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extra point(s)
shang tian zhu
acupuncture
definition
shang tian zhu = upper celestial pillar
location: midway between GV-16 and GB-20 (Lee and Cheung, p. 398)
N-HN-44
actions: relieves pressure in eye through local effect
indications: hyperthyroidism; exophthalmos
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 1.0 - 1.5 cun
combinations:
» PC-5, Sp-6, qi ying and jia ji C3 through C5 (also consider Ht-6, Kd-7, shang tian zhu, PC-6, LI-4, Lv-3, Ht-7, an mian, UB-2, St-2 and GB-20) for hyperthyroidism (Shanghai, p. 603; Lee and Cheung, p. 261)
footnotes