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point
UB-62: III-62: shen mai
acupuncture

definition

shen mai = extending vessel
Master point of the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel); Couple point of the Du Mai (Governing Vessel); Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel) on the Foot Tai Yang (Bladder) channel; fifth of the thirteen Ghost points
location: In the depression directly below the tip of the lateral malleolus, between the 2 tendons.
actions: dispels Wind and Cold; cools and clears Fire and Heat; clears the Shen and Heart; "drains and disperses Fire from region of eyes by dispersing qing-qi of eyes" (Finkelstein, p. 50); opens and moves the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel); regulates the Du Mai (Governing Vessel) and benefits Du Mai (Governing Vessel) disorders; soothes the sinews, tendons and vessels; relaxes the Muscle channels
indications: psychosis; depression; mania; anxiety; disorientation; epilepsy, esp. with daytime seizures; post-concussion syndrome; lateral and midline headache; tension headaches; occipital neuralgia; meningitis; insomnia; fatigue; dizziness; tinnitus; Meniere's disease; Wind-predominant painful obstruction; hemiplegia; glaucoma; red, painful and swollen eyes; nasal congestion and discharge; mouth and eyes awry; loss of voice due to stroke; uterine spasms; pain of the lower back and leg; sciatica; pain in knee and foot; arthritis of the ankle; ankle pain, weakness and cold; foot red and swollen; sensation of electricity or excessive Qi in the skin (Mann, p. 42)
treatment note: Treatment using this point may provide palliative effects, though usually not a cure, when treating many diseases of the spinal cord during their early stages. (Mann, p. 42)
needle technique: slanted insertion, angled downward, 0.3 - 0.5 cun, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension; or oblique insertion superiorly 0.5 -1.0
moxa: 3 - 5 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» GV-26, Lu-11, Sp-1, PC-7, UB-62 (hot needle), GV-16, St-6 (warming needle), CV-24, PC-8, GV-23, CV-1 (for males; for females, use a point at the opening of the vagina), LI-11 (hot needle) and hai quan (prick) known as the thirteen Ghost points, these are needled in the order presented for psychosis (madness and insanity) (Shanghai, p. 630);
» with GV-2 and GV-16 dispels Heat in the Yang Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel) and Du Mai (Governing Vessel), tranquilizes the mind and calms the emotions (Finkelstein, p. 51);
» with GV-24, GV-23, GV-22, GV-21, GV-19, GB-19, GB-20, SI-5, Sp-2, UB-67, UB-63 and St-36 for dizziness (Shanghai, p. 686);
» with TW-17, an mian and Lv-3 for Meniere's disease (Shanghai, p. 283);
» with GB-20, UB-23, LI-4, St-40 and St-41 for Meniere's disease (Shanghai, p. 685);
» with SI-3 and SI-2 for seizures (Shanghai, p. 282);
» with UB-63 for head Wind and headache (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 232);
» after SI-3 opens Du Mai (Governing Vessel) to treat shoulder/neck tension, back pain, spinal stiffness or hypermobility (Finkelstein, p. 50; et al.);
» with Kd-6 influences Qi of heels (for runners) and balances body Qi condition (Finkelstein, p. 50).


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