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rx
point
Ht-1: I-1: ji quan
acupuncture
definition
ji quan = summit's spring; ultimate source
Entry point of the Hand Xiao Yin (Heart) channel
location: Center of the axilla, medial side of axillary artery.
actions: nourishes Heart Yin; clears Heart Empty Heat; facilitates Qi flow; relaxes the chest; helps deficient lactation; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
indications: first aid point for drowning, fainting and heart failure; mental restlessness; impulsiveness; hysteria; insomnia; depression; hypotension; excessive perspiration due to weakness, esp. night sweats; eyesight weak; poor vision; dry mouth and throat; tip of tongue tender or numb; "frog in throat"; extreme thirst; jaundice; nausea; feeling of fullness in the chest; spasm of the chest; pain in the chest and ribs; cardiac pain; inflammation of heart; angina pectoris; intercostal neuralgia; body odor; paralysis of upper extremities following stroke; forearm cold
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.3 - 0.5 cun
moxa: 1 - 7 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with CV-7 and Sp-7 for angina pectoris (Shanghai, p. 229);
» with TW-5 and GB-34 for intercostal neuralgia. (Shanghai, p. 229);
» with LV-4 for chest pain with dry vomiting, irritability, and a feeling of fullness (Shanghai, p. 229);
» with CV-6, Lv-1, Kd-10, CV-4, Lv-3, Kd-2, Sp-6, CV-3, Sp-2, St-12, St-10, PC-3 and UB-54/40 for irregular menstruation (Shanghai, p. 669) and /or abnormal uterine bleeding (Shanghai, p. 673).
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