SI4

Wangu

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腕骨 (Wàngǔ) — Wrist Bone

Small Intestine channel · point 4

Yuan-Source point

Location

On the ulnar side of the hand, in the depression between the base of the fifth metacarpal and the triquetral bone, at the border between red and white flesh.

Needling

Depth: 0.3–0.5 cun
Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

  • Clears damp-heat and reduces jaundice
  • Activates the channel and benefits the wrist
  • Clears heat from the head

Indications

Jaundicewrist and hand painstiff neck and headachetinnitusfebrile diseasediabetes with thirst

Clinical Notes

A classical point for jaundice — the Yuan-Source of a yang channel with an unusually visceral indication.

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