Meaning

Outer Pass.

Localization

2 cun proximal to Yangchi SJ. 4, in the depression between the radius and the ulna, on the radial side of the extensor digitorum communis tendons.

Functions

Cleans heat, sharpens the ear, unblocks channels.

Intersection

One of the points of fusion of eight extraordinary vessels linked with the vessel Yang Wei Mai.

Indications

- Channel diseases: pain in the forearm and elbow, difficulty of elbow joint movement, paresis and paralysis of the muscles of upper limbs, pain in ribs.
- 5 holes diseases: deafness, tinnitus, pain around the ear, eye redness with pain and swelling, toothache.
- Disorders of the mind: acute convulsions, bursts of anger, irritability.
- Digestive system: abdominal pain of various origins, poor appetite, fast saturation, constipation, diarrhea, incipience appendicitis.
- Features: high fever, superficial Tai Yang syndrome.

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 - 1 cun. Cauterization.