SP-1 Yinbai - Retired White
More Spirit Names: Hidden White, Hidden Clarity, Yin White, Ghost Pile, Ghost Eye
| English: | Hidden White |
| Also Known As: | Retired White Hidden Clarity Ghost Fortress |
Location
- On the medial side of the big toe, 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail.
- At the medial aspect of the big toe, approximately 0.1 cun lateral to the lower corner of the cuticle.
- On the dorsal aspect of the big toe, at the junction of the lines drawn along the medial border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
Needling
- Puncture subcutaneously 0.1 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- Slanted insertion in a proximal direction 0.1 to 0.2 cun, causing local pain. Alternatively, prick the point to draw a few drops of Blood.
- Perpendicular or oblique insertion directed proximately, 0.1 to 0.2 cun, or prick to bleed.
Command Functions
- Jing-Well point
- Wood point
- Entry point
- Sun Si-miao Ghost point
- Crossing point of the (Chong) channel.
Actions
- Strengthens the Spleen
- Regulates the Spleen
- Regulates the Blood
- Calms the Heart and Shen
- Regulates menstruation
- Stops bleeding
- Unbinds the chest
- Restores consciousness
Indications
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Combinations
| ST-36 | UB-40 | |
Abnormal uterine bleeding | Uterine or rectal bleeding | Severe nosebleeds that will not stop |
ST-36 (moxa) | ST-25 | |
Hemorrhage | Red (bloody) dysenteric disorder | Vomiting Blood Spontaneous External bleeding |
LU-1 | LU-9 | |
Heat in the head and rhinitis with nosebleed | Chest pain | Agitation and oppression with inability to lie down |
ST-45 | LIV-1 | |
Epilepsy | Nightmares | Loss of consciousness |
Contraindications
- Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Notes
- This point is normally used for Excess patterns of the Spleen and Stomach.
- It is one of the foremost points to strengthen the Spleen's function of holding Blood.
- It is especially used to treat Blood Stasis in the uterus.
- A special used is with moxa to stop bleeding from any part of the body, especially the uterus.
- Tonify to increase concentration.
- This points calms the mind and creates equilibrium and joy.
- It stimulates the pancreas and helps lower insulin intake for diabetics.
- Moxa at SP-1 for uterine bleeding pairs with formulas such as Gui Pi Tang (Spleen not holding Blood), Gu Jing Wan, Wen Jing Tang and Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Retired White is translated as Hidden White. Yin is hidden, streamed, back behind something, subtle; Bai is luminous and clear, something seen in the twilight of the day, the white and the luminosity as the sun goes over the mountains. On Earth, this is a name that has to do with Metal: hidden, not easily seen, but clear, a hidden clarity. The point gives the ability to have a clear mind, like the light in the kitchen of a grandmother, and white also represents the elders and respect for the more mature side of life. It is the Wood point, and it cements the Wood in the Earth; as Metal, it lets the Earth's breaths ascend to the Lungs, and this matters for bringing Heaven and Earth into harmony. It anchors a person to the ground the way roots anchor a tree and brings clarity of thought, so they can find new roots in the soil and new growth. It is the Yang within the Yin. |
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| Worsley |
Location: At the nail point on the inner (medial) side of the big toe. |
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From Class
- Jing-well indications (overview): Jing-wells open the portals and resuscitate yang: PC-9, SI-1, HT-9 for behavior change; LU-11, LI-1 throat; SP-1 stops bleeding; HT-9 tongue pain, heart attack. (Gioioso)
- Sun Simiao ghost points: Du-26, LU-11, SP-1: Du-26, LU-11, SP-1 for acute intense pain incl. back pain — men left first, women right; check the kidney pulse for vitality first. (Alexander)
- 13 Ghost Points as four trinities (at/after death): Four trinities moxa'd or touched after death to free what is bound: Du-20, LU-11, SP-1; PC-7, BL-62, Du-16; ST-6, Ren-24, PC-8; Du-23, Ren-1, LI-11; plus Yintang. (Lewis)