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rx
point
GV-16: XIV-16: feng fu
acupuncture
definition
feng fu = wind palace
Window of the Sky point; Sea of Marrow point (with GV-1, GV-15, GV-17 and GV-28); Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Yang Wei Mai (Yang Linking Vessel) and the Du Mai (Governing Vessel); Wei (Protective) Qi concentrates at this point; sends a vessel directly into the brain; directly linked to CV-23; sixth of the thirteen Ghost points
location: On the midline, 0.5 cun superior to the posterior hairline.
actions: calms the Shen and quiets the Soul; dispels Wind, Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat; treats convulsions; dissipates Cold; benefits and clears the Brain; opens the sensory Orifices; drains Fire; eliminates Yang Shi (Excess) from upper body and cleanses Yang which has been obscured by Phlegm; stimulates the pituitary and central nervous system (Finkelstein, p. 80); clears Heart of pathogenic Heat; eliminates Liver Wind; facilitates the joints
indications: mania; patient who wanders around madly, with eyes flashing and moving wildly; delirium; depression; suicidal behavior; fear and fright; anxiety; headache; heaviness of the head; cerebral hemorrhage; stroke; hearing loss; loss of speech, esp. after stroke; tongue slow, impeding speech; seizures; dizziness; blurred vision; sinusitis; nasal obstruction; epistaxis; toothache; influenza; common cold due to Wind-Cold; throat swollen and painful; stiff neck; restricted cervical rotation; numbness of the limbs; "diseases of the feet and legs" (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 380)
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, level from front to back, toward the lower jaw, with head tilted, 0.4 - 1.0 cun, producing a local sensation of distension and heaviness, sometimes spreading upward or downward and a sensation of numbness spreading throughout the body; a slight lifting and thrusting manipulation may be used, but twirling is generally discouraged; caution: avoid deep insertion
moxa: direct moxibustion usually contraindicated; 3 - 5 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» GV-26, Lu-11, Sp-1, PC-7, UB-62 (hot needle), GV-16, St-6 (warming needle), CV-24, PC-8, GV-23, CV-1 (for males; for females, use a point at the opening of the vagina), LI-11 (hot needle) and hai quan (prick) known as the thirteen Ghost points, these are needled in the order presented for psychosis (madness and insanity) (Shanghai, p. 630);
» with GB-20, GV-26, GV-14, yao qi, LI-4, Lv-3, GB-34, Sp-6, GV-20, UB-15 and UB-18 for localized seizures (Lee and Cheung, p. 298);
» with GB-20, GV-26, GV-14 and yao qi (also consider UB-62, Kd-6 and PC-6; or PC-5 and Ht-7; or Ht-5, LI-4, Lv-3, Sp-6, GB-34, CV-14, CV-12, St-40 and GV-24) for epilepsy; for grand mal exclude Kd-6 in the day and UB-62 in the night (Lee and Cheung, p. 298);
» with GB-20, GV-26, GV-14, yao qi, PC-6, Ht-7 and GV-24 for petite mal (Lee and Cheung, p. 298);
» with GB-20, GV-26, GV-14, yao qi, PC-5, Ht-7, St-40 and CV-14 or CV-12 for emotional motor seizures (Lee and Cheung, p. 298);
» with GV-23 and UB-62 to tranquilize the mind and calm the emotions (Finkelstein, p. 80);
» with GV-14 and GV-20 clears and disperses Yang draft, quiets the Soul, and awakens the Brain (Finkelstein, p. 81);
» with UB-12 and GB-20 reduces Wind (Finkelstein, p. 81);
» with GB-20, GV-14, GB-1, LI-11, St-36, TW-6, UB-36/41 and UB-37/42 for common cold (Shanghai, p. 575);
» with GV-20 treats brain disorders (Finkelstein, p. 81).
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