L8 Jingqu ( JingRiver Point , P8 )

Location 1 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery .

Indications Cough , asthma , fever , pain in the chest , sore throat , pain in the wrist .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 1 - 0 . 3 inch . Avoid puncturing the radial artery .

Vasculature Laterally , the radial artery and vein .

Innervation The lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve and the superficial ramus of the radial nerve .