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CV- 2 (CV-2): XIII-2: qu gu
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definition
qu gu = curved bone
Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel) and Foot Jue Yin (Liver) channel on the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Stomach (Foot Yang Ming), Foot Tai Yin (Spleen), Foot Jue Yin (Liver) and Foot Xiao Yin (Kidney) Muscle channels; Liver and Gall Bladder divergent channels meet here (Jue Yin/ Xiao Yang)
location: On the midline of the lower abdomen, immediately superior to pubic symphysis.
actions: stimulates internal secretions (Finkelstein, p. 84); warms the Yang and reinforces the Kidney; regulates menses and prostate; regulates and tonifies the Uterus; resolves vaginal discharge, esp. leukorrhea; mobilizes the Bladder and regulates urination
indications: "vacuity exhaustion of the five viscera" (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 349); distension and acute pain in the hypogastrium; cholera with cramps; pain of hernia; urinary disorders; cystitis; urinary blockage, esp. fetal pressure causing inability to urinate; hematuria; enuresis; dysmenorrhea; leukorrhea; spermatorrhea; impotence; seminal emission; testes redux; prostatitis; eczema of the scrotum
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.3 - 1.5 cun, producing a sensation of aching and distension radiating downward toward the external genitalia
moxa: 3 - 10 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with CV-3, Kd-5, CV-9, Sp-6; GB-39 joined to Kd-7 for ascites due to rheumatic heart disease (Shanghai, p. 188);
» CV-2 joined to CV-3; CV-9, UB-28, Kd-7, Kd-5, Sp-9 and UB-58 to "facilitate urination and eliminate edema (i.e., to circulate the Yang so as to benefit the water)" while treating chronic heart failure (Shanghai, p. 595);
» with UB-54/40, GB-25, Kd-12 and Sp-6 for cystitis (Mann, p. 132);
» with CV-3, St-29, 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, St-29 and UB-60 for cessation of menstruation (Shanghai, p. 670);
» with CV-3 joined to CV-2; GB-26, Sp-8 and Sp-6 for endometritis (Shanghai, p. 187);
» with UB-23, UB-28 and Sp-6 for prostatitis (Shanghai, p. 214);
» with CV-4, Kd-12, CV-3, St-25, St-36, GB-20, UB-10, UB-11, SI-14, GV-14, GV-12, UB-17, UB-31, UB-32, UB-33, UB-34, GV-4 and Sp-6 for spermatorrhea (Shanghai, p. 651);
» Lv-4 and Kd-10, Kd-2 and Lv-1 for impotence; also consider: St-30, Sp-6 and CV-6; GV-4, Kd-3 and Lu-7; Kd-12 and CV-2 (Mann, p. 134).
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