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Sp-4: XII-4: gong sun
acupuncture

definition

gong sun = ancestor and descendant; grandfather and grandson; prince's grandson
Luo Connecting point of the Foot Tai Yin (Spleen) channel with Foot Yang Ming (Stomach) channel; Master point of Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel); Couple point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel)
location: In the depression distal and inferior to the head of the 1st metatarsal bone, 1 cun proximal to Tai Bai (Sp-3), at the junction of the red and white skin.
actions: pacifies the Shen; clears Heat; dispels Cold from the Heart and abdomen and relieves pain (D) - note: better than Sp-3 for pain (Finkelstein, p. 26); disperses perverse Wind in Spleen Xu (Deficiency) conditions; moves, regulates and strengthens the Spleen and Middle Warmer; harmonizes the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and circulation of Qi in the Middle Warmer; rectifies the Qi mechanism (Flaws, 1989, p. 46); draws Qi from the Spleen channel into the Spleen organ; descends Rebellious Qi and suppresses vomiting; regulates and stabilizes the Stomach; reestablishes harmony between Stomach and Spleen (Matsumoto); regulates the appetite; benefits Gall Bladder Xu (Deficiency); reduces Food Stagnation and harmonizes the Intestines; expels parasites; regulates the Xue (Blood), Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and menstrual cycle; invigorates the Xue (Blood) and regulates the Sea of Xue (Blood); regulates the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel); disperses Qi Stagnation and Xue Yu (Blood Stasis), esp. in the Middle Warmer; transforms Dampness and Damp-Heat; tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; descends the Turbid; relieves trauma to testicles and treats genital organs
indications: tidal fever; fever accompanied by profuse perspiration and yellow ulcers (Mann, p. 19); epilepsy; edema; face swollen; cardiac pain; jaundice; very thirsty; stomachache; vomiting, esp. foul smelling; acute and chronic enteritis; hypoglycemia; edema; intestines (hard) like a drum; stomach or upper abdominal pain, esp. stabbing pain due to Xue Yu (Blood Stasis); gastric or duodenal ulcer; intestinal cramping; ascites; diarrhea; dysenteric disorders; digestive tract bleeding; jaundice; endometriosis; irregular menstruation; foot and ankle pain
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, toward Kd-1, 0.5 - 0.8 cun, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension, possibly spreading to the bottom of the foot; K. Matsumoto recommends a location one thumb-width proximal to the base of the first metatarsal and an oblique insertion directed medially under the bone, esp. in the treatment of peptic ulcers.
moxa: 3 - 5 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with PC-6 unites and regulates the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel) and Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel); opens Qi and Xue (Blood) of the Middle Warmer; treats symptom complex of Heart, chest and Stomach; tones up constitutional deficiency due to heredity (Finkelstein, p. 26);
» with Kd-1, Kd-2, St-36, St-34 for leprosy (Shanghai, p. 289);
» with Lu-5 for asthma with difficult exhalation; palpate and apply pressure to test for response before needling (Matsumoto);
» with CV-22 conducts Qi downward to stop hiccough (Finkelstein, p. 26);
» with Lu-10, Lu-11, St-41, UB-67 and GB-12 for chest pains and irritability associated with neurasthenia (Shanghai, p. 627);
» with CV-12 harmonizes the Center and treats lack of appetite (Finkelstein, p. 26);
» with CV-12, St-36 and PC-6 calms the Stomach and prevents vomiting (Finkelstein, p. 26);
» with PC-6 to treat abdominal pain (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 151);
» with PC-6 and ji bian si xue for acute or chronic gastroenteritis (Shanghai, p. 289);
» ca. St-38 with Sp-4 or Sp-9, unilaterally, to treat gastric (left) or duodenal (right) ulcer and rectify the underlying Spleen/Stomach imbalance (Matsumoto); see "peptic ulcer disease" combinations
» with St-36, PC-6 and St-44 for bleeding of upper digestive tract (Shanghai, p. 289);
» with PC-6 and St-34 increases secretion of gastric fluids (Finkelstein, p. 26);
» with UB-20 (+) strengthens Spleen, stabilizes Stomach, expels Cold, and stops pain (Finkelstein, p. 26);
» with UB-23 and Sp-6 (+) regulates Spleen and Stomach and dissolves Damp (Finkelstein, p. 26)
» with St-36 calms the Stomach and brings on late menses (Finkelstein, p. 26);
» Sp-4 (needle first); then CV-4, CV-6, St-25 and Sp-6 [can also add: GB-26 (D) and/or CV-3] for irregular periods (Shanghai, p. 669)
» with UB-17 and Sp-6 eliminates Xue Yu (Blood Stasis) (Finkelstein, p. 26);
» with St-36 (D) and St-42 for leg Qi (Shanghai, p. 289).


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