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extra point(s)
yao qi
acupuncture
definition
yao qi = low back miscellany
location: inferior to the spinous process of S2 (Lee and Cheung, p. 406; Shanghai, p. 379); 2.0 cun directly superior to the tip of the coccyx (Zhang, et al, p. 277)
M-BW-29
actions: clears Internal Wind
indications: seizures; epilepsy
needle technique: perpendicular insertion to 0.3 cun, followed by horizontal insertion superiorly 2.0 - 2.5 cun; sensation should spread to the head; needle is retained for 30 minutes (Zhang, et al, p. 277); oblique insertion superiorly, 2.0 - 2.5 cun (Lee and Cheung, p. 406)
combinations:
» with GV-16, GB-20, GV-26, GV-14, LI-4, Lv-3, GB-34, Sp-6, GV-20, UB-15 and UB-18 for localized seizures (Lee and Cheung, p. 298);
» with GV-16, GB-20, GV-26 and GV-14 (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 GV-16, GB-20, GV-26, GV-14, PC-6, Ht-7 and GV-24 for petite mal (Lee and Cheung, p. 298);
» with GV-16, GB-20, GV-26, GV-14, PC-5, Ht-7, St-40 and CV-14 or CV-12 for emotional motor seizures (Lee and Cheung, p. 298).
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