LOCATION: 1.5 cun lateral to T-12
FUNCTIONS: Regulates stomach qi
Transforms Dampness
Eliminates stagnation
Benefits Ying Qi
Clears Food Stagnation
Clears Stomach Fire and Damp Heat
Sedates Rebellious Qi
Tonifies Spleen & Regulates Stomach
INDICATIONS:
abdominal pain from Cold in stomach
diarrhea
difficulty swallowing
edema (`like a drum')
enteritis
gastric distension
gastritis
hepatitis (auxiliary)
infant vomiting milk
insomnia
loss of appetite
pain along the spine
pancreatitis
prolapsed stomach
regurgitant vomiting
stomach-ache
ulcer
NEEDLING: Obliquely 0.5-0.8 cun.
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: stool mixed with pus & blood
Mann: poor eyesight or don't see well at dusk
nausea
emergency point for the plague (?!)
Dr. So: green stools in children
J.C. Darrus:
all digestive disorders, bad digestion, anorexia
