Meeting Point of Bone
Sea of Blood point
LOCATION: 1.5 cun lateral to T-1, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the
first thoracic vertebra.
IMAGE: The vertebrae were classically said to look like a weaving shuttle, moving "in and out"
between the ribs.
FUNCTIONS: Regulates the joints
Expels Wind
Induces perspiration
Benefits Bones, Clears Heat, Dispels Wind Heat, Expands & Relaxes Chest, Invigorates
Collaterals, Moves & Nourishes the Blood, Opens, Relaxes & Regulates the Lungs, Relaxes
Muscles & Tendons, Relieves Exterior Heat, Sedates Cough
INDICATIONS:
arthritis
bronchitis
common cold
fullness in the chest & SOB
headache & chills
infantile convulsions
low back pain
neck & back pain
numbness in the limbs (primarily upper)
pain & inability to bend the knee
pleurisy
pneumonia
stiffness along the spine
throat blockage
tidal fevers
tuberculosis of the bones
NEEDLING: Obliquely 0.5-0.7 cun.
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES: When the "fabric" of one's life is falling apart.
Mann: nervous agitation
POINT COMBINATIONS: With U.B. 10 for mental/emotional stress
ANCIENT USES: "When madness affects the muscles" - Nei Jing
OTHER: Main for upper respiratory: colds & flus.
Any kind of arthritis anywhere.
osteoporosis
leukemia/anemia (Sea of Blood point)
Dr. Liao: tonifies bone marrow
classically not recommended to moxa. .
J.C. Darrus:
pleural and pleuro-pulmonary pathology
parasthesis of hands and feet
all bone diseases, muscular contractions
