T.11.02

Xiao Jian

Star

小間 (Xiǎo Jiān) — Small Space

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 1 — Fingers (一一部位) · point 11.02

Traditionally used for

Cough & breathing
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 proximal to the metacarpophalangeal crease.

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

Body map, front: T.11.02 · Hand — Fig. — T.11.02 · Hand After Albinus, 1747

Bones of the hand, dorsal — Gray's Anatomy plate — Bones of the hand, dorsal Gray's Anatomy, 1918

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Needling

Depth: 2–3 fen

Angle: Perpendicular, shallow

⚠ Cautions: Left side in men, right side in women.

Functions

Descends Lung qi and relieves wheezing
Regulates the lower abdomen and the prostate

Indications

Asthma, wheezing and bronchitischest tightnessprostatitis and hernialower abdominal distensionpalpitations

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 1 — Fingers (一一部位)

Correspondence: Images the Lung and the lower abdomen.

Needled as a Dao Ma group with: T.11.01, T.11.05

Clinical Notes

Needled with Da Jian and Zhong Jian as a three-needle Dao Ma group.

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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