Jing-well (metal) point

bubble_chart Etymology

"Shang" (商), one of the five notes (Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zhi, Yu), belongs to Metal. The point is located on the outer side of the Shaoshang (LU11) point on hand taiyin lung meridian and is considered "Yang" (陽).

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Shangyang (LI1) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Lingshu-Benshu: "At the end of the second fingertip";
• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "On the inner side of the thumb and index finger, at a distance from the nail resembling the width of a chive leaf."
• Zhenjiu Jicheng: "Aligning with the head of the first transverse crease"; that is, the depression located 1 fen behind and beside the radial corner of the index fingernail.

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscle: Index finger proper extensor tendon.
• Nerve: the proper palmar digital nerve of the median nerve and the dorsal digital nerve of the radial nerve.
• Vessel: digital and dorsal palmar arteries and venous network.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Shallow needling 0.1 to 0.2 cun or pricking for bloodletting.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Relieve heat and relieve spasm, open orifice and benifit pharynx.

• Classical: Stroke or fall, sudden and violent fainting, excessive phlegm causing unconsciousness, clenched jaw, fever with no sweating, heat in the chest, cold and hot malaria, sore throat, blindness, numbness in the fingers, pain on the outer side of the arm, shoulder and back pain radiating to the clavicle, toothache, dry mouth, and swelling of the jaw.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Stroke, unconsciousness, shock: Baihui (GV20), Renzhong, Neiguan (PC6), Shangyang ( LI1).
• Cold syndrome: Shangyang (LI1), Taixi (KI3).
• Sore throat and swelling: Hegu (LI4), Shaoshang (LU11), Shangyang (LI1).