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extra point(s)
zhi xie
acupuncture
definition
zhi xie = stop diarrhea; or, zhi xie = correct diarrhea
N-CA-3; also known as li niao
location: 2.5 cun inferior to the umbilicus on the anterior midline
actions: resolves diarrhea
indications: enteritis; intestinal ascariasis; abdominal pain; diarrhea; dysentery; urinary retention; enuresis
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 1.0 - 1.5 cun
moxa: 3 - 7 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 15 minutes of indirect moxibustion with a pole
combinations:
» St-37 or St-36, St-25; also consider li niao, Lu-11, PC-6 for bacillary dysentery (Lee and Cheung, p. 221);
» with GV-1, Sp-9, St-25 and St-36 for diarrhea due to Xu (Deficiency) or Damp-Heat (Liu, p. 279).
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