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rx
point
St-2: XI-2: si bai
acupuncture

definition

si bai = four whites
location: Directly below Cheng Qi (St-1), on the pupil line, in the center of the infraorbital foramen..
actions: dissipates Heat and expels Wind; brightens the eyes and clears vision; benefits Gall Bladder and facilitates flow of bile; dredges Liver Qi and Liver; relaxes tendons and relieves pain; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
indications: headache; unable to speak; most eye problems; visual dizziness; painful, red eyes; burning sensation in the eyes, as if smoke had gotten into them; swelling of eyes; conjunctivitis; corneal opacity; itchy eyelid rims; lacrimation; eyes blink; membrane over eyes; allergic rhinitis; nasal congestion; sinusitis; facial pain; facial paralysis or spasms, esp. eye twitching; trigeminal neuralgia; roundworms in bile duct
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.3 - 0.8 cun, or transverse insertion, 0.8 - 1 cun, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension. caution: no deep needle
moxa: moxa contraindicated
combinations:
» "yu yao", "St-2.5", "TW-16/east wind", "LI-10.5", Lu-7 and "St-43", with other points sensitive to palpation, for sinusitis and glandular/lymphatic exhaustion, esp. with a primary focal infection in the sinuses and oropharyngeal mucous membranes (Matsumoto); note: "St-2.5", as with the others, is an approximation, the effective point is the one which responds to palpation, esp. if it releases other reactive points
» with GB-14, St-4 and qian zheng for facial paralysis (Shanghai, p. 146);
» with UB-2, TW-23 and St-4 for facial paralysis (Shanghai, p. 148);
» with UB-2, GB-20 and LI-4 for facial paralysis (Shanghai, p. 152);
» with qian zheng, St-4, LI-19 and GB-14 for facial paralysis (Shanghai, p. 154);
» with St-4, LI-4, GB-14 and GB-20 for facial paralysis (Shanghai, p. 609);
» with UB-2 and CV-24 for facial muscle spasm (Shanghai, p. 147);
» with UB-2, jia cheng jiang and CV-24 for facial spasm (Shanghai, p. 159);
» with UB-1; and St-2 joined to xia jing ming and LI-4 for external strabismus (Shanghai, p. 684);
» with yu yao and St-4 for trigeminal neuralgia (Shanghai, p. 157);
» with tai yang, UB-2, jia cheng jiang and St-7 for trigeminal neuralgia; can add: LI-4, St-44, Lv-3, St-36, TW-5, Kd-3 and GB-20 (Shanghai, p. 608);
» with da nang xue, St-25 and CV-4 for roundworms in the bile duct (Shanghai, p. 152);
» joined St-2 to LI-20; can add: St-36, LI-11 and GV-26 for roundworms in the bile duct (Shanghai, p. 643).


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