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UB-58: III-58: fei yang
acupuncture

definition

fei yang = taking flight; soaring; fly and scatter; flying high
Luo Connecting point of the Foot Tai Yang (Bladder) channel with the Kidney Divergent channel
location: 7 cun above Kun Lun (Bl-60); 1" inferior and lateral from Cheng Shan (Bl-57), on the lateral edge of the gastrocnemius muscle.
actions: dispels Wind and Wind-Damp; dispels Tai Yang channel pathogens; "relates to the head" (Finkelstein, p. 49); promotes flow of Qi; descends Rebellious Qi; influences the parathyroids (Worsley, p. B-20); strengthens Kidney function; increases stamina; eases low back pain; benefits sciatica; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; sedates pain
indications: insanity; beriberi; epilepsy; chills and fever; dizziness; vertigo; lightheadedness; headache; supraorbital neuralgia; head and eyes feel dizzy; epistaxis; nasal congestion; pain in hypochondrium; nephritis; cystitis; irritable bladder; nocturia; constipation; hemorrhoids; rectal prolapse; rheumatoid arthritis; progressive painful joints; pain and weakness of the lower back and knee; sciatica; pain in the calf; lower extremity and ankle joint weakness or paralysis
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 1.0 - 2.0 cun, producing a local sensation of distension, numbness and soreness, possibly spreading downward
moxa: 3 - 7 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 15 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with Kd-5 and Kd-7 volatilizes the Kidney (Finkelstein, p. 49);
» with St-23 and St-24 for psychosis (madness and insanity) (Shanghai, p. 630);
» with SI-5 for dizziness and eye pain (Shanghai, p. 282);
» with CV-3, UB-28 and Sp-9 for cystitis (Shanghai, p. 282);
» with Kd-8 for women with Qi Xu (Deficiency) and scant uterine bleeding (Ellis, et al, p. 230);
» with UB-23 and Kd-5 relaxes soft tissues and activates blood circulation in the lower back (Finkelstein, p. 49).


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