陽谷 (Yánggǔ) — Yang Valley
Small Intestine channel · point 5
Traditionally used for
- Dizziness
- Ears & hearing
- Teeth & mouth
- Colds & fever
- Mood & calm
Location
On the ulnar side of the wrist, in the depression between the styloid process of the ulna and the triquetral bone.
How to locate: With the palm facing down, slide a finger proximally from SI4 along the ulnar border of the hand over the triquetrum; the point is in the hollow just before the ulnar styloid process, at the level of the wrist crease.
Regional anatomy: The needle passes through the skin and subcutaneous tissue into the depression between the ulnar styloid process and the triquetrum, toward the ulnar side of the wrist joint capsule; the dorsal branch of the ulnar nerve runs nearby.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
3D view
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Needling
Cited needling
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Perpendicular insertionDepth 0.3–0.5 cunskindeeper
Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.
Sources (1)
- Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 236 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Clears heat, reduces swelling and calms the spirit
- Benefits the wrist and the ear
Indications
Balance Method partners
Under Dr. Tan's six systems, SI5 at the wrist balances these channels at the regions its segment images.
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1. Same Chinese nameBladder channelAnkle, Heel · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Hip & groin, Buttock · Reversed mirrorFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Bladder channel →
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2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong)Spleen channelAnkle, Heel · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Hip & groin, Buttock · Reversed mirrorFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Spleen channel →
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3. Interior–exterior pairHeart channelWrist · Same segment, opposite sideFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Heart channel →
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4. Chinese clock oppositeLiver channelAnkle, Heel · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Hip & groin, Buttock · Reversed mirrorFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Liver channel →
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5. Chinese clock neighbourBladder channelAnkle, Heel · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Hip & groin, Buttock · Reversed mirrorFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Bladder channel →
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6. Same channelSmall Intestine channelWrist · Same segment, opposite sideFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Small Intestine channel →
Classical calendar method · 子午流注
When the tables open SI5
The hours Zi Wu Liu Zhu names this point at, by method. Times are the double-hour's start in UTC.
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丙戌 19:00–21:00 Na Jia Fa, 庚-day sequence · Jing-River (經)
「丙戌小腸陽谷火」
Next: Fri 23 Oct, 19:00
A classical reference, not a recommendation: the tables say when the method opens this point, not that it is the point to needle. Open points by the hour →
Combinations Using This Point
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Ranked by shared patterns and conditions
Sources
- World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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