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point
UB-21: III-21: wei shu
acupuncture

definition

wei shu = stomach's hollow/correspondence
Shu Associated point of the Wei (Stomach); receives a vessel from the Spleen and the Spleen Muscle channels
location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T-12.
actions: harmonizes the Stomach; regulates the Stomach Qi; clears Stomach Heat (-); strengthens the Spleen; warms and reinforces the Middle Warmer (D); benefits the Zhong (Ancestral) Qi and cultivates Yuan (Original) Qi; transforms Dampness; dissolves and eliminates Stagnation and Obstructions; promotes lactation; relieves breast pain; descends Rebellious Qi
indications: insomnia; poor eyesight, esp. at dusk; loss of appetite; emaciation despite eating plentifully; difficulty swallowing; vomiting; infant vomiting milk; belching; indigestion; abdominal pain from Cold condition in Stomach; stomachache; gastritis; gastric distension; prolapsed stomach; peptic ulcer; gastric hemorrhage; abdominal distension (like a drum); pancreatitis; hepatitis; enteritis; borborygmi; flatulence; diarrhea; stool mixed with pus and blood; green stools in children; dyspnea; pain along the spine; mid-back pain; limbs feel heavy
needle technique: oblique insertion inferiorly, 0.3 - 0.6 cun, or perpendicular insertion, angled slightly toward spine, 0.5 - 1.0 cun, producing a local sensation of distension, soreness and numbness spreading into lumbar region; caution: be careful not to insert the needle too deeply to avoid puncturing the underlying viscera;
moxa: 3 - 7 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 15 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with CV-12 harmonizes Stomach Qi and eliminates Stagnation of the Stomach Qi (Finkelstein, p. 43);
» with CV-12 and UB-20 warms Middle Warmer, disperses Cold, dissolves Damp, and treats Yin jaundice (Finkelstein, p. 42);
» UB-21 (-) to "reduce the dross and increase bowel movement" and St-36 (+) "to reinforce Stomach and strengthen Spleen" (Finkelstein, p. 42);
» with UB-20 regulates the function of the Spleen and Stomach to produce Qi and Xue (Blood) and regulate Qi circulation; "warms and sets essential continent into motion and and warms feeble Cold of Stomach and Spleen (D) (Finkelstein, p. 42);
» UB-21 (- and D), UB-20, CV-12 and St-36 and/or thread to UB-20 and CV-12 to CV-13 for chronic gastritis (Shanghai, p. 207);
» with St-39 and CV-11 (-): clears Intestinal Heat; moves Stagnation; treats diarrhea with blood;
» with UB-23 for Cold and distended Stomach (Shanghai, p. 207);
» with UB-22 treats Exogenous pathogenic factors invading the Stomach and Intestines (Finkelstein, p. 43);
» with UB-20, St-36 and CV-12 (+ and D) eliminates Intestinal Stagnation (Finkelstein, p. 43);
» with UB-42/47 for untransformed digestate due to Stomach Cold (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 209).


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