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GV-13: XIV-13: tao dao

acupuncture

definition

tao dao = way of happiness; kiln path

Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Foot Tai Yang (Bladder) channel on the Du Mai (Governing Vessel); Entry point of the Sea of Qi, with GV-14

location: Inferior to the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra, on the posterior midline.

actions: readjusts Qi in the Du Mai (Governing Vessel); harmonizes Yin and Yang; tonifies Wei (Protective) Qi; relieves Exterior conditions; cools Heat; eliminates Wind-Cold; pacifies the Shen and clears the Mind; spreads Yang Qi through the Du Mai (Governing Vessel); regulates Yang channels; purifies Yang of the whole body; stimulates the pituitary and adrenals (Finkelstein, p. 79); diffuses Lung Qi; relaxes the muscles and sinews; sedates spasms

indications: fever and chills; tidal fever; malaria; psychosis; depression; insomnia; headache; heaviness in the head; dizziness; infantile convulsions; seizures; numbness, esp. in children (Mann, p. 80); cough; chest pain; pulmonary tuberculosis; consumptive conditions; asthma; amenorrhea; hot sensation in the bones; stiffness along the spine; poliomyelitis sequelae; head, neck and shoulder muscle spasms; neck stiffness; muscular tetany; urticaria

needle technique: perpendicular insertion, angled slightly upward, 0.5 - 1.0 cun, producing a local sensation of heat or coolness, soreness and distension, possibly spreading downward, upward or to both shoulders

moxa: 3 - 7 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 15 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole

combinations:

» with GV-14 purifies the Yang of the body (Finkelstein, p. 79);

» with yao qi, GV-26, PC-6 and St-40 for seizures;

» with UB-13 for fever (Shanghai, p. 196);

» with PC-5, TW-5 and SI-3 to treat malaria and alternating fever and chills (Flaws, 1989, p. 96).

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