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UB-26: III-26: guan yuan shu
acupuncture

definition

guan yuan shu = hollow at the hinge of the source; first gate correspondence
associated point for lower lumbar region; receives a vessel from Guan Yuan (CV-4).
location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of L-5.
actions: regulates the Lower Warmer; regulates and moistens the Intestines; transforms Damp-Stagnation; resolves Dampness and Damp-Heat; warms Cold and dries Damp-Cold; "relates to Kidney Yin" (Finkelstein, p. 45); alleviates polyuria; strengthens the spine, esp. lower back, and knees
indications: weakness after influenza; anemia; emaciation and thirst; abdominal distension; chronic enteritis; chronic peritonitis; constipation; diarrhea; hemorrhoids; diabetes; cystitis; difficult or painful urination; polyuria, incl. due to diabetes insipidus; urinary incontinence; enuresis; uterine spasm; pain in loins; low back pain and stiffness; sciatica; lower limb paralysis
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.8 - 1.2 cun, or oblique insertion, 1.5 - 2.0 cun, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension, sometimes spreading to the leg
moxa: 3 - 7 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 15 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with UB-20 and UB-23 for chronic enteritis (Shanghai, p. 213);
» with St-25, UB-23 and Sp-6 for acute or chronic nephritis (Shanghai, p. 213);
» with yi shu, UB-20, UB-22 and UB-23 for diabetes (Shanghai, p. 213);
» with UB-18 and UB-20 for dysmenorrhea (Shanghai, p. 213);
» with UB-47/52, GV-4, UB-23, CV-4 and CV-6 to treat "flaccid Yang (impotence), nocturnal emission and seminal incontinence" (Flaws, 1989, p. 97);
» with UB-54/40 treats lower back pain due to an imbalance in the Bladder Muscle channel (Finkelstein, p. 45);
» with UB-28 for Wind consumption with lower back pain (Shanghai, p. 213).


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