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extra point(s)
tu yin (du yin)
acupuncture
definition
tu yin (du yin) = solitary yin
location: on the plantar aspect of the second toe, in the center of the distal interphalangeal skin crease
actions: facilitates labor; facilitates the Uterus; regulates the Lower Warmer and menses; expels retained placenta
indications: vomiting; abdominal pain; hernia; dysmenorrhea; irregular menstruation; delayed parturition; retained placenta
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.1 - 0.2 cun
moxa: one-half rice grain size, 3-5 cones of direct moxa
combinations:
» with LI-4, Sp-6, UB-60 and UB-67 for delayed parturition, retained placenta, sluggish delivery (Flaws, 1989, p. 100)
» 1st: GV-20 (d. D, 3 green bean size); 2nd: LI-4; 3rd: Sp-6, Lv-1 and UB-60; 4th: St-25 and CV-4; and 5th: tu yin and UB-67 (d. D, 7 one-half rice grain size each) for difficulty in childbirth/dystocia (So, 1984, p. 267)
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