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UB-31: III-31: shang liao
acupuncture

definition

shang liao = upper bone-hole; upper sacral bone
Master point of the climacteric (Finkelstein, p. 46); Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Foot Xiao Yang (Gall Bladder) channel on the Foot Tai Yang (Bladder) channel
location: In the depression directly over the 1st sacral foramen, midway between the PSIS and the Ren Mai (Governing Vessel).
actions: redirects Qi upward; invigorates the Xue (Blood); consolidates the Jing (Essence); regulates the Lower Warmer and menstruation; transforms Damp-Heat; promotes urination; opens the pelvis and disperses Lower Warmer Stagnation; brings Yang into pelvic region which mobilizes Yin in the pelvis (Finkelstein, p. 46); expedites labor; strengthens the lower back and legs
indications: sequelae of infantile paralysis; epistaxis; peritonitis; anal fissures; hemorrhoids; constipation; all genital diseases; uterine prolapse; leukorrhea; ovarian pain or inflammation; dysmenorrhea; irregular menstruation; delayed labor; infertility; gonorrhea; impotence; orchitis; urinary retention; skin irritation in the genital region; lumbago; pain and diseases of the lumbosacral joint; sciatica; paralysis of the lower limb
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 1.0 - 1.5 cun, soreness and distension in the sacral region, sometimes spreading to the legs
moxa: 5-10 cones of direct moxa; 10 - 20 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with Sp-6 and GB-3 has strong hormonal action on women (Finkelstein, p. 46);
» with Sp-6 and thread CV-4 to CV-3 for dysmenorrhea (Shanghai, p. 217);
» with UB-32, UB-33, UB-34, St-36, Sp-6, Sp-10, zi gong, CV-6 and CV-4 for functional uterine bleeding (Shanghai, p. 217);
» with UB-32, UB-33, UB-34, LI-4 and Sp-6 for inducing labor (Shanghai, p. 217);
» with GV-1 and UB-57 for anal fissures (Shanghai, p. 217).


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