ungs are being atta15e0 then 4u nl4 use @ung pints, an0again, i3 it6s nl4 the Heart 4u use Heart pints))but when

4u have, 3r eample, a 1ar0ipulmnar4 1n0itin, wherebth rgans are invlve0, then 4u wul0 use the pint 3the upper ia an0 it6s the same 3r the mi00le ia an0,again, 3r the lwer ia nl4 when bth rgans areatta15e0 0 4u use the mu pint 3r that iaJ. & let6s gba15 t this: 4u 5nw that all the rgans an0 bwels havenl4 ne mu pint but 4u see that the &an ia has three


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mu pints this is alrea04 ver4 imprtant. *ut in '+8, when!r. Van Nghi put ut the b5, "he Art an0 %ra1ti1e 3A1upun1ture, whi1h is a translatin 3 1mmentar4 n the!a >heng, we nti1e0 that there were nt, in 3a1t, three mu

pints 3 the &an ia, ther are seven mu pints 3r the &ania. hina, his name was %ienn "si he live0-- 4ears be3re >hrist, an0 he sai0 the 3llwing: 2I agreewith this pint >V)'(J an0 als this pint >V)'J but I0n6t agree abut that pint >V)J.2 V) between >V) an0 >V)8 4u 1an 0ivi0ethis areaJ int three parts Lhere is >V)B, here is >V)Mbetween >V) an0 >V)B 4u have >V)D.


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alwa4s 3ull 3 water this 1rrespn0s t this part. An0 4uwill see, 3 1urse, 3r the ri1e t grw there has t be sunan0 here there is >V)M, whi1h is 6Pihai6, 6&ea 3 Energ46.Energ4 is Yang Yang is heat, sunshine s this pint

represents the sun. " help the water at thse pints, thelp with the 1reatin. "his is wh4 the !antien regin isetremel4 imprtant in wmen, t the pint where, when4u g t asian 1untries 4u 3re;uentl4 see statues 3 the*u00ha, an0 4u see the *u00ha putting his han0 in thispsitin this is be1ause he is hi0ing this regin, be1ause itis a sa1re0 regin, an0 it is an area 3 pr1reatin 3r thereasns whi1h I 0es1ribe0. An0 the pint Yin1hia, whi1h isLhere, is a pint whi1h helps pr1reatin, be1ause it lea0s

water t the uterus. *e1ause the uterus, in r0er t be3ertile, has t be mistene0 r humi0i3ie0. "his is wh4, 3r%ienn "si, >V)( is a pint whi1h 1mman0s r rules thelwer ia an0 it6s a wn0er3ul pint t treat 3r sterilit4.*ut 3r the m0ern 1hi1eJ, the pint >V), the46re als1rre1t abut it. V)1an als be a mu pint 3 the lwer ia. & in the lwer ia4u have: >V) an0 >V)(. & we6ve alrea04 gt 3ur muJpints 3r the &an iaJ.

"he 3llwing generatins 3 01trs sai0 that the4 agree0abut >V)'(, an0 >V) an0 >V)(, but nt abut >V)'be1ause, as 3ar as the4 were 1n1erne0, the pint 3r themwhi1h gverne0 the mi00le ia was &t) but similarl4 3r

the m0erns as 3r the an1ients, >V)' 1ul0 als be the3rnt mu pint 3 the mi00le ia. V)' isals the 3rnt mu pint 3 the &tma1h &t) is the 3rntmu pint 3 the @arge Intestine. An0 4u see that &tma1han0 @arge Intestine 3rm the Yang ing. & 4u 1ul0 usebth &t) an0 >V)' e;uall4 well. & nw we6ve gt 3ivepints.


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In the &tma1h there are pints whi1h gvern r 1mman0the 1enters: the 1enter 3 the upper ia, 3 the mi00le ia,an0 3 the lwer ia. "he pint whi1h 1mman0s the 1enter3 the upper ia is >V)'D it6s the pint whi1h 4u use t

treat hiatus hernia. An0 3r the mi00le ia 4u have >V)',t treat stma1h ul1ers. An0 the pint 3 the lwer ia is>V)'-, whi1h 1an be use0 t treat 0u0enal ul1ers. &,3inall4, we have: L1unt them >V)'(, >V)', >V), >V)(,>V)'D, >V)'- an0 &t). &: seven mu pints 3 the &ania, an0 nt three. An0 t respn0 t all 3 these sevenpints 3 the &an ia, 4u have the ba15 shu pint 3 the&an ia, whi1h is *l) s when 4u want t a1t n thispint 4u nee0 t use mibustin. An0 that6s what I wante0

t sa4, prett4 mu1h, abut the &an ia. I haven6t ha0 a lt3 time, an0 I6ve trie0 t 0 a s4nthesis I hpe that 4u6veun0erst0. "han5 4u.

Puestin: >an 4u tell us smething abut the pint *l)D+O

Answer: It6s a spe1ial H pint 3 the &an ia, whi1h 4uuse t treat 1ertain pathlgies but nt spe1i3i1all4 3 the&an ia. "here are three pints: &")D( whi1h 1rrespn0st @arge Intestine, &t)D+ whi1h 1rrespn0s t the &mallIntestine, an0 *l)D+ whi1h 1rrespn0s t &an ia. *utthat6s anther prblem. "han5 4u.

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bl0 an0 energ4))whi1h is wh4 wmen 0 nt have bear0san0 musta1hes.

*ut t 1me ba15 t ur patient, ur presi0ent has as5e0 us

t relieve his pain an0 help his hea0a1hes. "his mrning Itl0 4u that in r0er t treat pain 4u have t l5 3r the A&hi pints, an0 t tni34 the pints 3 the 1rrespn0ing1hannel.


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pun1ture it prperl4: this pint is 0eep, 4u have t push itin s that it tu1hes He)8, be1ause the Heart an0 the &mallIntestine 1nstitute a Yin)Yang energeti1 s4stem. A3ter the"ai Yang, the &ha Yang: the &an ia has a tni3i1atin

pint at &)D I als have t tni34 it. An0 the last Yang isthe Yang ing: whi1h als has a pint 3 tni3i1atin, @I)''.


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an4thing. An0 we 5nw the name 3 the grup 3 pints an0their 3un1tin.Nw I6m ging t give 4u the 1lassi3i1atin:

9irst, Ah &hi pints&e1n0, the @u

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mment ag an0 it was pain3ul. *l)'' gverns the whles5eletal s4stem 3 an he6s alrea04 tl0 us that this pint ispain3ul, whi1h means that his s5eletal r arti1ulatr4 s4stemat this level is 0isturbe0.

9i3th, the pening pint 3 the >urius Vessels))4u shul0 5nw these, be1ause a g0 a1upun1turist,a3ter having pun1ture0 the pint 3 the prin1iple meri0ians,alwa4s pens the 1rrespn0ing >urius Vessel, in r0er trein3r1e r a1tivate 3urther the pints 3 the prin1iplemeri0ians.

&ith, the u pints an0 the &hu pints 9rnt)u an0 *a15)&huF))bth 3 these t4pes 3 pints are etremel4 imprtant i34u6ve seen n Ameri1an televisin, 1ertain a1upun1turistshave sai0 a1upun1ture treats pain but i3 4u 0n6t 5nwabut this te1hni;ue, 4u6re nt ging t su11ee0, be1ause4u are 1heating))be1ause at the same time 4u arepres1ribing me0i1ine. & the &hu an0 the u pints treat thergans an0 bwels. An0 this is ver4 imprtant. "his meansthat >hinese e0i1ine, li5e


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prblems. L"his is an rgan, a living rgan. "here3re it6s3un1tining, it has a 3un1tin.


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3 tni3i1atin an0 0ispersin. An0 this is wh4, t be a g0a1upun1turist, 4u have t un0erstan0 the nuan1es in theterms use0. An0 nw))where 0es the Yin part gO st 3 itges t the Yin 3 the anterir part 3 the b04 in ther

wr0s, the thra1ab0minal regin. Yu 5nw that in thisarea there are nl4 Yin meri0ians that as1en0, an0 4u 5nwthat the Yin meri0ians travel in the Yin areas 3 the b04. I3we 1all a 1hannel Yin, it means that it travels in the Yin part3 the b04 but in realit4, it brings Yang int the Yin. An0here, an0 the *la00er 1hannel, 3r eample, it is a Yang1hannel, be1ause it travels in the Yang part 3 the b04 but,in realit4, it brings


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&eventh: there are the Qi pints, 3 whi1h I alrea04 sp5e t4u.

Eighth: the lwer H pints ur presi0ent as5e0 us anther

3rien0l4 ;uestin there are nl4 three pints: &t)D(, &")D+,an0 *l)D+.))*l)D+ is the @wer H pint 3 the &an ia it treats allinstan1es 3 prblems 3 the *la00er, all 1ases 3 e0ema 3the lwer limbs but e0ema whi1h riginates in the rgansan0 bwels, be1ause there is als e0ema with its rigin inthe >entral Nervus &4stemF.

"here is anther grup 3 pints: the ing pints, %ints 3%assage.))I translate this term b4 6eeting an0 #eunin pints6. 9reample: there are n vessels whi1h penetrate the =aw. "he>hinese sa4 that &t)M is a pint whi1h gverns the lwer =aw, but the4 haven6t been able t shw us the vessel whi1hpenetrates the lwer =aw. "his pint is the meeting pint 3the &an ia the &an ia an0 Gall *la00er meet at thispint, an0 the vessel penetrates 0eepl4 int the maillar4area t gvern the gums. In ther wr0s at &t)M, there arether vessels whi1h penetrate there, an0 it6s 1alle0 the pint3 meeting an0 reunin. In all, there are '+8 3 thesemeeting an0 reunin pints. Yu have t have a lt 3patien1e t learn all 3 this grup.

I will use the same te1hni;ue: I will 0isperse the pain3ulpints. Here we6re nt tal5ing ea1tl4 abut the hemi1rania,be1ause hemi1rania 3ten begins in anterir an0 gespsterir. *ut this pain is 1ause0 b4 trauma an0 we 1anrelieve the pain, but we 1an6t tal5 abut hemi1rania r1ephalgia. " treat this patient I have t have him lie 0wn.

Nw be1ause 3 the AI!& prblem nee0les have t besterili7e0, an0 these nee0les are presterili7e0. *ut nw we6reging t ;uestin, 6are these nee0les whi1h 1laim t besterili7e0))are the4 reall4 sterili7e0O6))I 0ubt it, be1ause


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I6ve 0ne a lt 3 sterili7atin 3 nee0les at the time 3surgi1al peratin 4u nee0 at least '8- 0egrees, ea1tl4the same as the surgi1al instruments an0 these apanesenee0les are mie0 with silver, an0 i3 4u put real silver in a

sterili7er it will melt. & the 3a1t that the4 sa4 the4 aresterili7e0 is =ust t 1alm the patient 0wn.Nrmall4, with this t4pe 3 prblem, 4u wul0 0isperse withele1tri1al apparatus, be1ause 4u have t have a 1ntinuus0ispersin. ?ur 1lleague, !r. Yu1ha, has alrea04 0ne0ispersin hweverJ it wasn6t in a 1ntinuus 3ashin, itwas br5en up int 0i33erent treatments, that6s wh4 theresults were nt 1mpletel4 satis3a1tr4. Nti1e m4te1hni;ue 3 0ispersin I turn the nee0le ver4 ;ui15l4. I3 I

want t tni34, I turn ver4 slwl4.

))))))I6m tu1hing GV)'B. N, it6s nt pain3ul. I6m tu1hing*l)'- nw, an0 he sa4s its pain3ul. & I6m ging t 0isperse*l)'-. Nw I6m tu1hing GV)'M it6s nt pain3ul. I6m tu1hingG*)-, an0 he sa4s its pain3ul, s I6m se0ating it))0ispersingit. As he sai0, the pain as1en0s up the lateral part 3 thehea0. I6m l5ing 3r the pain3ul pints. Here there is a ver4imprtant pint, whi1h is G*)8. It6s nt pain3ul, s we wn6t

pun1ture it. "his is &I)'- l5. I6m =ust tu1hing the s5innw I6m ging thrugh the s5in an0 nl4 nw 0 I begin tturn the nee0le. I3 4u =ust begin t brea5 the s5in with thenee0le an0 4u begin t turn it, it 1auses a lt 3 pain.


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is @I)B this is abut right, I6m tni34ing the three Yin. Nwthe 0isease is eternal, be1ause i3 it ha0 reall4 a33e1te0 themarrw, espe1iall4 in that part, all 3 the area 3rm here0wn t his 3eet wul0 have been paral47e0, s we 5nw

that the prblem is eternal, as the marrw has nt beena33e1te0. "his is wh4 I have t pun1ture a pint t prvi0ethis in0u1tin, t reestablish the 1nne1tin between theeternal areas.

urius Vessels. Nw I havet l5: have I use0 an4 pints 3 the >urius VesselsONti1e that &I)D is the tni3i1atin pint 3 the &mallIntestine, but a1tuall4 it is als the pening pint 3 theGverning Vessel. *ut the Gverning Vessel is alsass1iate0 with the Yang Pia.


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r0er t treat an illness, 3irst 3 all 4u treat the l1al pints,the pints 1rrespn0ing t the illness, an0 regulate thesepints with 0istal pints.


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Answer: "hat6s the same as nee0les that sta4 in 3r a lngtime, intra0ermal nee0les. *e1ause we6re in Ameri1a,.... I6magainst that meth0. *e1ause i3 the4 sta4 a lng time in thetissue, 3r eample in the 1ase 3 auri1ultherap4, when the4

leave a nee0le in the ear, it6s ver4 serius be1ause it a1tuall41auses a ne1rsis 3 the 1artilage. An0 we6re in the &tates.In >hina it 0esn6t matter, but in the Unite0 &tates this isimprtant. hinese: the an1ient >hinese sai0: i3 4u want t have ag0 result, when 4u use the heate0 nee0le te1hni;ue 4uhave t use it a11r0ing t the lunar 141le. 9r eample: the>hinese mnth has thirt4 0a4s n the 3i3teenth 0a4 3 themnth the mn is alwa4s 3ull an0 then the mn wanes i3 4ur patient arrives n the 3i3teenth 0a4 3 the mnth 4uhave t 0 it 3i3teen times the same 0a4, an0 i3 he 1ame n

the twent4)eighth 0a4, 4u nl4 0 it twi1e. *ut all this is>hinese I =ust 0 it n1e. ust t shw 4u that >hinesee0i1ine is 1mpli1ate0.

& tmrrw mrning we6ll be tal5ing abut the treatment 3 pain an0 in the a3ternn we6ll be tal5ing abut1ranipun1ture an0 then we6ll either 3inish up with pain r


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0 an eaminatin 3 a patient. %ain is a ver4 vague tpi1 Iwill be mre pre1ise. mmissin, whi1h is inthe pr1ess 3 rgani7ing a 1mmn prgram in therwr0s, three 4ears 3 stu04 in a1upun1ture 3r 01trs an0these stu0ies will either be at a private s1hl r at theUniversit4. *ut 3r peple wh are nt 01trs, the4 will beblige0 t 0 tw 4ears 3 western me0i1al s1ien1es,anatm4 an0 ph4silg4, either at a private universit4 r at

the universit4 3 their 1hi1e, be3re learning a1upun1ture.In ther wr0s, we are tr4ing t reslve this prblem. In theUnite0 &tates, as in Eurpe, a1upun1ture remains smething3 a vague sub=e1t whereas in 9ran1e, the gvernment isbeginning t 0eal with the situatin. At the present timethere are twelve universities 33i1iall4 tea1hing a1upun1ture,


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nt in1lu0ing the 1nsi0erable number 3 private institutinswhereas in German4, 3r eample, there are a1upun1tureservi1es, whi1h have 3a1ult4 pr3essrs wh are in 1harge 3them an0 in Ital4 there are 33i1ial a1upun1ture servi1es

re1gni7e0 b4 the >un1il 3 Eurpe))Ital4 is rather spe1ial,be1ause in that 1untr4 there is a lt 3 0rug abuse, thereare lts 3 han0i1appe0 peple, there are lts 3 mentalprblems, ps41hlgi1al prblems, an0 that6s wh4 the4 arethe nl4 1untr4 at the mment t have a1upun1turetreatment pai0 3r b4 the state. I6ve rughl4 0es1ribe0 thesituatin with a1upun1ture an0 the >un1il 3 Eurpe isging t meet at least 3ive times t reslve this prblem."he 3irst meeting was in une the se1n0 is ging t be in

!e1ember 3 this 4ear. "his is wh4 I6m in the pr1ess 3inviting 1ertain ameri1an 01trs t 1me t the >un1il 3Eurpe in the 3a1ult4 as bservers, with the i0ea 3eventuall4 establishing a prgram in the whle 3 the hina 1annt reall4 beapplie0 in the


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*ut when there6s a 0e3i1ien14 3 bl0 an0 energ4 in nepart 3 ur b04, it 1an als 1ause pain. *ut i3 there is painthere has t be an bstru1tin 3 sme t4pe in the @uvessels. LHere is the s5in here are the se1n0ar4 vessels

here is the " 1hannel, an0 belw it the %. In >hinesee0i1ine we 3irst 0istinguish the ing, r 1hannel the wr061hannel6 has been ver4 translate0: 6ing6 reall4 means 6wa46r 6path6, 6pathwa46))a pathwa4 we 1an wal5 alng, a rutewe 1an ta5e. hinese1all it &un @u, r 1unt4 ra0s.


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this part ))an0 this part is nrmall4 irrigate0 b4 bl0 an0energ4, b4 Ying energ4 an0


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balan1e: 4u 0n6t see m4 ps41hlgi1al 3aults but whenI6m si15, 4u 1an see that I ma4 be an angr4 t4pe 3 persn,a sa0 t4pe 3 persn, et1.

I am nw ging t 0e3ine 3r 4u the 3eelings 3 a health4nrmal persn. In an, there are seven emtins r3eelings. I6m ging t shw 4u this a11r0ing t the @aw 39ive %hases. "he @aw 3 9ive %hases 1n1erns the 3ivergans: the @iver, the Heart, the &pleen, the @ungs, an0 theKi0ne4s. Un0er nrmal 1n0itins the @iver has an emtin,a 3eeling. Yester0a4 !r. "ran eplaine0 t us that the @iverabsrbs Ying energ4 an0 gives 33 its ing, trans3rms it int

ing. He tal5e0 abut mental ing, an0 ing whi1h gverns0i33erent parts 3 the b04, t be spe1i3i1, 0i33erent la4ers,su1h as the 3lesh 0ermisF, the mus1le, et1. An0 then thereis a ing whi1h rules the seven ri3i1es, in ther wr0s: e4e,ear, nse an0 thrat, et1. Nw I6m ging t tal5 abutmental ing, ps41hlgi1al ing, whi1h is ver4 imprtant. "he@iver has its nrmal ing, whi1h is given the name Hun.6Hun6, as we sai0 4ester0a4, means 6vegetative6, r 6material6sul. "his means that all 3 us, in nrmal times, is 1apable 3

the 3eeling 3 1reativit4, 3 1reating smething. 9rtunatel4,hwever, there are peple wh 1reate ver4 well an0 therswh 1reate ver4 ba0l4 3r eample, %i1ass ha0 the 3eelingr emtin r 1reativit4 t pr0u1e beauti3ul pi1tures.


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emtin 1nne1te0 with the @ung, whi1h is 1alle0 %, 1ul0be translate0 b4 6sensitive sul6, whi1h means that ever4 ne3 us has 3eelings 3 sensitivit4. 9r eample, rs. #eaganhas a ver4 sensitive sul ever4 &un0a4 she ges t pr

peples6 huses an0 helps them. !uring the 0a4 she 1an6t gthere, she writes a little letter: 2I6m ver4 sa0 that I 1an6tg.2 & in abnrmal states, the sensitivit4 trans3rms intsa0ness.

"he Heart: the nrmal 3eeling r emtin is &hen &henmeans the 6mental6, but the 9ren1h translate it b4 6min06 r6spirit6, an0 I am against this term. A persn wh has a

min0, 3r eample ))6sense 3 humr6 is anther wa4 ttranslate it. 9r eample: a persn li5e m4sel3, I give littleeamples 3rm time t time t ma5e peple laugh s it6ssai0 I have a sense 3 humr.


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g t see 4u, 4u have t treat a11r0ing t the 141le 3inhibitin K 141leF in ther wr0s, with a persn wh isangr4, 4u wul0 in1rease sa0ness: 3r eample, i3 I6mehibiting a lt 3 anger amng m4 3rien0s an0 s n, 4u

wul0 1me t see me an0 4u wul0 sa4, 2!r. Van Nghi,4ur sn has =ust br5en his leg2. Nw I6m tal5ing abutps41hlg4, be1ause ps41hlg4 is ver4 imprtant inps41hiatri1 treatment.


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&uppsing it was the Heart Lhere is the Heart it ges3rm up t 0wn. Yu have t use the 141le 3 inhibitin, s4u have t use the Ki0ne4 pint 3 the Heart 1hannelJ sagain 4u use the te1hni;ue 3 the Anti;ue pints. ing)well

pints, Yung, Yu, ing)river, H: Ki0ne4 1rrespn0s thinese e0i1ine0es nt tal5 abut 3ive emtins but rather seven:

sa0ness))i3 the %r, that is the @ungs, is un0er atta15, thissa0ness is alwa4s 3llwe0 b4 lamenting r 1mplainingwhen the emtinal aspe1t 3 the Ki0ne4s is atta15e0, thereis alwa4s 3ear, an0 this 3ear is alwa4s 3llwe0 b4 tears,weeping & we 1an 1unt seven emtins altgether.

I 3rgt t tal5 abut the &pleen: the emtinal aspe1t 3the &pleen is the Y: the thught pr1ess, thin5ing, r

re3le1tin. hinese e0i1ine an0 hw ttreat them. Nw we6re ging t tal5 abut hw, in generalterms, we will treat ph4si1al pain. Imagine 4u have asprain, in ther wr0s a tear 3 the ligament. @et6s tal5 abut


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smething ver4 1mmn, whi1h is the sprain 3 the an5le:Lhere is the eternal mallelus, an0 the 1al1aneus. Here isthe ligament. It6s a tear in this ligament that 1auses pain.Hw wul0 we treat thisO


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ther wr0s, in ne 0a4, i3 4u wr5 eight r ten hurs a0a4, 4u 1an treat 3rm eight4 t ne hun0re0 peple ever40a4, as I 0i0 when I use0 t pra1ti1e. *ut I wul0n6t a0vise4u t wr5 t har0.


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manipulate b4 han0. &in1e we6re 1ming int the twent4)3irst 1entur4, we have all 5in0s 3 te1hnlg4 that we 1anta5e a0vantage 3. An0 4u will have '-- re1ver4 withthis te1hni;ue.


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An0 nw we6ve a1tivate0 the sur1e 3r the pr0u1tin 3energ4. An0 &t)DM. A 1n1lusin: in minr illnesses, littleillnesses, when we tal5 3 a 0e3i1ien14 3 *l0 an0 energ44u nl4 have t regulate n the eterir, a bit, n the

1hannels 3 the &pleen an0 &tma1h. It6s enugh tpun1ture &t)DM an0 &p)M.

Puestin: Are 4u alwa4s ging t 0 the 1ntralateral si0eOAnswer: Nt in that 1ase n the 3a1e, when I tal5 abut0ispersin 4u have t 0isperse the ppsite si0e. *ut in this1ase we6re tal5ing abut bl0 we6re tr4ing t a1tivate the1ir1ulatin 3 *l0 3rm the interir t the eterir. & thiswill be bilateral.

Here I6ve been tal5ing abut neuralgia this means 4u havet use a spe1i3i1 pint t treat all prblems 3 the upperpart. I sai0 that 4u 1ul0 appl4 it t all illnesses. I3 there isansmia, gingivitis, hea0a1he, an4thing 4u want, 4ualwa4s use @I)B, autmati1all4. An0, belw, 4u wul0 use&t)DM. *e1ause when there is a pain, r sme t4pe 3prblem in the upper part 3 the b04, the hea0, there isalwa4s a 0e3i1ien14 r 0isturban1e 3 essential energ4, vitalenerg4, tthat is, the energ4 3 the &pleen an0 &tma1h. "his

is a ther4 that 4u6re nt ging t see))I 0n6t a11ept this, I =ust state the ther4 be1ause, as I sai0, in


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Hwever, the "en0inmus1ular 1hannel, 3rm @I)', there areman4 little vessels whi1h in a general srt 3 wa4 as1en0 tthe 3a1e, an0 arrive at &t)8 an0 3rm &t)8, there are, again,a whle lt 3 little vessels whi1h g a1rss the 3rehea0 an0

rea1h Lhere an0 3rm there, the4 g 0wn n theppsite si0e an0 the4 sprea0 int the 1ervi1al regin 3 thatsi0e. An0 n this si0e, the same thing it ges up, it turnsarun0 an0 it 0es1en0s Lli5e that. An0 it terminates n theppsite si0e. "his is wh4, when 4u have a prblem at thelevel 3 the hea0 r the 3a1e, 4u alwa4s have t pun1ture@I)B in r0er t 3ree up these small vessels. LHere is thehea0 an0 the vessels whi1h 3llw this pathwa4. "his meansthat the whle 3a1e, all the vessels have a pathwa4 whi1h

ma5es it l5 li5e 4u6re wearing a s1ar3 arun0 4ur hea0when 4u g t Viet Nam, r >hina, r apan, the 1untr4peple wear s1arves arun0 the 3a1e li5e that the4 1verthem. In ther wr0s, everthing that man invents 1piesnatural phenmena. An0 in all a33li1tins 3 the s5ull 4uhave t use @I)B an0 &t)DM. I6ve =ust tal5e0 abut pain1ause0 b4 stagnatin 3 *l0 nw we6re ging t tal5 alittle abut the pathlg4 3 varius illnesses:

9a1ial Neuralgia: Yu 5nw that as 3ar as 3a1ial neuralgia is1n1erne0, there are sme a1upun1turists wh 1ure it an0sme wh 1an6t. @et6s nt even mentin l0 r b4 a1mpressin 3 the pathwa4s 3 the meri0ians 3 the 3a1e, r&tma1h heat whi1h as1en0s twar0s the 3a1e, r b4 a0e3i1ien14 3 *l0 an0 energ4 in the 3a1e.


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mment the patient will be 1almer, but the net 0a4 therewill be the same pain. "his wul0 seem t in0i1ate that it isnt the "rigeminal Nerve that is the 1ause 3 the prblem i3it were the "rigeminal Nerve, then n1e 4u in=e1t an

analgesi1 pr0u1t it wul0 be imme0iatel4 1ure0. *ut it isn6t.

@et6s suppse that it is the "rigeminal Nerve, be1auses1ien1e has tl0 us this, an0 we have t listen: s we sa4that n the "rigeminal Nerve, espe1iall4 the se1n0 bran1h,Lin this area the pint &I)'8 Lhere is the 3a1e here isthe 74gmati1 bne here is the masseter mus1le, an0 these1n0 bran1h is =ust at that pint. An0 3r wea1upun1turists, &I)'8 is l1ate0 there, s we are ver4

1lever))t 5eep ur 1lleagues the !s happ4, we sa4 thatit6s a11urate, an0 we sa4 that we6re treating a11r0ing t the


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shul0er, I6m alwa4s thin5ing abut m4 shul0er.

& the >hinese sa4: when there is pathlg4, m4 shul0er,it6s separate0 3rm the ther parts 3 m4 b04. "his is wh4,

t treat eternal 0iseases, I have t reestablish the1nne1tin between m4 shul0er an0 the ther parts 3 m4b04, that is, the eternal parts. Nw, i3 I ha0 a stma1ha1he))be1ause 4u 0n6t even 5nw that 4u have astma1h right nw, rightO Yu6re listening, 4u6re nt being1ns1ius 3 4ur stma1h, be1ause 4u6re 3eeling ?K but i3 4u ha0 a stma1h a1he, the >hinese e0i1ine 01trs sa4,4u6re stma1h is separate0 3rm the ther rgans an0bwels. A g0 a1upun1turist, be3re treating 4u, wul0

reestablish the 1nne1tins between 4ur &tma1h an0 thether rgans an0 bwels. *ut we have pints, t treat alleternal a33li1tins, r t reestablish the 1nne1tin betweenthe si15 part an0 the ther parts we have t use &),


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0e3i1ien14 3 4in, 3 *l0.


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I3 4u 0n6t rea1h the pint, whi1h is at a 0eeper level, 4uwn6t get results.

Anther eample: when 4u treat tinnitus, 4u have t press

n this pint. I3 4u are tal5ing abut the Ki0ne4 1hannel,4u 5nw that the Ki0ne4 rules the ears when there6s a0e3i1ien14 3 Ki0ne4 energ4 4u press n this pint an0 the1n0itin will 1ntinue t mani3est. I3 it6s 3 eternal rigin,espe1iall4 i3 1ause0 b4 win0, when 4u press n this pintthe ringing stps. "his is ver4 imprtant, that6s wh4 I6venti1e0 that man4 3 m4 1lleagues wh treat this 1n0itin3 ringing 3 the ears treat the name 3 the illness an0 ntthe 3rm. I3 it6s 1ause0 b4 the Gall *la00er, in ther wr0s,

win0))be1ause the Gall *la00er an0 the @iver 1nstitute aninseparable s4stem 3 energeti1s whi1h 1rrespn0s twin0))4u have t treat at the level 3 the &ha Yang. I3 it6s1ause0 b4 the Ki0ne4s 4u have t treat at the level 3 the*la00er r the Ki0ne4s. "his is the se1ret 3 a1upun1ture. I34u nl4 treat the term tinnitus, ringing 3 the ears, 4u6renl4 ging t su11ee0 ne time ut 3 a thusan0.


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behin0 the ear, 4u li3t up the ear, 4u will see a slight0epressin at the bttm 3 this 0epressin 4u will 3in0 &)'(, 3 whi1h the name is Yi3eng, 2Hi00en smsJ, r the s54, an0 we0es1ribe them as the si 1elestial energies. l0, Heat an0Humi0it4, 1annt penetrate int ur b0ies. "he4 have t be1arrie0 in b4 the l0 up there, there isn6t mu1h l0 wul0n6tpenetrate int m4 b04. "his is wh4 in >hinese e0i1ine 4u3ten 1me a1rss the terms, 3r eample, l0,


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literature, an0 4u6re nt ging t un0erstan0 them. Even in>hinese literature. "hese terms have t be un0erst0 well.In the 1ase 3 3a1ial neuralgia, it6s ver4 3ten l0whi1h penetrates. *ut, 3 1urse, the


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Lhere, &t)B, an0 Lthis is GV)M. I3 the pain is Lhere Iwul0 pun1ture Lhere, but I wul0 rient twar0s GV)M.I3 the pain is Lhere I wul0 rient it in Lthis 0ire1tin."his is ver4 imprtant. I have t use tw nee0les in r0er t

=in up the ele1tri1al stimulatr.

G0 a1upun1turists have t 5nw ver4 well the pathwa4s 3 the >hannels, an0 nt the 0rawings whi1h 4u see in theb5s, whi1h are nt 1mpletel4 a11urate. 9re;uentl4,a11r0ing t the 0iagrams in the b5s, it l5s li5e Lthiswul0 be the 1hannel 9tJ Yang ing, the &tma1h butthat6s nt ea1t: this is =ust 3r stu0ents we nee0smething better. LHere is &t)D the muth l5s li5e this

there is the pint Lhere, an0 here. "he energ4 3 the&tma1h, when it6s rea1he0 Lthis pint 3irst 3 all ges tGV)M, an0 then it ges t &t)B, an0 then it ges t >V)B,an0 then it ges t &t), an0 3rm &t) 0ire1tl4 t &t)8. An0s Lthere there is n =ining, it 0esn6t =in at all betweenLthse pints. "his is wh4 the pain ra0iates in Lthese0ire1tins. "his is wh4 we have t 5nw, b4 heart an0 in0epth, the pathwa4s 3 the 1hannels, whi1h are urenergeti1 ph4silg4. A11r0ing t where the pain ra0iates

t, whi1h is the 1ase, 4u have t a00 GV)M, >V)B, r &t)B.

>n1lusin: " treat neuralgia, &I)'8 plus the Ah &hi pints,all 3 thse are Ah &hi pints: &)'(, @I)B, &t)DM, &). An0the 1ure is almst instantaneus. *ut sin1e it is a 0iseasewhi1h is 0i33i1ult t treat b4 an !, even i3 the patient 3eelsbetter, 4u have t 0 it ' r ' times, therwise 4u 0n6tearn an4 mne4. *ut 0n6t 1ure them t ;ui15l4, be1ause

this is a ;uestin 3 ethi1s. 9r eample, in the three mnthsm4 1lleague has been treating me I haven6t 3elt better s Ig t this la04 I 5nw that she 5nws a lt abuta1upun1ture she uses these pints, an0 I 3eel better. &hehas t respe1t her 1lleague 4u have t ta5e a0vantages 4u 0 '- r ' treatments. & 4u shul0 see 4urpatients at least '- r ' times. I3 he r she gets better the


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3 eternal rigin. hannels:"ai Yang, &ha Yang an0 Yang ing Lhere are three Yang>hannels, the >l0 atta15s the "ai Yang, as1en0s twar0stp 3 the hea0 an0 1auses a hea0a1he whi1h we 0es1ribe as

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be4 the law 3 the Ameri1ans. urius Vessels. Yu see that thispart the 3rehea0J, espe1iall4 the 1enter, is traverse0 b4 the!umai, the Gverning Vessel. An0 n the 3t, we have theYang;ia, whi1h as1en0s. & Yang;ia has t ass1iate with!umai, Gvernr. & 4u pun1ture &I)D an0 *l)M. *l)M4u6ve alrea04 use0, s 4u have t a00 &I)D s the

treatment will be 1mplete. *ut it6s still nt 3inishe0,be1ause the illness is 3 eternal rigin. & whi1h pint 0we useO &). *e1ause 4u ha0 a hea0a1he, an0 nw 4u6vere=ine0 4ur hea0 with the rest 3 4ur b04. & when 4u0 this treatment, the 3irst treatment 4u will have at least(-)( satis3a1tin, an0 the patients, when the4 leave 4ur33i1e, the4 will be ver4 happ4.

Nw tempral hea0a1hes: 4u 5nw that the &ha Yang

travels n the lateral area 3 the hea0.


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Nw I6ve given 4u a 0e3initin 3 these >urius %ints: it6sthe pla1e 3 reunin 3 ing energ4. !r. "ran tal5e0 t 4u4ester0a4 abut ing. 9r eample, the ing 3 the &pleenges t the 0ermal area, but when it arrives there in

plenti3ul suppl4, it a11umulates. "he energ4 1ir1ulates inLthis wa4, in this 0ire1tin. "he energ4 1ir1ulates li5eLthat. Yu might have seen it n the televisin, the46veshwn hw energ4 1ir1ulates in the >sms. An0 it6s ea1tl4the same thing in an. I3 the energ4 has ma0e its 1ir1le inthis area, it ma5es anther 1ir1le an0 1ntinues. *ut itma5es 1ir1les that are s 0eep that it sta4s 0wn belw.Nw I6m tal5ing abut the s5in. urius %ints. "he >urius %ints belng t the ing."he46ve taught us, even in m0ern >hinese tets, theYintang is the meeting pint 3 the ing 3 the @ungs.$hng;uan, this is the reunin pint 3 the ing 3 the Heart,et1. & the >urius pints are e;uall4 as imprtant as thepints 3 the %rin1ipal >hannels. I have 0es1ribe0apprimatel4 -- >urius pints, an0 ur 1ntemprar4

1lleagues 3 >hina have invente0 anther grup 3 >uriuspints 1alle0 2new pints2 in realit4 these are Ah &hi pints."he new pints are nt ;ute0 in the >lassi1s, whereas thereal >urius pints are thse pints whi1h are mentine0 inthe >lassi1al literature.

"he pints n the ear are part 3 these >urius pints,be1ause the ing 3 the Ki0ne4 as1en0s t the ear an0

sprea0s ut twar0s the uter ear. Yester0a4 !r. "ran tl04u that the Ki0ne4s 1ntain the ing 3 the ther rgans. Asa result, at the level 3 the ear there are pints 3 all thergans, whi1h is where the te1hni;ue 3 auri1ulpun1turearse. *ut, 3r eample, in the Unite0 &tates the4 1pie0 the9ren1h meth0 the4 0n6t 5nw wh4 there are pints n theear, an0 the4 sa4 that the46re tal5ing abut


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6auri1ulme0i1ine6. An0 that6s nt true, nt serius. "he46re =ust tal5ing abut te1hni;ue, nt a me0i1ine. A therapeuti1meth0 is ;uite 0i33erent 3rm a me0i1ine.

9r eample: i3 m4 @iver is ill, i3 I have a prblem with m4@iver, I will tni34 r 0isperse the mi00le pint 3 the ear. Ihave a pain in the wrist there is a pint n the ear1rrespn0ing t the wrist, I will pun1ture that pint. It6sbeauti3ul: the treatment6s ver4 eas4.

"he treatment6s nt li5e thatS "hat6s the 9ran1)Ameri1anwa4. "he >hinese te1hni;ue is 0i33erent )) 4u have t0e3ine: perverse energ4 nl4 penetrates the >hannels, intthe >hing ie: the %rin1ipal >hannelsF, an0 the @ ai an0th

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