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SI-05 (Yang Gu) Yang Valley

Acupuncture Points on the Small Intestine Channel of Hand Tai Yang

  • Acupuncture Point Five Elements Jing-River & Fire Point
Clears heat and reduces swelling
  • Calms the spirit
    • Swelling of the neck and submandibular region, pain of the hand and wrist, febrile diseases.

    Where is SI-05 located?

    • A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 236): At the ulnar border of the wrist, in the depression between the head of the ulna and the triquetral bone.
    • Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 168): At the ulnar end of the transverse crease on the dorsal aspect of the wrist, in the depression between the styloid process of the ulna and the triquetral bone.
    Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

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    Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

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