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rx
point
Lu-2: IX-2: yun men
acupuncture
definition
yun men = cloud(y) gate; gate in the clouds
location: 6 cun lateral from the anterior midline, Ren Mai, immediately inferior to the concave curve at the lateral end of the clavicle, directly above Zhong Fu (Lu-1).
actions: regulates the Lung; disperses fullness from the chest; clears Lung Heat and eliminates vexation; removes depressed Qi of the chest; stops cough; stimulates descending of Lung Qi; transforms Phlegm; drains Heat in the limbs; relaxes the muscles and sinews; facilitates the joints
indications: sensation of Qi rising upwards in the body; goiter; tonsillitis; cough; asthma; shortness of breath; fullness in the chest; general cardiac disease; pain and fullness in the chest, shoulder and arm; shoulder neuralgia; inability to adduct arm; coldness in the limbs due to influenza; feverish limbs after exposure to cold
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.3 - 0.5 inch (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 81) or slanted insertion, 0.5 - 1.0 cun (Shanghai, p. 306 and Beijing, p. 107); however, others advise no needle, claiming that it may make abduction of the arm difficult (So, 1984, p. 174)
moxa: 5 cones of direct moxa (So, 1984, p. 174); 3 - 7 cones of direct moxa (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 81)
combinations:
» with treats Upper Warmer (Finkelstein, p. 1);
» with SI-17, St-12, UB-11, UB-17, Lu-2, Lu-5, LI-2, St-45, Kd-1 and Kd-2 for throat blockage with Cold and Hot Obstruction (Shanghai, p. 691);
» with Lu-1, Lu-3, CV-20 and UB-13 (D) for wheezing (Shanghai, p. 595).
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