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阳溪 · Yangxi
Yang Stream
Snuffbox wrist point for local wrist pain.
Jing-river · Fire point of Large Intestine
Use caution
System
- Channel
- Large Intestine (LI)
- Element
- Metal
- Yin or yang
- yang
- Organ system
- Large Intestine
- Region
- Hand
- Limb rule
- Hand Yangming
Where it is
On the wrist, thumb side, in the hollow between the two tendons that stand out when you lift the thumb (the anatomical snuffbox).
Nearby: Tendons of the thumb. The radial artery can be felt nearby. Stay in the hollow, light pressure.
Traditionally said to
Jing-river and fire point of Large Intestine. Taught for wrist pain and for heat along the channel toward the face.
What people look up
Acupressure
Light pressure in the hollow while the hand is relaxed, 30–45 seconds.
When not to press: Skip if the wrist is swollen from a fall — that needs ordinary medical care, not a point.
About 30–90 seconds is the usual window, unless the step above is shorter. Stop if pain, dizziness, or anything unusual shows up.
Licensed practice only
Needle depth, angle, electroacupuncture
Textbook language for students. Not instructions. A cun is a body-inch on that person, not a ruler inch. Do not needle yourself.
Depth
Common textbook range: about 0.5–0.8 cun. Charts differ; the tendons and artery are close.
Angle
Perpendicular, in the hollow between tendons.
Electroacupuncture
Introductory charts rarely assign a standard electroacupuncture setting here. Clinics that use current choose frequency and intensity for that person. No milliamp figure is given, because copying one would be misleading.
Nearby on this channel
Union Valley
The classic hand point for head, face, and the start of a cold.
Traditionally avoided in pregnancy
Arm Three Miles
Forearm muscle point for arm fatigue and elbow tension.
Shang Yang
Index fingertip, the start of the Large Intestine channel.
Use caution
Pool at the Crook
Outer elbow point taught for heat, skin patterns, and local pain.
Herbs often paired for a similar pattern
A study link, not a formula and not a dose.
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yangxi · snuffbox · wrist