Meaning

Lower Edge.

Localization

On the radial side of the forearm, 4 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, between the long and short radial extensors of the wrist.

Functions

Restores circulation of Qi and fu organs.

Indications

- 5 holes diseases: deafness, ringing of the ears, headache due to external wind, ophthalmalgia, dry mouth, excessive salivation.
- Digestive system: acute and bursting abdominal pain, food stagnation with a feeling of fullness in the navel with the transition to the ribs.
- Channel diseases: pain in the elbow joint, joint pain intensifying with the change of weather, unilateral atrophy and paralysis of the muscles of the upper limbs after a heart attack.
- Disorders of the mind: slurred speech after an argument, cachinnation tendency, hallucinations.
- Features: mammary gland following suppurative mastitis, dry lips, sphincter paralysis of the bladder, excessive salivation.

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 - 0.8 cun. Cauterization.