Acupoint+SI-4+(Wan+Gu)

**Wan Gu** • **Small Intestine 4** **•6.4.110** //Wrist Bone.// Yuan Source. = = =Location= On the ulnar side of the palm, in the depression between the base of the fifth metacarpal bone and the triquetral bone.

=Point Summary= //Activates The Channel, Clears Heat, Alleviates Pain, Resolves Damp Heat, Treats Jaundice, Reduces Swelling// Local Point

=Needling=

Depth:
0.3 - 0.5 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
Local

Indications
Local

Special Notes
Source Point

=Diagnostic Indications:= Fever **•** Fever Without Sweating **•** Finger Contraction **•** Finger Movement Inhibited **•** Headache **•** Hypochondriac Region Pain **•** Jaundice **•** Malaria **•** Neck Stiffness **•** Thirst **•** Tinnitus **•** Wrist Pain **•**

=Soulie De Morant Indications= Tonifies the small intestine, all the producer organs (Yang, superficial), spinal cord, dorsal vertebrae same side, opposite cervical vertebrae, governor vessel, particularly stomach and gallbladder. All articulations of the vertebrae, the upper limbs, same side and lower limbs, base of the nape same side, opposite hip; sense organs. Disperses all distributor Yin organs (deep), conception vessel, occipital lobes, mid-brain. Dispersing acts in the opposite way. Source point of small intestine: tonifies insufficiencies; or disperses excess (vomiting, irritated stomach, gallbladder, jaundice): disperse. Hyperexcited apprehension, agitated melancholy, hyperexcited speech; convulsions; meningitis, contracted fingers. Attacks of perspiration, cold then hot, intermittent fever, headache.Eyes: cold in the eyes, tears flowing in the cold, or flowing; congestion of cornea; veil of the cornea, beginning of cataract; all eye troubles on the opposite side. Opposite ears: buzzing, tonify? Touch: diminished sensations. Pleurisy, pain at the bottoms of the ribs; tuberculosis of children. All troubles of the face, posterior shoulder and upper limb same side. Opposite face, from the ear to the chin; cheek, jaw, chin (swelling, pain or flaccidity); opposite lateral neck; articulations of the cervical vertebrae. All articulations of the upper limb same side and lower limb opposite side. Cracking cervical vertebrae. Poliomyelitis: gluteus medius and minimus (lateral atrophia). Upper limb same side; joints, tight pain; opposite elbow: contracture or arthritis, cannot be extended or flexed; swelling of the opposite wrist opposite hand: without force, cannot hold anything, writer's cramp, pain; fingers: sense of touch, tight pains, stiffness or contraction. Opposite hip: gluteus medius and minimus (poliomyelitis); opposite lower limb, opposite joints.
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=Psycho-Spiritual Components= A safe and beautiful point to use. **Good with LI-4 to throw off waste and assist the small intestine to adjust, be flexible, and turn one’s hand to anything**. The wrist is very flexible: it lets us give out and take in, and it allows us to be creative. This point has to do **with contacting the outside world**. Through it we can take in nurture, be flexible, and operate. When this point is stuck we cannot reach out and touch, or our eyes may be stuck. Gives structure and stability to the small intestine to reach out, helping relationships. The small intestine needs some kind of structure to perform its functions and the use of the word bone in the name is an indication that this point can be used to find that proper structure. When the small intestine is stuck we are **not able to reach out, the capacity to touch, see, communicate can be affected**. The source point can be used to balance the function of an element by getting some energy from the origin, the source of the element [JRW]

As the fourth point on the channel, this indicates that the point can be used to find proper structure, this structure should be flexible (like a healthy wrist), allowing **creative movement in all directions**. The correspondence of the small intestine and the Du Mai suggests an application for improving spinal articulation, and through the relationship with secretions (synovial fluid, etc.), this point may help joint problems. When the small intestine is in trouble, this affects our exchange with others, relationships with others, and the expression of feelings, etc. This point helps with **problems of speaking one’s mind, expressing feelings, digesting experience, and the third chakra.** As the source point of the small intestine, this can be used o confirm the function of the small intestine by tapping into the holographic design. Also treats gallbladder related digestive conditions, especially those that are chronic. [ALHIM]