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rx
point
UB-19: III-19: dan shu
acupuncture
definition
dan shu = gall bladder's hollow/correspondence
Shu Associated point of the Dan (Gall Bladder)
location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T-10, level with GV-7.
actions: regulates the Qi and calms the emotions; clears, cools and drains Heat from the Liver and Gall Bladder; brightens the eyes; nourishes Xue (Blood); transforms Damp-Heat; expands the diaphragm and opens the chest; calms and harmonizes the Stomach; expels parasites; softens hard masses
indications: weary; choleric; headache and chills; fever; hypertension; yellowish eyes; bloodshot eyes; tender eyes; bitter taste in mouth; dry mouth; vomiting of food; dry vomiting; sore throat; axillary lymphadenitis; tuberculosis of the lymph glands; pulmonary tuberculosis; pain in the chest, back, costal and hypochondriac region, esp. pain in lower ribs; distension and fullness in the abdomen and chest; hemoptysis; pleurisy; jaundice; hepatitis; cholecystitis; round worm in the bile duct; pancreatitis; gastritis; sciatica; hot sensation in the bones; sperm in the urine
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.5 - 1.0 cun, angled slightly toward the spine, producing a local sensation of 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;
moxa: 3 - 9 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 20 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with UB-18 promotes the Liver and Gall Bladder, and relieves Stagnation and pain (Finkelstein, p. 42);
» with UB-18 and Lv-3 clears the Liver and Gall Bladder Fire, and eases the Mind (Finkelstein, p. 42);
» with UB-18 and GB-12 reduces upward disturbance of Fire of the Liver and Gall Bladder Fire; eases the mind (Finkelstein, p. 42);
» with UB-17 forms si hua (the "four flowers") to build Xue (Blood);
» with UB-43/48 to treat yellowing of the eyes (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 225).
» with GV-9, St-36 and Lv-3 for acute infectious hepatitis (Shanghai, p. 205);
» with GB-34 and PC-6 for round worm in the bile duct (Shanghai, p. 205);
» with dan nang for cholecystitis;
» with Lv-13 for rib pain preventing sleep (Shanghai, p. 205).
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