Extra point.

bubble_chart Etymology

"Feng" (鳳), phoenix, the legendary divine bird; "yan" (眼), eye. This acupoint is located at the medial end of transverse crease of thumb's interphalangeal joint. When thumb is flexed, the skin folds and bulges, resembling the eye of a phoenix, hence the name "Fengyan" (phoenix eye).

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Fengyan (EX-UE15) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

On radial side of thumb, at radial end of transverse crease of distal interphalangeal joint. There are two points, one on each hand. Located approximately 1 cun behind thumb nail, at the medial end of transverse crease, found with thumb flexed.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Insert 1~2 fen. Local soreness or numbness may be felt, sometimes radiating to the fingertip. Moxibustion 1 to 3 times.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Inability to flex or extend five fingers, nyctalopia in children.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Difficulty in flexing or extending fingers: Phoenix eye, Hegu (LI4), Houxi (SI3), Chize (LU5 ), Quchi (LI11).

bubble_chart Notes

This point was mentioned in Zhouzhou Beiji Fang but without a name. It was later named "Fengyan" in Zhenjiu Kongxue ji Qi Liaofa Bianlan (Compendium of Acupuncture Points and Their Therapies).