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GB-34: VII-34: yang ling guan

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definition

yang ling guan = yang mound spring

He Sea Uniting and Earth point of the Foot Xiao Yang (Gall Bladder) channel; Hui Reunion point of Jin (sinews and tendons)

location: In the depression anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula.

actions: soothes, regulates and subdues Yang of the Liver and Gall Bladder; brings down high blood pressure; clears Gall Bladder Fire; opens and drains the Gall Bladder to regulate distribution of functional Qi (Finkelstein, p. 68); clears Dampness and cools Heat; facilitates and harmonizes the Liver; extinguishes Liver Wind; tonifies the Spleen; dissolves Phlegm; eliminates Phlegm-Fire in the Stomach; relieves pain in costal and hypochondriac regions; regulates the Large Intestine and increases peristaltic action; promotes activity in appendix to facilitate absorption and decrease inflammation; strengthens and relaxes the sinews and tendons; relieves soreness from fatigued muscles; benefits joints, esp. knees and hips; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels; alleviates pain

indications: extreme fright; insanity; madness; neurasthenia; hypertension; headache; seizures; hemiplegia; diminished coordination of one side; whole body aches during influenza or common cold; bitter taste in mouth; swelling of mouth, tongue, throat, face and head; pharyngitis; dry throat; cough; pleurisy; fullness of chest and ribs; masses on the lateral aspect of the breast (Flaws, 1991, p. 158); hepatitis; jaundice; acute and chronic cholecystitis; round worm in bile duct; distension of gall bladder; hypochondriac pain; appendicitis; habitual constipation; urinary incontinence; muscle fatigue; arthritis; perifocal inflammation of shoulder; intercostal neuralgia; lower back pain; sciatica; lower limbs cold and numb; pain and swelling of the knee; all knee problems; paralysis of lower limb; vasculitis; any connective tissue problem or Damp-Heat condition

needle technique: perpendicular insertion, angled slightly downward toward back of tibia 1.0 - 1.5 cun, or penetrating medially to Sp-9, producing soreness and distension, possibly spreading downward

moxa: 3-7 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 15 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole

» with direct (Æ) for urinary incontinence (Shanghai, p. 276);

combinations:

» with LI-11 for hemiplegia (Shanghai, p. 276; Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 320);

» with GB-30 to treat strokes, hemiplegia, rheumatic arthritis, and infantile paralysis in the lower limbs (Flaws, 1989, p. 100);

» with GB-30, GB-31, lan wei xue, GB-39, St-41, jiu nei fan, jiu nei fan #1, jiu nei fan #2, and St-36 (can also add: tan li, luo di, UB-60, Lv-3, GB-41 and UB-64) for sequelae of cerebrovascular accident effecting the lower limb(s) (Shanghai, p. 621);

» with St-40 eliminates Phlegm force in Stomach (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with GV-14 disperses Heat in Yang jaundice (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with Lv-2 harmonizes and regulates Liver function and Liver Qi circulation to release Depression; (-) clears Fire from Liver and Gall Bladder (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with dan nang xue (GB-34A) and GB-24 spreads, drains and disperses Qi of the Gall Bladder (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with TW-6 and Lu-5 disperses Qi in intercostal region (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with TW-6 promotes Qi and Xue (Blood) circulation to regulate Qi in Xiao Yang (Gall Bladder, Triple Warmer), and relieve hypochondriac and intercostal pain (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with LI-11 and chia chi regulates the three Yang (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with St-26 and LI-9 for fullness in flanks and abdomen (Shanghai, p. 276);

» with CV-12 (+) strengthens Spleen and Stomach to help transportation and transformation of water and cereals to support body resistance (Zheng Qi) (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with GB-24, Lv-14 and dan nang xue (GB-34A) disperses Stagnation of the Liver, eases the Gall Bladder, disperses Damp-Heat, and regulates the Middle Warmer (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with UB-18 and UB-19 disperses Damp-Heat of the Liver and Gall Bladder (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with GB-43 reduces Damp-Heat of Liver and Gall Bladder (Finkelstein, p. 71);

» with CV-9 drains Dampness through diuresis, esp. to facilitate bowel movement (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with LI-4 and St-44 clears Damp-Heat of Stomach and Intestines to treat Damp-Heat diarrhea (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with Sp-4 (+) strengthens the Spleen and dissolves the Damp (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with LI-6 treats edema below the lower the lumbar region (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with UB-20 strengthens Spleen, dissolves Damp, and reduces Heat (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with Sp-6 strengthens Spleen and clears Damp-Heat of Intestines and Stomach (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» St-30 (+), GB-34 (+), CV-3 (+) and then Sp-6 (-) to treat atony of the uterus (Flaws, 1983, p. 45)

» with Sp-10 strengthens the Spleen, clears Xue (Blood) Heat, and regulates the menses (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with LI-11 spreads Qi, reduces Fire, descends the Turbid, facilitates the joints, and removes Obstruction of the tendons and bones (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with GB-30 dispels Wind and Damp, removes Obstructions from the channels, regulates Qi and Xue (Blood) circulation, and augments and regulates function of lower limbs (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» after GB-30 for Cold-Damp-Wind Bi; augments and adjust function of lower limb; dispels Wind and Damp; removes Obstructions of channels; regulates Qi and Xue (Blood) circulation (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 317; Finkelstein, p. 68);

» with GB-30 and Sp-9 dispels Wind; disperses Cold; dissolves Damp; removes Obstructions of channels (Finkelstein, p. 68);

» with St-33 and GB-31 for arthritis of the knee or paralysis of lower limb (Shanghai, p. 266).

» with GB-39 strengthens the tendons and consolidates bone (Finkelstein, p. 69);

» with Lv-3 pacifies the Liver, reduces the channel Qi of Liver and Gall Bladder, suppresses Rebellious Qi of Liver; stops pain, and treats foot spasms (Finkelstein, p. 69).

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