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extra point(s)
yao yan
acupuncture

definition

yao yan = lumbar's aperture
location: in the depression approximately 3 to 4 cun lateral to the spinous process of the 3rd lumbar vertebra (Shanghai, p. 212), or 3.8 cun lateral to the space under the 4th lumbar vertebra (So, 1984, p. 97)
• M-BW-24
actions: strengthens the lower back; regulates menstruation
indications: tuberculosis; emaciation; body weakness; lower back pain, stiffness or arthritis; acute lower back trauma; nephroptosis; irregular menstruation; ovarian pain; dysmenorrhea; red or white vaginal discharge; orchitis; hemorrhoids with ulcers
needle technique: perpendicular or transverse insertion, 0.5 - 0.8 cun
moxa: 11 cones of direct moxa per treatment (So, 1984, p. 97)
combinations:
» with UB-23 and UB-54/40 for low back pain (Shanghai, p. 212);
» with UB-20 and shen ji for nephroptosis (Shanghai, p. 212).


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