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rx
point
Kd-7: IV-7: fu liu
acupuncture
definition
fu liu = returning current
Jing River, Metal and Tonification point of the Foot Xiao Yin (Kidney) channel
location: 2" above Tai Xi (Kd-3), on the anterior border of the Achilles tendon.
actions: strengthens Wei (Protective) Qi; clears Heat and nourishes Yin; restores collapsed Yin and unblocks pulses; strengthens the Spleen and rids body of excess fluids; tonifies Yuan (Original) Qi; regulates Qi, esp. Kidney Qi, and restores Qi to the vessels; strengthens and enriches the Kidney; tonifies the Liver via the mother/child relationship; stimulates the adrenals, thyroid and testes; facilitates and regulates the Bladder, menses and Water Pathways; cools and clears Damp-Heat; moistens dryness; regulates the pores and sweating; disperses Stagnation; strengthens the back, esp. lumbars
indications: irritable; short-tempered; angry; loquacious; heatstroke, with excessive sweating; coma; myelitis; paralysis in children, esp. poliomyelitis sequelae; extreme fatigue; menopausal hot flashes; constant sweating; absence of sweat; night sweats; diabetes; tidal fevers; dim vision; epistaxis; dry tongue; hiccough; indigestion; abdominal tension; tympanites; ascites; borborygmi; flatulence; diarrhea; dysentery; pus and blood in stool; hemorrhoids; pain in loins and back; edema; nephritis; orchitis; spermatorrhea; gonorrhea; functional uterine bleeding; urinary tract infection; strangury; leukorrhea; irregular menses; urinary retention or urinary incontinence; spinal and low back pain; cold feet; extremity edema; flaccid paralysis of the foot
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 1.0 - 1.5 cun, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension, and possibly a numb sensation spreading to the bottom of the foot
moxa: 3 - 10 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with Lu-9 restores the pulse in emergency situations, strengthens Lung, and elevates the Yang Qi (Finkelstein, p. 54);
» with LI-4 causes sweating to disperse the Exterior (disperse to initiate; tonify to stop), esp. night sweats (Finkelstein, p. 54);
» with Ht-6 regulates sweating, esp. menopausal hot flashes (Levine; Finkelstein, p. 54);
» with CV-9, Kd-9, St-36 and yi ming for cirrhosis of the liver (Shanghai, p. 295);
» with PC-5, PC-6 and Sp-10 regulates Qi in Kidney, Spleen and Pericardium (Finkelstein, p. 54);
» with PC-5 and Sp-6 regulates the three Yin (Finkelstein, p. 54);
» with Sp-6 clears the Heat of the Yin layer (Finkelstein, p. 54);
» with Kd-6 and Sp-6 (+) nourishes Yin and moistens dryness (Finkelstein, p. 54);
» with UB-23 and Kd-3 (+) reinforces Kidney to accept Qi (Finkelstein, p. 54);
» with CV-4 and Kd-5 consolidates Kidney Qi (Finkelstein, p. 54);
» with CV-4 and UB-56 consolidates Kidney Qi (Finkelstein, p. 54);
» with Kd-5 stabilizes and consolidates Kidney Qi (Finkelstein, p. 54);
» with Kd-5 and UB-58 volatilizes the Kidney (Finkelstein, p. 54);
» with UB-23 (+) tonifies Kidney Yang (Finkelstein, p. 54);
» with CV-9 (D) to treat water swelling (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 252);
» with CV-8 for edema and Qi distension (Shanghai, p. 295);
» with UB-47/52 increases urination (Finkelstein, p. 54);
» with CV-3, St-29, UB-58 and Kd-9 for urinary tract infection (Shanghai, p. 294)
» with Lv-3 and UB-35 for blood in stool (Shanghai, p. 295).
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