Hey, Denis,
What are you talking about? I'm not that good
Sorry for talk to you a bit late!
Now, let's discuss your questions.
1). The energy running embodied by the five-shu points is one way of understanding by the ancient Chinese acupuncturists, it's rather a local running of the energy instead of the circulation in the whole meridian system. That's my personal understanding.
Maybe they saw this local running, so they found the five-shu points.
Yes, it is the Jing-Well points of both Yin and Yang meridians, the same for the other types.
He-Sea points are special, only those of Yang meridians are used to treat the disorders of Fu organs.
But that's only the general description of the indications of the Five-Shu points.
In fact, the Five-Shu points are often used in terms of the mother-child relations, so the He-Sea points of the Yin meridians are still well in use for disorders of the same meridian or the related mother or child meridian, according to the excess or deficient disorders respectively.
2). That's something very interesting!
It is said that spleen is the dominator for the muscles, so it has one more collateral to be related with muscles. In fact, there is another opinion that there is still one more collateral, that's the one for stomach, it's called Xuli, it's only one saying. That's perhaps based on the theory that the spleen and stomach are the foundation of the postnatal existance, so they should have more collaterals to be connected with the body (the real postnatal existance ) .
3). That's not really true!
Except some specially mentioned points, majority of acupoints have the effects for both reinforcing and reducing!
In fact many distal points are used for tonification!!!
E.g. ST 36, KI 3, SP 6, etc.
Personally I think it's quite up to the techniques.
In fact, that's the difference between acupuncture and herbal medicine!
To use herbs, doctors couldn't do something for help besides to prescribe the herbs, while to do acupuncture, doctors could do a lot, and personally, I think the needling technique is even more important than the points prescription.
As I know of, some good acupuncturists, don't use many points, only 6-7 points for each patients, some even don't use these regular points, they would use their own way, maybe the Taoist way, or some other way.
But the knowledge listed in different books is the basis, only one has grasped this basis, you could make your own way! And only when one has acquired your own way, you could be an outstanding acupuncturist.
I have my own way, but I know it's still not a good way, it's a just a basis.
So at moment, if you think you are not so good, you may use a little more points, or gradually you think you may use less points to achieve the same effect, you could reduce the number of points for the patients.
[quote:e1d76ab07c]Reverend and dear Dr David Du
I would like to thank you a lot for your profound answers concerning traditional Chinese medicine. it is rare indeed on these days to have a teacher as you are ..
Studying the course D ACUPUNCTURE I have some queries concerning specific acupoints .. just as :
1.five shu acupoints of four extremities:
.Why is there existing a course of energy stream (jing-well / ying-spring / shu-stream / jing-river / he-sea / ) differed to the course of meridian ?
.Is written in the material of study that ” Jing-well Points are indicated in mental illness related to the zang organs; You mean jing well points of both yin and yang meridians ? Ying-spring; Shu-stream and Jing-river Points are indicated in disorders along the outer course of the affected meridians.” You mean on both yin and yang meridians “He-Sea Points are indicated in problems related to the fu organs,” it is obvious that this indicated for yang meridians.. but what happens with he-sea points on yin meridians?
2.Luo- connecting points..
Why are there two acupoints for spleen meridian just as fenglong (st 40) and major Luo acupoint dabao (sp 21) ?
3. Selection of local / distal acupoints:
In local points the application is most often used for deficiency syndromes? .. and if this is correct can I select them first of all by the act of tonification ..( more points in local area and less in disbal area)..?... as for first of all selection of distal acupoins is most often for excess conditions ? (using less local points and more distal points to calm the hyperactivity of excess syndromes) ?...
You have my best regards
And wish you have a nice day..
Denis Voglis[/quote:e1d76ab07c] |