Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
SI-2
Qiangu
Front Valley
Autres nomsForward Valley
- Méridien
- Intestin grêle
- Classification
- Ying-Source, Cinq Phases
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Localisation
- 01On the little finger's ulnar edge, in the hollow just distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint.
- 02With the hand loosely fisted, the point sits at the ulnar end of the crease anterior to the little finger's metacarpophalangeal joint, at the red-white skin junction.
Puncture
- 01Angle the needle distally, 0.2 to 0.3 cun deep.
- 02Insert obliquely toward the palm, roughly perpendicular, 0.5 cun deep.
- 03Puncture perpendicularly, 0.3 to 0.5 cun deep.
- 04Moxibustion may be used.
- 05Insert directly, 0.3 to 0.5 cun deep.
Fonctions du point
- Ying-Spring point
- Water point
Actions
- Clears Wind-Heat
- Clears Heat
- Reduces swelling
- Benefits eyes, ears and throat
- Frees the channel
- Relieves pain
Indications
- Mumps
- Neck swelling and pain
- Cheek swelling that radiates to the ear
- Throat Bi syndrome that blocks swallowing
- Superficial visual obstruction
- Eye pain with tearing
- Sharp, bursting eye pain
- Red eyes
- Nasal congestion
- Nosebleed
- Tinnitus
- Hot palms
- Heat and pain in the little finger
- Burning sensation on urination
- Reddish-colored urine
- Deafness
- Sore, dry throat
- Painful, inflamed finger joints
- Pannus
- Mastitis
- Weak eyes that are markedly dry, red or inflamed
- Cough accompanied by chest fullness
- Hemoptysis
- Febrile illness without sweating
- Malaria
- Thirst
- Difficult urination with dark-colored urine
- Epilepsy
- Lack of lactation after childbirth
- Neck and back stuffiness and pain
- Scapular pain
- Arm pain with an inability to raise it
- Wrist pain
- Finger itching and numbness
- Headache
- Seizures
- High fever with no sweating
- Nasal obstruction
- Elbow contracture
- Throat congestion
- Poor digestion
- Dry bones
Associations
For throat swelling with an inability to swallow
- GB-12
- SJ-16
For a fatigued throat, neck swelling with an inability to turn the head, and cheek swelling radiating to the ear
For deafness
For tinnitus
For eye pain
For superficial visual obstruction
Notes
- This point has a particularly strong effect in subduing Fire.
- This point influences all bodily secretions.