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extra point(s)
zhong jiao shu
acupuncture

definition

zhong jiao shu = middle warmer's hollow
• Shu Associated point of the Middle Warmer
location: 2 cun lateral to the twelfth thoracic vertebrae
• N-BW-22
actions: affects and controls the functions of the Liver, Gall Bladder, Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Intestines and blood vessels; regulates the Xue-Mai (Blood and Vessels) of the abdominal cavity; governs the Middle Warmer (Finkelstein, p. 95); expels parasites
indications: chronic schistosomiasis; intestinal parasites
needle technique: slanted insertion, 75° angle, pointed slightly upward; left side insertion: 1.0 - 1.5 cun; right side insertion: 0.1 - 0.3 cun
combinations:
» with xian jiao shu for chronic schistosomiasis using electroacupuncture (Shanghai, p. 586).


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