Divergent Meridians

According to the Ling Shu and Su Wen

Indications
BL
Divergent S&S Ling Shu Tx.Px. for Wei Atrophy clear Wei Atrophy, clear heat or clear damp heat S & S ENTIRE TRAJECTORY desc. heat fr. head to chest, heat h.a., renal HBP, fear wei via HT yang & KI yin, fire/water KI/BL Tx jing to joints, l.h. - urogenital, elderly constipation osteoporosis

KI
WRAPS def. yin heat to head - brings fl. to throat, ENT releases stagnation from neck, occiput, sore throat, TMJ, goiter, thyroid buffer for exc. damp heat or cold to Dai Mo urogenital, intestines osteoporosis

GB
WEI QI TO U.H. seasonal chr. URTI, ENT, jaw, ears, upper lid eyes (with ST), balances head yin/yang, dizzy, heavy, HBP, h.a. latency moves to Dai Mo Txs all types of musculoskelet al, (not if bl. def.) osteoporosis bl. wood/fire via mu to Dai, bl. to jing, sinews to joints, gyno wei to head dry S&S, sinusitis, rhinitis dyspnea, (esp. exhale), cough with sweat, chest/rib pain, oppression, asthma hip flexion pain, OA Atrophy, leg atrophy, MS heat rash spasms, fibromyalgia chest & shoulder, thighs

LR
ALL GYNO. Wind Phelgm gyno. - exc. bl. fr. GB d.m., dysmenor-rhea, spotting, heavy bl., LR lou exc. libido, def. genital itch & swelling, i.e. herpes

ST
EXC/DEF fl. ST 42 - yang brings fl. to lips, mouth, tears, nose, throat, (with GB is eyes) facial wind neuro. fr. no ST fl. ENT - nose, mouth, lower eye lid Fl. for Wei Atrophy, RA (fr.exc. heat)

SP
GI, def. fl. TO WIND facial wind - fr. no ST fl., wind stirs, blood, Parkinsons basis of tongue coat ST 30 - acute food allergies, stasis/toxic Intestinal bi taught abd. hemorrhoidspro lapse, help giving birth

Divergent S&S Su Wen Painful Bi Tx with jing well, ying spring, Hua To, local pts., infl. pts. with s.m. - jing well, shu stream

neck/shoulder pain, neuro. sciatica, TMJ, carpal tunnel syn. spine for neuro. & HT

throat bi pain, laryngitis HT pain, full diaphragm, emphysema, empty anger, Running Piglet abdom. dist.,

sudden genital pain, hernia

URTI - nose exc. fl., sneezing, discharge, bl. exocrine fl. - to ST, LU cold upper teeth OA Atrophy

OA SP/KI yang exocrine fl. dyspnea when looking up, poor digestion - diarrhea, constipation,as cites Low back pain with abdominal S&S fibromyal-gia low back, radiating pain (wind)

sudden back spasm radiating to ribs

Low back pain

fibromyalgia occiput, shoulder, low back

fibromyalgia neck, low back

Indications (cont.)
SI
Divergent S&S Ling Shu Tx.Px. for Wei Atrophy clear Wei Atrophy, clear heat or clear damp heat HEAD & bl. CHEST & GI tonifies bl. daily memory wei fr. sinews to chest/brain palpitations, nightmares, insomnia, peristalsis, reflux, swallowing neuro., muscular & circulation luo & bl. v. Divergent S&S Su Wen Painful Bi Tx with jing well, ying spring, Hua To, local pts., infl. pts. with s.m. - jing well, shu stream Sjogrens syn. - dry mouth/eyes & arthritis, OA SP/KI yang pain lower abdom. radiating to lumbar, genitals neuro. sciatica, , TMJ, carpal tunnel syn. dry consti.- & diarrhea fibromyal-gia -low back, shoulder

HT
HEAD & CHEST tonifies bl. severe SI d.m. anxiety, S&S stroke, speeech & tongue neuro. heat fr. sinews trapped in head wei-atrophy syndrome, allergies, asthma, paralysis LRTI - hot phlegm Sjogrens syn. - dry mouth/eyes with arthritis chest/rib pain palpitations, dizzy, disturbed sleep dypnea esp. lying down neuropathy fibromyalgia chest & shoulder, atrophy via head heat (BL 01)

TE
DAMP HEAT, DRYNESS fire/water balance - Tx. fl. with PC d.m. dry or damp heat autoimmune & latency, MS, RA (def. yin) release d-t-e & w-t-s & jing well pts. for 1-4 extremities chr. cystitis Wei Atrophy Chr. damp heat in joints & sinews

PC
HEAT, DRYNESS heat in v. hemorrage, infections, disturbed Shen via TE 16 w-t-s Tx. fl. with TE d.m. - wind from heat exhaustion, post-bleed, post-sweat Wei Atrophy heat, RA (def. yin) full chest & rib, HT diseaes, chest infection hot phlegm with Shen palpi., restless, delirium, stutter, laughing wrist - carpal tunnel syn., fibromyalgia chest & shoulder

LI
UPPER growth - hair loss/dry, cystic breast, lactation, asthma, fatigue, u.h. - dizzy, red face, sore, swollen throat OA stiffness, deformity (cold blocks), osteo-porosis meets all ch. & at GV 14, ST 12

LU
Release last d.m. - Tx. left ear ST 08, SI 19, GB 08

OA, osteo-porosis Txs immune def. - spreads wei to ch. ST 12 & collaterals GB 22 via Tai Yang, chr. resp. infections full chest, dry cough (bl.), reb. qi, wheezing, hot phlegm, emphysema, rapid breathing, esp. inhale, restlessness hot palms

throat - wind hot phlegm, chr. tonsilitis, emphysema & swollen glands, sore, tight, dry mouth curled tongue Shen via TE 16 w-t-s -restless, irrit. hard lifting arms & head, OA Atrophy fibromyalgia exc. wei in t.m.ch.,wei/fl to t.m.ch. as trigger pts.

full chest & flank, dyspnea mild resp. with LI S&S, LRTI LU heat reb. LU qi

ear infections, deafness - chr. or intermittent (Tx. PC 09) fibromyal-gia -chest & shoulder

fibromyal-gia chest & shoulder, exc. wei in P.M. (pain w/o pressure)

Divergent Meridian Pathways

General areas Txs auto-immune, infections, pain, resp. via wei s.m.., d.m. & p.m.(with bl.) BL head, neck, occiput, back shoulder, joints, knee wei to neck & yang to chest, wei rooted in yang via GV 04 KI head, neck, occiput, shoulder chest, tongue root, abdomen, low back, joints, knee wei to throat wei rooted in yang via GV 04 Du, Ren, Yin Wei, Damp Heat or Cold in Dai Mo, Chong, Def. Heat, Int. Cold KI 10 up BL d.m. (BL 40, up to BL 36, up to anus, up spine to GV 04, down to CV 04, CV 03 (BL mu) from spine to BL ch. at BL 32 to BL 28) to KI at BL 23, around to Dai Mo at GB 26, SP 15, ST 25, KI 16, up KI ch. (.5 lat) to root of tongue at CV 23, loops to meet BL d.m. at BL 10 GB all muscles, bones, joints, head - TMJ, eyes/ears, chest, spine, hip, legs, skin wei (wind) to head LR genitals, hernia, hip, TMJ ST fluid to head nose, teeth, spine & shoulder, pelvis SP face, teeth, tongue center, abdomen, low back, pelvis

Divergent 8 extra, TCM

neuro. Phlegm Misting or Harassing HT, Int. Cold, Wind, Cold Phlegm BL 40 up to BL 36, up to anus, up spine to KI via GV 04 down to CV 04, CV 03 (BL mu) from spine to BL ch. at BL 32 to BL 28 up to HT (T5) at BL 15, GV 11 & BL 44 to front CV 17 up to BL 10 to meet KI d.m.

Not Banking Blood or Jing due to qi def.

Not Banking Blood or Jing due to qi def.

ST/LU yin def. Def./Exc. Exocrine fl., Wind Phlegm

Divergent Pathway italics is meeting of S.M. & d.m.

GB 30 to CV 02, CV 03 up to LR at GB 25 & LR 13 up to GB 24 & LR 14 HT at CV 14 to PC 01, up to throat at CV 22 along valley ST 12 to chin & jaw ST 05 up to lat. eye corner at GB 01

LR 05 along GB d.m. (CV 02 up to LR at GB 25 & LR 13 up to GB 24 & LR 14 & HT at CV 14 to PC 01, up to throat at CV 22 along valley ST 12 to chin & jaw ST 05 up to lat. eye corner GB 01)

ST 30 deep to ST at CV 12, up to SP & HT at CV 14 & CV 17 up to throat CV 22 & CV 23 into ST 09 to mouth ST 04 nose LI 20, eyes BL 01 to activate ST 42

Chong, def. SP/KI yang, Wind Phlegm & Int. Wind to face Def./Exc. Exocrine fl., SP 12 up ST d.m. (ST 30, deep to ST at CV 12, up to SP & HT at CV 14 & CV 17 up to throat CV 22 & CV 23 into ST 09) to middle of tongue CV 23 to BL 01

Divergent Meridian Pathways (cont.)

General areas Txs auto-immune, infections, pain, resp. via wei s.m.., d.m. & p.m.(with bl.) SI brain, tongue, chest, bl. v., low back, intestines, shoulder wei starts to move inward to spine, chest & brain def. LR/KI yin w/o heat, Def./Exc. Endocrine Fl., Fire in Zang/Fu SI 10 down to earth, down to HT 01 & GB 22 to HT at CV 17 branch down diaphragm to SI from SI 10 branch goes up scapula to ST 12 to SI 18 to BL 01 & CV 23 HT tongue tip, speech, head, chest, resp., sinews, shoulder TE joints, throat, Shen, auto-immune, arms, head, spine s.m. - wei outward def. HT yin, Def./Exc. Endocrine Fl. Def. Yin Heat Phlegm Harassing the HT LR ins. LU, LU Heat, Def. LU yin, Hot phlegm obstruc. LU, Def. Jing LI 15 across to GV 14 to front ST 12, up to throat to LI 18 to CV 23 branch from LI 15 to chest & breast ST 15 LR ins. LU, LU Heat, Def. LU yin with bl., Hot phlegm obstruc. LU LU 01 down to GB 22 to LU, to Tai Yang (either pt., zone or lt. ear) to breast branch down to LI branch up LI d.m. to (ST 12 to throat LI 18) PC chest, resp., bl. v., Shen, wrist, shoulder LI chest, resp., u.h., ear, spine & shoulder LU chest, resp., palms, shoulder chr. wei outward to ch. & collaterals

Divergent 8 extra, TCM

Divergent Pathway italics is meeting of S.M. & d.m.

along SI d.m. (HT 01 down canyon GB 22 to HT via PC at CV 17), up to throat CV 23, tongue tip, diffusing to face to BL 01

GV 20 top of heaven down lat. to side of ear TE 16 to ST 12, down to 3 heaters chest CV 17, CV 12 & Tan Tien CV 02, CV 03

3 below armpit at PC 01, to chest at CV 17 down to 3 heaters, CV 12 branch goes up to throat CV 23 up to TE ear, below GB 12, TE 16

Jeffrey Yuen Divergent Meridian 1994 California Lecture

Indications
Gen.S&S immune, lymph, self love, chest, HT pain, brain, head, chronic, polarity zonal a) wei to yuan for def., b) yang in to steaming bones c) EPF wind/heat going in d) auto-immune pain e) world hurts self elemental - a) yuan to wei for def. immune b) HIV, cancer c) bringing energy out ext. conflict BL wei syndrome jing tumors spine, knee zonal - wei to bones of spine, scoliosis, spinal stiffness, lumbar pain, urine and Dai Mo issues KI respiratory to LU, fl. metabolism Jing stuck in Dai Mo - P.I.D., inflammation ovarian cysts elemental stagnation of jing, impotence root of tongue, back teeth pain stiff knees neck, occipital pain chr. occipital h.a migraine h.a better in p.m. neck, occipital, pectoral pain hip, pelvic, pectoral & flank pain Shao Yang traj. uncertainty, alt. S&S, chills & fever, yellow, sticky phlegm, migraine h.a., ear ache GB single eye twitching laryngitis, vocal chords exc. wei to joints osteoporosus of hips, no rotation SP swelling Temporal, migraine h.a. better in p.m. LR LR/GB - PID, endome-triosis LR/GB via Chong - gyno. blood heat, uterine fibroid, cyst, fibroids, infertility fr. sexual fear LR/GB mood chr. Undirect-ed anger, ST SP/ST - bunions SP/ST - nasal polyps, eye pressure, glaucoma, mucus hyperthyroid SP SP/ST - nasal polyps, eye mucus

lack of drive or int. will, undirected boredom front mouth & tooth pain esophageal pain with swallowing abdominal pain, hiatal hernia pelvic pain esp. during ovulation Inner thigh pain

front mouth & tooth pain ulcer, gastritis, ulcerative colitis bl. & mucus in b.m. ST 30 timing of menses migraine h.a better in p.m. esophageal pain with swallowing thigh, pelvic pain

hip pain pelvic pain pectoral & flank pain

Indications (cont.)
Gen.S&S immune, lymph, self love, chest, HT pain, brain, head, chronic, polarity zonal a) wei to yuan for def., b) yang in to steaming bones c) EPF wind/heat going in d) auto-immune pain e) world hurts self elemental - a) yuan to wei for def. immune b) HIV, cancer c) bringing energy out ext. conflict SI cheek swelling speech articulation, stiff tongue HT via blood depression, fixed thoughts, masking true self migraine h.a better in p.m. Tai Yang difficult standing up, hemiplegia migraine h.a better in p.m. pectoral & flank pain GB/TE Shao Yang - spasm sinews, hips, sciatica, rib, diaphragm constriction, bitter taste, nausea, palpitations paraplegia malaria, irrit., seizure armpit, throat, clavicle, earache - pain, swelling elbow, side of neck pain pectoral & flank pain TE lubricates vaginal dryness, impotence panting - Wei cant reach diaphragm TE 10 he sea phlegm PC GB 12 - for broke bones TE/PC - fluids above or below, all edema, facial edema with sinusitis overweight nodules LU abscess hot palms (yin def.) stag. PC heat to HT fire - mania, envy, fantasy, stuttering, jealousy, possessive congealed jing as blood deposits moles, prostatitis elbow pain LI Yang Ming plum pit, esophagus hiatal hernia nasal polyps reb. ST qi, parotid swelling or tumor LU respiratory to KI, fl. metabolism swelling throat shoulders, clavicle, chest, axilla, exc. sweat, urine wasting, thirsting Diabetes - wei burns jing, jing stops wei warming inflammed shoulder, front of throat pain

ST 15 wei to gut, LU lid SP 15 wei to gut for Crohn Spinal cancer via KI yin/yang destruction inflammed shoulder, front of throat pain

Divergent Meridian Pathways

Energetics C.T. near joints wei is lost & yuan qi peeks, asthma, RA, auto-immune, arthritis, self-hate, misplaced identity, let go at LU dying BL zonal - stretching psoas balances the ribs to keep body upright embraces gut and ribs KI/BL - chr. undirected fearful mood BL 40 up back of thigh into BL 36, to anus & buttocks to spine & BL/KI at GV 03, GV 04, to psoas, up spine along Hua To (.5) to BL 11, BL 10 supporting skull, to brain (GV 20) to BL 01 GV 04 loops to BL 23 to GB 26, ST 25, KI 16 to CV 08 & navel via Dai Mo GV 09 loops to SI 10 meeting Yang Wei and Yang Qiao and then down to GB 22, PC 01, to CV 17 & HT KI 10 to BL 39 to BL d.m. (BL 40 up back of thigh into buttocks to spine at GV 03, GV 04 GV 09 loops to HT at CV 17 up to BL 10) KI KI/BL - chr. undirected fearful mood GB embraces pelvis Shao Yang allows jumping vocal chords LR/GB at LR 13 mu of zang organ lesions, jing to membrane surface of organs (GB 34 he sea) or GB 30 to pelvic region, CV 02, CV 03, (Chong and Mu pt.) up into ribs at LR 13, GB 25 to GB/LR to chest & HT CV 17 to throat CV 22 and vocal chords to chin, jaw, cheek to GB 01 GB 30 Shao Yang branch internally up lat. torso to GB 22 to CV 17 to ST 12 behing ear to TE 16, TE 17 to GV 20 back out to GB 01 to LI 20 LR embracepelvis antiinflam-matory -Tx. - lower meeting pt., CV pts. with jing wells - cools blood ST cant bend legs or shifting weight forward SP

Trajectory can also add pts. that are wei/yuan qi related jing-well, LR, GB 34 source & he sea pts., joints & neck, mu, 8 extra traj., t.m.ch. meeting pts. SI 18, GB 13, GB 22, CV 03

ST 42 meets with Chong, to LR 05 (via LR 08 he sea) to genitals to CV 02, (or ST 30 with Chong or KI 11 with KI) to floating ribs to CV 17 to CV 22 to GB 01

(ST 36 he sea) or ST 31 to ST 30 to Chong, to chest CV 17 esophagus to clavicle to throat LI 18 to CV 22, to CV at mouth, to LI 20 same side with GB d.m. up to BL 01 and loops to ST 01, LI 20, BL 01

SP 11 (or SP 09 he sea) to SP 12 to ST 30 to CV 17, to throat CV 22 to CV at mouth to LI 20 to BL 01 to ST 01, LI 20, BL 01

Divergent Meridian Pathways (cont.)

Energetics C.T. near joints wei is lost & yuan qi peeks, asthma, RA, auto-immune, arthritis, self-hate, misplaced identity, let go at LU dying SI BL/SI zonal auto-immune Tai Yang difficult standing up, need to be a martyr wei to chest thoracic drainage cheeks Trajectory can also add pts. that are wei/yuan qi related jing-well, LR, GB 34 source & he sea pts., joints & neck, mu, 8 extra traj., t.m.ch. meeting pts. SI 18, GB 13, GB 22, CV 03 SI 10 (or zonal SI 08 he sea) to ST 12 to CV 22 at throat and root of tongue to cheeks SI 18 to BL 01 to brain GV 20 branch from SI 10 to GB 22 to PC 01 to CV 17 HT 01 (or HT 03 he sea) to GB 22 with SI to PC 01 with SI to chest to throat to root ??? of tonge to brain out at BL 01 branch CV 17 to CV 08 to Dai and KI Tai Yang temporal region up to GV 20 into brain, branch inward to ST 12, to 3 heaters for clear fluids to the head mist the brain (via CSF) or GB 22 via diaphragm to chest to CV 17 up to ST 12 to throat to TE 16 to GB 12 to brain at GV 20 GB 22 to PC 01 chest at CV 17, desc. to 3 heaters CV 17 branch up to ST 12 with LU/LI, TE 16, GB 12 HT wei to chest thoracic drainage TE Ancestrial Dai Mo - genitals, diaphragm, rectus abd. TE/PC Txs luo vessels Tonifies zang fu via int. branch PC wei to chest thoracic drainage conden-sation and asc. of SP fluids TE/PC - luo v. morality self image good or bad LI major v. of polarity wei to chest thoracic drainage LU wei to chest thoracic drainage last d.m. - from LU 01 to p.m. LU 01 with GB 22 move int. bl. stasis out to sides at SP 21

LI 15 - heat TE 15 - damp SI 15 - wind Yuan Qi - self to world (LI 11 he sea or) LI 15 to TE 15 or TE 16 w-t-s to SI 15 or SI 12 more ext. to GV 14 to GB 21 to front ST 16 to ST 12 to throat LI 17, LI 18 to CV 22 down to LU/LI from CV 22 to ST 15 to SP 15 ST 12 branch to LI 18 to LI 20 to ST 16 with ST/LI/GB the zonal pathway is different ???

GB 22 with HT/SI to LU 01 to chest with HT/PC at CV 17, up to ST 12 to LI 18 CV 17 branch desc. to LI

Full Conditions of the Divergent Meridians

Excess Condition Tx. exc. for strong person -release with d.m. traj. Tx. & add jing well TCM & he sea pts. Tx. exc. for weak person - tonify via d.m. traj. & release exc. with s-d-s needling only BL desc. Hot h.a., migraine h.a. better in p.m., chr. occipital h.a., renal HBP BL/KI mood chr. undirected fear, occiput, neck, shoulder pain, sciatica, TMJ, carpal tunnel, sudden back spasm & stiffness radiating to ribs, scoliosis, lumbar pain constipation, all l.h. issues esp. urine & Dai Mo jing tumors spine, knee stiff knees KI ENT, back teeth pain, jaw, laryngitis sore throat, TMJ, goiter, thyroid BL/KI mood anger, Running Piglet, chr. undirected fear, stagnation painneck, occiput, shoulder, ribs, pectoral, full chest HT pain, full diaphragm abdominal dist. Low back pain anus all l.h. issues Jing stasis in Dai Mo - P.I.D. inflammation, ovarian cysts, impotence GB seasonal chr. URTI, ENT, jaw ears, throat, laryngitis, vocal chords wei (wind) to head - dry S&S, sinusitis, rhinitis upper eye lid, eyes (with ST), single eye twitching Damp Heat, Hot Phlegm Exc. Yang -temporal migraine h.a. better in p.m., heavy head, HBP Dyspnea (esp. exhale), cough with sweat, chest/rib pain, oppression, Heat Rash Txs all musculoskeletal issues (not bl. def.), spasms, shooting, stiff pain - shoulder, hip flexion/pelvic thigh, allows jumping exc. wei to joints osteoporosis of hips, no rotation, spine LR Face - TMJ Wind Phlegm LR/GB mood chr. undirected anger Gyno - exc. bl. fr. GB d.m., dysmen-orrhea, spottng, heavy bleeding, hernia, sudden genital pain, PID, endo-metriosis, uterine fibroids & cysts, infertility fr. sexual fear LR l.l.m. S&S exc. libido, herpes, genital itch Wind Phlegm to mu pts. - GB stones, LR cysts shooting, stiff, hip, pelvic, chest, rib pain ST ENT - eyes, ears, nose, mouth, jaw cold, cold, painful front/upper teeth, lower eye lid glaucoma URTI - exc. fluid, mucus, nasal polyps, sneezing, discharge, bloody nose Migraine - better in p.m. facial wind neuro. fr. no ST fluid esophageal pain with swallowing hyperthyroid ulcer, gastritis thigh, pelvic pain Cant bend legs or shift weight forward SP facial wind - no ST fl., nasal polyps, eye mucus, front mouth & tooth pain, esophageal pain with swallowing dyspnea looking up SP/ST mood lack of drive or will, undirected boredom ST 30 acute food stasis/toxic, food allergies Taught, painful abdomen, hiatal hernia Intestinal bi, hemorroids, prolapse, helps giving birth pelvic pain during ovulation Abdominal S&S with low back pain, radiating lumbar pain (wind) Inner thigh pain

Full Conditions of the Divergent Meridians (cont.)

Excess Condition Tx. exc. for strong person -release with d.m. traj. Tx. & add jing well TCM & he sea pts. Tx. exc. for weak person - tonify via d.m. traj. & release exc. with s-d-s needling only SI wei fr. sinews to chest/brain palpitaions, nightmares, insomnia Migraine - better in p.m. cheek swelling, stiff tongue, speech, swallowing, reflux, peristalsis pain -pectoral, rib, lower abdom. radiating to lumbar, genitals dry SI, constipation diarrhea neuro. sciatica, TMJ, carpal tunnel wei starts to move inward to spine, chest & brain - thoracic drainage difficult standing up, hemiplegia Emotional need to be a martyr KI neuro. - heat from sinews trapped in head - stroke, paralysis, seizure, dizzy, allergies, asthma Migraine - better in p.m. LRTI - hot phlegm dyspnea esp. lying down shoulder, chest & rib -pain & wind HT/SI mood depression, fixed thoughts, masking true self RIPI -palpitation, dizzy, disturbed sleep neuropathy TE headache, throat - hot phlegm, chr. tonsilitis, sore tight, dry mouth, stiff tongue earache, emphysema & swollen glands Panting - wei cant reach constricted diaphragm TE/PC mood -Shen, restless, irritable Gyno. - chr. cystitis, Chr. damp heat in joints & sinews Exc. wei & fl. outward to t.m.ch. - trigger points GB/TE Shao Yang - hip spasm, sciatica, bitter taste, nausea, palpi. paraplegia, malaria, seizure pain/swelling lat. neck, clavicle, armpit, elbow PC/TE - Tx.s luo v. PC TE/PC - fl. above & below - all edema, facial, sinusitis, h.a., resp., overweight, nodules, LU abscess Heat in v. hemorrhage, infections, cardiovas-cular Stag. PC Heat to HT Fire - mania, envy, fantasy, jealousy, possessive W-T-S Disturb Shen RIPI with hot phlegm - palpi, stutter, restltess, delirium, laughing Full chest & rib, chest infection, HT disease elbow & wrist Carpel Tunnel Syn. Congealed jing as bl. deposits moles, prostatitis Good or bad self image LI u.h. heat - dizzy, hair loss, red face, sore, swollen front of throat, nasal polyps, chr. or intermittent ear infection, deafness (add PC 09) chest & ribsfullness, dyspnea, LRTI, cystic breasts, lactation, asthma inflammed shoulder mild resp. with l.h. S&S constipation fatigue Yang Ming Ch. Reb. ST Qi, plum pit, esophagus, hiatal hernia parotid swelling or tumor KI Yin/Yang destruction spinal cancer LI 15 - heat TE 15 - damp SI 15 - wind LU Chr. RTI front of throat pain Wind Stroke at left ear Full chest, dry cough with blood, reb. LU qi, wheezing, hot phlegm, emphysema, rapid breathing esp. inhale, restless hot palms swelling trhroat, inflammed shoulder, clavicle, axilla, exc. sweat urine exc. chr. wei out to p.m. & luo v. - pain even w/o pressure wei burns jing, jing blocks wei warming

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Empty Conditions of the Divergent Meridians

Deficient Conditions s-d-s add source pt. and he sea to protect bowels TCM Patterns and 8 Extras BL elderly issues osteoporosis, Wei Atrophy syndrome, weak back/knees Phlegm Misting or Harassing HT, Int. Cold, Wind, Cold Phlegm Shao Yin, Dai Mo KI Def. Yin heat to head, def. anger osteoporosis, GB blood for gyno. Def. Yang dizzy leg atrophy, LR ST Wei Atrophy from def. fl. SP/ST bunions SP Poor digestion, .diarrhea, constipation, ascites

Def. Heat, Int. Cold, Running Piglet, Damp Heat or Cold in Dai Mo Chong, Du, Ren, Yin Wei Mo Root of tongue brings fluid & wei to throat & neck Resp. to LU, fl. metabolism buffer for exc. Damp Heat or Cold to Dai Mo Roots wei in yang via GV 04

Qi Def. not banking Blood for gyno. or Jing to sinews Chong Mo latency via Dai Mo balances head yin/yang Moves latency to Dai Mo blood of wood, fire via mu to Dai Mo blood to jing for sinews & joints Embraces pelvis LR/GB at LR 13 zang mu, jing to membrane surface of organs for lesions wei (wind) to head

Qi Def. not banking Blood for gyno. or Jing to sinews Chong Mo

Wind Phlegm ST/LU Yin Def. Def./Exc. Exocrine fl.

Def. SP/KI Yang Wind Phlegm Int. Wind to Face Def./Exc. Exocrine fl. Chong Mo

Trajectory Functions d-s-d for 1st level to return to latency or protect zang/fu

Desc. heat from head to chest Embraces gut & ribs Latency to joints and Dai Mo stretch psoas to balance ribs for upright posture Txs wei via HT yang and KI yin KI/BL jing to joints Txs spine for neuro. and HT wei to neck & yang to chest wei rooted in yang via GV 04

Embraces pelvis antiinflam-mator y - cools blood via CV 02, CV 03, with jing well of condition

ST 42 - yang brings fl. to head for wind, lips, mouth, teeth, tears, nose, throat (with GB is eyes) Fluid to spine, shoulder, pelvis Exocrine fluid to ST/LU Def. or Exc. Exocrine Fluids ST 30 -regulates mense

Center of tongue Tongue coat

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Empty Conditions of the Divergent Meridians (cont.)

Deficient Conditions s-d-s add source pt. and he sea to protect bowels SI Sjogrens - dry mouth, eyes & arthritis HT Sjogrens - dry mouth, eyes & arthritis bl. def. - anxiety, Wei Atrophy stroke, speech, TE vaginal dryness, impotence Wei Atrophy cant lift arms & head, cant hold latency Def. Yin Heat Tonifies Zang/Fu via int. branch PC Wei Atrophy Wasting and Thirsting - fluid loss Yin Def. - hot palmsPhlegm Harassing the HT HT Fire from Heat Stag. LI Growth in u.h. dry, hair loss osteoporosis LU osteoporosis Immune def. Wasting & Thirsting

TCM Patterns and 8 Extras

Def. LR/KI Yin dryness w/o heat Def./Exc. Endocrine fl. or blood Fire in Zang/Fu Tonifies blood for daily memory circulation via luo and bl. v. to neuro & muscles wei starts to move in to spine, chest & brain - thoracic drainage

Def. HT Yin Def./Exc. Endocrine fl. or blood

Trajectory Functions d-s-d for 1st level to return to latency or protect zang/fu

Tongue tip speech Tonifies blood for severe SI d.m. wei to chest thoracic drainage

Tongue curl PC/TE fire/water balance for dry or damp heat Releases 4 limbs via d-t-e & w-t-s and jing wells Wei & fl. to t.m.ch. for trigger points Ancestrial Dai genitals, diaphragm, rectus abd. Tonifies Zang/Fu via int. branch

Tx. fl. with TE for wind from heat exhaustion, post-bleed, post-sweat GB 12 - broken bones Wei to chest thoracic drainage Conden-sation and asc. of SP fluid TE/PC - luo v. morality

Reb. ST Qi, LU Heat, Reb. LU Qi, LR ins. LU, Def. LU Yin, Hot Phlegm obstruc. LU, Def. Jing Meets all ch. at GV 14, ST 12 ST 15 LU lid ST 15 & SP 15 - wei to gut for Crohns Major ch. of polarity Wei to chest thoracic drainage

LU Heat, LR ins. LU, Def. LU Yin with blood, Hot Phlegm obstruc. LU, To release last d.m. from LU 01 to p.m. - Tx. lt. ear ST 08, ST 19, GB 08 ST 12, luo & GB 22 - chr. wei to ch. & collaterals for immune def. LU 1 GB 22 moves int. bl. stasis lat. SP 21 KI fl. to resp.

Self to world via yuan qi

Wei to chest thoracic drainage

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Misc.

Western Diseases

BL Renal, urogenital issues stretching psoas balances ribs for upright posture Fibromyalgia, osteoporosis

KI all l.h. - urogenital issues intestines joints, knees Emphysema, osteoporosis

GB

LR not brain

ST

SP Basis of tongue coat

Asthma, OA atrophy, MS

Herpes, PID

RA fr. exc. heat & def. fl. OA Atrophy Ulcerative Colitis - with bl. & mucus

wind stirs def. bl. - Parkinsons, Chrones OA - SP/KI yang Fibromyalgia

Misc. Western Diseases

SI SI/BL zonal autoimmune OA - SP/KI yang Fibromyalgia

HT

TE

PC

LI

LU

Fibromyalgia

Latency for MS, RA (def. yin) OA Atrophy Fibromyalgia Emphysema

RA (def. yin) Fibromyalgia Carpel Tunnel

OA stiffness, deformity (cold blocks) Fibromyalgia Chrones

OA Diabetes Fibromyalgia

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