P8 Laogong ( YingSpring Point , MC8 )

Location On the transverse crease of the palm , between the second and third metacarpal bones . When the fist is clenched , the point is just below the tip of the middle finger

Indications Cardiac pain , mental disorder , epilepsy , gastritis , foul breath . fungus infection of the hand and foot , vomiting , nausea .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 3 - 0 . 5 inch . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature The common palmar digital artery .

Innervation The second common palmar digital nerve of the median nerve .