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Lv-8: VIII-8: qu quan
acupuncture

definition

qu quan = spring at the bend; crooked spring
He Sea Uniting, Water and Tonification point of the Foot Jue Yin (Liver) channel
location: With the knee flexed, in the large depression on the medial side of the transverse popliteal fossa, superior to the tendons and posterior to the medial condyle of the femur.
actions: drains Liver Fire; tonifies and invigorates Liver; nourishes Liver Xue (Blood) and Yin; clears and cools Damp-Heat; soothes the sinews and tendons; frees and facilitates the Lower Warmer; benefits the Bladder; invigorates the collateral vessels
indications: madness; epistaxis; anorexia; swollen abdomen; lower abdominal pain radiating up to the throat; abdominal colic; rectal discharge of thick blood; dysentery; hernia pain; nephritis; painful urinary dysfunction; retention of urine; irregular menstruation; ovarian cyst (Matsumoto); uterine fibroids; vaginal or uterine prolapse; pain in vagina and thighs; vaginitis; pruritus vulvae; genital itch; dampness and swelling in the genital region; pain in penis; prostatitis; spermatorrhea; impotence; pain, cramping and restricted motion of knee; knees and shins cold and painful
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 1.0 - 2.0 cun, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension
moxa: 3 - 5 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with Sp-8 improves circulation (Finkelstein, p. 74);
» with UB-11 to treat Wind Bi or atonic inversion (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 339);
» with Lv-3 clears Liver Fire (Finkelstein, p. 74);
» with GB-40 for hepatic type migraine (Mann, p. 120)
» with Lv-2 dredges and disperses Liver Qi (Finkelstein, p. 74);
» with Kd-6 and Lv-1 for severe prolapsed uterus (Shanghai, p. 291);
» with Lv-12 and Sp-6 for pain of hernia (Shanghai, p. 291);
» with Lv-2 for retained urine and penile pain (Shanghai, p. 291);
» with Sp-6 and Lv-2 treats orchitis (Finkelstein, p. 74).


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