Liver

Question 1

Command Chart

Answer 1

1 - JingWell, Wood
2 - YingSpring, Fire (child)
3 - ShuStream=Yuan Source, earth
4 - JingRiver, metal
5 - Luo
6 - XiCleft
8 - HeSea, water (mother)
13 - Front Mu of Spleen, Hui meeting of Zang
14 - Front Mu of Liver

Question 2

LV-1***

Answer 2

• Regulates Qi in the lower jiao and benefits the genitals
• -Treats Shan disorder
• -Adjusts urination
• -Stops menstrual bleeding
• Revives consciousness and calms the spirit

JingWell, Wood

+Lower Jiao
–Any kind of Shan disorder esp acute and sudden pain
–Urinary: bias towards excess pattern (Qi stag/heat)
–GYN: heavy/prolonged bleeding d/t blood heat
+Loss of consciousness, disorders of spirit
–collapse, epilepsy
–Mania-depression, fear and fright, worry, oppression

Question 3

LV-2***

Answer 3

• Clears Liver Fire
• Pacifies Liver Wind
• Spreads Liver Qi
• Clears heat and stops bleeding
• Benefits the lower Jiao

YingSpring, Fire (Child)

+LV fire blazing or LV yang rising –>Liver wind
+Emotional disorders
+Heat/Damp Heat in the lower jiao

Question 4

LV-3**

Answer 4

• Spreads LV Qi, subdues LV yang, eliminates LV wind
• Nourishes LV blood and yin
• Clears the head and eyes
• Regulates menstruation
• Regulates the lower jiao

ShuStream, Yuan Source, earth

+Excess and deficiency patterns of the liver
–Stagnation of LV Qi: distention and pain (LI-4)
+Eye Disorders
+Headache (esp vertex) and dizziness
+Lower jiao
+Disharmony involving the Liver and other organs

Question 5

LV-4**

Answer 5

• Spreads LV Qi and regulates the lower jiao
• Clears LV channel stagnant heat

JingRiver, metal

+Lower jiao primarily d/t stagnant Qi/heat
–Genitals: Shan disorder, seminal emission
–Urinary disorders: painful/difficult urination
–Region around and below the umbilicus: pain/swelling
+Local pain/swelling in the ankle

Question 6

LV-5***

Answer 6

• Spreads LV Qi and Benefits the genitals
• Clears dampness and heat from the lower jiao
• Regulates menstruation
• Treats plumstone Qi

Luo Connecting point

\+Genital disorders d/t damp-heat
--ITCHING
--Incessant erection
\+Other disorders of the lower jiao
--GYN
--Difficult urination, retention of urine
\+Psycho-emotional disorders
\+Channel disorders
--Lumbar pain and inflexibility, pain of the lower leg and foot

Question 7

LV-8***

Answer 7

• Clears damp-heat from the lower jiao
• Benefits the genitals
• Invigorates blood and benefits the uterus
• Nourishes blood and yin

HeSea, water (mother)

+Damp-heat in the genital region
+GYN w/ underlying damp-heat and blood stasis
+LV blood and KD yin deficiency
+Local disorders in the knee

Question 8

LV-13***

Answer 8

• Harmonizes the LV and SP
• -Fortifies the SP
• -Spreads the LV
• Regulates the middle and lower jiao

Front Mu of the SPLEEN, hui meeting of the Zang

+Disharmony d/t the LIVER and SPLEEN
–borborygmus, DIARRHEA, loss of appetite
+Local pain in the flank, chest or back

Question 9

LV-14***

Answer 9

• Spreads the LV and Regulates Qi
• Invigorates blood and disperses masses
• Harmonizes the LV and ST

middle and upper jiao
Front Mu of the LIVER

+LV Qi stagnation or rebellion
+Blood stasis from prolonged/severe Qi stagnation
+“Heat entering the blood chamber”