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extra point(s)
hu bian
acupuncture
definition
hu bian = beside the tiger
location: midway between LI-3 and LI-4, on the dorsum of the hand
N-UE-15
actions: pacifies the Shen; clears the Mind; stops convulsions; eliminates Internal Wind
indications: psychosis; mania; hysteria; seizures
needle technique: transverse insertion, 1.5 - 2.5 cun, toward SI-3
combinations:
» ding shen, GV-14, GB-20, CV-15 -> CV-13, PC-5 -> TW-6 and St-40 (can also consider: SI-19, TW-17, UB-1, an mian, UB-39/44, UB-18, LI-4, hu bian, GB-34, Lv-5, Lv-3, Lu-11, PC-8, Kd-4 and Ht-7) for psychosis (madness) (Shanghai, p. 629; Lee and Cheung, p. 324).
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