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Houxi (SI 3)

Location

When a loose fist is made, the point is on the ulnar side of the hand, proximal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint, at the junction of the red and white skin.

Indications
  • Pain and rigidity of the neck, shoulder, and elbow, contracture and numbness of the fingers, acute lumbar sprain
  • Night sweating, febrile diseases, sore throat, malaria
  • Tinnitus, deafness
  • Mania, epilepsy
Applications
  • Benefits the occiput, neck and back
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
  • Clears wind and heat
  • Calms the spirit
  • Benefits the sensory orifices
  • Regulates the du (governing) channel
Balance Method: 
Techniques

Needle perpendicularly 0.5-0.7 cun.

Remarks
Special Points Remarks: 
Shu Stream Point (Wood) - SI
Master Point - Du (Governing) Channel
Coupled Point - Yangqiao (Movement) Channel