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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