Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

• KI-4 Dazhong and BL-64 Jinggu to treat sciatica (using BL-64 on the affected side and
  KI-4 on the other).

Balancing Yin and Yang According to Heavenly Stems

Each channel is associated with a heavenly stem, Yang channels with Yang stems and Yin
channels with Yin stems as follows:

1. Gall-Bladder


2. Liver


3. Small Intestine


4. Heart


5. Stomach


6. Spleen


7. Large Intestine


8. Lungs


9. Bladder


10. Kidneys.

Balancing Yin and Yang points according to heavenly stems simply means balancing points of
channel 1 with 6, 2 with 7, 3 with 8, etc. as follows:

Gall-Bladder - Spleen

Small Intestine - Lungs

Stomach - Kidneys

Large Intestine - Liver

Bladder - Heart

It will be noticed that this essentially consists in balancing a Yang-channel's points with those
from the Yin channel which is controlled by it in the Controlling cycle of the 5 Elements.

This method stresses the importance of balancing Yang points with Yin ones, rather than the
other way round. For example, if one uses several points from the Gall-Bladder channel in one
treatment it would be wise to balance them with one or two from the Spleen channel; but if one
uses several points from the Spleen channel it is not necessary to balance them with points from
the Gall-Bladder channel. The explanation for this is in the 5-Element Controlling cycle and in