LOCATION: Below the spinous process of T-9
IMAGE: Also called "Sinew Contraction." A reference to the point's function of treating muscle
spasms.
FUNCTIONS: Quiets Spirit, Reduces Damp, Regulates Stomach, Regulates Liver Qi, Reinforces
Kidney, Strengthens Spleen, Strengthens Back, Sedates Pain
INDICATIONS:
cholecystitis
hepatitis
hysteria
intercostal neuralgia
pleurisy
seizures
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.5 - 1.0 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: repressed anger
