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UB-13: III-13: fei shu
acupuncture
definition
fei shu = lung's hollow/correspondence
Shu Associated point of the Fei (Lung)
location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T-3, level with GV-12.
actions: eliminates Wind; releases Exterior conditions; stimulates sweating; reduces fever; clears and disperses Fire and Heat, esp. Xu (Deficiency) Heat, from the Lung and Upper Warmer; descends Rebellious Qi; regulates, strengthens and promotes the circulation of the Lung Qi; transforms Phlegm; stops coughing; activates dispersing function of the Lung to spread Lung Qi and calm wheezing; expands and relaxes the chest; regulates the Upper Warmer; tonifies the Lung; warms the Lung (D); harmonizes the Ying and Xue (Blood)
indications: ennui; insomnia; agitation; insanity; convulsions; tidal fever; spontaneous sweating, esp. at night; mouth and tongue dry; anorexia; water brash; vomiting; gastritis; throat blockage; wheezing cough; asthma; heaviness and fullness in the chest; dyspnea; bronchitis; hemoptysis; pneumonia; pleurisy; pulmonary tuberculosis; carditis; Upper Warmer wasting and thirsting syndrome (diabetes mellitus); goiter; stiff neck and back; lower back pain; hot sensation in the bones; urticaria; pruritus
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.5 - 1.0 cun, angled slightly toward the spine, local soreness and distension, sometimes spreading between the ribs; caution: be careful not to insert the needle too deeply to avoid puncturing the lungs; or
oblique inferior insertion, 0.3 - 0.6 cun, angled downward along the muscle, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension; caution: be careful not to insert the needle too deeply to avoid puncturing the lungs;
moxa: 5 - 10 cones of direct moxa; 10 - 20 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with UB-20 and UB-23 clears and disperse vicious Fire of the Triple Warmer (Finkelstein, p. 39);
» with UB-11, UB-15, UB-17, UB-18, UB-20 and UB-23 disperses Yang Shi (Excess) in the organs (Finkelstein, p. 39);
» with LI-4 clears Heat of the Upper Warmer and moistens the Lung (Finkelstein, p. 39);
» with GB-20, UB-11 and UB-12 for the common cold (Shanghai, p. 168);
» with UB-12 dispels External Evils from the Surface to liberate the Exterior, broadens the chest, and regulates Lung function, esp. Lung Qi (Finkelstein, p. 39; Flaws, 1989, p. 86); for productive cough (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 201);
» with Lu-1 regulates Qi in the Lung, regulates respiratory tract, and liberates the Exterior (Finkelstein, p. 39);
» with UB-38/43 (D) strengthens the Lung (Finkelstein, p. 39);
» with Lu-9 and St-40 regulates the Lung (Finkelstein, p. 39);
» with CV-17 regulates function of the Lung and smooths Qi circulation (Finkelstein, p. 39);
» with Lu-5 reduces Heat, clears the Lung, and stops coughing (Finkelstein, p. 39);
» with St-40 treats productive cough (Finkelstein, p. 39);
» with GV-12, Lu-9 and St-40 regulates the Lung, extrudes Damp, and dissolves Phlegm (Finkelstein, p. 39);
» with GV-14 and UB-38/43 (D) for chronic bronchitis (Shanghai, p. 198);
» with CV-14 for fullness in the chest (Shanghai, p. 198);
» with Lu-1, Lu-2, Lu-3 and CV-20 (D) for wheezing (Shanghai, p. 595);
» with CV-17, Lu-1 and PC-6 for bronchial asthma (Shanghai, p. 198);
» with CV-22, Lu-9, UB-11 and St-36 expands the esophagus, reduces asthma (Finkelstein, p. 39);
» with bai lao, CV-12 and St-36 for pulmonary tuberculosis with coughing red sputum (Shanghai, p. 588).
» with St-40: "For wind damage with constant coughing that eventually develops into consumption, needle UB-13 to treat the cough and St-40 to eliminate copious phlegm" (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 203);
» with thread UB-10 to UB-13 and GV-14 to jie he xue, CV-17 to CV-18, or CV-20 to CV-21, Lu-5 and St-36 for pulmonary tuberculosis (Shanghai, p. 198);
» with GV-14 and St-36 decreases eosinophil count (Finkelstein, p. 39);
» with Sp-10 and LI-11 reduces itchiness (Finkelstein, p. 39).
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