Introduction To Acupoints

Yang Valley

Acupoint Name:Yang Valley Acupoint

Acupoint Code:SI-5

PinYin:yanggu

Associated Meridian:The Small Intestine channel of Hand, Greater Yang

Main Diseases for Treatment

1.Nervous and mental system diseases: mental disorders, epilepsy, intercostal neuralgia, ulnar neuralgia; 2. Otorhinolaryngology system diseases: headache and dizziness, red and swollen eyes, neural deafness, tinnitus, stomatitis, gingivitis, parotitis; 3. Swelling of the jaw, wrist joint diseases, etc.

Acupoint Location

On the ulnar side of the wrist, in the depression between the styloid process of the ulna and the trapezium bone. (This acupoint is paired, one on each side)

Acupoint Selection Techniques

Step 1: Bend the wrist.
Step 2: On the ulnar side of the wrist on the back of the hand, you can feel two bones (the ulnar styloid process and the trapezium bone). At the junction of these two bones, there is a depression which is the location of this acupoint.

Acupoint Chart

SI-5:Yang Valley(yanggu)
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