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GB-43: VII-43: jia xi

acupuncture

definition

jia xi = pinched gully stream; valiant stream

Ying Spring, Water and Tonification point of the Foot Xiao Yang (Gall Bladder) channel

location: In the web space between the 4th and 5th toes.

actions: disperses Heat; extinguishes Wind; treats ear conditions; sedates convulsions; relieves pain; reduces inflammation

indications: fever without perspiration; hypertension; cerebral congestion; migraine; deafness; partial hearing loss; tinnitus; vertigo; visual dizziness; pain and inflammation in the lateral canthus; jaw swollen; pain in the cheek and submandibular region; pleurisy; intercostal neuralgia; edema of the four limbs, esp. the lower extremities; pain of the dorsum of the foot; inflammation and swelling of the dorsum of the foot; spasm of the toes; dampness and "rotting" between the toes, i.e., tinea pedis

needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.3 - 0.5 cun, or oblique insertion superiorly, 0.4 - 0.8 cun, producing local soreness and distension

moxa: 2 - 3 cones of direct moxa; 3 - 5 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole

combinations:

» with GB-34 reduces Damp-Heat of Liver and Gall Bladder (Finkelstein, p. 71).

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