NAME
XIAOLUO
LOCATION
On the line joining the olecranon and SJ-14 Jianliao, midway between SJ-11 Qinglengyuan and SJ-13 Naohui.
Midway between SJ-11 Qinglengyuan and SJ-13 Naohui, on the upper arm.
On the upper arm, on a line drawn between SJ-10 Tianjing and SJ-14 Jianliao, 4 cun proximal to SJ-10 Tianjing and 6 cun distal to SJ-14 Jianliao.
Note: divide the distance between SJ-10 Tianjing and SJ-14 Jianliao in half and locate the point 1 cun distal to the midpoint or locate the depression within the triceps muscle, posterior to the shaft of the humerus (between the bellies of the long and lateral heads of the triceps).
NEEDLING
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 0.7 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 1 to 2 cun.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
ACTIONS
Activates the channel
Alleviates pain
INDICATIONS
Headache
Neck rigidity
Motor impairment and pain of the arm
Stiffness and pain of the nape and back with inability to turn the head
Chills and fever
Stiff neck
Toothache
Seizures
Pain of the shoulder and arm
Wind Bi
Dizziness
Madness
COMBINATIONS
| GB-11 Touqiaoyin | ||
| Pain of the nape of the neck |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
NOTES
One source locates this point 6 cun above the tip of the elbow.