Sundance Acupuncture

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SI-5 Yanggu - Yang Valley

English:	Yang Valley
Also Known As:	Valley of Yang

Location

In the depression at the ulnar end of the transverse crease, on the dorsum of the wrist, between the styloid process of the ulna and the triquetral bone.
At the ulnar border of the wrist, in the depression between the head of the ulna and the triquetral bone.

Needling

Straight or slanted insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.

Command Functions

Jing-River point
Fire point
Horary point

Actions

Clears Heat
Reduces swelling
Calms the Shen
Clears the mind
Clears the channel
Expels Exterior Damp-Heat

Indications

Wrist pain
Parotitis (Mumps)
Fever
Insanity
Deafness
Tinnitus
Mania
Mad walking
Clonic spasm
Pain of the chest or lateral costal region, with difficulty breathing
Febrile disease with anhidrosis
Chills and fever
Scabies
Convulsions
Delirium
Tongue stiffness
Fright
Fainting
Facial neuralgia
Intercostal neuralgia
Excessive talking
Varicose veins

Swelling of the neck and submandibular region
Lockjaw
Stiffness of the tongue in babies preventing suckling
Tongue thrusting
Toothache in both the upper and lower jaws
Visual dizziness
Redness, swelling and pain of the eye
Hand pain
Arm pain
Shoulder pain with inability to dress oneself
Painful hemorrhoids
Depression
Incoherent speech
Dyspnea
Gingivitis
Bell's Palsy
Excessive laughter
Flies into a rage
Stuttering or stammering

Combinations

GB-17 Zhengying	SJ-2 Yemen LI-1 Shangyang LI-2 Erjian SJ-9 Sidu	GB-43 Xiaxi
Toothache of the upper jaw	Toothache of the lower jaw	Swelling of the submandibular region with lockjaw
ST-7 Xiaguan SJ-1 Guanchong SJ-2 Yemen LI-5 Yangxi	UB-58 Feiyang	HT-7 Shenmen
Tinnitus and deafness	Dizziness Eye pain	Manic laughter
KI-9 Zhubin DU-19 Houding DU-18 Qiangjian DU-17 Naohu UB-8 Luoque UB-9 Yuzhen	DU-16 Fengfu	LI-11 Quchi SJ-1 Guanchong LI-10 Shousanli SJ-3 Zhongzhu LU-5 Chize
Madness with vomiting	Mad walking	Pain of the elbow, maybe cold
SJ-11 Qinglengyuan	UB-56 Chengjin UB-36 Chengfu UB-40 Weizhong
Inability to raise the shoulder and put on clothes	Hemorrhoids Swelling of the axilla

Contraindications

Notes

This point is very useful for its mental effect of clearing the mind and determining the correct path to choose.
It can eliminate Dampness from the knees when they are hot.
This point is good fir Yang vitality.

Five Elements Spirit Perspective

Spirit of the Point	Yang Valley is a good stimulant and gives an extra jolt to the person. It shakes up the Fire and clears away the ashes, letting the Small Intestine sort effectively. Treat it as Fire within the Fire, or as the Horary point at the right time. It helps the person see relationships more clearly, where perhaps there is no joy or excess joy, and it brings the clarity to see the right path among many. A Yang valley is sunny, warm and full of energy, a gathering place of light and Yang. It brings in the joy of discrimination, the true alchemist at work, and helps the Official mature and use its experience in sorting. Blowing away the ashes lets you see what is really there and gives the Small Intestine a kick-start in its work of refining energy; the Fire draws on its own stored energies, building the spiritual flame and adjusting it to burn as it should.
Worsley	Location: On the ulnar border of the hand, in the dip separating the head of the ulna from the triquetral bone. Needle depth: 2 fen Moxa: 3-7 cones
When to Consider	When the patient is weak, despairing, dispirited and cannot cope When the patient craves warmth When there is no joy, or excess joy When the person needs to see relationships more clearly When the Fire rages beyond control: excessive laughter, flying into a rage, instability, the mind going out of control, excessive talking When the person is too rushed and agitated to sort what is important from what is not When the spirit is too contaminated to feel the deep joy of being alive For a patient worn out by struggle When there is guilt about following one's Heart When speech is rapid with no sense of what needs saying and what can be left out When the Fire is covered with dead ashes and suppressed, leaving the person no room to breathe
Notes	Fire point and Horary point of the Small Intestine: Horary time 1 to 3 pm, and in summer, the Fire season Less crucial to use only at the Horary time Can sedate Fire within the Fire, but not between 1 and 3 pm A good point for moxa when the patient craves warmth

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.