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Ht-4: I-4: ling dao
acupuncture

definition

ling dao = spirit path
Jing River and Metal point of the Hand Xiao Yin (Heart) channel
location: 1.5 cun proximal to the wrist crease, on the radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris, with palm up.
actions: pacifies the Shen; regulates the Heart and Mind; sends Wei (Protective) Qi to the joints and bones; relaxes the muscles and tendons; invigorates and removes Obstructions from the Heart channel
indications: psychosis; hysteria; fear; anxiety; fits of babies; clonic convulsion; redness of the eyes; sudden muteness; paralysis of tongue muscles; nausea; chest pain; angina pectoris; wrist and elbow arthritis; contralateral trapezius pain and spasm; forearm and elbow cramps, spasms and neuralgia along Small Intestine or Heart channels; pain and inflammation of the hand; loss of sensation in upper arm; ice cold feeling in bones (Mann, p. 24)
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.1 - 0.5 cun; or oblique insertion medially from the ulnar aspect of the wrist.
moxa: 2 - 3 cones of direct moxa; 3 - 5 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» Ht-9 and Ht-4; SI-14 and SI-15; Lu-1 and Lu-2; GV-17 and CV-18 for cardiac asthma (Mann, p. 118).


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