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UB-48/53: III-48: bao huang
acupuncture

definition

bao huang = placenta and vitals; bladder huang; womb and heart diaphragm
location: 3 cun lateral from the midline, level with the 2nd sacral foramen.
actions: "vitalizing effect" (Finkelstein, p. 48); clears the Qi of the Fu (Yang) organs; regulates the Lower Warmer; stimulates transformation and excretion of fluids; opens the Water Pathways in the Lower Warmer; strengthens the lumbar spine
indications: abdominal pain and distension, esp. lower abdominal pain; borborygmi; constipation; hemorrhoids; retention of urine; difficult urination; burning urination; urethritis; spasmodic pain of the pubic region; uroschesis; metritis; gonorrhea; orchitis; pain and stiffness in back and renal area; low back pain; sacroiliac pain; sciatica
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 1.0 - 2.0 cun
moxa: 5 - 10 cones of direct moxa; 10 - 20 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with PC-1 quickly disperses axillary swelling (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 219)


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