Meaning

Upper Rhombus.

Localization

On the radial side of the forearm, 3 cun distal to Quchi LI.11, on the line connecting Quchi LI.11 with Yangxi LI.5. The point is projected onto the arch support, at a long radial extensor of a wrist.

Functions

Restores circulation of Qi and fu-organs.

Indications

- Diseases of the head: pain in the frontal and facial parts.
- Digestive system: abdominal pain, more often in the navel, with rumbling and distension.
- Channel diseases: pain in the elbow joint strengthening when moving, unilateral atrophy and paralysis of the muscles of the upper limbs after a heart attack, pain and paresthesia in the shoulder and forearm, pain of the shoulder joint, increasing when the hand moves towards the head; hemiplegia, apoplexy.
- Respiratory system: chest pain while breathing, any dyspnea with choking.
- Urinary system: difficult urination, dark urine (heat).

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 - 0.8 cun. Cauterization.