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Where is the tiger's mouth?

The tiger's mouth is between the first metacarpal bone and the second metacarpal bone at the radial midpoint. Simply put, the middle of the joint between thumb and forefinger is called the tiger's mouth.

The position of the tiger's mouth corresponds to Hegu point.

About running away:

Between the first metacarpal and the second metacarpal, at the midpoint of the radial side of the second metacarpal; Or the thumb and forefinger are opened, and the knuckles of the thumb of the other hand are placed on the tiger's mouth as the midpoint of the connecting line between the tiger's mouth and the first and second metacarpals; The thumb and forefinger are closed at the highest point of the muscle.

This point is the original point of the hand Yangming large intestine meridian, and it is good at clearing away Yangming's stagnation heat, eliminating facial wind 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.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Hegu