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extra point(s)
lan wei (xue)
acupuncture

definition

lan wei (xue) = appendix
location: 2.0 cun distal to St-36, tender point
• M-LE-13
actions: regulates the Intestines; transforms Damp-Heat (esp. Intestinal); stops abdominal pain
indications: epigastric pain; indigestion; chronic and acute appendicitis; severe lower abdominal pain and cramps; lower extremity arthritis, pain and paralysis
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, at 90° angle to the lateral aspect of the leg, 0.5 - 1.3 cun; "arrival of Qi is characterized by a painful itching sensation; the needle may be removed when the sensation subsides". (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 408)
combinations:
» with GB-30, GB-31, GB-34, GB-39, St-41, jiu nei fan, jiu nei fan #1, jiu nei fan #2, and St-36 (can also add: tan li, luo di, UB-60, Lv-3, GB-41 and UB-64) for sequelae of cerebrovascular accident effecting the lower limb(s) (Shanghai, p. 621);


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