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SI-4: II-4: wan gu
acupuncture
definition
wan gu = wrist bone
Yuan Source point of the Hand Tai Yang (Small Intestine) channel
location: On the ulnar aspect of the wrist, between the base of the 5th metacarpal and the triquetral bone.
actions: dispels Wind-Heat; clears Heat; invigorates Tai Yang (Small Intestine and Bladder); disperses Damp-Heat from the Small Intestine; relaxes the muscles and sinews; relieves spasms; reduces swelling; removes Obstruction from the channel
indications: apprehension; alternately hot and cold; hot condition without sweating; emaciation and thirst; diabetes; pediatric convulsions; hemiplegia; headache; tinnitus; pterygium; mumps; throat blockage; neck stiffness or inflammation; pharyngitis; pleurisy; vomiting; hypochondriac pain; gastritis; cholecystitis; jaundice; arthritis of the elbow, wrist and fingers; all wrist problems including pain, inflammation and contracture; stiffness and/or spasm of fingers; sense of touch dulled; excessive perspiration
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.4 - 0.6 cun, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension, possibly spreading to palm
moxa: 3 cones of direct moxa; 10 - 15 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with yi shu and UB-20 for diabetes (Shanghai, p. 239);
» with CV-12 for Spleen Xu (Deficiency) jaundice (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 179);
» with UB-62, TW-5 and Kd-1 for jaundice from Cold-induced disease (Shanghai, p. 239);
» with TW-10, LI-11, TW-5, TW-6, LI-5, Lu-8, LI-9 and LI-4 for numb hand and forearm (Shanghai, p. 662).
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