外間 (Wài Jiān) — Outer Space
Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 1 — Fingers (一一部位) · point 11.04
Traditionally used for
- Digestion
- Menstrual & women's health
Location
On the palmar aspect of the index finger, on the radial side of the midline of the middle phalanx, at the junction of its middle and distal thirds.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
3D view
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Needling
Depth:
2 fen
Angle:
Perpendicular, shallow
⚠ Cautions: Left side in men, right side in women.
Functions
- Regulates qi in the lower abdomen
- Benefits the genitals and the prostate
Indications
Hernia and testicular painprostatitislower abdominal distensiondysmenorrhoea
In Master Tung's System
Zone:
Zone 1 — Fingers (一一部位)
Needled as a Dao Ma group with:
T.11.03
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