-IBIS-1.5.0-
rx
extra point(s)
nao qing
acupuncture

definition

nao qing = brain's clearing
location: two finger widths above St-41 on the lateral margin of the tibia
• N-LE-4
actions: clears the Brain; refreshes mental clarity; enhances memory
indications: mental fatigue; forgetfulness; difficulty concentrating; cloudy feeling in head; lassitude; mental retardation, esp. resulting from encephalitis; Down's syndrome; vertigo; amnesia; drop foot resulting from infantile paralysis
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.5 - 1.0 cun, producing soreness and distension which often extend to the top of the foot
combinations:
» with GB-20 and GV-14 for mental retardation resulting from encephalitis (Shanghai, p. 274).


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