-IBIS-1.5.0-
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extra point(s)
er bai
acupuncture
definition
er bai = two whites
location: two sites, both four cun proximal from the wrist crease on the Yin (ventral) aspect of the arm, one medial and the other lateral to the tendon of the palmaris longus muscle
M-UE-29
actions: disperses Stagnation in the Large Intestine; lifts rectum and anus
indications: appendicitis; inflammation of the cecum; rectal prolapse; hemorrhoids; forearm pain
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.5 - 1.0 cun, producing distension and numbness spreading toward the elbow
moxa: 3 - 5 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with GV-20, UB-57 and GV-1 treats rectal prolapse and chronic hemorrhoids (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 405).
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