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rx
point
SI-2: II-2: qian gu
acupuncture
definition
qian gu = forward valley; front valley
Ying Spring and Water point of the Hand Tai Yang (Small Intestine) channel
location: On the ulnar aspect of the little finger, just distal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint, at the juncture of the red and white skin.
actions: dispels Wind-Heat; balances inner secretions, i.e., hormones; opens the ears; moistens the throat; clears Bladder Heat
indications: seizures; intermittent fever; high fever without sweating; pannus; tinnitus; deafness; weak eye sight; nasal obstruction; coryza; mumps; swollen jaw with pain radiating to the back of the ear; tonsillitis; throat and cheeks red and swollen; throat painful, sore and dry; cough; hematemesis; mastitis; agalactia; burning urination; pain and stiffness of neck and back; unable to lift arm; brachial neuralgia; contracture of the elbow; numb finger; pain and inflammation of finger joints
needle technique: perpendicular or oblique insertion, 0.2 - 0.3 cun, producing a sensation of distension and numbness, sometimes spreading throughout the little finger
moxa: 1 - 3 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
footnotes