Xi Men 郄門 (PC 4)
| TRANSLATION: | Crevice Gate; Xi-Cleft Gate |
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| TYPE: | Xi-cleft |
| LOCATION: | 5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, on the line connecting PC 3 and PC 7, in the depression between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | a) 90° insertion, b) 45° proximal insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | a) 0.5-1.0 cun, b) 1.0-1.5 cun |