Ba Xie (On the Hand) Eight Pathogens, Eight Ghosts, Eight Evils - Acupuncture point on the The Extra Points

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Acu Point Ba Xie (On the Hand) Eight Pathogens, Eight Ghosts, Eight Evils

Acupuncture Points on the The Extra Points

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Indications:

Excessive heat, finger numbness, spasm & contracture of the fingers, redness & swelling of the dorsum of hand

Location (AMOA):

When the hand is made into a fist, six of these points lie in the depressions between the metacarpal heads, proximal to the web margins. The remaining two points lie equidistant between the thumb and index metacarpals, proximal to the web margins.

Needling Method:

Perpendicular insertion along the line between the shafts of the metacarpal bones, 0.5 to 1 cun.

References

Acupuncture

11. Grasping the Wind (First Edition) - Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss

9. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Revised Edition) - Cheng Xinnong

8. A Manual of Acupuncture (First Edition) - Peter Deadman

10. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (First Edition) - Shanghai College of TCM