Ying Spring: Fire
LOCATION: On the medial side of the great toe, distal and inferior to the 1st metatarsophalangeal
joint, at the junction of the red & white skin
IMAGE: Implies a great amount of Qi which gathers here, somewhat like a "city" of Qi.
FUNCTIONS: Regulates Stomach, Tonifies Spleen, Clears Digestive Stagnation and Heat, Moves
Qi, Sedates Rebellious Qi, Returns Yang, Relieves the Exterior
INDICATIONS:
abdominal distension or diarrhea
apoplectic coma
edema of the limbs
fever (ying spring)
stomach-ache
NEEDLING: Perpendicular 0.1 - 0.3 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
J.C. Darrus:
Lack of emotional control, lack of moral conscience, selfish
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES: Nei Jing: paralysis of legs, migraines
OTHER: Tonification point: Not used much except by 5 Element practitoners to tonify the
Spleen.
improve memory
Maciocia: Releases the exterior in external excess heat
Dr. Voll: Rt. side: nucleoprotein metabolism, i.e., gout. (Dr. Shwery has had immediate results)
Lt. side: for lymph nodes, abdomen, & pelvis
J.C. Darrus:
Short attention span, tires easily
Vomits everything ingested
Abundant mucous secretions, body feels heavy
