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extra point(s)
tun zhong
acupuncture
definition
tun zhong = middle of buttock
location: at the apex of an imaginary equilateral triangle whose base is a line drawn between the superior, posterior side of the greater trochanter of the femur to the ischial tuberosity (Shanghai, p. 379)
M-BW-33
actions: strengthens the lowers back; regulates menstruation
indications: sciatica; weakness or paralysis of lower extremity
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 2 - 3 cun
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