Neiguan 内关 (PC6)
Nèiguān
| LOCATION | 2 cun above the wrist crease, between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
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| INDICATIONS | Palpitations, angina, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, insomnia, anxiety, motion sickness. |
| ACTIONS | Opens the chest, regulates qi, harmonises the stomach, calms the spirit, opens the Yin Linking Vessel. |
| NEEDLING | Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun. |
| MOXIBUSTION | Moxa cone 3 to 5 cones; mild-warm moxibustion 10 to 15 minutes. |
| CAUTION | A principal point for heart and chest disorders; the augmented Song of the Four Command Points adds “for heart and chest, take Neiguan.” |
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