Meaning

Channel Ditch.

Localization

Above the wrist, 1 cun proximal to Taiyuan LU.9, on the line connecting Taiyuan LU.9 with Kongzui LU.6, in the depression at the base of the styloid process of the radius and on the radial side of the radial artery..

Functions

Restores the function of the distribution lungs Qi, normalizes Qi circulation, expels wind, resolves surface syndrome.

Indications

- Respiratory system: cough, choking with a feeling of fullness and chest pain, swelling and sore throat.
- Digestive system: vomiting, epigastric pain.
- Channel diseases: pain inwrist joint, lesion of the radial nerve.
- Features: esophageal spasm, convulsions, used in incipience disease associated with the defeat of external disease-producing factor wind-cold.

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly or obliquely at a sharp angle lateral to the artery 0.3-0.5 cun.