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extra point(s)
zi gong
acupuncture
definition
zi gong = uterus, infant's palace
location: 3 cun lateral to CV-3 (4 cun below the umbilicus)
M-CA-18
actions: tonifies and warms Yuan (Original) Qi; regulates menstruation; clears Heat; transforms Damp-Heat; calms the fetus
indications: pain due to hernia; pelvic inflammatory disease; infertility; irregular menstruation; metrorrhagia; menorrhagia; dysmenorrhea; uterine prolapse; eclampsia; cystitis; prostate conditions; orchitis
technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.8 - 1.5 cun;
moxa: 5 - 7 cones of direct moxa
combinations:
» with CV-3 treats infertility, uterine bleeding, and vaginal discharge (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 404);
» with CV-5, CV-3 and UB-23 treats persistent uterine bleeding (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 404);
» with CV-4, Sp-10 and Sp-9 for chronic pelveoperitonitis (Shanghai, p. 189);
» with CV-3 and Sp-9 for leukorrhea (Shanghai, p. 189).
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