| Depression in Women | | | |
| Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) | Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) | | |
| mental disorder is secondary to hormonal changes | A hormone syndrome | | |
| Extreme Sadness to Hopelessness | Feeling down or depressed | | |
| Suicidal thoughts are Present | No suicidal thoughts | | |
| Mostly mental symptoms | Mosty Physical symptoms | | |
| Intense mood swings | Mood changes | | |
| Affects interpersonal relationships, work, and hobbies | Affects the usual daily routine | | |
| Doubles the risk of Post Partum Depression | Around 9% more likely to be affected by postpartum Depression | | |
| Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) | | | |
| Symptoms begin 2 to 10 days before menstruation and disappear right before or after menstration | | | |
| Repetitive and periodic physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms | | | |
| 20-50% of reproductive-age women and about 10% of them have very severe symptoms | | | |
| Symptoms startt o ease at 35 and disappear with menopause. | | | |
| Physical symptoms: | Fatigue, headache, low back pain, breast pain, swelling, indigestion, pelvic pain | | |
| Weight gain, Acne, Muscle pain, Craving salty and weet foods | | |
| Emotional and Behavioral Symptoms: | Anxiety, Restlessness, tension, depression, mood changes, isolation, hostility | | |
| | decreased concentration, aggressive tendencies, destructive impulses, suicidal attempts | | |
| Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) N94.3. DSM-5 | Mood lability, irritability, dysphoria, anxiety symptoms that occur repeatedly | | |
| | during the premenstrual phase and remit around the onset of menses or after | | |
| Postpartum Depression (PPD) | | | |
| About 15% of woemn after childbirth | | | |
| 4 weeks postpartum with symptoms improving approximately 3 to 6 months. | | | |
| Symptoms: | Depressed mood or severe mood swings, difficult bonding with baby, | | |
| insomnia, sleeping too much, fatigue. Loss of appretite, eating too much | | |
| 25% can persist up to a year, it can transition into Depression. | | | |
| F53 Mental and Behavioral disorders associated with puerperium not elsewhere classified | | | |
| F53.0 Mild Mental and Behavioral disorders associated with puerperium not elsewhere classified | | | |
| F53.1 Severe Mental and Behavioral disorders associated with puerperium not elsewhere classified | | | |
| F53.8 Other Mental and Behavioral disorders associated with puerperium not elsewhere classified | | | |
| F53.9 Puerperium mental disorder, unspecified | | | |
| Postpartum Blues: | | | |
| 85% of women may experience feelings o f Depression. | | | |
| 2 to 3 days after childbirth, it improves in about 2 weeks, mostly in a few hours. | | | |
| Mostly it naturally resolves, but there is possibility to transitioning into PPD. | | | |
| Symptoms: | Mild Dysfunction, No suicidal thoughts, lasts less than 10 days | | |
| Depression | | | |
| Patterns | Symptoms | Treatment | Acupuncture and Herbal Notes |
| Liver Qi stagnation | depression, moodiness, frustration, feeling uptight, hypochondrial pain, insomnia, anxiety | Pc6, Liv3, GB34, TB3, GB13, BL47, GV20 | Liv3, Li4, HT7, PC6 |
| muscles aches of neck, shoulders, abdominal distenson, iregular bowel, PMS, wiry pulse | | forumula- liver and sp stagnaiton, blood and qi stagnation. Deficiency |
| | Tx: soothe liver, move qi, elimate stagnation | Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang. Xiao Yao San | Yu syndrome: also Jia wei xiao yao san (transfrom to fire qi). 10% |
| Phelgm-Heat harassing mind | Depression, anxiety, agitation, restless sleep, dreaming, insomnia, palpitations | CV12, BL20, ST40, SP9, SP6, PC5, PC6, GB24, GB17, GB20 | |
| heaviness in head, dizziness, phlegm, nausea, bitter taste, red swollen, sticky coating tongue | Wen Dan Tang | 3% |
| Slippery-rapid pulse | | |
| | Tx: resolve phlegm, clear heat, open orifices | | |
| Qi Stagnation with Phelgm | Depresision, moodiness, throat blockage like foreign body, difficult swallow, | ST40, Ren12, BL20, SP9, SP6, TB6, Liv3, Du21, Du20 | |
| signing, chest oppression, hypochondrial pain, PMS, neurosis, insomnia | Ban Xia Hou Po Tang | Yu syndrome |
| | swollen tough/sticky coat, wiry or slippery pulse | | formula- actives qi, disprese stagnation, drive qi down, dissolve phlegm |
| Worry Injuring the Mind | depression , mental confusion, feeling absent, anxiety, no desire, | LU9, Lu3, Du12, Ren6, HT5, ST36, BL20, BL49, Du20 | HT7, PC6, Jaili in corner of rthe mouth |
| insomnia, sadness, worry, crying, stretching, yawnsing, baby night cry | Gan Mi Da Zao Tang | yu syndrome, 12.9%, deficiency |
| pale tounge/sticky coat, wiry pulse | | formula: nourish HT, calm shen, harmonize middle jiao |
| | tx: Nourish the heart and calm the mind | | |
| Heart and Spleen Deficiency | Depression, excessive thinking, palpitations, difficult falling asleep, pale face | ST36, SP6, BL20, BL21, Ren15, PC6, BL15, HT7, Du14, Du20 | |
| dizziness, poor appetite, anemia, anxiety, insomnia | Gui Pi tang | Yu syndrome, 2%, deficiency |
| Pale tongue/weak or choppy pulse | | formula: tonify qi, strengthen SP, nourish blood, calm shen |
| | tx: tonify spleen Qi, nourish heart-blood, calm the mind | | |
| Yu Syndrome | Depression: treatment is to regulate the Qi and releive stagnation. | PC6, HT7, ST36, Du20, Liv3, SP6, Yintang, | |
| | Du24, GB20, Du14, Du11, Du9, sishencong | |
| Liver and Gallbladder heat Stagnation | Chai hu Jia Long Mu Li Tang | 7% |
| | anxiety, insomnia, palpitatins, hypertension, headache | excess |
| Gall Bladder Qi stagnation | ST40, GB34, Ren12 | |
| Calm the Liver and regulate liver qi and blood | Yi Gan San | 2% |
| Regulate Qi and transform phlegm | Wu Zhu Yu Tang | 3% |
| Enrich Yin, Calm Shen | Tian Wang Bu Xin Wan | 6% |
| Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency | KD3, BL18, SP6 | |
| | Fire rsing due to Yin deficency | Kd3, Kd6 | |
| Other Therapies | | | |
| Qigong | improves depression, sleep scales, depressive symptoms, help physical and mental sx menopause | | |
| Meditation | mindfulness without jedgement, MBCT for depression is validated | | |
| Relaxation therapy | Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) relaxes sympathetic nerve hyperactivity and manage stress | qi and blood circulation | |
| | Edmund Jacobson PMR and Johannes Heinrich Schultz Autogentic training | | |
| Depression vs BiPolar disorder | | | |
| depression in Bipolar people lasts longer and has high suicide rate compared to mania. | | |
| Bipolar has a physical factos rather than psychological, possible hereditary. | | |
| | Depression is higher in women but men and women both have equal in Bipolar. | | |
| Anxiety and patterns | Symptoms | Treatments | |
| Heart and Gall Bladder deficiency | palpitaitons, anxiety, timid, frightened, lack of self assertion, discouraged, cannot sit or lie down | Ht7, Ht5, BL15, Ren14, GB40, ST36 | |
| insomnia, waking up early, | An Shen Ding Zhi Wan | |
| Pale tongue, weak pulse | | |
| | Tonify the heart and gall bladder, calm the mind | | |
| Heart Blood Deficiency | Palpitations, anxiety, dizziness, pale face, insomnia, poor memory, tiredness, | HT7, ren14, St36, Sp6 | |
| pale tongue, choppy /fine pulse | Gui Pi Tang | |
| | Nourish heart blood, calm the mind | | |
| Kidney and Heart deficiency with Empty heat | Palpitations, Anxiety worse in evening, mental restless, insomnia, night sweat, | HT7, Ren14, KD3, Ren4, SP6, HT6, KD7 | |
| heat in evening, 5 palm heat, dizziness, tinnitus, | Tian Wang Bu xin Dan | |
| Red tongue w/o coat, Floating-empty coat, rapid pulse. | | |
| | Nourish heart and kidney yin, clear empty heat, calm the mind | | |
| Lung and Heart Qi Stagnation | Palpitations, anxiety, chest oppression, depression, throat lump, shortness of breath | HT5, HT7, PC6, Ren15, Ren17, Lu7, ST40 | |
| sighing, sadness, epigastric distention, purples lips, pale complexion | Ban Xia Hou po tang | |
| empty pulse | | |
| | Move qI in Heart and lung, relax the chest, calm the mind. | | |
| Heart blood stasis | Palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, agitation, memory poor, chest pain, | HT5, PC6, Ren14, Ren14, Liv3, SP6 | |
| purple on sides of tongue, wiry-choopy-firm pulse | Tao Ren Hong Huan Jian | |
| Invigorate heart blood, eliminate stasis, calm the mind. | | |
| Phlegm heat harassing the heart | Palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, dreaming, chest oppression, sputum in throat, manic behavior, | PC5, HT8, Ren12, ST40, ST8, GB13, Ren15, Du 24 | |
| | red and swollen tongue w/yelow coat, slippery-rapid pulse. | Wen Dan tang | |
| Anxiety frequently used | Du20, PC6, HT7, sishencong, SP6, yintang, Du24, Liv3 | | |
| Ear shenmen, heart, liver, endocrine | | |
| Qigong, meditation, relaxation therapy. | | |
| Yi Gan San: calm liver, relieve spasm, dispel heat, strengthen spleen | anger issues, irritability, Dementia, Tic, menopause, | |
| Wen Dan Tang: warm GB, regulate Qi, dissolve phlegm, clear heat GB, harmonize GB and ST | “Treat mental problem” nourish GB, cold is something bad | |
| Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan: nourish yin and tonify blood, tonify HT and KD, calm shen | | |
| | Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang- harmonize and release shao yang, nourish blood, alleviates pain. | poor appetite, sweating nausea, insomnia, ab pain w/stress | |
| Dementia | Symptoms | Treatment | |
| Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency | low backand knee sore or cold, tinnitus, dream excessive, night sweats, visions decrease | | |
| eyes dry, hair losse, teeth decline, dizziness, 5 palm heat | | |
| Qi and Blood stasis | persistem pain in one area of body, dark complexin and lips, easily irritated, | | |
| wake up from sleep easily, dry mouth, pain worse at night, bruise easil, skin rough and dry, peeling. | | |
| Phlegm turbidity obstructing the orifices | Head heavy, abdominal rumbling, belching, nausea, palpitations, bloating, excessive saliva | | |
| lackluster complexion, fatigue, cough w/phlegm | | |
| Spleen and Kidney yang deficiency | Poor digestion, cold, limbs cold, pale face, fatigue, cold low abdoen, frequent diarrhea | | |
| difficult uringaiton, swelling in belly | | |
| Qi and bood deficiency | Fatigue, dizziness, pale lips, loss of appetite, poor digestion, palpitaitons, shortness of breath | | |
| Increase of hair loss | | |
| Intense Fire heat | Quick tempered, face flushed, restless, difficutl falling asleep, thirsty | | |
| | Dark urine, constipation, red eyes | | |
| Dementia Prevention and management | Enjoy: Exercise, eating, reading | | |
| Abstain: moderate drinking, smoking, | | |
| actions: health check-ups, communication, early detection | | |
| Eat three meals a day, exercise as a lifelong hobby, becareful not to injure head | | |
| Treat depression, dementia prevention exercises, socialize frequently, get screened. | | |
| Management: | Accient prevention, maintain good lighting, remove fall hazards, bathroom frequently to prevent | | |
| incontinence 2 hours, store medications in a safe place, kitchen safety, communication | | |
| | sexual behavior, get neighbors wupport contact info and key. | | |
| Autism | Symptoms | Treatment | Notes |
| Kidney Essence Deficiency | weak body, fatigue organs, pale and thin, insufficient nutrition and language development | Du20, sishencong, du24, gb13, Kd3 | |
| delayed growth, small stature, late fontelle closure, reduced intelligence, slow movement | Liu wei Di huang tang | enrich yin, nourish KD, clear deficiency heat, resolve damp |
| mental weariness, forgetful, insomnia, clear urinaiton, bed wetting, dizzines, expressionless, | Ba zhen tang. | |
| hearing impairment, weakness, sore low back | | |
| pale tongue, deep thin or wiry pulse | | |
| | Nourish yin, tonify kidney, replish essence and marrow | | |
| Phlegm clouding the heart orifices | Drooling, unclear speech, repetitive language, expressionless, unable to follw instructions | Du20, sishencong, Du24, GB13, St40, PC7 | |
| mental dullness, | Jia Wei Wen Dan Tang | |
| swollen tongue w/white greasy coating, slippery pulse. | | |
| | Tonify kidenyu and strengthn spleen, resolve phlegm, transform turbidity | | |
| Heart and Spleen Deficiency | Unsociable, slow reaction, expressionless, dislikes socializing, appears to not hear | Gui Pi Tang | |
| slow speech, repetitive speechand behavioirs, narrow interests, pale complexion | Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang | tonify middle jiao, benefit the qi, yang qi ascend, retrieve prolapse organs |
| cold limbs, spontaneous sweat, nightime anxiety/fear, delayed development, mental and physical | | |
| fatigue, dreaminess when wkaing, nightmares, taciturn/reserved speech, poor appetite | | |
| pale tongue w/thin coat, think and weak pulse. | | |
| | Strengthen spleen, benefit the Qi, nourish heart, calm shen | | |
| Liver Fire Flaming Upward | Impatient, easily angered, stubborn, emotionally unstable, shouting, red face, dry mouth, delirium | Chai Hu Jia Long gu Mu li tang | |
| incoherent speech, restlessness at night, constipation, yellow urine, difficult to manage, | Yi Gan San | |
| appears not to hear, erratic running and jumping | | |
| Red tongue tip, w.yellow coat, wiry and rapid pulse. | | |
| | Clear heat, pacify liver, calm shen, settle the mind | | |
| Liver Qi stagnation | Poor emotional regulation with frequent mood changes, hyperactivity, | Du20, sishencong, du24, GB13, Liv3, Gb34 | |
| reduced sleep w/sleep disorders, avoids conversations, difficult communicating, | Xiao yao san | |
| stiff joints and ligaments with reduced flexibility and motor skills, | | |
| pale tongue w/thin coat and wiry pulse | | |
| | Smooth the Liver, Regulate Qi | | |
| Tui-Na for kids | | | |
| Open heavens gate | using both thumbs rub from Yintang to Du24 | | |
| Push the water palace | use both thumbs, push from BL2 to TB23 | | |
| Massage Taiyang | Rotate tai yang point using both middle fingers. | | |
| ADHD | Liver Qi stagnatin turing to Fire (19.8%) | | |
| DSM 5 and ICD 10 | Phlegm-fire Disturbing the Heart (15.5%) | | |
| Neurodevelopmental Disorders | Deficiency of heart and Spleen (15.4%) | | |
| Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder | Exhuberant Heart and Liver fire (15%) | | |
| F90.2, F90.0, F90.1 | Kidney Deficiency with Liver Hyperactivity (13.6%) | BOLD is issue | |
| Questions: | 1. how often do you have trouble wrapping up final details of a project once challenging parts are done? | Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Very often | |
| 2. how often do you have difficulty getting things in order when you have to do a task that requires organization? | Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Very often | |
| 3. How often do you have problems remembering appointments or obligations? | Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Very often | |
| 4. When you have a task that requires a lot of thought, how often do you avoid or delay getting started? | Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Very often | |
| 5. How often do you fidget or squirm with your hands and feet when you have to sit down for a long time? | Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Very often | |
| 6.How often do you feel overly active and compelled to do things, like you were driven by a motor? | Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Very often | |
| | Symptoms | Treatments | |
| Deficiency of Heart and Spleen Blood | ADD, poor memory and concentration, difficult sticking to the job at hand, difficult keeping time, | HT7, Ren15, SP6, Ren12, BL20, Du20 | |
| tendency to day dream, lack of attention, tiredness, insomnia, anxiety, poor appetite, loose stools palpitations | Gui Pi Tang | |
| Pale tongue, choppy or fine pulse | | |
| | Noursih heart and spleen blood, strengthen the mind. | | |
| Kidney and Liver Yin deficiency with Liver Yang Rising | hyperactice child or adult suffering from ADHD, night sweating, dry mouth, tinnitus, irritablity, | SP6, Liv8,KD3, Ren4, HT7, Liv3, GB13, Du24 | |
| Propensity to outbursts of anger, | Qi Ju Di Huang Wan | |
| no coating on the tongue, floating-empty and slightly wiry pulse. | | |
| | Nourish the liver and kidney yin, subdue liver yang | | |
| Heart and Spleen Qi Deficiency | Chlld or Adult with ADD, the child is in his world, lack of concentration, daydreaming, quiet, slow movement, | HT5, BL15, Ren15, Du20, Ren12, ST36, BL20, BL49 | |
| light sleeper, spontaneous sweating, picky eater, | Gui Pi tang and Gan Mai Da Zao Tang | |
| | Pale tongue, Weak pulse | | |
| Liver and Heart Fire | Child or adult with ADD, restless and irritable child, propensity to outbursts of anger, lack of concentration. | Liv2, liv3, GV24, GB13, Ren15 | |
| inability to focus on a task, dry mouth, insomnia, unpleasant dreams, headaches, bitter taste. Artistic child. | Long Dan Xie Gan Tang | |
| | Red tongue with dry-yellow coating. Wiry-rapid pulse. | | |
| ADHD frequent TX. | herbal formulas | Points | |
| Wen Dn Tang | Pc6, Du20, Li4, Liv3, HT7 | |
| Yi Gan San: calm liver, relieve spasm, dispel heat, strengthen spleen | | |
| Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang- harmonize and release shao yang, nourish blood, alleviates pain. | | |
| Gui Pi Tang | | |
| Gan Mai Da Zao Tang | | |
| Jia Wei Xiao yao San | | |
| | Liu Wei di huang Wan | | |
| Tic disorders | | Treatments: | |
| DSM 5 and ICD 10 | | DU, GB, and LI channels used most | |
| Motor Disporder | Excessive clumsiness and awkwardness as a minifested by poor learning and performance of coordinated skills | DU20, GB20, Liv3, LI4, SP6 | |
| with performance significantly below accepted age norms. Conditions’ onset is early in development. | sishencong, PC6, HT7, LI4, ST36, | |
| Tic disorders | a tic is a sudden and rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization | | |
| Tourette’s Disorder F95.2 | | | |
| Persisten Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder F95.1 | | | |
| Treatment Modalities | | | |
| Red Flags | Suicidal attempts (thoughts), psychosis, bilological clock is broken | | |
| Psychotic disorders: | delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking (speech), grossly disorganzied or abnormal motor behavior | | |
| (including cataonia) and negative symptoms | | |
| Delusions | fixed beliefs that are not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence. Their content may vary: | | |
| Persecutory, referential, somatic, religious, grandiose | | |
| Hallucintations | Perception-like experience that occur without an external stimulus. They are vivid and clear, | | |
| with the full force and impact of normal perceptions and not under voluntary control. | | |
| Diorganized thinking (formal thought disorder) | Typically inferred from the individual’s speech. The individual may switch from one topic | | |
| to another (derailment or loose associations). Answers to questions may be obliquely related or | | |
| completely unrelated (tangentiality). | | |
| Grossly disorganzied | or abnormal motor behavior may manifest itself ina variety of ways, ranging from childlike “silliness” | | |
| to unpredicatable agitation. | | |
| Two Negative symptoms | are particularly prominent in schoizophenic: diminshed emotional expression and avolition (decreases inititive. | | |
| TCM perspective- mental emotional | | | |
| Mind obstructed | confused thinking, irratinal behavior, clouded mind, loss of insight in mental illness | | |
| it is Qi stagnation, Blood stasis, phlegm | | |
| Mind unsettled | Insomnia , agitation, mental restless and anxiety | | |
| blood and yin deficiency, empty heat, qi stagnation, blood stasis, fire, phlegm fire | | |
| Mind Weakened | characterized by depression, melancholy, mental exhaustion, physical tiredness | | |
| | qi deficency, blood deficiency, yang deficiency, yin deficiency | | |
| Acupuncture | Symptoms: | | |
| Lung channel | Sadness, worry. Grief. Lungs govern Qi and it points bring Qi to the brain and clear mind | | |
| Lu3 | somnolence, insomnia, sadness, weeping, forgetulness, talking to ghosts. Forgetfulness. | | |
| Lu7 | Psychological and emotion point, worry, grief, sadness, stimulate beneficial outpouring of repressed emotions. | | |
| Lu10 | calms the mind when agitated by heat- heart heat/lung heat. | | |
| Large intestines | emotional problems due to heat pattern | | |
| Li4 | calms the mind, subdues rebellious Qi from head, good with Liv3, Du24, GB13 | | |
| Li5 | calms the mind and opens the mind orifice when bright yang causes manic depression | | |
| LI7 | opens the minds orifices, inappropriate laughter, manic behavior, seeing ghosts. | | |
| Stomach | mental-emotinal problems due to heat patterns | | |
| ST25 | mental restless, anxiety, mania, stomach disharmony, phlegm fire | | |
| ST40 | calms the mind, opens the mind orfices, anxiety, fear, phobias, misting of the mind, rebellious qi. | | |
| ST41 | calms the mind, conducts heat down away from head | | |
| ST42 | Opens the minds orifices, mental illness due to phlegm obstructing the mind, heat in stomach | | |
| ST45 | calm the mind due to ST heat pattern like ST fire transmitting to heart causing heart fire. | | |
| Spleen | Clears the mind and stimulates the intellect | | |
| SP1 | Mental restlessness and depression in excess patterns resulting in blood stasis. Calms mind and stops excess dreaming | | |
| SP3 | stimulate mind fatigued by excess mental work, stimulate brain, memory, and mental clarity | | |
| SP4,5 | Calms the mind, open mind orfices | | |
| SP6 | moves liver qi and calms mind, strong for insomnia from blood and Yin deficency | | |
| Heart | All Heart channel points affect the mind Deficiecy patterns: HT4,5,7, Excess patterns: HT8,9 | | |
| HT3 | drain heart-fire or clear empty-heat. Anxiety, mental restlessness | | |
| HT4,5 | Calms the mind for empty patterns of the heart | | |
| HT7 | Nourishes heart blood, calms mind, opens mind orfices. Any heart pattern involving the mind. | | |
| HT8 | Drain Heart-fire and clears Heart empty heat. Clears heat in the heart: excess, empty-heat, or phlegm-heat | | |
| HT9 | Clear heat, Calm mind, open orfices, excess patterns and heart heat. | | |
| Small Intestines | Mental-emotional function of dealoing with issues with clarity or not. | | |
| Si5 | clear heat and calm mind, clear the mind, take the right path. | | |
| Si7 | Calms mind and opens minds orficies, manic depression, fright, sadness, anxiety, mental restless. | | |
| Si16 | subdues rebellious qi from the head, regulates ascending and descending qi of the head and calms mind. | | |
| Urinary Bladder | Full and Empty conditions of the patient | | |
| UB10 | Clears the brain and opens Mind orficies | | |
| UB13 | Calms the mind of manic behavior and suicidal thoughts/desire to commit suicide | | |
| UB15 | Calms the mind, nourishes the heart, stimulates the Brain | | |
| UB42 | Emotional problems related to Lung, sadnes, grief, worry. | | |
| UB44 | Calms the mind, heart related emotioanl and psychological problems | | |
| UB47 | For emotional problmes related to Liver: depression, frustration, resentment over long period of time | | |
| UB49 | Strengthen the intellect, clear mind, stimulate memory and concentration | | |
| UB52 | strengtehn the will power and determination mental-spiritual aspect of Kidenys. | | |
| UB62 | Calms the mind for insomnia and manic behavior | | |
| Kidney | mental emotion problem solving by drawing Qi downward or lifting spirit up by tonifying kidney | | |
| Kd1 | Strong calming effect on mind, severe anxiety, mental illness like manic behavior, empty fire mental restlessness. | | |
| Kd3 | Calms the mind, insomnia, excess dreaming, poor memory, tonify kidney and willpower kidney yin/yang deficiency | | |
| Kd4 | Calm and lift the mind, liften when patient is exhuasted and depressed from chronic kidney deficiency | | |
| Kd6 | Calms the mind for insomnia, yin energy to eyes to help them close. | | |
| Kd9 | Calm mind from Kidney yin deficiency causing deep anxiety and mental restlessness | | |
| Kd16 | Tonify Kidney to Tonify Heart, calm the mind in Heart Yin deficiency, nourish heart. | | |
| Pericardium | Mental-emotional problems occuring with a background of heat | | |
| PC3 | Calms mnd with severe anxiety caused by heart-fire | | |
| PC4 | Strengthens the mind in Heart deficiency which causes fear, anxiety, insomnia | | |
| PC5 | Calms mind, opens mind orfices, resolves phlegm-heat in heart obstructing the mind’s orficies. | | |
| PC6 | Calms the mind, lifts spirit, promotes free flow of Liver qi, promotes sleep. women: PMS, irritiability. | | |
| PC7 | Calms mind, clears heart-fire, heart-fire mental problems like high anxiety, mental restless, and manic behavior | | |
| PC8 | Calms the mind, problems related to heart-fire. | | |
| Triple Burner | | | |
| TB3 | Promotes free flow of Qi and lifts spirit | | |
| TB10 | Calms the mind when mental-emotional problems are occuring against a background of heart-heat. | | |
| Gall Bladder | Important points for serious mental-emotional problems. | | |
| GB9 | Calms the mind, fright, fear, palpitations, and manic behavior | | |
| GB12 | Calms the mind for insomnia, Liver yang and Liver Fire. | | |
| GB13 | Calms mind, Clears brain for mental and emotional problems, resolves phlegm in mental-emotional disorders. Epilepsy. | | |
| GB15 | Calms the mind. Obessive thoughts, pensiveness, oscillation of moods. | | |
| GB17 | Mental-emotional effect of opening the orifices and resolving phlegm | | |
| GB18 | Calms the mind and opens the minds orficies. It has a deep effect on mental problems: obessive thoughts and dementia | | |
| GB19 | Calms the mind for dullness, mania, fright, palpitations | | |
| GB40 | Free flow of Liver Qi, lifts the spirit and strengthens deciisveness. | | |
| GB44 | calms the mind in cases of insomnia and agitation deriving from Liver-fire | | |
| Liver Channel | | | |
| Liv2 | Calms the mind and clears heat, fire | | |
| Liv3 | has a profound calming effect on the mind, for tense people with short temper, repressed anger, enhanced with Li4. | | |
| Ren Mai | Mental emotional problems based on deficiency | | |
| Ren4 | Calms mind by strengthening kidney, source Qi and rooting the mind | | |
| Ren8 | Calms mind, lifts spirit, use moxa on salt, no needle. | | |
| Ren12 | Calms the mind for worry, anxiety, and pensiveness. | | |
| Ren14 | Calms the mind, Phlegm-heat, mental symptoms heart-fire leading to insomnia, agitation, anxiety. | | |
| Ren15 | Nourises the Yin organs, calms the mind, deficiency yin and blood. Severe anxiety, worry, upset, fears, obsessions | | |
| Du Mai | Du channel points on the head help treat mental-emotional problems | | |
| Du4 | Clears the mind, lifts spirit, strengthens will power, for depression and mental confusion | | |
| Du11 | Nourishes the heart, calms the mind dor sadness, depression, anxiety | | |
| Du12 | Calms the mind, opens the mind orficies. | | |
| Du14 | Clear and strengthen mind, tonify heart and kidney yang, stimulates brain when person is depressed and confused | | |
| Du16 | nourishes the marrow, benefits the brain, calms the mind, opens minds orficies | | |
| Du17 | Benefits the brain, calms the mind, opens the mind orifices, manic behavior point | | |
| Du18 | Opens the minds orficies and calms the mind, regulates Liver-blood, severe mental restless, agitation, confusion | | |
| obessive thoughts, from a mind obstucted due to blood stasis. | | |
| Du19 | Open mind orficies and calms the mind, anxiety, combine with Ren15 for stronger effect | | |
| Du20 | Benefits the brain, clears mind, lifts spirit, lifts yang to promote clear yang to brain and mind | | |
| Du24 | Calms and lifts the mind and opens the minds orifices. Calm the mind strongly for anxiety, insomnia, depression, sadness. | | |
| Sishencong | Calm mind, clam wind, benefit the eyes and ears, alleviate pain, concussion. | | |
| Yintang | Calm shen, benefit nose, eliminate wind, open the channel, alleviate pain | | |
| Anmian | Calms the shen for sleep/ insomnia | | |
| Liver qi stagnation- chai Hu | Xiao Yao San | | |
| Chai Hu Jia long gu Mu li tang | | |
| Chai Hu Shu gan San | | |
| Yi Gan San: calm liver, relieve spasm, dispel heat, strengthen spleen | | |
| Phlegm- Ban Xia | Wen Dan Tang: warm GB, regulate Qi, dissolve phlegm, clear heat GB, harmonize GB and ST | | |
| Ban Xia Hou Po Tang | | |
| Heart and speen deficiency- Ren shen | Gui Pi Tang | | |
| worry injuring Mind- Fu xiao mai | Gan Mai Da Zao Tang- nourish heart and calm shen, harmonize middle jiao | | |
| KD and HT Yin def w/empty heat | Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan- nourish KD, tonify blood, tonify heart and calm shen | | |
| Sheng Di Huang | | | |
| Psychotherapy in TM | | | |
| Ijung Byunki Therapy | changes in mind is expressed in changes in Qi. Change the patients mood with aromatherapy, music, stabalize mind. | | |
| converstaion, light, acupressure, massage, breathing, meditatin, reflection. | | |
| Jium goron therapy | conversation, persuasion, reassurance, re-education to eliminate worries,, boost will, change consciousness | | |
| Empathy, patience, warm interest in patient, professional knowledge. | | |
| Oji Sangseung therapy | 5 element mutual overcoming | | |
| Earth – Water: fear | | |
| Metal- wood: Anger | | |
| Wood- Earth: anxiety | | |
| Kyungja Pyungyi therapy | Psychological method that treats symptoms of anxiety exposing patient to strong stimuli. | | |
| | Help them get accustimed to what startles and frigtens them. | | |
| PTSD | Tai chi, yoga, mindfulness, martial arts.benefits greater than counseling. | | |
| Lastly | | | |
| taiji becomes yin and yang, and yin and yuang transform into various forms like the 4 seasons. | | |
| yin and yang is one taiji, and taiji is absolute nothing. Wuji, “no end” and no boundaries, no closure. | | |
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