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St-13: XI-13: qi hu
acupuncture

definition

qi hu = qi's door; qi cottage
from St-13 the Stomach, Large Intestine, Small Intestine and Triple Warmer send vessels to the interior (Finkelstein, p. 14)
location: 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline of the chest, just under the lower border of the clavicle, on the midclavicular line.
actions: clears Heat; relaxes the chest and diaphragm; promotes flow of Qi
indications: chest, ribs and limbs heavy; loss of taste and smell; loss of appetite; frequent coughing; bronchitis; asthma; wheezing and dyspnea; pleurisy; hiccoughs; thoracic fullness and distension; intercostal neuralgia; chest and back pain; excessive perspiration of the feet (Mann, p. 12)
needle technique: slanted insertion, 0.3 - 0.8 cun. Avoid deep insertion.
moxa: 3 - 5 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxibustion with a pole
combinations:
» with CV-20 for pain in the ribs (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 121);
» with UB-10, UB-11, UB-13, UB-14, UB-15, UB-36/41, UB-38/43, GB-20, SI-14 and LI-4 for bronchial asthma (Shanghai, p. 594);
» with CV-8, CV-9, CV-5, CV-17, CV-7, GV-4, CV-11, CV-4, CV-6, Kd-27, GB-26, 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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