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POINT: UB-45

NAME: YIXI

English:	Surprise
Also Known As:	Hall of Grief

LOCATION:

3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra and level with UB-16 Dushu.
3 cun lateral to DU-10 Lingtai, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.

NEEDLING:

Oblique insertion, 0.3-0.5 cun.
Caution: Deep perpendicular needling or deep oblique needling in a medial direction, carries a substantial risk of pneumothorax.
Slanted insertion, 0.5-0.8 cun.
Puncture obliquely downward, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

ACTIONS:

Expels Wind
Clears Heat
Descends Lung Qi
Invigorates Qi and Blood
Alleviates pain

INDICATIONS:

Cough
Dyspnea
Febrile disease with no sweat
Visual dizziness
Attack by Wind with absence of sweat
Eye pain
Epistaxis
Malaria
Headache in children while eating
Five-sole-Heat
Agitation
Intercostal neuralgia

Shoulder pain
Scapular pain
Back pain that radiates to the lumbar region with distention and pain in the hypogastrium
Pain in the lateral costal region radiating to the Heart and Lungs
Abdominal distention
Contraction of the axilla
Pericarditis
Asthma
Hiccups

COMBINATIONS:

ST-36 Zusanli	LI-18 Futu SI-17 Tianrong REN-23 Lianquan UB-42 Pohu ST-11 Qishe	SJ-16 Tianyou GB-20 *Fengchi*
Abdominal fullness	Cough with rebellious Qi Dyspnea Vomiting of foam Clenched teeth	Swelling of the face (needle UB-45 first)
DU-24 Shenting DU-23 Shengxing KI-1 Yongquan LU-10 Yuji SP-2 Dadu	LU-5 Chize UB-17 Geshu UB-63 Jinmen
Visual dizziness	Contraction and Cold of the shoulder and back with pain of the inner scapula

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

This point is used for mental pain and grief.
It is used for people who cannot cope with pain and anguish.