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point
Sp-21: XII-21: da bao
acupuncture

definition

da bao = great enveloping; big wrapping
Exit point of the Foot Tai Yin (Spleen) channel; Great Luo Connecting point of all Luo Connecting points: "hundreds of vessels pass into the sides and chest from Sp-21, all of which are in contact with the luo vessels of other meridians; these vessels transmit Jing-Ye (which originates in the Stomach) to all other parts of the body" (Finkelstein, p. 31)
location: On the axillary line, 6 cun below the axilla, in the 7th intercostal space, midway between the axilla and the free end of 11th rib.
actions: facilitates Qi and Xue (Blood) flow; removes gaps in Qi flow throughout the body (Finkelstein, p. 31); expands and relaxes the chest; relaxes diaphragm and motivates breathing; tonifies Ying (Constructive) Qi; binds the tendons and bones
indications: lethargy and depression; emaciation due to prolonged illness; generalized body pain and aches; unilateral pain of the head and body, with relaxation of the other side; harmonizes the right and left, upper and lower, inner and outer aspects of the body; cough; asthma; pleurisy; dyspnea, esp. with chest pain; intercostal neuralgia; distending pain of the chest; fatigued extremities
needle technique: oblique insertion inferiorly, 0.2 - 0.4 cun
moxa: 3 - 5 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with GB-34 to treat injury of the ribs (Flaws, 1989, p. 96);
» with CV-8, CV-9, CV-5, CV-17, CV-7, GV-4, CV-11, CV-4, CV-6, Kd-27, GB-26, St-13 and tender points using moxa sticks (10-15 minutes) or 5-7 cones of moxa on a slice of ginger on two or three points each day of daily treatment for chyluria (Shanghai, p. 586).


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