Acupuncture Points on the The Extra Points
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Scrofula, cough, asthma, whooping cough, neck rigidity.
Where is Bai Lao located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 569): At the back of the neck, 2 cun superior to Dazhui (DU-14), 1 cun lateral to the midline.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
Sources & References
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