Name
腕骨
- Wan Gu
- Wrist Bone
Location
In the depression behind the base of the fifth metacarpal, where the skin changes color.
Nature
Actions
- As a Yuan-Source Point, it regulates the functions of the Small Intestine of distinguishing the pure from the impure. Diabetes, sweet urine (loses the pure).
- Occipital headache, neck pain
- Eye and ear disorders: tinnitus, cataracts, cold-type lacrimation.
- Eliminates Heat and Dampness: arthritis in fingers and wrist. See Damp Bi
- Local point for wrist problems, finger pain, stiffness
- Elbow pain, with difficulty of movement along the SI pathway (cubital zone)
Treatment
- Needling: 0.2 - 0.3 CUN
- Moxibustion