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point
UB-57: III-57: cheng shan
acupuncture
definition
cheng shan = support the mountain
location: At the apex of the bifurcation of the gastrocnemius muscle, half way between Wei Zhong (Bl-54/40) and the heel, or 8 cun below Wei Zhong (Bl-54/40).
actions: dispels Wind and clears Heat; regulates Qi in the Yang organs, esp. the Large Intestine; transforms Damp-Heat; benefits hemorrhoids; strengthens the lower back; relaxes the muscles and sinews; main point for all physical trauma (Finkelstein, p. 49); first aid for leg cramps; disperses Qi in the Bladder channel, according to Mingtang (Finkelstein, p. 49)
indications: convulsion; epilepsy; body tremors; sensation of heat in the head (Mann, p. 41); epistaxis; lockjaw; sore throat; anorexia; vomiting; abdominal pain; gonorrhea; hernia; groin pain; prolapsed rectum and/or anus; hemorrhoids, esp. swollen and burning; diarrhea; pain of lower back and leg; sciatica; muscle cramps; spasm and pain of the gastrocnemius muscle; paralysis of lower limb; knee swollen and painful; leg Qi; lower body erysipelas due to Damp-Heat; swelling of feet
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 1.0 - 2.0 cun, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension, possibly spreading to the back of the knee, when inserting the needle deeply for sciatica, there may be a numb, electrical feeling spreading to the bottom of the foot
moxa: 3 - 7 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 15 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» Sp-9, then UB-57 to treat glomus and fullness in the chest and diaphragm. This restores normal eating. (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 154)
» with Kd-3 for difficult defecation (Shanghai, p. 280);
» with GV-1 clears Damp-Heat of Large Intestine and treats hemorrhoids (Finkelstein, p. 49);
» with er bai, GV-20 and GV-1 treats rectal prolapse and chronic hemorrhoids (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 405);
» with er bai, Kd-7, Lv-3, Sp-3 and GV-1 for hemorrhoids .
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