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Sp-10: XII-10: xue hai
acupuncture
definition
xue hai = sea of blood
location: When the knee is flexed, 2 cun superior to the medial superior border of the patella, at the peak of the bulge, in the medial portion of the quadriceps muscle.
actions: expels Wind; clears Heat and Summer-Heat; harmonizes and tonifies Ying (Constructive) Qi; regulates and invigorates the Xue (Blood); cools Heat, dissipates Wind, and transforms Damp-Heat in the Xue (Blood); nourishes Xue (Blood) Dryness; perfuses the Lower Warmer; regulates the menses
indications: malarial disorders; anemia; indigestion; abdominal fullness; hemorrhoids; all types of bleeding including blood-type painful urinary dysfunctions; irregular menstruation; abnormal uterine bleeding; amenorrhea; metrorrhagia; oligomenorrhea; metritis; dysmenorrhea; restless fetus disorder due to Heat in the Xue (Blood) or Xue Xu (Blood Deficiency); orchitis; dripping urine; medial thigh pain; varicose veins; eczema due to Heat in Xue (Blood); perineal eczema; urticaria; neurodermatitis; pruritus; herpes zoster; generalized itching
needle technique: perpendicular insertion; 1.0 - 1.5 cun, producing a sensation of local distention and soreness, possibly spreading into the knee
moxa: 3 - 5 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with Sp-6 clears Heat in the Xue (Blood) and reduces fever (Finkelstein, p. 29);
» with UB-17 and UB-54/40 expels Toxic Damp and clears Heat in the Xue (Blood) (Finkelstein, p. 30);
» with Lv-1 (bleed) cools Heat in the Xue (Blood) (Finkelstein, p. 30);
» with LI-11, Lu-7, St-36 and Sp-6 for urticaria (Shanghai, p. 285);
» with Kd-5 reduces Heat in the Xue (Blood) preventing Xue (Blood) flowing out of vessels (Finkelstein, p. 29);
» with UB-17 replenishes the Xue (Blood) (Finkelstein, p. 29);
» with Sp-6 and LI-11 manufactures Xue (Blood) and nourishes the Liver to strengthen Spleen (Finkelstein, p. 29);
» with Sp-6 and Lv-2 disperses Qi Stagnation and Xue Yu (Blood Stasis) (Flaws, 1989, p. 88);
» with Kd-7 and PC-5 regulates the three Yin (Finkelstein, p. 30);
» with UB-24, UB-25, St-3, Sp-12, Sp-9 and Sp-6, with indirect moxa over site of pain, for chronic appendicitis (Shanghai, p. 640);
» with Sp-8 regulates menses (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 154);
» with Lv-2 regulates menses shortened due to Heat in the Xue (Blood) (Finkelstein, p. 29);
» with Sp-1 stops menstrual pain (Finkelstein, p. 30);
» with St-36 and Sp-4 shortens lengthy menstrual flow (Finkelstein, p. 30);
» with GB-34 clears Heat in the Xue (Blood), strengthens the Spleen and regulates the menses (Flaws, 1989, p. 76);
» with Lv-8 and Lv-2 treats orchitis (Finkelstein, p. 30);
» with CV-6 to "treat the five stranguries" (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 155).
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