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extra point(s)
qi ying
acupuncture
definition
qi ying = cervical lump of qi
location: near St-10, on the lateral superior side of the swelling associated with goiter
N-HN-43
actions: facilitates flow of effused blood; disperses goiter
indications: hyperthyroidism; simple goiter
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 1.0 - 1.5 cun
combinations:
» with PC-5, Sp-6 and jia ji of C3 through C5 (also consider Ht-6, Kd-7, shang tian zhu, PC-6, LI-4, Lv-3, Ht-7, an mian, UB-2, St-2 and GB-20) for hyperthyroidism (Shanghai, p. 603; Lee and Cheung, p. 261).
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