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SI-4

腕骨

Wàn Gǔ

Wangu (SI)

Location · 定位

手掌尺侧，第五掌骨基底与钩骨之间凹陷中，赤白肉际处

On the ulnar side of the palm, in the depression between the base of the 5th metacarpal bone and the hamate bone, at the junction of the red and white skin

Needling

直刺 0.3–0.5 寸

可灸

Special Categories

原穴

Actions · 功效

clears heat, resolves dampness, and reduces jaundice
relaxes the sinews and frees the connecting vessels

Indications · 主治

黄疸jaundice
头痛、项强、耳鸣headache, neck stiffness, tinnitus
指挛腕痛finger contracture, wrist pain
热病、疟疾febrile disease, malaria

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-wan-gu-si,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Wàn Gǔ 腕骨 (Wangu (SI)) — SI-4},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/wan-gu-si},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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