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extra point(s)
yi shu
acupuncture
definition
yi shu = pancreas hollow
location: 1.5 cun lateral to the spinous process of the 8th thoracic vertebrae
M-BW-12
actions: drains Heat Shi (Excess); controls and regulates pancreatic function; tonifies the Spleen; harmonizes digestion; regulates blood glucose
indications: hypoglycemia; diabetes mellitus; stomach diseases; intercostal neuralgia
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 1.0 - 1.5 cun
combinations:
» with UB-17, UB-20, UB-23 and pi re xue for diabetes (Shanghai, p. 206);
» with SI-4 and UB-20 for diabetes (Shanghai, p. 239).
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