H8 Shaofu ( YingSpring Point , C8 )

Location When the palm faces upward , the point is between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones . When a fist is made , the point is where the tip of the little finger rests

Indications Palpitation , pain in the chest , spasmodic pain of the little finger , feverish sensation in the palm , enuresis , dysuria , pruritus of the external genitalia .

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

Vasculature The common palmar digital artery and vein .

Innervation The fourth common palmar digital nerve derived from the ulnar nerve .

 

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