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SJ-4

Yangchi

*Yang* Pool

Autres noms*Yang's* Pool · *Yang* Pond · Pool of *Yang*

Méridien
San Jiao
Classification
Yuan-Source

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Localisation

  1. 01On the transverse crease of the wrist's dorsal surface, in the hollow lateral to the extensor digitorum communis tendon.
  2. 02With the palm turned down, find it at the junction of the ulna and carpal bones, in the depression lateral to the extensor digitorum tendon.
  3. 03With the hand supine, locate the point just proximal to the transverse crease on the wrist's dorsal surface, in a hollow proximal to the third and fourth metacarpal bones, between the tendons of extensor digitorum and extensor digiti minimi manus.
  4. 04On the back of the hand, level with the wrist joint, in the hollow between the extensor digitorum and extensor digiti minimi tendons.
  5. 05At the junction of the ulna and carpal bones, in the hollow lateral to the extensor digitorum communis tendon.

Puncture

  1. 01Insert perpendicularly to 0.3–0.5 cun.
  2. 02Moxibustion may be used.
  3. 03Insert straight in to 0.3–0.5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness, occasionally spreading to the middle finger.
  4. 04Horizontal insertion, directing the needle across the wrist, 0.5–1 cun, for wrist disorders. Sensation: distention and soreness that may spread through the whole wrist.
  5. 05Insert slightly obliquely in a proximal direction, 0.3–0.5 cun.
  6. 06Horizontal insertion beneath the tendons, aimed toward the radial side of the wrist, 0.5–1 cun.

Fonctions du point

Yuan-Source point

Actions

  • Relaxes the sinews
  • Alleviates pain
  • Clears obstruction from the channel
  • Clears Heat
  • Regulates the Stomach
  • Promotes the transformation of fluids
  • Benefits Yuan Qi
  • Tonifies the Chong and Ren channels

Indications

  • Pain affecting the arm, shoulder and wrist
  • Shoulder and back pain
  • Malaria
  • Deafness
  • Thirst
  • Bi syndrome of the arm and shoulder
  • Occipital headache caused by Wind-Cold
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Amenorrhea
  • Neck swelling and pain
  • Wrist redness and swelling
  • Wasting and thirsting disorder
  • Diabetes
  • Difficulty grasping
  • Difficulty raising the arm
  • Shivering
  • Nervousness
  • Restricted wrist movement
  • Wrist arthritis
  • Wrist or hand contusion or sprain
  • Drinking fails to relieve thirst, which only worsens
  • Spasm and paralysis of the forearm muscles from nervous causes
  • Tonsillitis
  • Common cold
  • Fatigue
  • Tidal fevers
  • Throat Bi
  • Dry mouth
  • Chest discomfort
  • Redness and swelling of the eyes
  • Pain and disorders of the wrist's soft tissue
  • Wrist pain and weakness
  • Febrile illness without sweating
  • Dry mouth accompanied by agitation and oppression
  • Cardiac pain with chest fullness
  • Overall lack of stability
  • Spasms of the face
  • Alternating fever and chills
  • Dull wrist pain
  • Rheumatic wrist pain
  • Wrist fracture or dislocation
  • Malaria of Yin or Yang type
  • Uterine retroversion
  • Uterine displacement
  • Degenerative disorders
  • Cold fingers

Précautions

Some sources hold that needling this point is contraindicated in the third month of pregnancy.

Associations

  • Regulates and strengthens the Stomach

  • Dampness accumulating in the Lower Jiao

  • Arthritis affecting the wrist, fingers and bones of the hand

Notes

  • This point is important for strengthening Yuan (Original) Qi.
  • It is particularly effective for wrist rheumatism.
  • It is also useful for regulating the Chong and Ren channels when treating menstrual disorders.
  • Clinically, it is used mainly for local disorders of the wrist joint.
  • In some circles, it is known as the "return to calm" point.
  • This point addresses the earliest signs of distress or strain.
  • This point can be needled through toward PC-7 Daling.