LOCATION
When fist is clenched, yemen lies in the depression proximal to the margin of the web between the ring and little fingers, 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web.
Features
Ying/Spring Point.
Body Inches (cun)
Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.
Nerves, vascular
The dorsal branch of the ulnar nerve and the dorsal digital artery from the ulnar artery.
Indication
Headache,faucitis,affection of the ear,gingivitis,cornea white spot;malaria,forearm muscle spasm or pain,hand back pain,cervical spondylosis,periarthritis,mental disorders.
Good for hand pain and ear problems.
Combinations
Sore throat:TE 02 & LU 10.
Tinnitus,deafness:SI 19 & TE 02.
Tinnitus,headache:TE 02 & TE 05 & SI 19.
Chills and fever:PC 01 & LI 04 & TE 02 & ST 43.
Arm lift difficulties:TE 02 & SI 02.
Hand back pain:TE 02 & SI 03 & TE 04.
Malaria:PC 05 & TE 02 & SI 03.
穴位
在手背部,當第4、五指間,指蹼緣後方赤白肉際處。
特點
滎(水)穴。
同身寸
針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。
是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸,
作为量取穴位的長度單位。
穴區神經血管
尺神經的手背支和來自尺動脈的指背動脈。
適應症
頭痛、咽喉炎、耳疾、齒銀炎、角膜白斑等;瘧疾、前臂肌痙攣或疼痛,手背痛,頸椎病,肩關節周圍炎,精神疾患等。
穴位配伍療法
喉痛:1.液門 2.魚際
耳鳴、耳聾:1.聽宮 2.液門
耳鳴,頭痛:1.液門 2.外關 3.聽宮
寒熱痎瘧:1.天池 2.合谷 3.液門 4.陷谷
臂不得舉:1.液門 2.前谷
手背痛:1.液門 2.中渚 3.陽池
瘧疾:1.間使 2.液門 3.後溪