Acupuncture Points on the Small Intestine Channel of Hand Tai Yang
- Yuan (Source) Point
Activates the channel and alleviates painClears heat and reduces swelling Clears damp-heat and treats jaundice
Febrile diseases with anhidrosis, headache, rigidity of the neck, contracture of the fingers, pain in the wrist, jaundice.
Where is SI-04 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 235): On the ulnar border of the hand, in the depression between the base of the fifth metacarpal bone and the triquetral bone.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 168): On the ulnar side of the palm, in the depression between the base of the 5th metacarpal bone and hamate bone.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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