Shangbaxie

English:	Upper Eight Evils
Also Known As:

Location

• Eight points (four on each hand) located in the small depression just behind and between the metacarpophalangeal joints on the back of the hand.

Needling

• Straight insertion, 0.3 to 0.5 cun, causing local distention and soreness, or an electric-numb sensation extending toward the fingertips.

Command Functions

Actions

Indications

Diseases of the finger joints Numbness of the fingers Headache Stiff neck

Toothache Sore throat Snake bite

Combinations

LI-11 Quchi SJ-5 Waiguan

Pain and swelling of the finger joints

Contraindications

Notes

• The point between the first and second metacarpal bones is more commonly called LI-4 Hegu. The point between the second and third metacarpal bones is called Luozhen M-UE-24 and the point between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones is called SJ-3 Zhongzhu.