In dogs the small intestine meridian starts at the outer claw fold, in horses at the outside of the hoof, and runs to a point in front of the ear. Covers the indications from colic and watery faeces to mastitis, corneal opacity, epilepsy and laryngitis, the four meridian programmes, flooding between SI 1 and SI 19, and the procedure for stagnation.
Author Archives: David Franklin
The small intestine meridian is a YANG meridian running from the little finger to a point in front of the ear, and SI 3 is the key point for the Governor vessel. Covers the indications from facial neuralgia and shoulder pain to tinnitus and milk flow, the tooth relationships, the four meridian programmes, meridian flooding from SI 1 to SI 19, and the procedure for stagnation.
Liver qi stagnation shows as tension pain that eases with movement, and wind diseases such as pollinosis, neurodermatitis, migraine and weather sensitivity belong to the same element. Covers nail signs, menstrual regulation, the meridian course from the big toe to the sixth intercostal space, the point indications, the meridian programmes, the stagnation procedure, and the milk thistle warning.
Liver qi stagnation shows as tension pain that improves with movement, and the wood element ties the liver to muscles, tendons, blood, eyes, hooves and hormones. Covers the meridian course from Le 1 at the hind hoof to Le 14 at the ribs, the indications for the main points, the meridian programmes, the three-step procedure for stagnation, and the milk thistle warning.
The heart meridian is the YIN partner of the small intestine meridian and rules the blood, the vessels and the tongue. Covers its three inner branches, the indications from cardiovascular disease and grief to tendovaginitis, epilepsy and pruritus, the four meridian programmes, the two blockage programmes, and the He 1 to He 9 applicator set-up in the horse.
In TCM the spleen and pancreas form one functional unit, and a weak middle accounts for around three quarters of all illness. Covers spleen Qi stagnation from cold food, sweets, bread and dairy, the emotional picture of worry and rumination, the third chakra link, the six spleen and pancreas programmes, and settings for two further programmes you save yourself.
Almost all chronically ill patients show some degree of adrenal fatigue. Covers cortisol and its part in gluconeogenesis, glycolysis and lipolysis, ACTH control from the pituitary, aldosterone and the sex hormones, and adrenaline from the medulla. Lists the symptom picture across psyche, immune system, muscles, libido, vessels, intestine, nerves, skin and hair, and gives the Adrenal Activation settings with programmes 3136.0 and 3137.0.
Adrenal fatigue is present in almost all chronically ill and elderly patients. This piece places the adrenal gland with the root chakra: its themes, TCM meridian and dental relationships, and the emotional and physical disharmony patterns. Covers tensor testing for a blocked first chakra and the full therapy settings, applicator placement and second channel ampoules.
The pancreas as digestive gland and endocrine organ, and what happens in acute and chronic pancreatitis, including the emotional side that energetic medicine calls the I-gland. Lists the normal and low deep frequency programmes for pancreas impairment, insufficiency and pancreatitis, the liver, gallbladder and spleen programmes that support them, and the channel 2 complexes and ampoules.
A blocked lung meridian can show as bronchial asthma, spastic bronchitis, tonsillitis, rhinitis, facial skin problems, shoulder pain, eczema or throat disease, often where scars, tattoos or piercings cross it. Covers the programme sequence for flooding the meridian from Lu 1 to Lu 11, cable and applicator placement, and the individual points with locations and indications.