Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "The collateral of hand yangming meridian"; Suwen‧Qifu Lun Wang Bing's note: "The convergence point of collateral qis of hand yangming and hand shaoyang"; Zhenjiu Juying: "The meeting point of hand shaoyang and yang linking vessel".

bubble_chart Etymology

"Nao" (臑), upper arm; "hui" (會), to meet or convergence. The point is located between Binao (LI14) and Naoshu (SI10), hence its name.

bubble_chart Location

Naohui (TE13) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "On the front edge of arm, 3 cun from shoulder tip".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscle: between long head and lateral head of triceps brachii.
• Nerve: posterior brachial cutaneous nerve, muscular branch of radial nerve, deep layer is radial nerve.
• Vessels: middle collateral arteries and veins.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Insert perpendicularly or obliquely toward the center of the deltoid muscle, 1~1.5 cun in depth. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 seconds, moxibustion with moxa stick for 5 to 15 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Dissipat nodules.

• Classical: goiter, scrofula, depressive psychosis, pharyngeal swelling, arm pain.
• Modern: periarthritis of shoulder.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Depressive psychosis: Naohui (TE13), Shenmai (BL62) Gall: Tianchuang (SI16), Naohui (TE13)