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St-29: XI-29: gui lai
acupuncture

definition

gui lai = the return
master point for male and female genital afflictions (Finkelstein, p. 17)
location: 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline of the abdomen Zhong Ji (CV-3), 4 cun below the umbilicus.
actions: promotes Qi and Xue (Blood) circulation of the Bladder and Triple Warmer; moves Qi Stagnation and Xue Yu (Blood Stasis) to "return" the period (Finkelstein, p. 17); treats Yin of the Uterus; regulates the Lower Warmer and menstruation; warms Lower Warmer Cold, esp. the Uterus; special effect on male and female reproductive organs; stops pain
indications: sensations of movement in the lower abdomen; all menstrual problems related to Xue Yu (Blood Stasis); Cold Uterus; endometriosis; prolapsed uterus; amenorrhea; irregular menses; dysmenorrhea; leukorrhea; impotence and infertility; hernia; shrunken scrotum; testes redux; orchitis; pain of penis
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 1.5 - 2.0 cun, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension, sometimes going to genitals
moxa: 5 - 15 cones of direct moxa; 10 - 20 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with UB-11 and TW-16 disperses Shi (Excess) Heat in the body (Finkelstein, p. 17);
» with St-25 clears Heat and regulates menses (Finkelstein, p. 17; Flaws, 1989, p. 83);
» with St-25 and St-36 (-) conducts Qi downward to regulate Spleen and Stomach (Finkelstein, p. 17);
» with CV-12, St-21, CV-6, St-30, St-25, St-27 and jia ji of T8 to T14 for paralysis of abdominal muscles; can add: CV-4, CV-10, Sp-16, Sp-15 and Sp-14 (Shanghai, p. 581);
» with UB-32 induces flow of blood in uterus (Finkelstein, p. 17);
» with CV-3, CV-2, zi gong and Sp-6 for irregular menstruation (Shanghai, p. 189);
» with GV-4, UB-23, UB-25, GV-1, LI-4, Sp-6, Sp-8, Sp-10, Kd-14, Kd-12, CV-4, CV-3, CV-2 and UB-60 for cessation of menstruation (Shanghai, p. 670);
» with CV-6 and Kd-7; or CV-4 and Sp-6; or CV-3 and zi gong for leukorrhea (Shanghai, p. 675);
» with Kd-3, CV-6 and Kd-7 for trichomonas vaginitis (Shanghai, p. 189);
» with CV-3, UB-58, Kd-9 and Kd-7 for urinary tract infection (Shanghai, p. 294).


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