bubble_chart Category

extra point.

bubble_chart Etymology

The edge of the hand where the big finger and the metacarpal bone of the index finger are connected is called purlicue, and the acupoint is located there, hence the name purlicue.

bubble_chart Location

It is located on the back of the hand, between the webs of the big finger and index finger. Hold the hand and take it from the midpoint of the line connecting the high point of the first metacarpal head to the high point of the second metacarpal head. In short, there are 2 points on the left and right.

bubble_chart Anatomy

In the bony muscles, there is a venous network on the back of the hand, the dorsal palmar artery, and the dorsal branch of the radial nerve.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Needle 4 to 6 fen. Swelling and numbness reaching the fingertips. Moxibustion 5 rounds.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Heart pain, shoulder pain, vertigo, insomnia, night sweating headache, dysphoria, tight lips, toothache, tonsillitis.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Tonsillitis: purlicue, Shaoshang (LU11), Dazhui (GV14), Quchi (LI11), Chize (LU5) .
• insomnia: purlicue, Neiguan (PC6), Shenmen (HT7), Taichong (LR3).
• toothache: Xiaguan (ST7), Jiache (ST6), purlicue.