LOCATION: Below the spinous process of T1
IMAGE: A reference to the point's function of calming the spirit. Also called "Kiln path". The
spinal vertebrae were said to look like a kiln.
FUNCTIONS: Relieves Exterior Conditions
Cools Heat & Calms the Spirit
Benefits Deficient Conditions, Clears Lung Heat, Clears Fire, Dispels Wind & Wind Heat,
Reduces Fever, Relaxes Tendons, Spreads Lung Qi, Stops Spasms, Tonifies Wei Qi
INDICATIONS:
absence of sweating
fever
fever & chills
head & neck muscle spasms
headache
heaviness in the head & dizziness
infantile convulsions
malaria
psychosis
pulmonary tuberculosis
seizures
tidal fevers
NEEDLING: Obliquely upward 0.5 - 1.0 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Main point for Malaria
nervous depression
stiffness along spine
hives
this point can give comfort
