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point
TW-7: VI-7: hui zong
acupuncture

definition

hui zong = meeting of the clan ancestors; Convergence and Gathering
Xi Cleft Accumulation point of the Hand Xiao Yang (Triple Warmer) channel
location: 3 cun proximal to the wrist, between the radius and ulna, on the ulnar side of the extensor digitorum, level with and lateral to Zhi Gou (TW-6).
actions: dispels Wind; clears Heat from the Triple Warmer; expels Toxins; soothes the Liver; facilitates circulation of Qi; spreads Liver Qi Stagnation; treats geriatric senility (Finkelstein, p. 62)
indications: Qi Stagnation; agitation; senility; seizures; epilepsy; nervous trembling; deafness; partial hearing loss; tinnitus; dyspnea; chest and abdominal fullness and pain; pain and stiffness of the arm; involuntary movement of upper limbs; painful skin conditions
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.3 - 1.0 cun
moxa: 3 -7 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 15 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole


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