穴义

养，赡养；老，老人。
此穴善治目花，耳聋，腰酸和肩痛等老年人常见病证。

Meaning

Yang, to support; lao, the aged.
This point is useful in treating such geriatric diseases as blurring of vision, deafness, lumbago and shoulder pain.

定位

尺骨茎突桡侧缘上方骨陷处。

Location

the point is located in the bony cleft on the radial side superior to the styloid process of the ulna.

主治

视力减退，落枕，肘臂酸痛。

Indication

blurring vision, stiff neck, aching of the elbow and arm.

针法

直刺0.3-0.5寸

Method

perpendicularly 0.5-0.8cun

备考

郄穴

Remarks

Xi-cleft Point