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point
UB-14: III-14: jue yin shu
acupuncture
definition
jue yin shu = absolute yin hollow; circulation/sex correspondence
Shu Associated point of the Xin Bao (Pericardium)
location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T-4.
actions: disperses Yang Shi (Excess) in the Jue Yin (Pericardium and Liver); regulates and tonifies the Heart (especially Qi and Yang); expands and relaxes the chest; descends Rebellious Qi; spreads Liver Qi; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
indications: anxiety and palpitations; neurasthenia; melancholia; sunstroke; heatstroke; motion sickness; neuralgia of the teeth, esp. molars; vomiting caused by Rebellious Qi; coughing; rheumatic heart disease; cardiac pain; enlarged heart; depressed and/or agitated sensation in middle of the chest; pain in chest or stifling sensation caused by accumulation of Qi in the diaphragm; intercostal neuralgia
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.5 - 1.0 cun, angled slightly toward the spine, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension, sometimes spreading between the ribs; or
oblique inferior insertion, 0.3 - 0.6 cun, angled downward along the muscle, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension; caution: be careful not to insert the needle too deeply to avoid puncturing the lungs;
moxa: 3 - 7 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 15 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with UB-15, UB-18 and UB-23 for neurasthenia (Shanghai, p. 200);
» with UB-15 and Sp-6 for rheumatic heart disease (Shanghai, p. 200);
» with Ht-8 and Ht-5 for tachycardia (Shanghai, p. 200);
» with Ht-7 and GB-15 for chest pain (Shanghai, p. 200);
» with St-36: "Sufferers of liver disorders with diminished blood and clouded, flowery vision should be supplemented at UB-18 and drained at St-36" (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 206).
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