Where is the tiger's mouth?

The tiger's mouth is Hegu point, on the back of hand, between 1 and the second metacarpal bone, and the radial midpoint of the second metacarpal bone. Or put the thumb of one hand on the edge of the pulp between the thumb and forefinger of the other hand, and the tip of the thumb is a hole.

However, there are superficial branches of radial nerve, palmar proper nerve of median nerve and dorsal vein network, and the proximal part is where radial artery penetrates into palm from the back of hand.

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Hegu (Tiger's Mouth) is a "universal point". Among hundreds of acupoints in the whole body, Hegu point has the widest therapeutic range and has the therapeutic effect of the whole body. It is the original point of the large intestine meridian of hand Yangming, and it is good at clearing away Yangming's stagnation heat, eliminating facial wind and evil, and dredging the head and face meridians. It is an important acupoint for treating fever and various diseases of head, face and five senses.

In Song of the Four Generals' Acupoints, "There are abundant grains in the noodle mouth", which shows that Hegu point has the function of treating facial diseases. "Bian Que Shen Ying Acupuncture Yulong Jing" records: "Head, face, ears, eyes, nose, cheeks, mouth and teeth diseases; Deviate from the headwind; The arm is sore and swollen; The arm contracture can't hold things. "

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