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PC 8 ♥️ Ying-Spring & Ghost Point

📍 Location
Between the 2nd & 3rd metacarpal bones, in the palm. When making a fist, the point is where the middle finger tip gently rests.

✨ TCM Actions & Uses
• As a Ghost Point, calms the mind for loss of sense of self, mania with hallucinations, anxiety & paranoia
• Cools Heart Fire for palpitations, chest pain, mouth sores, bad breath, nausea, vomiting, uncontrolled laughter & anxiety
• Clears Damp-Heat for fungal infections of the hands and feet

🧠 Clinical Pearl
PC 8 is especially interesting because it combines the Ying-Spring function of clearing Heat with its role as a Ghost Point, making it a powerful choice when Heat and emotional disturbance affect the Heart and Shen.

🌱If you enjoyed my graphics, check out my "AcuPoints Made Easy" PDF (an illustrated guide for acupuncture points) here: www.acuproacademy.ca/acupoints-made-easy-book

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Saturday Quiz Yourself 💫 Last week was hard so this week is a bit easier :)
Which combination opens the Chong Mai and its paired extraordinary vessel?

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Blood Deficiency is one of those TCM patterns I see ALL the time in clinic, especially in women. ❤️

And no, it doesn’t always mean anemia.

Some common signs include:
🩸 Fatigue
🩸 Dizziness
🩸 Pale complexion
🩸 Dry skin or hair
🩸 Brittle nails
🩸 Blurry vision
🩸 Poor memory
🩸 Anxiety or insomnia
🩸 Scanty or absent periods

But I always tell my students, don’t just identify the pattern. Ask WHY is this person Blood deficient?

Some common causes:
🌿 Spleen Qi Deficiency and poor digestion
🌿 Not eating enough or poor nutrition
🌿 Heavy periods or chronic blood loss
🌿 Overwork and lack of rest
🌿 Pregnancy and postpartum
🌿 Chronic illness

When treating Blood Deficiency, I’m not only thinking about tonifying Blood.
I’m also asking: Are they making enough Blood, or are they losing too much?

That question can completely change your treatment approach. ❤️

🎥 Watch my video on Blood Deficiency in TCM here 👇
acuproacademy.com/blood-deficiency-in-tcm/

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Do your patients have pain that changes with the weather, feels heavy and achy, or improves with heat?

In Chinese medicine, these are classic signs of Bi Syndrome.

In this episode, I break down the different Bi Syndrome patterns and share a practical framework for diagnosing and treating them. From arthritis and sciatica to fibromyalgia and old injuries, understanding the underlying pattern is the key to achieving better results.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What Bi Syndrome is, why it develops, and how wind, cold, damp, and heat pathogens create different types of pain

• How to recognize the hallmark signs of each pattern, along with their tongue and pulse presentations

• My favourite treatment approaches, including acupuncture points, moxa, cupping, herbal formulas, and dietary recommendations

• A simple root–branch framework for treating both acute and chronic cases, including those complicated by blood stasis and underlying deficiency

Whether you're preparing for exams or refining your clinical skills, this episode will help you confidently differentiate and treat one of the most common conditions seen in practice 💜

🎓 School is in session! FINALLY understand Bi Syndrome and how to treat it in real cases: acuproacademy.com/140-bi-syndrome/?utm_source=podc…

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LV 10 💚

📍 Location
3 cun below ST 30, on the lateral border of the adductor longus

✨ TCM Actions & Uses
• Moves Liver Qi along the channel for lower abdominal distention
• Clears Damp-Heat in the lower Jiao for urine retention

🧠 Clinical Pearl
A focused point for Liver channel stagnation in the lower abdomen, especially when combined with Damp-Heat signs.

🌱If you enjoyed my graphics, check out my "AcuPoints Made Easy" PDF (an illustrated guide for acupuncture points) here:
www.acuproacademy.ca/acupoints-made-easy-book

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Saturday Quiz Yourself 💫 Tough one today! A patient presents with a clear Kidney deficiency pattern. Using the mother-child principle on the Kidney channel itself, which point would you choose to tonify the Kidney? Watch my video on the 5 Shu transporting points to understand the connection: https://youtu.be/_3L-vkfsICg?si=ucnXJ...

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➡️Case study in TCM: Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

🔍 TCM Analysis:
When Liver and Heart Yin are deficient:

👉 Yang is no longer anchored/contained → it rises and causes facial flushing, heat in the face, and elevated blood pressure.

👉 The Heart is no longer cooled → the Shen (Mind) becomes agitated, leading to anxiety, palpitations, and sleep disturbances.

👉 The tongue becomes red and peeled, especially at the tip (the Heart reflex zone ❤️).

👉 The Liver, which normally ensures the smooth flow of Qi, allows Yang to ascend unchecked → contributing to the hypertension.

🧠 Yin is the foundation. When it is deficient (Empty), the entire system overheats and becomes restless. This is exactly what we see in this pattern.

For this specific pattern—Liver and Heart Yin Deficiency with Liver Yang Rising—the clinical approach in TCM would typically focus on:

Treatment Principle: Nourish Liver and Heart Yin, Clear Empty-Heat, Anchor Liver Yang, and Calm the Shen.

☯️ You could also add these acupuncture Points:
LV3: To subdues Liver Yang and regulate Qi
HT7: To calm the Shen and nourish Heart Blood/Yin
GB20: Specifically used to descend rising Yang and clear the head (dizziness/headaches)

🌱 If you enjoy my graphics, check out my “Chinese Medicine Made Easy” PDF or hard copy—an illustrated guide to TCM Diagnosis: www.acuproacademy.ca/ChineseMedicineMadeEasyBook

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LV 2 💚 Your go-to point for calming that fiery Liver energy!
📍 Location:
On the dorsum of the foot, between the 1st and 2nd toes, just on the web margin.
✨ Functions & Indications:
• Drains Liver Fire for anger, irritability, stress-related insomnia, red eyes, bitter taste, and temporal headaches
• Cools the Blood helpful in heavy or flooding menstruation
• Extinguishes Internal Wind used in tremors, dizziness, convulsions, or epilepsy
• Regulates the Lower Jiao for bladder infections, painful urination, or urine retention
💡 Tip: Combine with LV 3 for a powerful Liver Qi moving and cooling combo (perfect for stress, PMS, or heat symptoms).
🌱If you enjoyed my graphics, check out my "AcuPoints Made Easy" PDF (an illustrated guide for acupuncture points) here:
acupro-academy.mykajabi.com/acupoints-made-easy-di…
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Saturday Quiz Yourself 💫 Which of the following point combinations is MOST appropriate for treating acute exterior Wind-Cold with neck stiffness? Watch my video here on the Six Stages in TCM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z5CN...

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🎈 Abdominal Bloating in TCM

Abdominal bloating is one of the most common complaints in clinic. In TCM, it’s called Fu Zhang and refers to distension and fullness around the navel—without pain, but often uncomfortable or chronic.

🌀 Common TCM Causes:
🥢 Poor diet (cold/raw foods, overeating, irregular eating)
🧠 Emotions—especially worry and overthinking, which weaken the Spleen

🧪 Western equivalents include:
IBS, chronic gastritis, ulcers, colitis, eating disorders, PMS, gallstones, hepatitis, pancreatitis, and even anxiety/depression.

🧭 Treatment Tips:
🎯 Ear Acupuncture: ST, SP, Abdomen zones
🥗 Diet therapy plays a HUGE role—always tailor it to your patient's pattern (Cold-Damp? SP Qi Deficiency? LV Qi stagnation?)

💡 Whether it’s Spleen Qi not transforming, or Damp obstructing the MJ, identifying the root is key.

🌱 If you enjoy easy-to-digest visuals like this, check out my “Chinese Medicine Treatments Made Easy” PDF or hard copy—an illustrated guide to over 160 common syndromes

👉 acupro-academy.mykajabi.com/chinese-medicine-Treat…

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