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Kd-2: IV-2: ran gu
acupuncture

definition

ran gu = burning valley; blazing valley
Ying Spring and Fire point of the Foot Xiao Yin (Kidney) channel
location: Inferior to the lower border of the navicular tuberosity.
actions: nourishes Yin; eliminates Heat and clears Fire to cool the Xue (Blood); warms Cold; tonifies Kidney (especially Yang) and Jing (Essence); regulates the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); strengthens Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); clears Obstruction from Du Mai (Governing Vessel) and Bladder channels in lower back (bleed); influences the ovaries (Worsley, 1975, p. B-20); relieves exhaustion and pain in the testicles (first aid)
indications: mania; diabetes; tidal fevers; spontaneous sweating; aphonia; pharyngitis; throat numb and/or swollen; hemoptysis; chest pain; angina pectoris; frequent belching in children; sharp pains in stomach; jaundice; distension of lower abdomen; diarrhea; dysentery; irregular menstruation; menorrhagia; prolapsed uterus; impotence; seminal emission; infertility; itching in genital region; cystitis; pain in legs and feet; edema of feet; cold-damp feet; night sweats
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.5 - 1.5 cun, producing a sensation of soreness and distension possibly spreading to the sole of foot
moxa: 3 - 5 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» with CV-7 to drain Kidney Heat (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 248);
» with Lu-10 nourishes Yin and reduces Fire; relieves sore throat (Finkelstein, p. 52);
» with Lv-3 eliminates Heat and cools the Xue (Blood) (Finkelstein, p. 52);
» with Lv-2 treats Hot sicknesses (Finkelstein, p. 52);
» with Sp-6 and UB-23 (all: +) reinforces the Kidney and nourishes Yin (Finkelstein, p. 52);.
» with Sp-6 tonifies the Kidney; consolidates or astringes the Jing (Essence) (Flaws, 1989, p. 70; Finkelstein, p. 27);
» with Kd-7 for drooling (Shanghai, p. 297);
» with Lu-2, SI-17, St-12, UB-11, UB-17, Lu-2, Lu-5, LI-2, St-45 and Kd-1 for throat blockage with Cold and Hot Obstruction (Shanghai, p. 691);
» with Kd-3 for swelling at throat (Shanghai, p. 297);
» with SI-17, St-12, UB-11, UB-17, Lu-2, Lu-5, LI-2, St-45 and Kd-2 for laryngitis with cold and fever (Lee and Cheung, p. 355)
» with CV-6, Lv-1, Kd-10, CV-4, Lv-3, Sp-6, CV-3, Sp-2, St-12, St-10, Ht-1, PC-3 and UB-54/40 for irregular menstruation (Shanghai, p. 669) and /or abnormal uterine bleeding (Shanghai, p. 673);
» with GB-21, SI-14, PC-7, GB-34 and St-36 for eclampsia (Flaws, 1983, p. 39);
» Kd-2 and PC-7; GB-21 and GB-34; SI-14 and St-36 for eclampsia (Mann, p. 151).


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