•Source [出處 chū chù]:
The Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion【甲乙經 jiǎ yǐ jīng】
•Channel and collateral【經絡 jīng luò】:
Hand yang ming
•Classification【類別 lèi bié】:
ying-spring, water point [滎水穴 yíng shuǐ xué]
•Name【名稱 mīng chéng】:
二 [èr] : second, two
間 [jiān]: space;
Second space refers to the anatomical location of this point, which is at the depression on the distal side of the metacarpal phalangeal joint.
•Location【部位 bù wèi】:
On the index finger, in the depression distal to the radial side of the second metacarpophalangeal joint, at the border between the red and white flesh.
•Needling【針法 zhēn fǎ】:
Shallow needling, 0.2-0.3 cun depth.
•Action【功效 gōng xiào】:
Clear heat [清熱 qīng rè] and relieve the throat [利咽 lì yán]
bright the eyes [明目 míng mù]
•Indication【主治 zhǔ zhì】:
Oral and maxillofacial disorders, epistaxis, toothache, sore throat, obstruction (swelling) in the throat, jaw swelling, shoulder and back pain, dry mouth and eyes, fever, headache, numbness of the fingers.