T.11.01

Da Jian

Star

大間 (Dà Jiān) — Great Space

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 1 — Fingers (一一部位) · point 11.01

Traditionally used for

Eye health
Digestion
Heart & circulation

Location

On the palmar aspect of the index finger, on the radial side of the midline of the proximal phalanx, 3 fen distal to the midpoint of that segment.

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

Body map, front: T.11.01 · Hand — Fig. — T.11.01 · 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: 2–3 fen (about 0.2–0.3 cun)

Angle: Perpendicular, shallow

⚠ Cautions: Needled on the left side only in men and the right side only in women, per Tung's convention for the Jian group.

Functions

Regulates qi in the lower abdomen
Benefits the prostate and the genitals
Regulates the Heart

Indications

Prostatitis and enlarged prostatehernia and testicular painlower abdominal distensionpalpitations and chest tightnessconjunctivitis

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 1 — Fingers (一一部位)

Correspondence: Images the Heart and the lower abdomen; the five Jian points on the index finger together address the genito-urinary region.

Needled as a Dao Ma group with: T.11.02, T.11.03, T.11.04, T.11.05

Clinical Notes

One of the Five Jian (大間, 小間, 浮間, 外間, 中間) on the index finger. Da Jian, Xiao Jian and Zhong Jian together form the standard Dao Ma set for prostate and hernia complaints.

Combinations Using This Point

The Five Jian — Prostate and Hernia Group

Five points along the index finger, of which three are usually needled together, for prostate complaints and hernia.

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