GB 28
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GB 28 Wei Dao 維道
“Meeting Path”
WEI to link, to hold together
DAO path, road
Other Names
Location and Needling:
Anterior and inferior to the anterio superior iliac spine, 0.5 cun anterior and inferior to GB 27.
1-1.5 cun perpendicular
Contraindications and Cautions
Functions
Gall Bladder,
Reunion with Dai Mai.
Regulates and binds the Dai Mai
Regulates the lower jiao and transforms stagnation
Balances the two intestines.
Signs and Symptoms
Clinical Research
Sources
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- Cheng, Xinnong, ed. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion. 2nd ed. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 2005.
- deadman
- Deadman, Peter, Mazin Al-Khafaji, Kevin Baker. A Manual of Acupuncture. East Sussex, England: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications, 2001. A Manual of Acupuncture. 2nd ed. East Sussex, England: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications, 2007.
- naf
- National Acupuncture Foundation. Clean Needle Technique Manual for Acupuncturists. Guidelines and Standards for a Clean and Safe Clinical Practice of Acupuncture. 6th ed. Chaplin, CT: National Acupuncture Foundation, 2009.
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- Connelly, Dianne M. Traditional Acupuncture: The Law of the Five Elements. 2nd ed. Traditional Acupuncture Institute, 1994.
- kaptchuk
- Kaptchuk, Ted J. The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000.
- maciocia
- Maciocia, Giovanni. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists. 2nd ed. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 2005. The Practice of Chinese Medicine: The Treatment of Disease with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs. 2nd ed. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 2007.
- wiseman
- Wiseman, Nigel, and Andy Ellis. Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine. Revised Edition. Brookline, MA: Paradigm Publications, 1995.
- worsley
- Worsley, J. R. Traditional Chinese Acupuncture: Meridians and Points. 2nd ed. Element Books, 1991.
- zhang
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Footnote:
11 Mar 2012 04:46
tsangk
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