Shixuan
Pinyin Name & English Translation
Ten Declarations
Location
On the tips of th ten fingers, about 0.1 cun distal to the nails.
Indications
Apoplexy, coma, epilepsy, high fever, acute tonsilitis, infantile convulsion, numbness of the finger tips.
Traditional Action
Clears heat, subdue interior wind, open the orifices.
Contraindications
References:
Maciocia, Giovanni. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989
O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981
Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.