UB-41 Fufen - Near Division
More Spirit Names: Attached Branch
| English: | Attached Branch |
| Also Known As: | Appended Part |
Location
- 3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra level with UB-12 Fengmen.
Note: when the shoulder is relaxed, the 3 cun line corresponds to the medial border of the scapula. - 3 cun lateral to the DU channel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
Needling
- Oblique insertion, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Caution: deep perpendicular or deep oblique needling in a medial direction carries a substantial risk of causing a pneumothorax.
- Slanted insertion, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Command Functions
- Meeting point of the Small Intestine channel
Actions
- Activates the channel
- Alleviates pain
- Expels Wind and Cold
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Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Near Division influences the upper burner. It helps when someone feels others are a real "pain in the neck". It supports a patient with long-term chronic illness and is good for a Three Heater out of balance, above all in the upper burner, and communication between the Officials, and between people, is hard. |
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| Worsley | Emphasizes that we experience Heaven and Earth side by side within us. This division gives us perspective on life's duality and makes us aware of it, yet living successfully and prosperously integrates Heaven and Earth until the duality disappears. Location: On the back, 4 ACI from the midline, level with the dip between the T2 and T3 spinous processes. |
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