Traditionally used for
- Headaches
- Nose & throat
- Digestion
- Pain & joints
- Skin
Location
On the radial side of the dorsal forearm, on the line connecting LI5 and LI11, 5 cun proximal to the wrist crease.
Needling
Depth:
0.5–1.0 cun
Angle:
Perpendicular
Functions
- Clears heat and resolves toxicity
- Regulates the intestines and stomach
- Relieves acute pain along the channel
Indications
Acute abdominal pain and borborygmussore throat and swelling of the faceboils and soresheadachepain of the shoulder and arm
Clinical Notes
As a Xi-Cleft point on a yang channel its emphasis is acute pain — particularly sudden abdominal pain — rather than bleeding.
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