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rx
point
GV-10: XIV-10: ling tai
acupuncture
definition
ling tai = spirit tower; supernatural tower; soul's monument
location: Inferior to the spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra, on the posterior midline.
actions: boosts Qi immediately (Finkelstein, p. 78); dissipates Heat; diffuses the Lung; suppresses cough; cools the Spleen; detoxifies the system; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
indications: first aid point for fainting or fatigue; overcooling; insomnia because patient cannot breath well lying down; cough; bronchitis; pneumonia; asthma; wheezing; dyspnea; chest pain; stiffness and pain of neck and back; furuncles and carbuncles
needle technique: lateral and slightly upward oblique insertion, 0.3 - 1.0 cun; acupuncture contraindicated according to many texts
moxa: 3 - 5 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with GV-13 and PC-6 for tertian malaria (Shanghai, p. 202);
» with GB-34 for round worm in bile duct (Shanghai, p. 202);
» with GV-12 (-) removes pathogenic Yang and toxic Fire (Finkelstein, p. 78);
» with LI-4, UB-54/40 and bai lao to treat all types of furuncles, boils or sores in the initial stage of development (Flaws, 1989, p. 99)
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