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SI5 · 手太阳小肠经

Yanggu yáng gǔ · 阳谷

Location. On the posteromedial aspect of the wrist, in the depression between the styloid process of the ulna and the triquetral bone.

Category. Jing-river 经穴

The river point of the Small Intestine meridian — the fourth of the five transport points, placed where classical texts describe the flow as passing through a channel. The name means "yang valley", after the hollow between the two bony landmarks on the outer side of the wrist.

定位。在腕部,尺骨茎突与三角骨之间的凹陷中。

特定穴。Jing-river 经穴

小肠经经穴,为五输穴之第四穴,经典描述此处经气盛大而通行。穴名取腕部两骨间凹陷之形,意为「阳侧之谷」。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
The point sits between two bony landmarks on the ulnar side of the wrist. The ulnar artery and nerve pass close by on the palmar side; keeping clear of them is a practitioner judgement.

Other points on the Hand Taiyang Small Intestine

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