Too much for one question ? :)
I know ST 37 sedation indicates Blood stains and tonification Blood deficiency, any other key points, especially when active that give you your best insight into a case?
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Moderating A Pulse
by
bfellis
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December 4, 2025
Too much for one question ? :)
I know ST 37 sedation indicates Blood stains and tonification Blood deficiency, any other key points, especially when active that give you your best insight into a case?
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by
naturevet
December 7, 2025
Wow, that is a big question for taking up so little space.
The top points I look at are He-Sea points, Association points (on the dorsum), and maybe the Lower Uniting points like ST 37 and ST 39. Alarm points are also useful, including GB 25 and LV 13. Then, just the heavy hitter points for a channel, like GB 30 and GB 20 for the GB channel, as examples.
If you get a better response to BL 19 than GB 34, or vice versa, it doesn't mean a lot to me necessarily. If a major GB point has a big impact, that is enough to suspect the GB as involved, regardless which one it is.
The above are the main points I find myself interpreting. Sedating He-Sea points means drawing out excesses. For GB 34, that would be an excess level of function of the Shao Yang 'pump'. For SP 9, it would be the excess of the Spleen, which is Dampness.
ST 37 and 39 are Sea of Blood points, so usually that is what they are influencing - not so much the Yang Ming or ST channel per se.
Hopefully, that gives you some guidance.
Steve
The top points I look at are He-Sea points, Association points (on the dorsum), and maybe the Lower Uniting points like ST 37 and ST 39. Alarm points are also useful, including GB 25 and LV 13. Then, just the heavy hitter points for a channel, like GB 30 and GB 20 for the GB channel, as examples.
If you get a better response to BL 19 than GB 34, or vice versa, it doesn't mean a lot to me necessarily. If a major GB point has a big impact, that is enough to suspect the GB as involved, regardless which one it is.
The above are the main points I find myself interpreting. Sedating He-Sea points means drawing out excesses. For GB 34, that would be an excess level of function of the Shao Yang 'pump'. For SP 9, it would be the excess of the Spleen, which is Dampness.
ST 37 and 39 are Sea of Blood points, so usually that is what they are influencing - not so much the Yang Ming or ST channel per se.
Hopefully, that gives you some guidance.
Steve
by
bfellis
December 8, 2025
Yes. Very helpful. I just find sometimes getting stuck on changing a pulse, it get better but not a true moderate pulse. I keep pruning for active points and thinking about the story they are trying to tell me, but then will struggle at times if sedation or tonification make a pulse more moderate. Ya know, just trying to find that point that makes everything jive with the tale of the tail!
Thanks again! Brett
Thanks again! Brett
by
naturevet
December 14, 2025
I hear you. Sometimes it takes a couple of visits to get there and some poking of points that feel hot but aren't in the areas you would think to check. Sometimes those cases end up being the most fascinating once you figure out what the point that makes it all groovy is doing
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by
bfellis
January 21, 2026
That’s great to hear, I’ve got a good one for you, just hope this reply will allow me to post it!
by
naturevet
January 25, 2026
When the system asks for updates, they are not talking about via the forum, but via the 'Cases' menu, above. Hopefully you're able to post an update
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