small intestine hand tai yang
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jing well
on ulnar side of little finger 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail
opens orifices, clears obstructions from channel. insufficient lactation
superficial 0.1
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ying spring
with a loose fist, point is on ulnar end of crease in front of MCP joint of little finger, junction of red and white skin
clears internal and external heat, esp heat harming neck, head, eyes, acute, febrile disease
perpendicular 0.3-0.5
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shu stream, tonification, master du
with a loose fist, the point is on the ulnar end of the distal palm crease proximal to the 5th MCP joint at the end of the transverse crease at the junction of red and white skin
relaxes muscles along du, clears heat, expels wind. acute spine pain, neck pain, deafness, tinnitus, sore throat, mania, malaria, headache, night sweats
perpendicular 0.5-0.7
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yuan source
ulnar side of palm, in depression between base of 5th metacarpal and hamate bone
treats damp heat, jaundice, local point for channel obstructions
perpendicular 0.3-0.5
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jing river, horary
ulnar end transverse wrist crease, dorsal aspect, in depression between styloid process of ulna and the triquetral bone
treats swelling, clears heat, calms shen. palpitations, local point for wrist pain
perpendicular 0.3-0.5
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xi cleft
dorsal to the head of ulna. when the palm faces the chest, the point is in the bony cleft on the radial side of the styloid process of ulna
brightens eyes, improves hearing, benefits the elderly. bi syndrome, low back pain, local for arm pain
perpendicular 0.3-0.5
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luo point
on the line joining si5 and si8, 5 cun proximal to dorsal wrist crease
clears heat, clams shen. neck stiffness, headache
perpendicular 0.5-0.8
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he sea
with elbow flexed, point is located in the depression between between olecranon of the ulna and the medial epicondyle of humerus
clears heat and damp, removes channel obstructions, calms shen. neck pain, arm pain, sore throat
perpendicular 0.3-0.5
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posterior and inferior to the shoulder joint. when arm is adducted, point is 1 cun above end of axillary fold
local point for shoulder and scapular pain
perpendicular 0.5-1.0
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with arm adducted, point is directly above posterior axillary fold in depression inferior to scapular spine
local point for pain. frozen shoulder, effects sinew channels, bi syndrome
perpendicular 0.5-1.0
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on scapula, in depression of center of subscapular fossa, level with t4 vertebrae (CAM)
local point for pain in scapular region. opens chest. point is lateral to heart (and pc back shu)
perpendicular 0.5-1.0
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in center of suprascapular fossa directly above si11
expels wind, local point for shoulder pain
perpendicular 0.5-0.7
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medial extremity of the suprascapular fossa, midway between si10 and spinous process of 2nd thoracic vertebrae
local for shoulder pain, channel obstructions, ms
perpendicular 0.3-0.5
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3 cun lateral to lower border spinous process t1 vertebrae, lateral du13’
local for shoulder pain, channel obstruction, frozen shoulder
oblique 0.3-0.7
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2 cun lateral to lower border of spinous process c7, lateral du14
local for shoulder pain, channel obstruction, deep shoulder pain
oblique 0.3-0.6
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window of the sky
in lateral aspect of neck, posterior to SCM and li18 on the level with the laryngeal protuberance
clears sore throat, benefits ear, TMJ, goiter, loss of voice
perpendicular 0.3-0.7
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window of the sky
posterior to angle of the mandible in depression anterior border SCM
resolves damp heat, removes channel obstruction. swelling and lymph nodes, sore throat, goiter, expels fire/poisons
perpendicular 0.5-0.7
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3 leg yang tmm meeting
directly below the outer canthus in the lower border of the zygoma
expels wind. twitching of eyelids, trigeminal neuralgia, facial pain, check swelling
perpendicular 0.5-0.8
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anterior to tragus, posterior to condyloid process of mandible in the depression when mouth is open
benefits the ears. deafness, tinnitus, earache, toothache, jaw pain
perpendicular 0.5-1.0