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point
CV-3: XIII-3: zhong ji
acupuncture
definition
zhong ji = central pole; utmost middle; middle extremity
Mu Alarm point of the Pang Guang (Urinary Bladder); Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Foot Tai Yin (Spleen), Foot Jue Yin (Liver) and Foot Xiao Yin (Kidney) channels on the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Foot Tai Yin (Spleen), Foot Jue Yin (Liver) and Foot Xiao Yin (Kidney) Muscle channels
location: 4 cun below the umbilicus on the midline of the lower abdomen.
actions: assists the transforming functions of Qi; alleviates Damp-Heat, esp. in the Bladder and Uterus; tonifies the Kidney Qi and Yang; influences the testes and pancreas (Worsley, 1975, p. B-20); tonifies sexual function; regulates the Bladder, Lower Warmer and the Water Pathways; promotes urination; expels stones (especially urinary tract); regulates the Uterus and menses; removes Xue Yu (Blood Stasis) in the Uterus; relieves pain
indications: fatigue; fainting; edema; ascites; mass inferior to the umbilicus that might feel like an upside-down cup (Mann, p. 72); pelveoperitonitis; nephritis; urinary incontinence, retention or infection; painful urination; hematuria; lower urinary tract stones; urethritis; frequent urination; enuresis; spermatorrhea; impotence; premature ejaculation; prostatitis; female sterility; amenorrhea; irregular menstruation; dysmenorrhea; excessive menstrual bleeding; vaginal discharge containing blood; persistent discharge after childbirth; leukorrhea; uterine fibroids; uterine prolapse; retained placenta; itching in the vagina; vaginal pain and inflammation; sciatica
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 1.0 - 1.5 cun, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension, usually spreading down the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) to the genitals; acupuncture contraindicated during pregnancy
moxa: 5 - 10 cones of direct moxa; 10 - 20 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with CV-4 and GB-26 (+) reinforces Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) to supplement the Qi of the chest (Finkelstein, p. 84);
» with St-27 removes Xue Yu (Blood Stasis) and stops pain (Finkelstein, p. 84);
» with CV-2, Kd-5, CV-9, Sp-6; GB-39 joined to Kd-7 for ascites due to rheumatic heart disease (Shanghai, p. 188);
» CV-2 joined to CV-3; CV-9, UB-28, Kd-7, Kd-5, Sp-9 and UB-58 to "facilitate urination and eliminate edema (i.e., to circulate the Yang so as to benefit the water)" while treating chronic heart failure (Shanghai, p. 595);
» with Lv-5 reduces Heat of the Liver (Finkelstein, p. 84);
» with Lv-2 clears Liver Fire and Heat (Finkelstein, p. 84);
» with Sp-6 regulates Qi function of the Lower Warmer and regulates function of the genital organs - Sp-6 sends Qi up; CV-3 sends it deep (Finkelstein, p. 84);
» with Kd-11 and Sp-9 for spermatorrhea, impotence and premature ejaculation; (Shanghai, p. 188);
» with zi gong and Sp-6 for irregular menstruation (Shanghai, p. 188);
» with CV-6, Lv-1, Kd-10, CV-4, Lv-3, Kd-2, Sp-6, Sp-2, St-12, St-10, Ht-1, PC-3 and UB-54/40 for irregular menstruation (Shanghai, p. 669) and /or abnormal uterine bleeding (Shanghai, p. 673);
» with UB-23, LI-4 and Sp-6 for amenorrhea (Shanghai, p. 188);
» St-30 (+), GB-34 (+), CV-3 (+) and then Sp-6 (-) to treat atony of the uterus (Flaws, 1983, p. 45)
» with wei bao, CV-6, St-36 and Sp-6 for uterine prolapse (Shanghai, p. 188)
» with Sp-9 and Sp-6 for enuresis (Shanghai, p. 188);
» with UB-28 (-) clears Damp-Heat of the Bladder to regulate urination; (+) regulates Bladder (Finkelstein, p. 84);
» with CV-9 opens the Water Pathways to facilitate diuresis (Finkelstein, p. 84);
» with UB-28, UB-32, UB-33 and UB-53/39 regulates Bladder function (Finkelstein, p. 84);
» with CV-4, UB-28, UB-22, UB-23, Sp-9 and Sp-6 to treat retention of urine and also enuresis, incontinence, etc. (Flaws, 1989, p. 99).
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