Patterns of Disharmony

Patterns of Disharmony – Organ and Channel Treatments



Organ Acupoints


Acupoints exist for treating every Pattern of Disharmony and its associated signs and symptoms. They do this through their ability to “regulate the organ”. These acupoints are called “Front-Mu”, “Back-Shu”, “Yuan-Source”, “Luo-Connecting”, “Lower He-Sea” (Yang organs only), “Horary”, “Alternate Front-Mu” and “Second-in-Charge (2IC)”. They are defined in most TCM texts (e.g., [84]) except for “Alternate Front-Mu” and “Second-in-Charge (2IC)”, which are categories I have coined myself.


Alternate Front-Mu points are a useful alternative to the standard Front-Mu points. They are located close to each other and close to their associated organ. In effect they are another safe point to use when looking for a quick and easy acupoint for treatment.


Second-in-Charge (2IC) points assist other points on the same channel by improving/enhancing their function. In my experience, these points have the capacity to enhance the function by between 2- and 100-fold.


The table below lists the special point categories discussed and the organs they are associated with. Refer to the “Channel and Point Diagrams” at the back of this text for the locations of these points.



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Channel Acupoints


The “Main acupoints” for each channel in the Patterns of Disharmony tables below were worked out in the following manner. The Xi-Cleft points were included first. They are the best points on a channel to treat that channel. Channels/meridians can be visualised as blood vessels with Qi travelling through them as blood travels through arteries and veins. At regular intervals there are acupoints, which are areas that Qi gravitates into and out of. Each of these points is different in size, and the biggest are the Xi-Cleft points. They are like vortexes or whirlpools of Qi/energy. When activated they send a super-boost of Qi in all directions, but particularly along the channel in its desired direction. Because of their ability to supercharge a channel they are considered the “best points” for treating channel disharmony. Secondly, the first and last points on each channel were included. Finally, additional acupoints were included depending on their individual ability to stimulate the channel. In the Pericardium Channel, for example, Pericardium 3 and Pericardium 6 have been included. They have both been proven to stimulate Qi flow within their associated channel.

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