SI 4 Acupuncture Point - Wan Gu - Small Intestine Meridian
- Chinese Name Wan Gu
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English Name Wrist Bone
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Location: On the ulnar side of the palm in a depression between the base of the 5th metacarpal joint and the hamate bone.
- Point Associations:
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Yuan Source Point
- Actions & Effects:
- Local point for shoulder, arm, hand and wrist problems particularly along the course of the meridian.
- Useful point to treat problems with all fingers - contracture, pain, swelling, stiffness.
- Headache, neck pain.
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Jaundice.
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Small Intestine Meridian Points (19):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Sources and More Information
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Listed in our conditions treated section under »
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Hand, Fingers Pain
- Headache
- Jaundice
- Neck Pain
- Shoulder Pain
- Wrist Pain
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