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SJ-4

阳池

Yáng Chí

Yangchi

Location · 定位

腕背横纹中，指总伸肌肌腱尺侧缘凹陷中

On the dorsal wrist crease, in the depression at the ulnar side of the tendon of extensor digitorum communis

Needling

直刺 0.3–0.5 寸

可灸

Special Categories

原穴

Actions · 功效

frees and regulates the triple burner
clears heat and frees the connecting vessels

Indications · 主治

腕痛、肩臂痛wrist pain, shoulder and arm pain
耳聋deafness
疟疾malaria
消渴wasting-thirst (diabetes)

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

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

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@misc{bencaodian-yang-chi,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Yáng Chí 阳池 (Yangchi) — SJ-4},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/yang-chi},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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