EX-UE4

Zhongkui

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中魁 (Zhōngkuí) — Central Eminence

Extra point · Extra (Upper Extremity) · point EX-UE4

Not yet clinically reviewed

Traditionally used for

Nose & throat
Digestion

Location

On the dorsum of the middle finger, at the midpoint of the proximal interphalangeal joint.

How to locate: Ask the patient to flex the middle finger slightly; the point is at the highest point of the flexed proximal interphalangeal joint, on the back of the finger.

Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.

Body map, front: EX-UE4 · Hand — Fig. — EX-UE4 · Hand After Albinus, 1747

Bones of the hand, dorsal — Gray's Anatomy plate — Bones of the hand, dorsal Gray's Anatomy, 1918

3D view

3D view not available for this point: its position can't be carried onto the 3D model reliably (it failed a placement check). The 2D maps above show it.

Needling

Depth: Moxibustion only

Angle: Not needled

Moxibustion: Treated by moxibustion — the classical point for intractable hiccup.

Functions

Descends rebellious Stomach qi and stops hiccup and vomiting
Clears heat

Indications

Hiccup and belchingnausea and vomitingdifficulty swallowingnosebleed

Sources

Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)

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