Meaning

Lesser Marsh. The point on the little finger rellated to Qi and blood.

Localization

1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail on the ulnar side of the little finger.

Functions

Calms heart, quiets the spirit, opens holes, promotes lactation.

Indications

- Localized diseases: incipient panaritium.
- 5 holes diseases: noise and ringing of the ears, deafness, rigid tongue, swelling and sore throat, hypersalivation, cough with sputum, the initial presentation of cataracts, ingrown vessels into sclera (and liver and bladder channel points).
- Cardiovascular system: heart pain in the setting of heat, dyspnea with a feeling of chest fullness.
- Critical condition: the incipience heart attack (fire is combined with sputum), convulsions, loss of consciousness.
- Features: diseases with the properties of heat, high fever, convulsions, hypogalactia, poor outflow of breast milk, mastitis, jaundice with a pronounced sense of heat in body, rigidity of cervico-occipital muscles.

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly 0.1 cun. Triangular needle to let some blood. Cauterization.