穴义

间，间隙；使，臣使。
穴属心包经，位于两筋之间隙，心包为臣使之官，故名。

Meaning

Jian, space; shi, minister of a monarchy.
The point pertains to the Pericardium Meridian and is in the space between the two tendons. It is so named because the pericardium is the minister of the heart.

定位

腕横纹上3寸，掌长肌腱与桡侧腕屈腱之间。

Location

3 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, between the tendons of m.palmaris longus and m.flexor carpi radialis.

主治

心胶痛，心律不齐，精神病，癫痫，胃痛，呕吐，疟疾。

Indication

cardiac pain, arrhythmia, mental disorder, epilepsy, stomachache, vomiting, malaria.

针法

直刺0.5-1.5寸

Method

perpendicularly 0.5-1.5 cun

备考

经穴

Remarks

Jing-River Point