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extra point(s)
hua tuo jia ji
acupuncture
definition
hua tuo jia ji = Hua Tuo's paravertebral points
location: a group of points located about 0.5 (to 1.0) cun lateral to the inferior end of the spinous processes of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae
M-BW-35
actions: disperses Tai Yang; dredges open the Jing Qi of the Du Mai (Governing Vessel); benefit the back and joints; restore Qi and Xue (Blood) flow; strengthen and relax the sinews and tendons
indications: all internal organ disorders and symptoms; spinal stiffness, pain or numbness; scoliosis; problems of the spine, the adjacent tissues and the extremities (including atrophy syndrome)
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.2 - 1.5 cun for cervical and thoracic vertebrae; 1.5 - 2.5 cun, with oblique insertion toward spine, for the lumbar vertebrae
moxa: 3 - 7 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 15 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with LI-11 and GB-34 regulates the Three Yang (Finkelstein, p. 96);
» hua tuo jia ji of T1 to T4 with UB-13, UB-12, CV-12, St-40, LI-2 and Lu-5 for pertussis (Shanghai, p. 576);
» hua tuo jia ji of T8 to T14 with CV-12, St-21, CV-6, St-30, St-25, St-27 and St-29 for paralysis of abdominal muscles; can add: CV-4, CV-10, Sp-16, Sp-15 and Sp-14 (Shanghai, p. 581).
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