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rx
point
UB-49/54: III-49: zhi bian
acupuncture
definition
zhi bian = sequential limit; orderly frontier; folding edge
psychospiritual associated point of the Da Chang (Large Intestine)
location: 3 cun lateral to the 4th sacral foramen, directly below Bao Huang (Bl-53), four fingers from the sacral hiatus.
actions: resolves Damp-Heat; strengthens the lower back
indications: cystitis; difficult and/or painful urination; pain and heaviness of genitalia; diseases of the reproductive organs and anus; prostatitis; hemorrhoids; difficult defecation; pain in the lumbosacral region; strained muscles of the buttocks; sciatica; paralysis of the lower limbs
needle technique: for sciatica: perpendicular insertion, 1.5 - 2.0 cun, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension, deep insertion, accompanied by a numb, electrical feeling reaching the leg;
for diseases of the reproductive organs: slanted insertion, needle slanted 45° toward the spine, 1.0 - 2.0 cun, producing soreness and distension, sometimes a numb, electrical feeling reaching the genitals or anus;
for anal diseases: slanted insertion, needle slanted 45° downward toward spine, 1.0 - 2.0 cun, producing soreness and distension reaching anus;
for strained muscles of the buttock: perpendicular insertion, angled away from the spine and joined to either, GB-30 or tiao yue (Shanghai, p. 216)
moxa: 3 - 5 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 15 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with UB-51/37 and GB-34 for sciatica extending to the legs (Shanghai, p. 215).
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