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point
UB-24: III-24: qi hai shu
acupuncture
definition
qi hai shu = sea of qi hollow/correspondence
associated point for upper lumbar region; receives vessel from Qi Hai (CV-6)
location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of L-3.
actions: balances Yin and Yang; regulates the flow of Qi and Xue (Blood); strengthens the lower back and knees
indications: hypertension; periumbilical pain; intestinal spasm; irregular menstruation; dysmenorrhea; functional uterine bleeding; gonorrhea; hemorrhoids, esp. with bleeding; low back pain, esp. lumbar vertebrae; paralysis of the lower limbs; pain in loins
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, angled slightly toward the spine, 0.5 - 1.0 cun, or oblique insertion toward the spine, 1.2 - 2.0 cun, producing a sensation of distension in the lower back, or a numb, electrical feeling spreading to the buttocks and legs; caution: be careful not to insert the needle too deeply or away from spine to avoid puncturing the underlying viscera;
moxa: 3 - 7 cones of direct moxa
combinations:
» with St-36, Kd-16, Sp-13, PC-6, LI-11, UB-24 and UB-25 for acute appendicitis (Shanghai, p. 640);
» with UB-25, St-3, Sp-12, Sp-10, Sp-9 and Sp-6, with indirect moxa over site of pain, for chronic appendicitis (Shanghai, p. 640);
» with shi qi zhui xia and Sp-6 for functional uterine bleeding (Shanghai, p. 210).
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