S.I. 5 "Valley of Yang" Yanggu
Jing River: Fire
Horary Point
LOCATION: At the ulnar end of the transverse crease on the dorsal aspect of the wrist, in the
depression between the styloid process of the ulna and the triquetral bone.
IMAGE: The fire point on a yang meridian on the yang side of the arm. The "valley" is the
depression in which the point sits. "Yang" may also be a reference to the male sex organ & to
sexual potency.
FUNCTIONS: Disperses Heat & swelling
Calms the Spirit
Calms fright/ fear
Calms Tetany
Clears Exterior Damp Heat
Clears the Channel
Clears the Mind
Dispels Wind Heat
Opens Orifices
INDICATIONS:
deafness
fever
insanity
parotitis
tinnitus
wrist pain
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.3 - 0.5 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
Mann: People who talk or laugh excessively.
Dr. So: delirium and eyes looking left & right
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Not a main point other than mumps, mouth.
Horary Point: used in 5 elements for excess or deficient metal
gum inflammation
Mann: dizziness, fainting, stomatitis, gingivitis, epilepsy, children who cannot suckle
CAM: swelling of neck & submandibular region.
J.C. Darrus:
hemorrhoids, impotence
