Si3 Houxi ( ShuStream Point , One of the Eight Confluent Points , Ig3 )

Location When a loose fist is made , the point is on the ulnar side , proximal to the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint , at the end of the transverse crease and the junction of the red and white skin

Indications Pain and rigidity of the neck , tinnitus , deafness , sore throat , mania , malaria , acute lumbar sprain , night sweating , febrile diseases , contracture and numbness of the fingers , pain in the shoulder and elbow .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 5 - 0 . 7 inch . Moxibustion is applicable

Vasculature The dorsal digital artery and vein , the dorsal venous network of the hand .

Innervation The dorsal branch derived from the ulnar nerve .