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GV-20: XIV-20: bai hui
acupuncture
definition
bai hui = one hundred meetings
Sea of Marrow point; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the six Yang channels and the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)
location: 7 cun superior to the posterior hairline on the sagittal midline, 5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline, on the line connecting the earlobes and apex.
actions: dispels Wind and Cold of head and opens Orifices; awakens the Brain, Mind and senses; restores collapsed Yang (Æ); promotes resuscitation and mental clarity, and stops the stroke syndrome; stabilizes the body against shock; pacifies the Shen and stabilizes the Will; cools the body (Æ) (Finkelstein, p. 81); clears Heat and stops spasms from convulsions (bleed); warms the Yang and causes the Yang to ascend (Æ); regulates and tonifies the Qi (Æ); regulates Qi of the Du Mai (Governing Vessel); elevates the Clear Qi; spreads Liver Qi; extinguishes Liver Wind from upper body and pacifies Liver; stimulates the pineal; influences the parathyroids (Worsley, 1975, p. B-20); increases Yang Qi to prevent excessive bleeding; secures the lower Orifices (Æ); calms the fetus (Æ)
indications: mania; insanity; hyperactivity; delirium; extreme nervousness; hysteria; unable to articulate thoughts and feelings; confused speech; insomnia; uncontrolled weeping; forgetfulness; premature aging (e.g., hair loss, greying); hypertension; epilepsy, convulsions in children; meningitis; tetany; shock; cerebral hemorrhage; abandoned or closed-type Wind-stroke; hemiplegia; aphasia after stroke; fainting; parietal or vertex headache; sensation of heaviness in head; vertigo; dizziness; deafness, partial or complete; tinnitus; nasal obstruction; anosmia; loss of taste; cardiac discomfort; fright palpitations; chronic diarrhea; rectal prolapse; hemorrhoids; retention of urine; sterility in women; abnormal uterine bleeding; menorrhagia; eclampsia; uterine prolapse; impotence; premature ejaculation; urinary incontinence; neck stiffness; spine stiff
needle technique: posterior transverse insertion, 0.3 cun, producing a local sensation of distension with heaviness or numbness, often spreading to forehead
moxa: 3 - 7 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 15 minutes of indirect moxibustion with a pole
combinations:
» with CV-8 and CV-4 (Æ) draws back the Yang and rescues from dying (Finkelstein, p. 81);
» with CV-4 (Æ) captures Qi and resuscitates Yang (Finkelstein, p. 81);
» with Kd-3 subdues Yang (Finkelstein, p. 81);
» with GV-26 regulates Yang Qi of the Du Mai (Governing Vessel) and three Yang arm channels opens the Orifices, and resuscitates the brain treat unconsciousness (Finkelstein, p. 81);
» with GV-26 and yin tang opens the Orifices and resuscitates (Finkelstein, p. 81);
» with PC-7, Ht-5, Ht-6 and Ht-7 causes normal EEG in grand mal seizures and reduces abnormal spikes in waves (Finkelstein, p. 81);
» with SI-3, LI-11, GB-34, UB-57, Lv-3, UB-60 and GV-8 to treat opisthotonos and spasms of the four limbs (Flaws, 1989, p. 98);
» with PC-4 (Æ) regulates Yang Qi of the Du Mai (Governing Vessel) and strengthens the Xue (Blood) capturing function of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) (Finkelstein, p. 81);
» with ding shen, si shen cong, yao qi, PC-5, SI-3 St-40 and Kd-1 to treat manic depressive patterns (Flaws, 1989, p. 98);
» with Ht-7, PC-6, UB-15, Sp-6 and Kd-3 to treat loss of sleep, forgetfulness, palpitations and dream-disturbed sleep (Flaws, 1989, p. 98);
» with GV-26 and PC-6 for shock (Shanghai, p. 141);
» with GV-16 for Wind disorders (Finkelstein, p. 81);
» with GV-16, GV-14 and LI-11 for type B infectious encephalitis (Shanghai, p. 141);
» with yin tang, tai yang and LI-4 for headache (Shanghai, p. 141);
» with CV-6, wei bao and St-36 for prolapsed uterus (Shanghai, p. 141);
» with er bai, UB-57 and GV-1 treats rectal prolapse and chronic hemorrhoids (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 405);
» with GV-1 for prolapse of rectum (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 324);
» with GV-1 and UB-57 for prolapsed anus (Shanghai, p. 141);
» with CV-15 and GV-1 for prolapsed anus (Finkelstein, p. 81).
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