Erbai EX-UE2: Location, Function, Indication

Nomenclature:

English Name/Meaning: Two whites
Chinese Name: 二白
Chinese Pinyin: Erbai

Location:

On the palmar aspect of the forearm, 4cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, on both sides of the tendon of m.flexor carpi radialis. Each side has one point, each arm has two points, both arms have a total of four points.

Functions and Indications of Erbai :

• Erbai raises qi to treat problems of the anal region like haemorrhoids, prolapse of the rectum.
• Local disorders: pain of the forearm, pain in the chest and hypochondrium.

Method :

Perpendicular insertion 0.5-0.8cun.