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extra point(s)
wei shang xue
acupuncture

definition

wei shang xue = above the stomach orifice
location: two cun superior to the umbilicus, either 2.5 or four cun lateral to CV-10
• N-CA-18
actions: regulates the Stomach; raises Middle Qi; disperses Stagnation of Qi and Xue (Blood)
indications: stomach prolapse; abdominal distension
needle technique: oblique insertion, 2 - 3 cun, toward the umbilicus or St-25
combinations:
» wei shang xue -> CV-8 with CV-4, CV-6 and St-36 for prolapse of the stomach (Shanghai, p. 180; Lee and Cheung, p. 256);
» with CV-6 joined to CV-3 for abdominal distension (Shanghai, p. 180).


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