The Eight Influential Points of the Eight Tissues
The Eight Influential Points refer to the specific points which have particular effects in treatment of disorders relating to the zang, fu organs, qi, blood, tendon, pulse and vessels, bone and marrow. Each of the Eight Influential Points overlaps the other point. It is said in Classic on Medical Problems, " Zhongwan ( Ren 12 ) is the Influential Point of the fu organs ; Zhangmen ( Liv 13 ) is the Influential Point of the zang organs ; Yanglingquan ( G 34 ) is the Influential Point of tendons ; Xuanzhong ( G 39 ) is the Influential Point of marrow ; Geshu
( B 17 ) is the Influential Point of blood ; Dazhu ( B 11 ) is the Influential Point of bone ; Taiyuan ( L 9 ) is the Influential Point of pulse and vessels ; and Tanzhong ( Ren 17 ) is the Influential Point of qi. For interior heat syndrome, Tanzhong ( Ren 17 ) , the Influential Point of qi is applied. " In clinics, they are used not only for heat syndromes, but also for all kinds of diseases of the eight tissues. For example, Zhangmen ( Liv 13 ) may be selected for diseases of the zang organs and Geshu ( B 17 ) may be used for disorders of blood.
Tissue Influential Point
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