SI 4 Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Wrist Bone
• Pinyin Name: Wan Gu
• Chinese Character: 腕骨

SI 4 Clinical Usages

• Local point for shoulder, arm, hand and wrist problems particularly along the course of the meridian.
• Useful point to treat problems with all fingers - contracture, pain, swelling, stiffness.
• Headache, neck pain.
• Jaundice.  

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SI 4 Acupuncture Point Associations

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:

• Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Headache
• Neck Pain
• Hand - Fingers Pain
• Jaundice

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

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