Master Tung’s 33.08 Shou wu jin【手五金】and 33.09 Shou qian jin 【手千金】acupuncture points are located on the forearm between the triple warmer and the small intestine channels.
Location:
33.08 Shou wu jin【手五金】is located 6.5 cun above the wrist, 0.5 cun ulnar to the triple warmer meridian.
33.09 Shou qian jin 【手千金】is located 1.5 cun proximal to 33.08.
Needling: Unilateral needling, 0.5- 1.5 cun deep.
Reaction area: Liver, lung.
Main functions: Facilitate the sinews, open the Luo Mai (collateral meridians), clear the blood, clear toxicity.
Indications:
- Relieve pain and numbness along the hands and feet: for sciatic pain, difficulty in bending or extending the legs, swelling of the lower legs (ankle), foot pain. It can also treat headache and neck pain.
- Reduce itching and toxicity from the body, therefore can be used in allergy, dermatitis, acne, sores or skin ulcers, herpes zoster.
- For stomach pain or inflammation, gall bladder inflammation, diarrhea or colitis, food or drug poisoning.
- In modern thinking these points can be used to regulate substances in the blood vessels such as cholesterol, uric acid and inflammation markers.
Major combination:
- For clearing toxicity let out blood on 11.26 (Zhi wu) acupuncture point.
- For sciatic pain add 22.04 (Da bai)+ 22.05 (Ling gu), six shoulders, 88.25 (Zhong jiu li)+ 66.08 (Liu wan) 66.09 (Shui qu).
- For acute enteritis or gastric pain, gall bladder stones add 66.05 (Men jin)+ 77-02 (Si hua Dao ma)+ 22.10 (Shou jie).
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Great explanation! Thank you!