🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna on the radial side of the extensor digitorum.
🎯 Location: When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease proximal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at the end of the transverse crease and junction of the red and white skin.
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
LI Xue-wei, YANG Yun-kuan, XIE Xi-mei, BAI Lin-na, ZHANG Xiao-shu. Economic Evaluation of Treating Herpes Zoster with Various Methods of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. J Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2012, 32(1): 125-128
Substantiated by a study. TB06 also appears in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.1443 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 2 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Electroacupuncture2 of 2
Needling1 of 2
Moxibustion1 of 2
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
Disclaimer: The acupoint information provided is for educational purposes only.
