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point
CV-10: XIII-10: xia guan
acupuncture
definition
xia guan = lower venter; lower duct; a.k.a. as xia wan
Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Foot Tai Yang (Spleen) channel and the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)
location: 2 cun above the umbilicus on the midline.
actions: influences the pituitary and adrenals (Worsley, 1975, p. B-20); strengthens the Spleen and regulates the Stomach; stimulates descending of Stomach Qi; clears Stagnancy in the Middle Warmer, esp. Intestinal; disperses Heat of the Lower Warmer; strengthens power of the abdominal wall; special point of the Lower Warmer which directs Qi, distilled by the Spleen and Stomach, to the Kidney for further purification as Ying and Wei Qi (Finkelstein, p. 88); stimulates lower duct of the Triple Warmer (Finkelstein, p. 88)
indications: gradual emaciation; lack of appetite; vomiting; indigestion; abdominal pain and distension, esp. epigastric; tympanites; stomach pain; gastritis; gastric spasm; dilation of stomach; borborygmi; dysentery; undigested food in stools; hematuria; "CV-10 for acute, CV-12 for chronic" (Finkelstein, p. 88)
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 1.0 - 2.0 cun, producing a sensation of distension or heaviness; sometimes localized, sometimes extending upwards or downwards, and sometimes extending laterally to both sides (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 355)
moxa: 5 - 10 cones of direct moxa; 10 - 20 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole; moxibustion contraindicated during pregnancy
combinations:
» with CV-12 and CV-13 tonifies whole body Yang via the Triple Warmer (Finkelstein, p. 88);
» with CV-12 treats abdominal hardness (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 355).
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