01p.ba-guan-ba H · 1.P.z.1.08 Dr. Hu points

八關(八)

Bā guān bā

Eight barrier eight

Illustration of the points from group 八關區 (source: Master Hu’s Complete Book of Tung Acupuncture )
Bā guān bā 八關(八) Plate
01 Location & selection

Location

On the back of the hand, 5 fen to the inner [ulnar] side and 2.5 fen below [proximal to] the center of the first phalanx of the little finger.

Selection

Same as location

02 The three principles
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03 Indications
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04 Puncture methods

Needling

0.2 – 0.3 cun

Oblique insertion to a depth of 2‒3 fen, from bottom to top

06 Compared sources
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