Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
SI-5
Yanggu
*Yang* Valley
Autres nomsValley of *Yang*
- Méridien
- Intestin grêle
- Classification
- Jing-Rivière, Cinq Phases, Horaire
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Localisation
- 01On the wrist's dorsal surface, at the ulnar end of the transverse crease, in the hollow between the ulna's styloid process and the triquetral bone.
- 02On the wrist's ulnar edge, in the hollow between the ulnar head and the triquetral bone.
Puncture
- 01Insert straight or obliquely, 0.3–0.5 cun.
- 02Insert perpendicularly, 0.3–0.5 cun.
- 03Moxibustion may be used.
Fonctions du point
- Jing-River point
- Fire point
- Horary point
Actions
- Clears Heat
- Reduces swelling
- Settles the Shen
- Clears the mind
- Frees the channel
- Expels Exterior Damp-Heat
Indications
- Wrist pain
- Parotitis (mumps)
- Fever
- Insanity
- Deafness
- Tinnitus
- Mania
- Manic wandering
- Clonic spasm
- Chest or lateral costal pain with breathing difficulty
- Febrile disease without sweating
- Chills and fever
- Scabies
- Convulsions
- Delirium
- Stiff tongue
- Fright
- Fainting
- Facial neuralgia
- Intercostal neuralgia
- Excessive talking
- Varicose veins
- Swelling of the neck and submandibular region
- Lockjaw
- Tongue stiffness in infants preventing suckling
- Tongue thrusting
- Toothache affecting both upper and lower jaws
- Visual dizziness
- Redness, swelling and pain of the eye
- Hand pain
- Arm pain
- Shoulder pain preventing the patient from dressing
- Painful hemorrhoids
- Depression
- Incoherent speech
- Dyspnea
- Gingivitis
- Bell's palsy
- Excessive laughter
- Sudden fits of rage
- Stuttering or stammering
Associations
- GB-17
Upper-jaw toothache
Lower-jaw toothache
Submandibular swelling with lockjaw
Tinnitus with deafness
Dizziness with eye pain
Manic laughter
Madness accompanied by vomiting
- DU-16
Manic wandering
Elbow pain, possibly with a sensation of cold
Notes
- Its mental effect — clearing the mind and helping one settle on the right course — makes it especially valuable.
- It can clear Dampness from hot, swollen knees.
- This point benefits Yang vitality.