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UB-36/41: III-36: fu fen
acupuncture

definition

fu fen = attached branch; near division
Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Hand Tai Yang (Small Intestine) channel on the Foot Tai Yang (Bladder) channel

actions: disperses Wind; dissipates Cold; relaxes the muscles and sinews; invigorates the collateral vessels
indications: invasion of pores by Wind and Cold; bronchitis; soreness, pain and/or spasm of the neck, shoulder and upper back; neck stiff; intercostal neuralgia; brachial neuralgia; numbness in the elbow and arm
needle technique: oblique insertion, 0.3 - 1.5 cun
moxa: 3-7 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with GB-20, GV-16, GV-14, GB-1, LI-11, St-36, TW-6 and UB-37/42 for common cold (Shanghai, p. 575);


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