•Source 出處:
Spiritual pivot 靈樞．běn shū 本輸
•Channel and collateral 經絡:
Hand jue yin
•Classification 類別:
shu-stream, earth point (俞土穴)
yuan-source point (原穴), ghost point (鬼穴)
•Name 名稱:
大 dà : great, large ,big
陵 líng : mound, small hill
This point is located on the inner aspect of the arm just proximal to the wrist. The heel of the hand resembles two large mounds.
•Location 部位:
On the anterior aspect of the wrist, between the tendons of palmaris longus and the flexor carpi radialis, on the palmar wrist crease.
•Needling 針法:
Needle 0.3-0.5 cun perpendicular and not too deep to avoid damage to the median nerve trunk. Moxa for 10-15 minutes.
•Action 功效:
Clear heat from heart and calm the spirit (清心 qīng xīn、安神 ān shén)
•Indication 主治:
heartache, palpitations, upset, chest heat, stomach pain, vomiting, madness, epilepsy, tinnitus, malaria, tongue pain, endless laughter, red eyes, wheezing, body heat like fire, , hand spasms, swelling and itching, finger numbness, myocarditis, gastritis, insomnia, intercostal neuralgia, carpal tunnel syndrome.
•Point pair 配穴:
PC7-LV2: drain and dredge and clear heat from the jue yin channel (Dr. Wang Ju-Yi 王居易)