Location: It is on the dorsal side of hand, 5 fen distal to Yangxi (LI 5, Fig. 2-15).
Indications: Psychosis and epilepsy.
(25) Shanghegu (upper Hegu) acupoint (EX-DH 25):
Location: On the dorsal side of hand and in a depression distal to the bases of 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones (Fig. 2-16).
Indication: Toothache.
(26) Honggong acupoint (EX-DH 26):
Location: On the dorsal side of hand and in a depression distal to the bases of 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones (Fig. 2-16).
Indications: External trauma of waist and limbs.
1-Shanghegu ( EX-DH 25 ) 2-Honggong ( EX-DH 26) 3-Hongyang ( EX-DH 27) 4-Yonghong (EX-DH 28) 5-Shanghouxi (EX-DH 29) 6-spasm controlling 7-numbness 8-Hubian (EX-DH 32) 9-Yinmen (EX-DH 33) 10-Chaqi (EX-DH 34) 11-Kongii (EX-DH 35) 12-Tongling (EX-DH 36) 13-Chayi (EX-DH 37) 14-sprain 1 15-sprain 2 and 16-Hujincun (EX-DH 40) acupoints
(27) Hongyang acupoint (EX-DH 27) :
Location: On the dorsal side of hand and in a depression distal to the bases of 3rd and 4th metacarpal bones (Fig. 2-16).
Indications: External trauma of chest and limbs.
(28) Yonghong acupoint (EX-DH 28) :
Location: On the dorsal side of hand, in a depression distal to the bases of 4th and 5th metacarpal bones (Fig. 2-16).
Indications: External trauma and pain of waist and limbs.
(29) Shanghouxi (upper Houxi) acupoint (EX-DH 29) :
Location: On the dorsal side of hand, on the ulnar border of hand and at the midpoint between the end of a palmar crease proximal to capitulum of 5th metacarpal bone and the depression between base of 5th metacarpal bone and hamate bone (Fig. 2-16).
Indications: Deafness and dumbness.
(30) Spasm- controlling acupoints ( EX- DH 30) :
Location: There are 4 acupoints on the dorsal side of each hand, 1 cun proximal to each junction of 2 neighboring meta-carpophalangeal joints (Fig. 2-16).
Indication: Finger spasms.
(31) Numbness acupoint (EX-DH 31) :
Location: On the dorsal side of hand, 0.15 cun beside the midpoint of radial border of 2nd metacarpal bone (Fig. 2-16).
Indications: Colic of stomach and numbness of index finger.
(32) Hubian acupoint (EX-DH 32) :
Location: On the dorsal side of hand, slightly distal to the midpoint of radial border of 2nd metacarpal bone and 1.5 cun from the metacarpophalangeal joint (Fig. 2-16).
Indications: Schizophrenia, epilepsy, and hysteria.
(33) Yinmen acupoint (EX-DH 33) :
Location: On the dorsal side of hand, at the center of the interosseous space between 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones (Fig. 2-16).
Indications: Rheumatic arthritis of fingers and fingers sprain.
(34) Chaqi acupoint (EX-DH 34):
Location: On the dorsal side of hand, 5 fen proximal to a depression proximal to the capitula of 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones (Fig. 2-16).
Indications: Stomach spasms and hypertension.
(35) Kongji acupoint (EX-DH 35) :
Location: On the dorsal side of hand, 5 fen proximal to a depression proximal to the capitula of 3rd and 4th metacarpal bones (Fig. 2-16).
Indications: Intercostal neuralgia, stomachache, cholecystiffs, ascaris in biliary tract, cholelithiasis, and pleuritis.
(36) Tongling acupoint (EX-DH 36):
Location: This is 5 fen distal to Kongji acupoint (EX-DH 35) (Fig. 2-16).
Indications: Toothache and chest pain.
(37) Chayi acupoint (EX-DH 37) :
Location: Between the distal border of 4th and 5th metacarpophalangeal joints (Fig. 2-16).
Indications: Pleuritis and intercostal neuralgia.







