I. Body column
Location: In the midline of the spine, in the middle depression of the spinous process of the third and fourth thoracic vertebrae. Take a seated position and take the point with the head down.
Needle method: Use a 1.5-inch 28-gauge needle (4.5 cm long, 0.32 mm diameter) to stab directly at the point, without slight deviation, with resistance under the needle tip, and the needle tip reaching the upper edge of the vertebral periosteum. If the needle under the empty soft, that is the needle stabbing deviated, it is urgent to raise to the point straight stab, if the stabbing deviation and accidentally into the pleura is the risk of pneumothorax.
Needle into the depth should be stabbed then stop, so that the needle body is straight not biased not crooked, retain the needle 20 minutes to 30 minutes. When starting the needle first shake the needle handle, feel the needle body loosened with a non-tight and slow pull out, that is, with sterilized dry cotton ball pressure for a moment.
Effects.
(A) increase the strong
1. those with congenital deficiency or acquired deficiency.
2. those with atrophic complexion and loss of appetite
3. Those who have not been effective in acupuncture for many times.
(II) Prevention of colds
1, cold days, windy days before going out of the needle.
2, cold epidemic season.
3, the same room when people have a cold.
4, often good cold people.
(C) anti-fever
1, cold and high fever to 39 ℃, half an hour after the needle sweat fever recede, relaxed and happy.
2.People who often have a low fever.
(D) Pediatric disorders
Children with chancre, frightening wind, loose stools and insect accumulation. Moxibustion can be applied to the body pillar point with moxa rolls for ten minutes, once a day. For 3-7 consecutive days.
Examples of diseases.
1. High fever
In 1984, when the Bright Correspondence University held a preparatory meeting, a delegate suddenly developed a high fever at night, and the body pillar point was needled. Half an hour later, the fever subsided with profuse sweating around the body.
2.Cold
Liaoning College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a teaching and research department, four teachers, often catch a cold. Each needle body pillar 3 times, from then on, no longer have a cold.
Therefore, acupuncture body pillar point to prevent influenza, many experiments effective.