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rx
point
CV-5: XIII-5: shi men
acupuncture
definition
shi men = stone gate
Mu Alarm point of the San Jiao (Triple Warmer); Dan Tien (Elixir of Long Life), with CV-6: important point for concentration of Qi in the body; Yuan (Original) Qi rises from CV-5
location: 2 cun below the umbilicus on the midline of the lower abdomen.
actions: evaluates and controls the Three Warmers (Finkelstein, p. 86); tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; influences the testes (Worsley, 1975, p. B-20); warms and reinforces Kidney Yang to dispel Cold; dries Dampness and Damp-Cold; regulates menstruation and the Lower Warmer; reduces leukorrhea
indications: edema; mastitis; hematemesis; indigestion; abdominal pain and distension causing tympanites; acute hypogastric pain; periumbilical pain; tympanites; ascites; colitis; persistent diarrhea; undigested food in stool; Xu (Deficiency) and Coldness of the Yuan (Original) Qi affecting the Lower Warmer; urinary conditions; retention of urine; abnormal uterine bleeding; menorrhagia; leukorrhea; amenorrhea; postpartum hemorrhage; retracted testicles; hernia
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 1.0 - 2.0 cun, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension usually spreading down the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) to the genitals, possibly downward and laterally, or even upward into the abdomen;
acupuncture contraindicated during pregnancy
moxa: 5 - 10 cones of direct moxa; 10 - 20 minutes of indirect moxibustion with a pole
note: Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, along with other ancient sources, states that "this point should not be needled on female as needling will cause lifetime infertility" (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 350)
combinations:
» with CV-8, CV-9, CV-17, CV-7, GV-4, CV-11, CV-4, CV-6, Kd-27, GB-26, St-13, Sp-21 and tender points using moxa sticks (10-15 minutes) or 5-7 cones of moxa on a slice of ginger on two or three points each day of daily treatment for chyluria (Shanghai, p. 586).
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