Meaning

Sinew Contraction.

Localization

On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra.

Functions

Removes pain in the spine, removes convulsions, nourishes liver.

Indications

- Digestive system: pain in stomach, vomiting, jaundice.
- Disorders of the mind: epilepsy, flinching in his sleep, crumpy, loss of consciousness with rolling eyes, hysteria, psychosis, nervous debility.
- Channel diseases: pain in the spine, muscle tension of the spine, Marie-Striinipell disease.
- Features: encephalopathy, diseases of the ligamentous apparatus (hepatic dysfunction).

Needling Method

Puncture obliquely upward 0.5 - 1 cun. Cauterization.