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rx
point
UB-40/45: III-40: yi xi
acupuncture
definition
yi xi = surprise; wail of grief; alas!
psychospiritual associated point of the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)
location: 3 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T-6, level with GV-10.
actions: resolves the Exterior by inducing perspiration; clears Heat; ventilates the Lung and promotes the flow of Qi; frees the channels and invigorates the connecting vessels
indications: malaria; slight fever; fever without perspiration; grief; fainting; headache; loss of visual acuity; epistaxis; anorexia; vomiting; pericarditis; chest pain radiating to the back; asthma; hiccough; intercostal neuralgia; brachial neuralgia; spasm of back and loins
needle technique: oblique insertion, 0.3 - 0.5 cun
moxa: 5 - 10 cones of direct moxa; 10 -20 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
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