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Ht-5: I-5: tong li
acupuncture

definition

tong li = inner communication; penetrating inside; reaching the measure
Luo Connecting point of the Hand Xiao Yin (Heart) channel with the Hand Tai Yang (Small Intestine) channel; sends Luo vessel to the tongue
actions: pacifies the Shen; regulates and tonifies Heart Qi; opens Heart Orifices to calm palpitations and relieve nervous condition (Finkelstein, p. 32); brings Fire down from the head and relieves stiffness of the tongue; clears Heart Fire and Xu (Deficiency) Heat; benefits a slow pulse; benefits the Bladder
indications: hysteria; anxiety; fear, esp. fear of people; fatigue; dizziness; hypertension; insomnia; headache; hot face without perspiration; vertigo; eyes dizzy; conjunctivitis; stuttering; speech problems; aphasia; yawning; face warm without sweat; thirst; bitter taste; vomiting; tongue ulcers; tonsillitis; throat spasm; pharyngitis; bradycardia; palpitations, esp. due to fright; abdominal swelling; neuralgia and spasm of upper limbs and scapular area; wrist and arm pain; dysmenorrhea; abnormal uterine bleeding; metrorrhagia; urinary frequency; urinary incontinence, esp. bed wetting; clear urine; hematuria; urinary tract infection; constipation; sciatica, esp. with medial and posterior thigh pain (Tan, 1991, p. 96)
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.1 - 0.4 cun
moxa: 2 - 3 cones of direct moxa; 3 - 5 minutes of indirect moxibustion with a pole
combinations:
ª with Kd-4 for lazy speech and prostrate exhaustion (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 168);
ª with St-41 (Æ on both) for dizziness (Shanghai, p. 686);
ª with St-41 for headache with red face and eyes in hypertensive patient (Shanghai, p. 598);
ª with CV-23, GV-15 and LI-4 for aphasia (Finkelstein, p. 32);
ª with Ht-7, PC-6, UB-15 and UB-23 for palpitations due to Kidney Yin Xu (Deficiency) with Heart Fire Blazing; consider PC-7, St-36, GB-35 and/or St-41 (McWilliams. et al, Lesson 31, p. 171);
ª contraleral Ht-5, with ipsilateral ling ku, contraleral GB-39 and ipsilateral Sp-6 for sciatica, esp. with medial and posterior thigh pain, and contralateral neck and shoulder stiffness (Tan, 1991, p. 96);
ª with Lv-2 and Sp-6 for excess uterine bleeding.

 

footnotes

Lee, Miriam. 1992. Master Tong's Acupuncture: An Ancient Alternative Style in Modern Clinical Practice. Boulder, CO: Blue Poppy Press.

Tan, Richard Teh-Fu, and Rush, Stephen. 1991. Twelve and Twelve in Acupuncture: Advanced Techniques and Principles. San Diego, CA.