NAME
YANGXI
LOCATION
With the thumb extended, this point can be found in the center of the hollow formed between the extensor policis longus and extensor policis brevis.
On the radial side of the wrist, in the center of the hollow formed by the extensor policis longus and extensor policis brevis (anatomical snuffbox).
NEEDLING
Straight insertion 0.3 to 1 cun.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Jing-River point
Fire point
ACTIONS
Clears Heat
Alleviates pain
Clears Yang Ming Fire
Calms the Shen
Benefits the wrist joint
Expels Wind
Releases the Exterior
Benefits the throat
INDICATIONS
Diseases of the soft tissue of the wrist joint
Headache
Ophthalmalgia
Tinnitus
Toothache
Deafness
Infantile indigestion
Swelling and pain of the eyes
Lacrimation
Pain from tooth decay
Chronic headache
Frontal headache
Throat Bi
Cold cough
Vomiting of foam
Urticaria
Malaria
Fever with absence of sweat
Sore throat
Contracture and pain of the muscles and back
Pruritis
Prurigo
Eczema
Irritability
Hypertension
Fever with sensation of Cold
Syncope
Cough with abundant expectoration of saliva
Difficulty breathing
Dermatosis
Insanity
Blocked eustachian tubes
Bleeding from the gums
Lethargy
Bleeding hemorrhoids
Red and painful eyes
Superficial visual obstruction
Throat blockage
Pain in the root of the tongue
Wrist pain
Inability to flex the wrist
Inability to flex the arm at the elbow
Rhinitis
Inability to raise the arm
Epistaxis
Ear pain
Mania-depression
Febrile disease with agitation of the Heart
Manic raving
Propensity to laughter
Seeing ghosts
Fright
Weakness and pain of the wrist
Contraction of the five fingers
Heat in the palms
Difficulty raising the elbow
Lesions on the edge of the eyelid
Pharynx and larynx swollen and painful
Skin diseases with itching
Mental disorder
Madness
Devagation
Convulsions with fear
Fullness of the chest
Oppression
Nervousness
Snakebite (moxa)
Delusions of grandeur
Incoherent speech
Stuttering
Megalomania
Ego trips
COMBINATIONS
| LU-7 Lieque | SI-5 Yanggu | LI-2 ErjianPC-7 Daling LI-3 Sanjian SI-2 Qiangu DU-23 Shangxing |
| Tenosynovitis of the wrist | Red and painful eyes | Eye pain |
| ST-7 Xiaguan SJ-1 Guanchong SJ-2 Yemen SI-5 Yanggu | LI-1 Shangyang LI-6 Pianli UB-8 Luoque SI-4 Wangu SI-2 Qiangu | SI-16 Tianchuang SJ-1 Guanchong SJ-2 Yemen SJ-3 Zhongzhu |
| Tinnitus and deafness | Tinnitus | Ear pain, deafness and tinnitus |
| LI-15 Jianyu | LI-2 Erjian | SP-4 Gongsun ST-40 Fenglong REN-17 Shanzhong |
| Urticaria from extreme Heat | Toothache and lumbar pain accompanied by throat Bi | Vomiting Phlegm and watery saliva Dizziness that does not cease |
| LU-7 Lieque PC-7 Daling DU-26 Renzhong | UB-61 Pucan LI-7 Wenliu | LU-9 Taiyuan LI-8 Xialian UB-60 Kunlun |
| Frequent laughter | Manic raving Seeing ghosts | Manic raving |
| UB-19 Danshu | LI-4 Hegu | SP-9 Yinlingquan SP-20 Zhourong |
| Fright palpitations | Mental disorders | Transvestitism |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
NOTES
This point id frequently used for Bi syndrome of the wrist joint. This point is good for all disorders of the muscles, back and skin. Often neglected, this point has a remarkable effect on mental disorders.