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Kd- 1 (Kd-1): IV-1: Yong Guan
acupuncture
definition
yong guan = bubbling spring; gushing spring
Jing Well, Wood, Dispersion and Entry point of the Foot Xiao Yin (Kidney) channel; one of the Nine Needles for Returning the Yang
location: In depression in the center of sole of the foot, 1/3 the distance from the toes to the heel, when the foot is in plantar flexion.
actions: pacifies the Shen; tranquilizes the Mind; restores collapsed Yang; energizes the entire system (ind. D) (Finkelstein, p. 52); regulates Yin and Yang; guides Rebellious Qi and Fire downward to awaken the Shen, open the Orifices and resuscitate; revives consciousness, emergency resuscitation point (bleed); clears Fire and Heat (especially in the head); pacifies and calms the Heart; transforms Heart Heat; nourishes Yin, esp. Kidney Yin (and thereby suppresses Liver Fire); reinforces the Kidney and benefits the Jing (Essence); opens Kidney channel's rooting connection to the Earth; moves the Qi and promotes labor; promotes diuresis
indications: mental illness; anxiety; mental agitation; madness; fearful; alarm in children; ungroundedness; stroke; shock; seizures; fainting with cold limbs; paralysis; pain and stiffness throughout body; hypertension; hypertensive encephalopathy; congestive headache with bright red face; excessive sleepiness; insomnia; headache at vertex; vertigo; eyes dizzy; dumbness; epistaxis; pain in head and nape of neck; great thirst; swollen, dry and/or painful throat; difficulty swallowing; loss of appetite; coughing; hemoptysis; dyspnea; chest and ribs full; stomach painful; jaundice; pain in small intestine; constipation; kidney pain; retention of urine; scrotal inflammation; infertility; back pain; loins painful, esp. with fever; soles of feet hot; toes so painful and tender cannot endure wearing shoes; measles
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.5 - 1.0 cun, producing localized pain and distension, possibly spreading throughout the ankle
moxa: 3 - 5 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxibustion with a pole
combinations:
» GV-15, PC-8, Sp-6, Kd-1, Kd-3, CV-12, GB-30, St-36 and LI-4 are the Nine Needles for Returning the Yang (Li, p. 627-628)
» with PC-6 and GV-26 opens Orifices and resuscitates (Finkelstein, p. 52);
» with UB-15, LI-10, CV-15, CV-12, Lu-11 and CV-14 for epilepsy (Lee and Cheung, p. 298)
» with CV-15, SI-3, UB-15, GB-35, St-36, Lv-3, Lv-2 and CV-13 for epilepsy (Lee and Cheung, p. 298)
» with PC-8 dissipates Heat and promotes clear mind (Finkelstein, p. 52);
» with Lv-2 nourishes Yin and pacifies Liver (Finkelstein, p. 52);
» with Kd-4 swollen, painful throat with difficulty swallowing (Shanghai, p. 298);
» with Lu-2, SI-17, St-12, UB-11, UB-17, Lu-2, Lu-5, LI-2, St-45 and Kd-2 for throat blockage with Cold and Hot Obstruction (Shanghai, p. 691);
» with CV-4 and St-40 for consumptive coughing (Shanghai, p. 298);
» with SI-17, St-12, UB-11, UB-17, Lu-2, Lu-5, LI-2, St-45 and Kd-2 for laryngitis with cold and fever (Lee and Cheung, p. 355)
» with LI-4, CV-22 and St-40 for laryngitis (Lee and Cheung, p. 355)
» after Sp-9 for pain in the lower abdomen and umbilical region (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 247).
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