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Sp-9: XII-9: yin ling quan
acupuncture

definition

yin ling quan = yin mound spring
He Sea Uniting and Water point of the Foot Tai Yin (Spleen) channel
location: In the depression below the inferior border of the medial epicondyle of the tibia, between the posterior border of the tibia and gastrocnemius
actions: regulates and tonifies the Spleen (especially Yang); regulates the Stomach (especially Yin); warms and moves the Middle Warmer; reestablishes harmony between Spleen and Stomach (Matsumoto); regulates the Water Pathways; transforms Damp Stagnation, esp. through promotion of diuresis; dispels Damp-Heat and eliminates Phlegm-Dampness; benefits the Lower Warmer
indications: intermittent fever; dyspnea; gastric or duodenal ulcer; abdominal pain; distention of the abdomen; enteritis; ascites; dysentery; diarrhea with undigested food; hepatitis; jaundice; beriberi; urinary incontinence or retention; urinary tract infection; acute nephritis; pain of the genitals; irregular menstruation; dysmenorrhea; leukorrhea; nocturnal emissions; spermatorrhea; impotence; pain of lower back and leg, esp. knees; weakness of the legs; cramps
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, along the posterior border of the tibia, 1.0 - 1.5 cun, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension possibly spreading downward; K. Matsumoto recommends an oblique insertion in a lateral superior direction superficial to the tibia, esp. in treatment of gastric or duodenal ulcer; tonify using a 20° insertion in the direction of the channel flow as part of navel treatment (Nagano as per Matsumoto)
moxa: 3 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with St-36, LI-11, Ht-3, Lv-3, and Kd-1 to treat high blood pressure (Flaws, 1989, p. 100)
» Sp-9, then UB-57 to treat glomus and fullness in the chest and diaphragm. This restores normal eating. (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 154)
» with Lv-3 and Lu-2 harmonizes Liver and dissolves Depression (Finkelstein, p. 29);
» ca. St-38 with Sp-4 or Sp-9, unilaterally, to treat gastric (left) or duodenal (right) ulcer and rectify the underlying Spleen/Stomach imbalance (Matsumoto); see "peptic ulcer disease" combinations
» with Sp-8 and CV-10 for splinted abdomen;
» with UB-24, UB-25, St-3, Sp-12, Sp-10 and Sp-6, with indirect moxa over site of pain, for chronic appendicitis (Shanghai, p. 640);
» with Sp-5 and St-25 for chronic enteritis (Shanghai, p. 288)
» with CV-4, CV-9, St-36 and Sp-6 for retention of urine or ascites (Shanghai, p. 286);
» with CV-9 for edema, esp. periumbilical (Shanghai, p. 286; Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 155);
» with LI-6 eliminates Damp; causes diuresis and treats edema of the waist (Finkelstein, p. 29);
» with Sp-6 strengthens Spleen, expels Damp and relieves distention (Finkelstein, p. 29);
» with Lu-7 regulates the fluid system (Finkelstein, p. 29);
» with UB-20 eliminates Damp-Heat (Finkelstein, p. 29)
» with St-36 "causes the urine to flow" (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 154);
» with Lv-3 and LI-11 antispasmodic for the four extremities (Finkelstein, p. 29);
» with GB-34 for swollen, painful leg (Shanghai, p. 286).


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