-IBIS-1.5.0-
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extra point(s)
shi qi zhui xia
acupuncture

definition

shi qi zhui xia = below 17 vertebrae
location: inferior to the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra
• M-BW-25
actions: removes Obstructions from the channel; benefits the lower back and regulates the Lower Warmer
indications: traumatic paraplegia; infantile paralysis; lumbosacral pain and stiffness; sciatica; functional uterine bleeding; dysmenorrhea; painful urination; anal disorders including hemorrhoids
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 1.5 - 2.0 cun, producing a local sensation of distension and numbness spreading to the buttocks; deep insertion may send a numb, electrical feeling down the leg
combinations:
» with jia ji for paralysis of the lower limb (Shanghai, p. 213);
» with UB-49/54 and UB-26 for lumbosacral pain (Shanghai, p. 213);
» with CV-3, Sp-6 and Kd-3 for dysmenorrhea (Shanghai, p. 213).


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