T.11.14

Mu Xue

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木穴 (Mù Xué) — Wood Point

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 1 — Fingers (一一部位) · point 11.14

Not yet clinically reviewed

Traditionally used for

  • Eye health
  • Nose & throat
  • Digestion
  • Mood & calm
  • Energy & fatigue
  • Skin

Location

Two points on the palmar aspect of the index finger, on the ulnar side of the midline of the proximal phalanx, at the junctions of its thirds.

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

Body map, front: T.11.14 · Hand
Fig. — T.11.14 · Hand After Albinus, 1747
Body map, front: T.11.14 · Hand

T.11.14 · Hand · Albinus, Tabulae sceleti et musculorum, 1747

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

Bones of the hand, dorsal · Gray's Anatomy, 1918

3D view

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Needling

Depth: 2–3 fen
Angle: Perpendicular, shallow

Functions

  • Spreads Liver qi and moistens dryness
  • Regulates sweating of the hands

Indications

Excessive sweating of the palmsdry, cracked skin of the handsnasal congestion and rhinitiseye fatigueirritabilityliver-related digestive upset

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 1 — Fingers (一一部位)

Correspondence: Images the Liver (Wood).

Clinical Notes

A distinctive and reliable Tung point for palmar hyperhidrosis and for the dry, fissured hands of eczema — often effective where channel points are not.

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